Sweet potato picking is a favorite outdoor activity for Japanese children in fall. Sweet potatoes are called, “satsumaimo” and the color of the skin is reddish purple. Many kindergartens organize sweet potato picking as a school outing during this season. There are various children books that have an “imohori” theme. One of my favorite books is “Ookina Ookina Oimo (The Great Big Potato)”. Simple yet humorous pictures are drawn with only one color, which is the color of the sweet potato. The book shows how wonderful and wild a child’s imagination is. It would be nice to be as imaginative as an adult.
Japanese translation