Over the years, Sky Tea House has been featured in many media outlets, both in Japan and overseas. from documentary such as NHK to comical one We have also welcomed some remarkable guests, including one of South Korea’s most famous comedians, as well as several K-pop stars and film actors. More recently, we received an inquiry about using Sky Tea House as a possible filming location for a movie. Nothing has been decided yet, but I am sincerely proud that this place is even being considered,...

Part 5 When I left the Mekong Delta, I wasn’t thinking about floating markets anymore. I was thinking about home. Travel has a strange way of doing that. Sometimes you cross the world only to understand the place you left behind. More Than an Old Farmhouse Many people think Sky Tea House is simply a traditional Japanese farmhouse where travelers can spend the night. But that’s only part of the story. What visitors experience here isn’t just an old wooden house. It is a living mountain...

Part 4 The more I thought about it, the more I realized something. Traditional lifestyles don’t disappear because they are inferior. They disappear because the reasons they once existed disappear. When bridges replace ferries, ferries are no longer needed. When roads become more efficient than rivers, floating markets naturally shrink. It’s not about culture being lost. It’s about economics changing. And the same thing has happened in my own country. For centuries, Japan’s rural mountain...