Warmth of the sun on a winter day 日ざしに暖かさが感じられる

Article: The Curse of the Fugitive Samurai 論文：落人の祟り

Below is an excerpt from my article The Curse of the Fugitive Samurai: A Look at Social Stratification and Conflict in Rural Japan (for details see  Publications　研究業績)

Introduction

The inhabitants of the inland village of Kogata situated in Japan’s Tōhoku region have for generations on end fought famine, flood, and fire in a climate that is widely-known as being less than hospitable. Their community along with its arable land is largely found wedged between thickly forested mountainous terrains.

Signs that winter is now upon us 冬の兆し

Persimmons being dried under the eaves　軒に干し柿が吊るしてある