Higashinaruse

Higashinaruse is a small village in the mountains located at the southeast end of Akita Prefecture and adjacent to Iwate Prefecture on the east side and to Miyagi Prefecture on the south side. The forested mountains and fields cover 93% of the total area of approximately 200 hectares. So, the most of the view from the school and the landscape from the inn is the mountain. In the village, the short autumn is almost gone and preparation for the winter will begin soon.

Interviewed in August, 2013