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November 16, 2010
Saijiki List
.. .. .. .. .. Regional Kigo Lists and Saijiki
WKD : Alaska Saijiki
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WKD : . . . ISSA and the Seasons
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List of Season Words, from The SHIKI Haiku Salon
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.. .. .. .. Seasonal SAIJIKI including all categories
. . . . SPRING
the complete SAIJIKI
. . . . SUMMER
the complete SAIJIKI
. . . . AUTUMN
the complete SAIJIKI
. . . . WINTER
the complete SAIJIKI
. . . . NEW YEAR
the complete SAIJIKI
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KIGO CATEGORY : SEASON
. SEASON SAIJIKI
Start from HERE
for SPRING / SUMMER / AUTUMN / WINTER
. . . Deities of the Four Seasons
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KIGO CATEGORY : HEAVEN
. HEAVEN SAIJIKI
Introduction and ABC list
. HEAVEN in SPRING - SAIJIKI
. HEAVEN in SUMMER - SAIJIKI
. HEAVEN in AUTUMN - SAIJIKI
. HEAVEN in WINTER - SAIJIKI
. HEAVEN in the NEW YEAR - SAIJIKI
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KIGO CATEGORY : EARTH
. EARTH SAIJIKI
Introduction and ABC list
. EARTH in Spring ... SAIJIKI
. EARTH in Summer ... SAIJIKI
. EARTH in Autumn ... SAIJIKI
. EARTH in Winter ... SAIJIKI
. EARTH in the New Year ... SAIJIKI
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KIGO CATEGORY : OBSERVANCE
Ceremonies and Festivals Saijiki
Buddhist, Shinto and other Japanese Events Saijiki
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KIGO CATEGORY : HUMANITY
Humanity and Daily Life ... kigo for all seasons
Memorial Days of Famous People, Celebrities .....
WORLDWIDE SAIJIKI
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KIGO CATEGORY : ANIMALS and PLANTS
. . . . . . see the ABC index
Bird Saijiki
Fish and Seafood Saijiki 魚歳時記 Sakana Saijiki
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. Plants in Spring
. Plants in Summer
. Plants in Autumn
. Plants in Winter
. Plants in the New Year
Vegetable Saijiki 野菜歳時記 Yasai Saijiki
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.. .. .. .. Saijiki about special topics
Placenames PLACE NAMES used in Haiku Japan and Worldwide
Ortsnamen, utamakura
Sweets Saijiki 和菓子歳時記 Wagashi Saijiki
Tea Ceremony Saijiki 茶道の歳時記
WASHOKU ... Japanese Food Saijiki
. . . History of Japanese Saijiki
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July 09, 2010
Newsletter July 2010
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/
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Fine weather, fine day (hare, -biyori) in all seasons Japan
The MOON in AUTUMN Japan. All related kigo. A culture walk.
Beanie cap Kenya
Earth in Winter : SAIJIKI
Drying up of rivers, wells and other water (karu) Japan
. JUNE
Arukigami, the God of Wandering with Basho and Issa
. Earth in Autumn SAIJIKI
Visiting (mimai) oblgatory visits during all seasons Japan
Barrel organ Romania
Candles changing (roosoku kae) Japan
Date Masamune (1567 - 1636)
Karuizawa (Karuisawa shuku) and Usui Pass Japan
Higuchi Ichiyo (Ichiyoo) 1872 - 1896
Swamp, marshland, marsh (numa, zawa) Japan
Shearing sheep and goats, shearing time (senmooki) Japan
Gerbera (gaabera) Japan, UK
Rain in summer (natsu no ame) Japan. a KIGO list
Benten, Benzaiten and the lottery at Minoo Japan
Market on the Day of the Rooster (tori no ichi) "Rooster Market". Japan. Tori no Ichi Fair, Kumade bamboo rakes and O-Kame masks
Wind in summer (natsukaze) Japan. A LONG kigo list.
Frost in summer (natsu no shimo) Japan
School life in summer, summer holidays (natsuyasumi) Japan
Presents (seibo, chuugen) in all seasons Japan
Disease and illness in summer
summer cold, heat stroke, prickley heat, diarrhoea, loosing weight in summer, dysentery, cholera, beriberi, malaria, athlete's foot, typhus, sunstroke... KIGO list
Night stories (yobanashi) and diorama toys (tatebanko) Japan
Entertainment in summer Japan. night stalls, street singers and more
Ghost stories (hyaku monogatari) to keep cool Japan
Beer (biiru) Japan. Bier
Mountain climbing (tozan) Japan. Summer ski and more
Enjoy a cool evening breeze (suzumi) Japan. riverbed veranda (kawayuka) and more cool things to enjoy in summer.
Ballet (baree) Japan
Summering (hisho) Japan. a KIGO list. Sommerfrische
Cockatoo Australia. Kakadu, Parrot.
