8 articles
A field note from Hokkaido's kombu coast: stone-beach drying, grading tables and the harvest craft that reshaped how Tidewright handles its own kelp.
Jack Callum ·
Kombu farming is a century-old Japanese craft: forced cultivation, floating rafts, staggered harvests and sun-drying discipline, explained for growers.
Naomi Reyes ·
A field note from Hokkaido's kombu coast: autumn seeding with the Kushiro growers' guild, and what a century of kombu craft teaches a restoration nursery.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Kushiro's second kombu seeding season changed almost everything from year one: timing, donors, dive inspections and the local farmers' verdict. A field log from Hokkaido.
Jack Callum ·
Kombu is the kelp behind dashi and the backbone of the world's seaweed farms. Learn its biology, life cycle, Hokkaido roots and future in a warming sea.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
A September swell off Hokkaido took one Holdfast line whole. What losing Line Seven taught us about anchors, graceful failure and honest reporting.
Jack Callum ·
A Coastal Atlas guide to Hokkaido: Rishiri, Rausu and Hidaka kombu beds, the beach-drying harvest culture, and the kelp road that fed Kyoto for centuries.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Cape Kamui's cliffs, water so clear it earned the name 'Shakotan blue', kombu forests and a legendary uni fishery — a Coastal Atlas guide to Hokkaido.
Tom Okafor ·