Actually, my wife and I have been married for three years now and have decided to embark on our long-cherished dream of living a slow life in the countryside... We took out a loan to purchase a 50-year-old traditional house in a mountain village about two hours by train from Tokyo. My wife seemed very happy with the peaceful rural environment with fresh air, so I thought it was a good decision for me... Mr. Yamashita, a farmer who lives in the same village, is also a nice, sturdy guy...