Visit after water damage (mizu mimai) Japan
bonfire to kill insects (mushi kagari) Japan. more KIGO to ward off insects in summer
Bamboo planting (take uu) Japan. an old Chinese custom
Fruit packed in paper bags (fukurokake) Japan
Matsuo Basho and the bell at the bottom of the sea
Indigo (ai) Japan . Polygonum tinctorum. Indigofera
Seaweed harvest in summer Japan. konbu, mo, funori, agar-agar and many more
Peppermint (hakka) Japan
Thunderheads, lightning and rumbling thunder Yemen
Rock (iwa) and stones Japan
Hemp, flax (asa, ooasa, taima) Japan
harvesting rapeseed (natane karu) Japan
Indigo (ai) Japan
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/
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August 28, 2009
Latest Additions 2009
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/12/latest-additions.html
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Hooroku Jizo with an earthen pot on his head and Mibu Kyogen. Horoku roasting pot
Helipterum roseum (hanakanzashi) Japan. Pink and White Everlasting
and hairpin (kanzashi)
Aphid, plant louse (aburamushi, arimaki) Japan
Tobacco plant (tobakko) Japan. Nicotiana tabacum. Tabakpflanze
Horsetail fern, scouring rush (tokusa) Japan. Equisetum hyemale
Gentian, Japanese green gentian (senburi, tooyaku) Japan. Swertia japonica
Water chestnut (hishi) Japan. Trapa japonica
Autumn and farmers work a KIGO LIST
Autumn : Hunting and Fishing a KIGO LIST
Autumn in your home ... ... KIGO LIST
Alliteration and Haiku too-in 頭韻
Zenringai Temple District in Hirosaki Japan
Fudo Waterfalls (taki Fudo) Japan
Doodlebug, ant lion (arijigoku, ari jigoku) Japan
Doora curtain (noren) Japan. Ladenvorhang
Fronleichnam, Fronleichnamszug (Corpus Christi) Germany
shimotsukare, a dish from Tochigi prefecture
Fragrance bag, sache (nioibukuro) Japan. Duftbeutel
Stamp, stamps, postage stamps (kitte, yuubin kitte) Japan
Sake no Hosomichi 酒のほそ道 "The Narrow Road of Ricewine"
Manga about food, with haiku, by ラズウェル細木 Rozwell Hosoki
soba no hosomichi.
Furoshiki, cotton wrapper cloth
Cotton (wata, momen) Japan. many related kigo about the plant and cotton cloths.
Glass beads (tonbodama, tombodama) Japan
Wine (budooshu) Japan. Red wine, white wine, making wine, wine festival ...
Kurofune monaka 黒船最中 Black Ship wafers and a kyoka poem
Tan Taigi (1709 -1771) 炭太祇 (たんたいぎ)
Temple Saihoji 西方寺 and Haiku by Issa
Emancipation Day Guyana
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Bunraku and Joruri 文楽.浄瑠璃 Japanese Puppet Theater
Khamsin wind Egypt, North Africa
Lemonade (ramune) and carbonated drinks Japan
Blue, the color of sky and water
Paper mulberry leaf (kaji no ha) and Tanabata rituals
kajimari 梶の鞠(かじのまり)paper mulberry kickball
Sesbania Tree (Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.) Kenya
Weaver birds (Ploceidae family) Kenya
Kanei-Ji Temple and Tenkai (Jigen Daishi) 寛永寺(かんえいじ)
and 慈眼大師. Ueno, Tokyo
Jigen Ki 慈眼忌(じげんき)memorial day of priest Jigen
Lavender (rabendaa) Japan
Matsunaga Teitoku 松永貞徳 (1571-1653)
Sakai Yamei 坂井野明 (1662-1713)
Ubasuteyama, Sarashinayama, Kamurikiyama (in Nagano) Japan
Camp, camping (kyanpu), tent (tento) Japan, North America
Marine Day, Ocean Day, Sea Day (umi no hi) Japan
Casuarina Tree Kenya
Chameleon Kenya
Kanga, wrapping cloth Kenya
Mildew, mold (kabi) Japan
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Hoshino Tsubaki 星野 椿 (1930 - )
Wood, firewood, timber, lumber Kenya
Crabapple, Sibold crabapple, "mountain pear" (yamanashi, yama-nashi) Japan. Malus sieboldii
funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat
Uchida Hyakken 内田百間 May 29, 1889 — April 20, 1971
Sea bream (tai, sakuradai, madai ..) Pagrus major Japan
Laquer tree (urushi no ki) Rhus verniciflua Japan. "Sun spurge" Euphorbia helioscopia, "swamp laquer"
Leopard lily (hioogi) Belamcanda chinensis Japan. ubatama 鳥羽玉 sweet balls
Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanatto 浜納豆
Bilberries, cowberries (kokemomo), Preiselbeere Japan
DRINKS - Hot and Cold DRINKS SAIJIKI
Kawasaki Tenko (Tenkoo) Born 1927
Racoon, racoon dog, badger (tanuki, mujina, anaguma) Japan
Spinach (hoorensoo) Japan. Spinat
PEPPER, (togarashi, toogarashi) red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more, Chili pepper, paprica Paprika (piiman), sweet green pepper (shishitoo) and more
Puddle, puddles Tropical regions, Japan
Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles Japan
Stepping stones Kenya in the rain
Trench clearing Guyana
Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts Japan. Schokolade
Carpet, rug (juutan, dantsuu) Japan
Snack, afternoon snack Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け
Fountain (funsui) Springbrunnen Japan
Cider, apple cider (saidaa) Japan, Europe, Australia
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Moyashi udo もやし独活(もやしうど)sprouts of spikenard and more moyashi
Bohnensprossen
Hoonensai 豊年祭 Festival for a bountiful harvest "Penis Festival", at Tagata Shrine, Aichi prefecture
. . . Cool, cold, chilly ... a feeling and related kigo during all seasons.
