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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.

During the Heian period, food had not been the subject of poetry, but with haiku during the Edo period, all kinds of vegetables, fish dishes and especially the sweets for the tea ceremony, food became a popular topic for poetry, especially haiku.

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-related Topics for Haiku

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General Information

. . . Japanese Food Culture . . .

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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My Daruma eating Buckwheat Noodles !

WASHOKU, a project of
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12/28/2019

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Japanese Food ... Washoku 和食

"WASHOKU" is a term for the traditional Japanese cuisine, which usually includes Sashimi, Sushi, Tempura, fresh fish and a lot of seasonal vegetables.
It is sometimes also called "Nihonshoku" 日本食.
Considering the geographical position of Japan, it has a wide variety of regional specialities, form the North of Hokkaido to the subtropical cuisine of Okinawa.

Japanese kitchen, cooking Japanese, Japanese cuisine

I will try and show you the Japanese food culture in many aspects.

SHUN 旬の物 / 旬の味 Specialities of the Season

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Japanese cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes. The cuisine eventually changed with the advent of the Medieval age which ushered in a shedding of elitism with the age of Shogun rule. In the early modern era massive changes took place that introduced Western culture to Japan.

The modern term "Japanese cuisine" (nihon ryōri, 日本料理 or washoku, 和食) means traditional-style Japanese food, similar to what already existed before the end of national seclusion in 1868. In a broader sense of the word, it could also include foods whose ingredients or cooking methods were subsequently introduced from abroad, but which have been developed by Japanese who made them their own. Japanese cuisine is known for its emphasis on seasonality of food (旬, shun), quality of ingredients and presentation.
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Japanese food -
a taste of home
in a winter night

Gabi Greve, Okayama, Japan 2005

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Japanese food !
the eyes are mightier than
the stomach

Nakayama Ishino, 中山石野, December 2006

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WASHOKU ... Seasonal Dishes 　

WASHOKU ... Regional Dishes from North to South 　

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essen in Japan, Japanische Esskultur. Japanisch essen

WKD : Worldwide Food KIGO

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12/24/2019

nenga 2020

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3/08/2018

Amano Sake

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Amanosake, Amano Sake 天野酒

- Homepage of the brewery in Osaka
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- quote John Gauntner
Osaka has long been a great center of commerce and activity, but likely doesn’t stand out as a major brewing center in the minds of most people. True, it has never been nearly as significant as its Kansai cousins — Kyoto, Hyogo and Nara — but the sake brewing culture was, and still is, strong there.

Osaka has historically been blessed with clean water and good rice. Things today are certainly not what they were hundreds of years ago, for either water or rice. But long ago water in Osaka was good all around, and tiny breweries existed (either officially or otherwise) in abundance, especially in Kawachi, Ikeda and Izumi. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Osaka Castle, Osaka consumerism boomed as it grew into a true castle town. Naturally enough, so did the demand for sake. Sake production in those three areas took off. At one point there were 38 sakagura (breweries) in Ikeda alone.

Hideyoshi was known to be fond of a sake called Amano-zake, brewed in a temple named Kangoji on Mount Amano. It was (and still is) brewed using koji that is much further along in its starch-to-sugar converting than koji used in normal sake. Amanozake is darker, mustier, sweeter and more tart than modern sake. One Osaka sake, which uses the brand name Amanozake, re-creates the original style in a sake they call their Amanozake Boso-shu.

- source : japantimes.co.jp/life... 1999

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. Sake ... Jizake local rice wine .

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4/26/2017

Sanuki Udon English

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Sanuki Udon Poster in English

Japan’s Smallest Prefecture, Kagawa, has the best udon in the world, Sanuki udon!

Step by Step Eikaiwa has designed a beautiful, poppy, English guide to Japan’s most famous style of udon, Sanuki udon. This poster explains the popular types of Sanuki udon, in addition to how to order, the popular kinds of tempura, and other cool udon facts.

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. 讃岐うどん Sanuki udon noodles .

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3/02/2017

wairo bribe money

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wairo 賄賂 bribe money

The size of a money bundle is equated to some food items!

こんにゃく Konnyaku
天ぷら Tempura
かまぼこ Kamaboko
ういろう Uiro

鴻池議員 Yoshitada Konoike

Moritomo Gakuen - A Scandal in Full Swing 森友学園

February / March 2017

Records of the negotiations on a heavily discounted land deal between the government and a nationalist school in Osaka have already been deleted

Akie Abe's message deleted from nationalist school's website
Grilled over Osaka land deal, Abe balks at demand for probe into LDP

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I remember local politicians talking about their

bentodai　弁当代 money for a Bento lunch box.

