I did a guest post over at Joan's terrific blog, Japan Farmers Markets , thought I should share it here too: Martin offered this guest post as an update on what's happening there and to bring an insider's perspective. Enjoy! - JB Kimura-san's most amazing vegetables always attract a crowd! I work part-time at Nippori Marche and thought I'd talk a bit about what it takes to help run a (small) market one weekend a month in Tokyo. As Joan points out in her fabulous monthly listing of events and farmers markets, this is a lively event with a focus on good food and fresh fruit and vegetables. It all started six years ago, when the good people who own the event square in Nippori joined up with Arakawa-ku and decided that they wanted to create opportunities for farmers to meet their customers directly, in a city that doesn't have a lot of event squares with available space for this kind of activity. It really started from scratch and we have never cancelled...