5Month21sunday.We gathered at Himeji station and headed to Yumesakicho by sightseeing bus.The weather is fine in May.Mr. Yoichi Fukuoka, president of Kodera Herb Garden Co., Ltd., and his wife, Mrs. Arisa, who graduated from Seishoku Cooking School, greeted us with a wave at the herb garden at our destination.
After being handed thin rubber gloves, a mask, and scissors and receiving instructions on how to pick chamomile flowers, we entered a flower garden full of chamomile flowers.
Carefully insert the scissors into the flowers beyond the peak where the flower petals are exposed.
I will pick it up.It seems that the key to making good quality flowers is to process the picked flowers without leaving too much time.
I was worried about the heat, but the sky turned cloudy and the occasional breeze brushed my cheeks. ♪ Hohokekyo and Guisu are playing a beautiful voice.The participants were silently concentrating on their work in the scent of chamomile.I heard a conversation saying, "When you spend time with plants in soil and greenery, your worries disappear."
It's time for lunch, so it's over.I collected flowers in a colander.We all used the soapy water containing herbs to make a nostalgic soap bubble game.Many soap bubbles flew up into the sky and disappeared in the white and yellow herb garden.
Long awaited lunch time.At the farmer's restaurant "Shakankan", we had a lot of delicious dishes made mainly with fresh vegetables.Since it's a buffet style, I'll introduce the plate of the participant who said, "I was too busy!" (laughs).While I was eating, the staff came to serve me freshly prepared food.
After the meal, President Fukuoka gave a lecture on herbs.herb road30All the participants were fascinated by the contents of the “power of plants” along with various actual examples while following the life history of the year.
In the question corner, there were many professional questions that seemed to be related to Seishoku Cooking School, but President Fukuoka answered them carefully one by one.
In your free time, enjoy shopping at the herb and vegetable sales floors in the same building.Listening to the lecture deepened my knowledge about herbs, so I was serious about looking at product information.As a souvenir, I was thrilled to receive a lotion with a faint herbal scent made only from freshly picked chamomile and lemon myrtle (a plant named because it smells like lemons) just picked this morning.!!
And the loose outside was white with the strong sunlight.If I have time, I would like to soak in the nearby hot springs, and if I wanted to, I would like to wake up in this natural environment.All the participants said that the herb tour was fun and informative.When I saw her lively and very energetic, the words of Hippocrates, who pointed out that ``the further away humans are from nature, the less healthy and eventually they will get sick,'' crossed my mind.
The concept of "excursion for adults" (?), I would like to think of an original tour that will be fun, beneficial, and deepen your relationship.Please look forward to it.