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11/07/2016

Rural Revitalization

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Rural Revitalization and Promotion

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Japan singles out five tourism promotion areas
with unique farming and food features

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry picked five areas in the country with unique farming and food cultures to promote to foreign tourists.

The first batch of designated model areas are :

Hiraizumi near Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture,
Maze in Gifu Prefecture,
Nishi-Awa in Tokushima Prefecture,
Tokachi in Hokkaido,
Tsuruoka in Yamagata Prefecture,

The ministry plans to run TV commercials and take other measures in Taiwan, the Unites States and France to pitch those areas because they are expected to generate more visitors to Japan, officials said.

The five were picked Friday after the ministry screened applications from 44 areas in 28 prefectures between June and July. The were chosen based on the feasibility of their tourism plans, organizational ability to carry them out, and the uniqueness of their farming and food traditions.

The ministry hopes to designate at least one model area in all of the nation’s 47 prefectures in the next five years, the officials said.
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. Japan - Rural Revitalisation .
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12/03/2015

Mamiya Food Ship

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food supply ship Mamiya　間宮

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The Mamiya (間宮) was a food supply ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy which was in service from the 1920s to the Second World War.

The Mamiya was originally meant to be an oil transporter but was instead outfitted to be a food supply ship. The Navy sent her to the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Yard where she was fitted with facilities for carrying enough food for 18,000 men over three weeks, and kitchens to produce large quantities of food including yōkan, manjū, tofu, and konyaku.
A number of chefs and pastry chefs were employed aboard and she became part of the Combined Fleet.

Service in Pacific War
Already old by the outbreak of war, she continued to be part of the navy's operations in the Pacific. On 12 October 1943, she was damaged by the US Navy submarine USS Cero near Chichi-jima, and on 6 May 1944, was again damaged by USS Spearfish in the East China Sea. In both cases she was repaired and returned to service. The food supply ship was torpedoed and damaged in the South China Sea (17°48′N 114°09′E) by USS Sealion ( United States Navy). She was torpedoed again and sunk (17°48′N 114°09′E) on the 21st by USS Sealion.

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『お菓子が戦地にやってきた～海軍のアイドル・給糧艦「間宮」～』
この船、なんと船内でアイスクリームやケーキ、ようかんなどを作っていた“海に浮かぶお菓子工場”でした。

実は甘い物に何の興味も無いという辛党の人物だったのです。ようかんなんて食べた事も無い、と豪語するディレクターが撮影した「兵士がようかんを食べる」というシーンはこのとおり！

yookan - ようかんを一本丸ごとかぶりつく人なんているのでしょうか？（もしかしたらいるかもしれませんが・・・）

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エピソード１　海に浮かぶスイーツ艦
日本海軍初の“給糧鑑”「間宮」。その建造目的は国内外の部隊に生鮮食品を届けるため。やがて“嗜好品”も運ぶべきとの意見が出されます。甘い物があれば将兵の士気は上がる！結果、間宮にはようかんはじめ和菓子、洋菓子、ラムネなどを作る設備が追加され、海上のスイーツ工場に…。

エピソード２　待ってました！お菓子船
太平洋戦争開戦とともに、間宮の任務は、連合艦隊の一大拠点トラック（現在のチューク諸島）への輸送が主となります。間宮がやってくると艦隊の将兵たちは大喜び。彼らの期待に応えようと、間宮乗組の菓子職人たちは、夜も明けぬうちから菓子作りに励んだのです。
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Irako (伊良湖) was a Japanese food supply ship,
serving during the Second World War. Constructed for the transport of food-stuffs, the Irako was eventually commissioned for other roles, including troop transport, munitions transport, and Pacific survey missions. Serving throughout the entirety of the Second World War, the Irako was eventually salvaged for metal, and used for public housing projects in Japan. The crew of the Irako is honored, along with many other seamen, in Tokyo, Japan.

The ship was named for Cape Irago, at the tip of Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi prefecture.

She was intended to supplement the Combined Fleet's existing food supply ship Mamiya. Her design was similar to that of Mamiya, but she was smaller. Her warehouse was able to supply 25,000 men over two weeks. A sister ship, Kusumi, was planned in 1942 under the Modified 5th Naval Armaments Supplement Programme, but construction was cancelled after the start of the Solomon Islands campaign.
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Mamiya Yokan lasts for 2 years as edible, thanks to sugar-rich breakdown.

. Jelly Bean Cake (mizu-yookan 水羊羹) .