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) bird North America
Virga precipitation Southern United States
. kunshu sanmon 葷酒山門(くんしゅさんもん)
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!
Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento Lunchbox from Kyoto
Devil's tongue (konnyaku) Konjak plant and food. Japan
"May Day" in England (mee dii) Japan. International Workers' Day
Pleiades (matariki) Maori, New Zealand. (subaru, Japan)
"butterbur like KYARA aloeswood" (kyarabuki) Japan
Wimbledon Tennis Championship Tournament, Grand Slam England
Acacia blossoms Yemen, Japan
Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 (むそうき), Soseki Ki Memorial Day for Muso Kokushi Soseki and the ZUIKI taro festival
Taro root (sato-imo, taro imo) Japan. Philippines (gabi). Taro-Kartoffel
Hawthorn and Firethorn (sanzashi) Crataegus and Pyracanthus. Japan, Europe
Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )
hon-i, hon'i 本意 (ほんい) the basic meaning the traditional poetic essence. Haiku Theory
tamanegi 玉葱 (たまねぎ) round onion and many more summer vegetables
shallot, tomato, eggplant, etc.
Humanity and Observances, two important categories for HAIKU
Bullsnake, bull snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) North America
Berry, berries ... names of trees, shrubs and the fruit itself
Dengaku 田楽 dance and food
VEGETABLE SAIJIKI
Deer (shika), fawn in all seasons
Sushi, popular food Japan
Fukagawa, a suburb of Edo/Tokyo Japan
Field cricket, Gryllus campestris Europe
Conger eel (anago) Congriscus megastomus. Japan. Meeraal.
Pike, pike conger, pike eel (hamo) Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth. Japan
Wasabi, japanese horseradish Japanischer Meerrettich
Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets
Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer
Ekiben, station lunch box day, April 10
shunrai, spring thunder 春雷
Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies
Tundra, Siberia, Hokkaido, Okinawa etc... topics for haiku
Bison, American Bison
One Day Saijiki, a KIGO list
Morning, Midday (daytime), Evening, Night
Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha) India
Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree. Australia
Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets. Australia
Blue Triangle butterfly, bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon choredon) Australia
Twilight, dusk (kure) Japan. Worldwide
Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam Japan
Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis ) Parijat blossoms. India
Masaki Yuuko, Yuko Masaki 正木 ゆう子 (1952 - )
also about the avoidance of negative verbs
Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi, asaichi 日本三大朝市) Morgenmarkt Japan
Ides of March Italy. March 15.
Corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Seta Bridge at Lake Biwa
Sakurai Baishitsu 桜井梅室 (1769-1852)
Warmth (atataka), feeling warm in spring (shundan) Japan
Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく(ニンニク)) ) Japan. Knoblauch
Shark (same 鮫 (さめ)) Japan. Haifisch
Tide, ebb and flood (shio, ushio) ... KIGO LIST
Scorpion (sasori) Japan. Skorpion
Cauliflower, broccoli, komatsuna, naganegi leek, and more winter vegetables
Also spring, summer and autumn vegetables.
Sardines (iwashi,hishiko and more) Japanese Anchovy Japan. KIGO LIST. Sardinen
Plums, pickled plums (umeboshi) Japan. and more tsukemono pickled food
momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら) Maple leaves sweet tempura
from the town of Mino 箕面 near Osaka.
Worm, worms and earthworm (mimizu) Japan. Regenwurm
Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki 恵方巻き) for Setsubun, February 3.
Stimulation of the brain through poetry ... ... smell the coffee !
Wasambon sweets (wasanbon) Japan. Shikoku.
Kasai Bridge (Kasaibashi) Tokyo, Japan
Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel ... a LIST
Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England
Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments
Vegetables from Kyoto (kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai) Japan
Paradise (gokuraku) Japan
Winter Kigo from Canada Arctic Fox, Chickadee, Lemmings, Lesser Snow Goose, Wolverine
Spring moon, moon in spring (haru no tsuki) ... various KIGO
Oatmeal porridge, congee, mushWorldwide. Rice gruel (kayu), rice soup with ingredients (zoosui) : Japan
Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers
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WASHOKU : Regional Japanese Dishes
WASHOKU ... Japanese Food Saijiki
KIGO HOTLINE
Discussion Forum !!!!!
HAIKU INFORMATION BOARD
Current Events !!!!!
