In previous interactions with permaculturalists, I have been baffled by their inability or unwillingness to help me. They're often arrogant or strangely competitive, which is against everything I thought we were meant to stand for. However, this place was not like that at all.

This is great to hear. So happy you had this wonderful experience. You might be interested in talking to @nicksikorski here on Steemit as well. He’s a friend of mine and a totally “non-snobby” permaculturalist here in Japan :)

Thanks for the relaxing article. Really want to crawl into one of those baths right about now!