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1/27/2015

Banzuke 2014

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Banzuke 番付 ranking list
of favorite things 2014

hitto shoohin ヒット商品 hit product

横綱 Yokozuna
inbaundo shoohi インバウンド消費 inbound consumption, i.e., tourism from abroad
yookai wotchi 妖怪ウオッチ The Yokai Monster Watch

大関 Ozeki
“Frozen,” inspired by Hans Christian Andersen: “The Snow Queen”
Kei Nishikori tennis and Yuzuru Hanyu figure skating champion

関脇 Sekiwake
kakuyasu sumaho 格安スマホ extra cheap smartphone
iPhone 6 from Apple

小結 Komusubi / 前頭 Maegashira

denki jidoosha 電気自動車 electric bicycle (for the elderly)
surii dii purinat 3-Dプリンター 3-D pringer
kokusai jettoki 国産ジェット機 Japanese-built jet planes
yon kei terebi 4Kテレビ televisions with 4K resolution
shuukatsu 終活 to prepare for one's own death
kaa sheareingu カーシェアリング car sharing
kooshuu waifai 公衆Wi-Fi public WiFi systems
soochakugata kamera 装着型カメラ wearable kamera

The popular Yokai Monster Watch

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11/26/2014

Juroku Cha Tea

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Juroku Cha 十六茶
アサヒ十六茶 Tea with 16 different tea leaves

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ゴクゴク飲める、10年目のカフェインゼロ！

- source : www.asahiinryo.co.jp

This tea comes with health tea leaves of various prefectures
and
they are introduced via their tea mascots !

from Hokkaido and Tohoku

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from Kanto

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from Chubu and Hokuriku

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from Kansai

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from Chugoku and Shikoku

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from Kyushu and Okinawa

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Check them our here :
source : www.asahiinryo.co.jp/16cha

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11/12/2014

Daifuku sweets

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Daifuku 大福 "Great Luck" Sweets

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Daifukumochi (大福餅), or
Daifuku (大福) (literally "great luck"),
is a Japanese confection consisting of a small round mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans.

Daifuku comes in many varieties. The most common is white-, pale green-, or pale pink-colored mochi filled with anko. These come in two sizes, one approximately 3cm (1.2in) diameter, the other palm-sized.
Some versions contain whole pieces of fruit, mixtures of fruit and anko, or crushed melon paste. Nearly all daifuku are covered in a fine layer of corn or potato starch to keep them from sticking to each other, or to the fingers. Some are covered with confectioner's sugar or cocoa powder.
Though mochitsuki is the traditional method of making mochi and daifuku, they can also be cooked in the microwave.
Mochi and daifuku are very popular in Japan.

Daifuku was originally called habutai mochi (腹太餅) (belly thick rice cake) because of its filling nature. Later, the name was changed to Daifuku mochi (大腹餅) (big belly rice cake). Since the pronunciations of fuku (腹) (belly) and fuku (福) (luck) are the same in Japanese, the name was further changed to Daifuku mochi (大福餅) (great luck rice cake), a bringer of good luck. By the end of the 18th century, Daifuku were gaining popularity and people began eating them toasted. They were also used for gifts in ceremonial occasions.
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. goroawase　語呂合わせ　wordplay .
Some food names come up in the wordplay, especially with numbers for the days of a month.
Some depend on the look, like a roll cake looks like number 6.

. All about MOCHI 餅 .

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"yukimi daifuku petit three colour box" 雪見だいふくプチ3色 Yukimi Daifuku Puchi San-iro

Yukimi Daifuku (雪見だいふく)
"snow-viewing daifuku"
A brand of mochi ice cream made by the company Lotte.

It consists of a ball of vanilla ice cream wrapped in a thin layer of mochi, or rice cake. Lotte originally created Wataboshi (Japanese: わたぼうし "cotton hat or capped with snow"), a bite-size ice cream wrapped in a thin layer of marshmallow in 1980. Marshmallow was quickly replaced by mochi because it is more popular in Japan and the company perfected a technology to keep mochi soft at freezing temperature in 1981.
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Yukimi is a seasonal activity in Japan, similar to hanami, consisting of watching snow falling. The name is a word play (goroawase) upon tsukimi daifuku (月見大福, "moon-viewing daifuku"), the sweets traditionally eaten while viewing the moon.
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November 18 - eleventh month eleventh day

yukimi daifuku no hi 雪見だいふくの日 day of yukimi daifuku sweet mochi

goroawase語呂合わせ for Nobember 18:
11 for ii (tastes good)
18 : when you open the package, there are two sweets and a pink stick on the side, looking like 18.

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. anko 餡子 red bean paste .

