December 20, 2010

Behind the Cover

eco+waza Vol.12 Winter 2010 is now on its way to the bookstores in Tokyo.
The cover will look like this.


We took the photos at a Kominka (old house), in front of an Irori (fireplace).
The featured article is about Green Cleaning.
in Japan, it is a traditional custom to clean all around your home before New Years,
so we asked for green cleaning advice to Ms. Fumiko Nose,
a woman in Koganei-shi who has been active in the "use soap" movement.
Read more on our magazine :-)

So see how small the person on the cover is.
Can you find her? 


Here she is!!


The broom is hand-made by Naomi, our editor.
Now this is one kind of "waza"...

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