NEW Saijiki for Japanese Festivals and Ceremonies
Inahata Teiko (1931 -)
President of the Japan Traditional Haiku Association
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July 12, 2009
WASHOKU ... Newsletter December 2008
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Latest Additions 2008
gekiyasu bentoo 激安弁当 extremely cheap lunchbox
hamakonabe, hamako nabe 浜子鍋 hodgepodge for the "beach children" Hiroshima
Shoochuu 焼酎 (しょうちゅう) Shochu
strong distilled liquor, Schnaps
Haneki shibori sake 撥ね木搾り(はねぎしぼり)酒
Yakimochi Fudoo Son 焼き餅不動尊in Gunma
"salt road" 塩の道 shio no michi
from Niigata to Matsumoto, Nagano
Firefly squid (hotaruika, hotaru ika ホタルイカ(蛍烏賊))
Squid, cuttlefish dishes (ika ryoori イカ料理, 烏賊料理)
Chinmi and fish roe dishes
Bean curd (tofu, toofu, dofu 豆腐) and haiku
Mamakari ままかり Fish dishes from Okayama
Koohii 黒だるまコーヒー Black Daruma Coffee
kankoro かんころ 甘古呂 flower from sweet potatoes
kankoro dango かんころ団子
kankoro soba かんころそば
kinpira キンピラ simmered root vegetables
Uni 海胆 (うに) sea urchin and sea urchin roe (uni 雲丹)
Satsumaimo, satsuma imo 薩摩薯(さつまいも)sweet potatoes
Horse meat, baniku (ばにく/ 馬肉)
Kenchinjiru けんちんじる(巻繊汁) vegetable soup from temple Kenchoji, Kamakura
God of Cooking, Iwakamutsukari no Mikoto 磐鹿六雁命
History of Japanese Food Culture
Issunbooshi bentoo 一寸法師弁当 Issun-Boshi Bento for Tom Thumb
Gokuraku Onkei 極楽温鶏 whole steamed chicken from Oita 極楽温鶏
BUTA ... Pig and Pork (buta, ton 豚 ぶた)
Daietto ダイエット Diet and fasting ... the extreme : Sokushinbutsu 即身仏
Manga, Anime and Japanese Food Culture
料理漫画. 料理アニメ. グルメ漫画
Dishes from Tokyo 東京
Wrapping Paper Art / Food Art
Ramen, raamen ラーメン Chinese noodle soup
Hakata no shio 伯方の塩 salt from Hakata island
Sweets from Hokkaido 北海道スィーツ Hokkaido Sweets
Ainu Dishes, Hokkaido アイヌ料理
Tosa no Inaka Sushi 土佐の田舎寿司 sushi from the countryside of Tosa
Kagawa dishes 香川 Shikoku Takamatsu, Shodoshima
World Tasty Museum 世界食文化博物館 Imabari, Ehime. Nihon Shokken
Rokuben, Bento for a kabuki performance ろくべん, 大鹿歌舞伎 Nagano.
Famine and Hunger periods during the Edo period . kikin 飢饉
Sweets from Tohoku 東北の甘いもの
Tottori dishes 鳥取
Recycle, Reuse, Re-use Wiederverwendung von Lebensmitteln
Yam 長芋, Taro 里芋 and sweet potatoes 薩摩芋 Dioscorea japonica. Colocasia esculenta. Ipomoea batatas.
Shooyu purin 小豆島醤油プリン Soy Sauce Pudding from Shodoshima
Kani 蟹料理 CRAB dishes
Oiri, yomeiri おいり 嫁入り sweets for the bride
Kamaboko (蒲鉾, かまぼこ) Fish paste, fish cake, ground fish on boards
Cooking methods : yaku and ...yaki 
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WASHOKU ... SEASONAL DISHES SAIJIKI
WASHOKU : Regional Japanese Dishes
Monthly FOOD JOURNAL
JANUARY ... ichigatsu 一月
WKD ... Latest KIGO Additions
WorldKigo Database ... ABC INDEX
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WASHOKU ... Newsletter July 2009
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NEWSLETTER ... latest additions
History of Japanese Food
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Danshi Gohan 男子ごはん, 太一×ケンタロウ men are cooking !
. . . bentoo danshi 弁当男子 lunchbox men
mizunasu, mizu nasu 水なす "water-eggplant" from Southern Osaka
karee カレー curry and many curry dishes
tokoroten 心太, 心天 (ところてん) gelidium jelly
yamanashi、yama-nashi 山梨 (やまなし) "mountain pear" Malus sieboldii
obansai おばんさい / お晩彩 small dishes from Kyoto
Yamato-ni 大和煮 simmering meat of wild animals and whale
Kujria bento くじら弁当 Whale meat bento from Tateyama/Chiba
Kyoto - famous dishes
including Kaiseki Ryori 懐石料理, kappoo ryoori 割烹料理 kappo food, kawadoko ryoori 川床料理, hamo 鱧 (はも) pike conger pike, pike eel and the Gion Festival, hon moroko 本諸子, imoboo 芋棒(いもぼう) , itokojiru いとこ汁, sabazushi 鯖寿司, sasamaki, sasa-maki, chimaki 笹巻き / ちまき; senmaizuke せんまい漬け / 千枚漬 pickled trunips; tochimochi, tochi-mochi 栃もち; yatsuhashi, nama yatsuhashi 生八ッ橋
funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat
tonsho mochi 屯所餅(とんしょもち)"garrison mochi" in memory of the Shinsengumi 新選組 in Kyoto
minazuki 水無月 (みなずき) Kyoto sweets for June
Sea bream (tai 鯛) sakuradai, ma-dai and many more
Gangu 郷土玩具 Folk Toys
manjuu kui ningyo 饅頭食い人形 doll eating a manju bun
うるしコーヒー urushi koohii, "laquer coffee" from the laquer tree fruit
Ubatama 鳥羽玉 /老玉 "Black Lily Seed"
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Food and Games 野菜かるた Karuta games and other card games
Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanattoo 浜納豆
Fujisan 富士山 and food specialities
Ichigo bentoo いちご弁当 Lunchbox with uni and awabi, sea urchin eggs and abalone
Hoorensoo ほうれん草 / 菠薐草 spinach
Sweets from the KANTO region
haabu ハーブ herbs, Gewürzkräuter
Togarashi,toogarashi 唐辛子 red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more
Western vegetables used in Japan
Robots for Sushi and Okonomiyaki FOOMA (International Food Machinery & Technology Exhibition)
Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles
Daruma Daikon だるま大根 a radish named Daruma
Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts
Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け afternoon snack
moyashi 萌やし、糵, もやし bean sprouts Bohnensprossen
moyashi udo もやし独活(もやしうど)sprouts of spikenard
Kobiru, cobiru, kobilu (こびる) 小昼 "small lunch", rural lunch
Takachiho, Miyazaki
. 葷酒山門(くんしゅさんもん)kunshu sanmon
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!
Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento
karee raisu カレーライス curry rice
Botamochi Jizo ぼた餅地蔵 Jizo Bosatsu, Botamochi rice cakes
Itoin Senbei, ito-in senbei いといんせんべい. 絲印煎餅 Senbei with a "stamp like a thread" . From Ise, Mie prefecture
gooya ゴーヤ bitter gourd Momordica charantia. Okinawa. karela in Hindi, India.
Cookies だるまクッキー
Daruma cookies sweets
satoimo, sato imo 里芋 taro roots Taro-Kartoffel
. . . . Zuiki matsuri ずいきまつり Taro and Vegetable Festival
and more about the Zen priest Muso Kokushi 夢窓国師 !
JUNE NEWSPAPER
Jagaimo 馬鈴薯 (じゃがいも) potato, potatoes
Kartoffeln
Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )
udo 独活 (うど) udo Aralia cordata
Goheimochi 五平餅 and other food from Nagano
Dengaku 田楽 dance and food
Gyuuniku 牛肉 beef wagyuu, wagyu 和牛 Japanese beef
Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum
(インスタントラーメン発明記念館)
Ika Daruma Ika Surume だるまいか / いかだるま Daruma Cuttlefish
Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets
Vegetables from SPRING ... List
Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer
Miyajima Ekiben 宮島駅弁 Miyajima Stationlunch Anagomeshi あなごめし
Miso みそ or 味噌 Miso paste and miso soup and miso culture
Shimonoseki 下関駅 。gansoo fukumeshi 元祖ふくめしthe original puffer fish with rice EKIBEN
hamo 鱧 (はも) pike conger pike, pike eel Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth
Horegusuri ほれぐすり(惚れ薬, 惚薬) love potion Liebestrunk
Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies 桜クッキー
Fu, Wheat gluten (fu 麩) and FU products
Soba ryoori そば料理 dishes with soba Buckwheat noodles
Wagashi Sweets from Kanazawa 金沢に和菓子
Salty Sweets (shioaji suiitsu 塩味スイーツ)
sweets with a flavor of salt, Süßigkeiten mit Salz
Hanabatake Bokujoo 花畑牧場 in Hokkaido nama kyarameru ”生キャラメル”fresh caramels, weiche Karamellen
Kaki 柿 Persimmon Persimone. Sharon fruit.
Uiroo 外郎 ( ういろう) jelly sweet Aichi and Odawara
hooba miso, Hoba Miso ほうばみそ miso paste served on a hoba leaf hooba 朴葉 ... Magnolia obovata
Ebisu sama 恵比寿様. Deity of the Fishermen
"Frost Shrine" 霜神社 Shimo Jinja, Shimomiya at Mount Aso, KyushuThe legend of Kihachi 鬼八
Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam
Mandala Food Arrangements (hoshamori, hooshamori 放射盛り)
Gotoochi Gurume ご当地グルメ Cheap local specialities
kankoo gurume 観光グルメ, tourism gourmet
bii kyuu gurume B級グルメ B-class gourmet food
mamushi まむし (蝮 ) poisonous snake 日本蝮 (ニホンマムシ)
Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi) Morgenmarkt
Wasabi 山葵 green horseradish . yamawasabi 山わさび white horseradish
Hirome seaweed (hirome (ひろめ) 広布 / ヒロメ) Oita prefecture
Sushi decorations and vocabulary 寿司の盛り方
corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Big Bridge at Seta 瀬田の唐橋
Tenmusu 天むす rice balls with tempura
Roadside stations (michi no eki 道の駅) Highway Service Areas
Mottainai もったいない モッタイナイ Do not waste food !
Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく(ニンニク)) ) Knoblauch
Gyooza, gyoza ギョーザ / 餃子 Jiaozi Chinese dumplings
Pan パン bread
toosuto トースト toast
Shark 鮫 (さめ) same Haifisch
Ninaibako 荷担箱 Box to carry sweets to the Shogun Kameyama sweets
Yakuzen, yaku-zen 薬膳 ( やくぜん) "Eating Medicine" medicinal food dishes and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Edo Yasai, Edo dentoo yasai 江戸伝統野菜 Traditional vegetables of Edo
Umeboshi 梅干 dried pickled plums Salzpflaumen
Iwashi 鰯 (いわし) sardine Sardinen, Anchovy.
urume small herring
Regional Sashimi ... LIST
Regional and local sushi types ... a LIST only
Yamamori Goboo Festival 山盛りのゴボウ / ごぼう講 at Kuninaka in Echizen, Fukui. Eating lots of Burdock.