Coffee daifuku (コーヒー大福)

Ichigo daifuku (イチゴ大福) with strawberries

. Kokubun-ji Daifuku 国分寺大福 Kokubunji-Dumpling .
Mochi made whith white anko and mochigome rice.
Shizuoka

Mont Blanc daifuku (モンブラン大福) with sweet chestnut cream filling

. Oita .
daifuku mochi with banana and the cooked hirome seaweed

Purin daifuku (プリン大福) with caramel pudding filling

Shio daifuku (塩大福) with salt

Ume daifuku (梅大福) with Japanese plums

. wasabi daifuku わさび大福 .
with a bit of ground wasabi in the middle

Yomogi daifuku (蓬大福) with mugwort

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Goroawase Days of sweets スイーツ図書室

- source : www.monteur.co.jp/sweets

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6/30/2014

kyogibune boat

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kyoogibune, kyōgibune 経木舟 kyogibune
boat from paper-thin sheets of wood

The boat for serving food is made from matsu, sugi or hinoki pines.

They are easy to use and throw-away for food stalls at the roadside and are offered in large quantities.

- source : runshimo.blog.ocn.ne.jp

natto served in a kyogibune 船納豆

takoyaki

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kyoogi, kyōgi 経木 "lit. sutra tree"
paper-thin sheets of wood

This type of sheet for writing was widely used before the advent of cheap paper.
It was quite practical, since it could easily be "erased" by shaving over the wooden plate and start again.

Since most offerings to the deities in Buddhism were placed on these sheets, written with a sutra text (kyoo 経), the naming became popular.

Later it was also used to wrap food items. Also small ply boxes (oribako 折箱) are made to store bento for station lunch boxes.

Now kyogi is also used to make other items, like toys, ikebana flower arrangement accessories and others.

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Shumai Bento with a sheet of kyogi at the bottom
崎陽軒のシウマイ弁当 Yokohama

When the lunch box is opened, the faint smell of wood adds to create appetite.

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. Kashiwameshi - かしわめし - Orio 折尾駅 .
minced chicken meat on rice
鹿児島本線折尾駅

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. Anago Meshi 穴子飯- あなごめし - Miyajima　宮島 .
rice with conger eel
山陽本線宮島口駅

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. Train Station Lunch Box (ekiben 駅弁) .

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Kyogi is a wooden paper from Japan.
It is thinly shaved pine wood and has a smooth surface. It is semilucent with a wonderful wooden smell.
Traditionally Kyogi was used to wrap food, onigiri, fishes or sweets. It was also used to wrap obentos in. Kyogi found a revival in the ecological minded world and is even seen in restaurants recently.

Seen by European eyes it has a Scandinavian touch with its bright wooden tone and its mat surface.
Kyogi can be rolled, twisted, cut, teared, stenciled, painted on, tinted, glued and stapled into many shapes. It allows your creativity to flow free.

Designs with Kyogi
- source : www.greengabes.com/kyogi

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Things found on the way

kyoogibune, kyoogi no fune 経木舟
kyogibune, boats from paper-thin sheets of wood

(mostly wood from hinoki or sugi pines)
There are people on board, linked to the paper strips hanging down. When the wind moves these strips, the boatman starts rowing, the man dances with his umbrella.
This art has died out at the early Showa period.

. Folk Toys from Kanagawa .
Odawara town 小田原

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HAIKU and SENRYU

kyoogiboo, kyougibou 経木帽 kyogibo hat
hat made from a paper-thin sheet of wood
chip bonnet, wood-chip hat, chip-plait hat

. HAT .. kigo for all summer .

存在の大きさ経木帽の大きさ
sonzai no ookisa kyoogiboo no ookisa

the largeness of existence
the largeness of this chip-plait hat

Kakurai Akio 加倉井秋を (1909 - 1988)

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島の医者経木帽被て往診す
shima no isha kyoogiboo katsugite ooshin su

this doctor from the island
wears his chip-plait hat
to visit patient's homes . . .

Tsue Heki-U 津江碧雨

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秋もはや壁の飾りの経木帽
石塚友二

経木帽の奥の黒き瞳たたかえり
赤城さかえ

経木帽の軽さ画鋲をもて壁に
鈴木栄子

経木帽海気を含み柔かき
久米正雄

経木帽著けて立夏に加はれり
相生垣瓜人

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夏好きのわれに日の縞経木帽
宇宙遊泳夢より遠し経木帽
文豪に礼縁に脱ぐ経木帽
経木帽秋風立ちし紐結ぶ

百合山羽公 Yuriyama Uko (104 - 1991)

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Related words

***** . kyoogi natto 経木納豆 from Hakodate .
函館だるま - Hakodate Daruma 　経木納豆

with Daruma san !

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