Hi, my name is Sumio Yano (’J–์ƒ•v). My first name consists of two Kanjis, which mean pure (or honest) and husband respectively. My family name's two Kanjis also mean valley and field. Believe it or not, these four Chinese characters represent my own characters and location. As you can see in the picture below,I live in a countryside (in the middle of the field but not in a valley but on a small hill. Everybody admits I am a very gentle, kind, honest husband. Kidding!!!

I have been teaching English at Prefectural High Schools in my locality for more than fifteen years.
Here in the suburbs of Hamamatsu city I enjoy a rural life with my wife and two kids (going to elementary school)andour Labrador Retriever named 'Lovely', the proof of perfect contradictive concordence of its name and substance (anyway is a three-year female dogjArabbit named MIMIiI just call him "usausa", rabbitj.

Our House stands in the middle of the field.

From my kids' bedroom we can see this weeded backyard which I hope will be converted to be a paradise of butterflies and herbs and animals in some years. But in winter it gets very cold and windy here Last year the fruit trees I planted had gone because of this severe climatic condition. But I'll try my best to make this place a totally different ideal garden in the near future.

Cohabitation with Natureis my motto. To live up to this motto. I try not to produce any garbages and trashes. Right now I 'm making the best of my compost in which you can make some real compost using ‚d‚l (effective microbiotics) No left-over or trash is thrown away but reused in my yard.

Since I moved to this place three years ago, I have been growing some vegetables and fruits. In future I hope I will be able to grow most of the food we need. For that purpuse, I'm now making a plan of my small orchard and vegetable gardens. I want to keep chicks and goats to get some eggs and milk. But at present I have no time to take care of it. I believe to have an environment-conscious way of life is the best way to make your life rich and healthy. In this Web Site I want to propose a life style we Japanese gave up for lost many years ago. This site will be a great help to those who want to go back to the natural life style seen in good old days of Japan.