Osakikami, Hiroshima Pref. ¨C Taro and Aki Iwasaki packed up their life in Kyoto to move with their children in 2011 to the island of Osakikami, Hiroshima Prefecture.
It had long been Taro¡¯s dream to return to his parents¡¯ home region of the Seto Inland Sea. The couple now operates Iwasaki Nouen farm, where Taro grows fruits including lemons, tangerines, blueberries, strawberries and kiwis, which Aki then turns into a creative array of jams, cakes, puddings and sauces for the farm¡¯s cafe.
The Iwasakis say that their move to the rural island has opened their eyes to a slower and eminently more fulfilling way of life.
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