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Yojo Notes is written by a small group of writers in Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Kitakyushu. We cover the everyday side of health: a stomach that complains after dinner, shoulders that set like concrete by Thursday, a bottle of lavender oil and the question of how many drops.

We take ordinary medicine as the starting point and look at the Japanese habits around it with curiosity: kampo, warm baths, seasonal food, sitting on the floor. Where something is not proven, we say so, and every article tells you when it is time to see a doctor.

* Yojo is an old Japanese word for looking after your health day by day. Its cousin, mibyo, describes feeling unwell before any test shows a problem: a state worth noticing early, not a diagnosis.

A bright home kitchen in the morning with miso soup on the stove and rice and pickles on the counter

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Yojo week

Mon · Wed · Fri[AM] Warm breakfast, then a 10-minute walk
[PM] Stand up and stretch once an hour
Tue · Thu[AM] Miso soup or another fermented side dish
[PM] Loosen the shoulders before bed
Saturday[AM] A longer walk somewhere green
[PM] A warm bath, a few drops of oil in a dispersant
Sunday[AM] Rest, and cook something simple for the week
[PM] Early night

Not a prescription, just the rhythm we try to keep. If something hurts or worries you, talk to a doctor first.

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