Radio Taiso and the Fishermen — The Art of Community at Dawn #boatlife #JapanLife #writerslife

A few fishermen return from the sea, each with a single small catch, just a couple dozen fish in total. The fish are laid out in a colorful display, each one marked in its own unique way, ready for the brief but effecient auction. Local women also gather on the dock. Before the bidding starts, they move together through Radio Taiso, Japan’s national morning exercise routine. It’s a ritual that has echoed across generations and done communities and places of work and in parks across Japan. It is involves stretching body, lifting the spirit, and .practicing the Art of Community, Japan style Taiso ends and within seconds, the auction begins and ends — slates raised, smiles shared, and another day’s rhythm established. This isn’t a retirement village; it’s a working community where every generation has a place, and where work and play naturally blend. Even a turtle makes makes a regular appearance to witness local vitality gently expressed. Here, longevity isn’t a theory. It’s lived out in movement, purpose, and connection, This is the Art of Community on full display in a small coastal town in Japan. Radio Taiso and the Fishermen — The Art of Community at Dawn #boatlife #JapanLife #writerslife