A story about France...
This country has always been somewhat on my mind since I was a child.
That's why I call France "the place where the soul returns".
I first visited in 2016, right after the terrorist attacked.
Revisited in 2017.
In 2022, I visited to shoot a music video and traveled south .
My fourth trip to France was last year in 2024.
It was an impressive year with the pre-Olympic decorations in Paris and the renovation of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Every time I come to France, there is what I think.
The scenery is picturesque.
The sky is high and wide.
The water and soil are different.
And the French language is beautiful.
When I go back to Japan, I feel that Japan is a convenient, rich, and safe country, but at the same time, French cityscapes, nature, and people, which I cannot feel in Japan, remain in my mind as if they were a piece of art.
Also, this sometimes becomes a seed of difficulty for me living in Japan.
Living means that you ripen a life through these experiences, I think.
Grapes, the raw material for French wine, are not watered by sprinklers, and some varieties of grapes grow strongly with their roots in limestone.
The strength and depth nurtured in difficult circumstances may be similar to the human way of life.
We will gradually introduce stories from overseas under the title "The Terroir Dilemma".
ACO
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