TEN GU jiru, tengujiru 十具汁 TENGU soup
Osaka Fugu Hakubutsukan ふぐ博物館 Osaka Blowfish Museum Pufferfisch, Kugelfisch
warabimochi 笑来美餅 mochi with bracken powder
Adlerfarn-Mochi
momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら sweet tempura from maple leaves from Mino town, Osaka
Tempura von roten Ahornblättern
"Tokyo Taste — the World Summit of Gastronomy 2009"
Ishimatsu manjuu 石松まんじゅう Manju in memory of Ishimatsu From Konpira-San, Kotohira Shrine in Kagawa, Shikoku
iburi いぶり, ibusu 燻す to smoke, smoking, smoked food kunsei 薫製
iburi gakko いぶりがっこ smoked radish pickles from Akita
Day of Meat (niku no hi) Febraruy 9, NI KU
Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki) for February 3, Setsubun
Quail and quail eggs (uzura no tamago うずらの卵) Wachteleier
wasanbon 和三盆 Japanese sugar from Shikoku Japanischer Zucker
onimanjuu, oni manjuu 鬼饅頭 おにまんじゅう "devil's cakes" for Setsubun, February 03.
Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel
Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments Gewürze
warigo bentoo わりご弁当 lunchbox for the village kabuki ... Shodoshima, Kagawa
Juken fuuzu 受験フーズ Juken Food for the Examination Hell
Shikoku Sweets 四国スイーツ Sweets from Shikoku
Gifu Prefecture ... Regional Dishes
katsuo no ipponzuri 鰹の一本釣り fishing for skipjack tuna in Kochi, Tosa, Shikoku
and related dishes
Museums, Food Museums and Food Theme Parks
Kyuushoku 給食 School Lunch Schulspeisung, Schulessen
Kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai 京野菜 / 京菜 Vegetables from Kyoto.
Gemüse aus Kyoto, Kyoto-Gemüse
Rural Culture Association 農山漁村文化協会 農文協 The BEST online resources !
Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers
kushigaki 串柿 ( くしがき) dried persimmons on a stick
town of Shigo, Katsuragi, Wakayama
Collagen Nabe コラーゲン鍋 Hodgepodge with collagen ... for beautiful skin ?
anpanman アンパンマン Mister Anpan
toshikoshi udon 年越しうどん udon noodles, eaten to "pass over into the new year"
Minamoto Kitchoan 源 吉兆庵 Seasonal Sweets and Daruma sweets, Kamakura
Daruma Senbei for the New Year 干支せんべい 2009
Daruma Manju だるま饅頭 (Daruma Manjuu)
Natural Ice for drinks ... declining
December 09, 2008
Samurai Cooking
Tsubaki abura 椿油) camellia oil
cha no hana 茶の花 (ちゃのはな) tea blossoms
Joodoo-E Ceremony 成道会 Daikodaki Cooking Radish Soup to ward off evil
December 8 at Shakado Temple in Kyoto
Yomogi よもぎ 蓬 mugwort Beifuss, Beifuß
Shigure no Matsu 時雨の松 Pine in icy rain, a Haiku Sweet
Ecotarian Food エコタリアン
Waseda Kankyo Juku 早稲田環境塾 Waseda School of Environment
Hachimitsu 蜂蜜 はちみつ Honey, Honig
Red Beans, "small beans" (azuki 小豆 ) and DARUMA
Tanada no Udonya 棚田のうどん屋 . まーちゃんうどん Ohaga no Tanada 大垪和の棚田
WASHOKU :
YASAI . Vegetable Saijiki
WASHOKU : KYOTO SWEETS
WASHOKU : EKIBEN 駅弁
Train station lunch boxes ... ABC
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WASHOKU ... Japanese Food Culture
Japanese Food SAIJIKI
和食歳時記
Washoku 和食, the traditional food of Japan, is famous for being pleasant to the eye and quite healthy.
Japanisches Essen, ein Augenschmauss!

Click HERE to have a first good look at Japanese food !
Like a good haiku,
washoku is dependent on the four seasons
for fresh ingredients.
Even the traditional sweets, wagashi (和菓子) have a seasonal component to it.

Click HERE to have a first good look at Japanese sweets !
Many poems have been written about it ...
The Japanese food needs its own English saijiki:
和食歳時記!
The Haiku Gourmet
The Senryu Gourmet
Gabi Greve, December 2006
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Seasonal words used as kigo in Japanese haiku !
WASHOKU .. JAPANESE FOOD SAIJIKI
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Sweets from Japan (wagashi) 和菓子歳時記
The Japanese Sweets Saijiki
... Haiku Sweets haika 俳菓
Many tea sweets (chagashi 茶菓子) are named after famous short poems (waka 和歌 and tanka 短歌), but there are also some named after a famous haiku.
