What first attracted me to this place was the "wow" feeling I had when I first entered Tani House, and thinking back on it now, it was the feeling of my body and mind opening up. I think that's what struck me as wonderful. There were undoubtedly traces of human presence there. What I heard later that night about the events that took place during the transformation of this building, and the interactions between people and the building, was also fascinating to me.

From there, a relationship and exchange begins between Nobu, who is on a water retreat, and J, who for some reason always talks to him.

As for the two of them, over the few times they spend time together, they tell each other what they think, both when they're sober and when they're drinking, and it's really entertaining. They say they fight and don't understand each other, but they're genuinely facing each other and being friends, which is why I think it's so interesting for the viewers and those involved.

Tani House is located there, and the place where the two work is the Koide village in Kiyotsu Gorge. Water circulates through the village's ingenuity, with small and large streams, and the sound of water is always present. The village is located in a valley, which over the course of millions of years became the valley it is today, and people have been living there for thousands of years. For about half the year, the valley is covered in snow, sometimes up to four meters deep, and you could say that summer is in between. In spring, people can be seen rushing to prepare the fields, and July, the middle of the snow-free season, is a month where the scenery and activity appear as an intersection of water and summer.

In the spring, I encountered butterbur sprouts and a mother who told me about the taste of homemade konjac and how it is made. I wonder what kind of people I will meet in the village this summer.