Slow life on a small island in Okinawa
You want to live in a healthy and natural environment.
You want to live leisurely surrounded by the sea in a mild climate.
You want to raise children in an environment where they can run on the beach or on the ground instead of concrete.
Living on a remote and small island in Okinawa makes that wish come true.
There are many books that can be a hint for slow life on remote islands of Okinawa.
Today, I would like to introduce two slow life stories unique to that land from the perspective of a foreigner, however the places are not Okinawa.
Two recommended books that will give you a hint for your slow life
(1) A Year in Provence
Author: Peter Mayle
1989 A Year in Provence (English version) published
1993 Une année en Provence (French version) published
1996 12 months of French Provence (Japanese version)published
One of the books that can be a hint of slow life on remote islands of Okinawa is A Year in Provence.
A book from a British immigrant’s gaze on living in a small village in the Provence region, south of France, far from Japan. Life that values the seasons.
Handmade dishes, wines and sweets using local ingredients.
A home calendar, tools, and relationships with local people are written according to the calendar.
I think that the base of daily life is very common in remote islands of Okinawa.
(2) Venetia’s Ohara Gardening Diary OVER 80 HERB RECIPES FROM KYOTO (English Edition)
Venetia’s Ohara Gardening Diary
Author: Venetia Stanley-Smith
Published in 2007
This is a book about herbs on the theme of living in an old folk house, where Ms. Venecia, a nobleman from England, moved to Kyoto’s rich nature.
Introducing the idea of incorporating herbs into food, beauty, medicine, insect repellent and other lifestyles with a unique sense of English.
Just looking at the beautiful pictures of the photographer’s owner will expand your dreams for country life.
On Youtube, you can see many videos introducing the life of Venecia.
It is a video that motivates you every time, if not all of these ideas can be incorporated into your life.
Okinawa is a land with a strong sense of locality, so immigrants from other areas will somehow live as if they were foreigners.
The fact that the authors of the two books above are foreigners may also be a hint for living on a remote island in Okinawa.
In a land surrounded by nature, in order to realize a slow life where people can spend their time away from the crowd and love the seasons, I think the remote islands of Okinawa have a perfect environment.