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Food from the Sea, Food from the Mountains
Umi no Sachi, Yama no Sachi ... The Origin
From Hokkaido to Okinawa
REGIONAL DISHES
local dishes, regional specialities ...
kyodo ryori, kyoodo ryoori 郷土料理
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Newsletter 2009
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/
World Kigo Database
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Kanei-Ji Temple and Tenkai (Jigen Daishi) 寛永寺(かんえいじ)
and 慈眼大師. Ueno, Tokyo
Jigen Ki 慈眼忌(じげんき)memorial day of priest Jigen
Lavender (rabendaa) Japan
Matsunaga Teitoku 松永貞徳 (1571-1653)
Ubasuteyama, Sarashinayama, Kamurikiyama (in Nagano) Japan
Camp, camping (kyanpu), tent (tento) Japan, North America
Casuarina Tree Kenya
Chameleon Kenya
Kanga, wrapping cloth Kenya
Mildew, mold (kabi) Japan
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Hoshino Tsubaki 星野 椿 (1930 - )
Wood, firewood, timber, lumber Kenya
Crabapple, Sibold crabapple, "mountain pear" (yamanashi, yama-nashi) Japan. Malus sieboldii
funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat
Uchida Hyakken 内田百間 May 29, 1889 — April 20, 1971
Sea bream (tai, sakuradai, madai ..) Pagrus major Japan
Laquer tree (urushi no ki) Rhus verniciflua Japan. "Sun spurge" Euphorbia helioscopia, "swamp laquer"
Leopard lily (hioogi) Belamcanda chinensis Japan. ubatama 鳥羽玉 sweet balls
Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanatto 浜納豆
Bilberries, cowberries (kokemomo), Preiselbeere Japan
DRINKS - Hot and Cold DRINKS SAIJIKI
Kawasaki Tenko (Tenkoo) Born 1927
Racoon, racoon dog, badger (tanuki, mujina, anaguma) Japan
Spinach (hoorensoo) Japan. Spinat
PEPPER, (togarashi, toogarashi) red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more, Chili pepper, paprica Paprika (piiman), sweet green pepper (shishitoo) and more
Puddle, puddles Tropical regions, Japan
Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles Japan
Stepping stones Kenya in the rain
Trench clearing Guyana
Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts Japan. Schokolade
Carpet, rug (juutan, dantsuu) Japan
Snack, afternoon snack Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け
Fountain (funsui) Springbrunnen Japan
Cider, apple cider (saidaa) Japan, Europe, Australia
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Moyashi udo もやし独活(もやしうど)sprouts of spikenard and more moyashi
Bohnensprossen
Hoonensai 豊年祭 Festival for a bountiful harvest "Penis Festival", at Tagata Shrine, Aichi prefecture
. . . Cool, cold, chilly ... a feeling and related kigo during all seasons.
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) bird North America
Virga precipitation Southern United States
. kunshu sanmon 葷酒山門(くんしゅさんもん)
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!
Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento Lunchbox from Kyoto
Devil's tongue (konnyaku) Konjak plant and food. Japan
"May Day" in England (mee dii) Japan. International Workers' Day
Pleiades (matariki) Maori, New Zealand. (subaru, Japan)
"butterbur like KYARA aloeswood" (kyarabuki) Japan
Wimbledon Tennis Championship Tournament, Grand Slam England
Acacia blossoms Yemen, Japan
Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 (むそうき), Soseki Ki Memorial Day for Muso Kokushi Soseki and the ZUIKI taro festival
Taro root (sato-imo, taro imo) Japan. Philippines (gabi). Taro-Kartoffel
Hawthorn and Firethorn (sanzashi) Crataegus and Pyracanthus. Japan, Europe
Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )
hon-i, hon'i 本意 (ほんい) the basic meaning the traditional poetic essence. Haiku Theory
tamanegi 玉葱 (たまねぎ) round onion and many more summer vegetables
shallot, tomato, eggplant, etc.
Humanity and Observances, two important categories for HAIKU
Bullsnake, bull snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) North America
Berry, berries ... names of trees, shrubs and the fruit itself
Dengaku 田楽 dance and food
VEGETABLE SAIJIKI
Deer (shika), fawn in all seasons
Sushi, popular food Japan
Fukagawa, a suburb of Edo/Tokyo Japan
Field cricket, Gryllus campestris Europe
Conger eel (anago) Congriscus megastomus. Japan. Meeraal.
Pike, pike conger, pike eel (hamo) Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth. Japan
Wasabi, japanese horseradish Japanischer Meerrettich
Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets
Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer
Ekiben, station lunch box day, April 10
shunrai, spring thunder 春雷
Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies
Tundra, Siberia, Hokkaido, Okinawa etc... topics for haiku
Bison, American Bison
One Day Saijiki, a KIGO list
Morning, Midday (daytime), Evening, Night
Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha) India
Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree. Australia
Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets. Australia
Blue Triangle butterfly, bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon choredon) Australia
Twilight, dusk (kure) Japan. Worldwide
Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam Japan
Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis ) Parijat blossoms. India
Masaki Yuuko, Yuko Masaki 正木 ゆう子 (1952 - )
also about the avoidance of negative verbs
Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi, asaichi 日本三大朝市) Morgenmarkt Japan
Ides of March Italy. March 15.
Corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Seta Bridge at Lake Biwa
Sakurai Baishitsu 桜井梅室 (1769-1852)
Warmth (atataka), feeling warm in spring (shundan) Japan
Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく(ニンニク)) ) Japan. Knoblauch
Shark (same 鮫 (さめ)) Japan. Haifisch
Tide, ebb and flood (shio, ushio) ... KIGO LIST
Scorpion (sasori) Japan. Skorpion
Cauliflower, broccoli, komatsuna, naganegi leek, and more winter vegetables
Also spring, summer and autumn vegetables.
Sardines (iwashi,hishiko and more) Japanese Anchovy Japan. KIGO LIST. Sardinen
Plums, pickled plums (umeboshi) Japan. and more tsukemono pickled food
momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら) Maple leaves sweet tempura
from the town of Mino 箕面 near Osaka.
Worm, worms and earthworm (mimizu) Japan. Regenwurm
Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki 恵方巻き) for Setsubun, February 3.
Stimulation of the brain through poetry ... ... smell the coffee !
Wasambon sweets (wasanbon) Japan. Shikoku.
Kasai Bridge (Kasaibashi) Tokyo, Japan
Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel ... a LIST
Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England
Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments
Vegetables from Kyoto (kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai) Japan
Paradise (gokuraku) Japan
Winter Kigo from Canada Arctic Fox, Chickadee, Lemmings, Lesser Snow Goose, Wolverine
Spring moon, moon in spring (haru no tsuki) ... various KIGO
Oatmeal porridge, congee, mushWorldwide. Rice gruel (kayu), rice soup with ingredients (zoosui) : Japan
Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers
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WASHOKU : Regional Japanese Dishes
WASHOKU ... Japanese Food Saijiki
KIGO HOTLINE
Discussion Forum !!!!!
HAIKU INFORMATION BOARD
Current Events !!!!!
NEW Saijiki for Japanese Festivals and Ceremonies
Inahata Teiko (1931 -)
President of the Japan Traditional Haiku Association
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If you find a mistake, please contact me for corrections.
Thank you for visiting the World Kigo Database !
And come back soon !
Gabi Greve, Japan
Start of the WKD in May 2004
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February 13, 2009
World Kigo Database Newsletter
momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら) Maple leaves sweet tempura
from the town of Mino 箕面 near Osaka.
Worm, worms and earthworm (mimizu) Japan. Regenwurm
Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki 恵方巻き) for Setsubun, February 3.
Stimulation of the brain through poetry ... ... smell the coffee !
Wasambon sweets (wasanbon) Japan. Shikoku.
Kasai Bridge (Kasaibashi) Tokyo, Japan
Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel ... a LIST
Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England
Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments
Vegetables from Kyoto (kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai) Japan
Paradise (gokuraku) Japan
Winter Kigo from Canada Arctic Fox, Chickadee, Lemmings, Lesser Snow Goose, Wolverine
Spring moon, moon in spring (haru no tsuki) ... various KIGO
Oatmeal porridge, congee, mushWorldwide. Rice gruel (kayu), rice soup with ingredients (zoosui) : Japan
Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers
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Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) Yemen
cha no hana 茶の花 (ちゃのはな) tea blossoms Japan
Nettle tree (enoki) Japan
Dinner, dining, eating ... and more worldwide
Shoochuu 焼酎 (しょうちゅう) Shochu, strong distilled liquor, Schnaps
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Rabbit, hare (usagi), snow rabbit (yukiusagi) Japan
Kaninchen, Hase
Firefly squid (hotaruika, hotaru ika ホタルイカ(蛍烏賊))
Ika ... squid dishes
Fish roe dishes (hararago) Japan
Mamakari ままかり Fish dishes from Okayama
Satsumaimo, satsuma imo 薩摩薯(さつまいも)sweet potatoes
Uni 海胆 (うに) sea urchin and sea urchin roe (uni 雲丹). Seeigel
Kani 蟹料理 CRAB dishes Krabben.
Horse meat, baniku (ばにく/ 馬肉) basashi, sakuranabe
BUTA ... Pig and Pork (buta, ton 豚 ぶた)
Daruma Ramen, raamen ラーメン Chinese noodle soup
Ainu Food アイヌ料理
Tosa no Inakazushi (inaka sushi) 土佐の田舎寿司 sushi from the countryside of Tosa
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Ogata Korin Memorial Day (koorin ki)
Winter honey ... Yemen
Sunbirds... India
Pillow (makura, kukurimakura) Japan
Lobster Decoration (kazari-ebi, Ise-ebi kazaru ) Japan
Stone fish, bullhead (okoze)Fish. Japan
Leek (naganegi) green onions, scallion, porree Japan
Itokoni いとこ煮 boiled pumpkin with red beans Yamaguchi
Kiritanpo (kiritampo) きりたんぽ skewers of mashed rice. Japan
Inkstone (suzuri) Japan
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SHUN ... Specialities of the Season
WASHOKU : Regional Japanese Dishes
WASHOKU ... Japanese Food Saijiki
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October 16, 2007
Daruma without eyes

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初不動目無し達磨が幾重にも
hatsu Fudoo menashi Daruma ga ikue ni mo
first Fudo temple vistit -
Daruma dolls without eyes
just everywhere
© おもちゃ箱 . omochabako
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