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Animals in Winter

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Winter
***** Category: Animal

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Explanation

Many animals have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in winter, this has to be added explicitly

animal in winter

Please check the entries carefully!
Most of the LINKS given below contain longer lists with more kigo.


In winter, we have many animals hibernating, see below.

We also have combined kigo with the name of the animal
kan ... xyz - in the cold
freezing xyz (ite xyz)


And the human activities :

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. Fishing in Winter 　


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Kigo for early winter

bear entering his den to hibernate
kuma ana ni iru 熊穴に入る / くまあなにいる
kumamatsuki 熊突 (くまつき) hunting for bears







cotton fly, watamushi 綿虫 (わたむし)
yukimushi 雪虫 snow fly
yukibotaru 雪蛍 snow firefly
yuki banba 雪婆（ゆきばんば)
shirokobaba 白粉婆（しろこばば）
oowatamushi 大綿虫（おおわたむし）"big cotton fly"
oowata 大綿（おおわた） "big cotton"





insects in winter, fuyu no mushi 冬の虫 (ふゆのむし)
mushi oyu 虫老ゆ（むしおゆ）insects getting old
mushi karuru 虫嗄るる（むしかるる）
insects singing with a hoarse voice
mushi tayuru 虫絶ゆる（むしたゆる） "voice is soon over"
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locust in winter, fuyu no inago 冬の蝗 (ふゆのいなご)




praying mantis withering, tooroo karu
karetooroo 枯蟷螂（かれとうろう）



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Kigo for mid-winter



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Kigo for late winter


Tago frog, tagogaeru たご蛙 (たごがえる)
A variety of red frogs, about 4 cm long, that live in Honshu and more south. Even in winter it calls for its mate, sounding guuguuguu.


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Kigo for all winter




hibernating, toomin 冬眠 (とうみん)
Winterschlaf

. Hibernating in autumn .


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badger, anaguma アナグマ（あなぐま）
Meles meles
mujina 狢（むじな） badger
hakubishin はくびしん【白鼻心】 palm civet
Paguma larvata






bear, kuma 熊 (くま)
black bear, kurokuma 黒熊（くろくま）
Asiatic black bear, "moon bear" tsuki no waguma
.......................... 月輪熊（つきのわぐま）
"dog bear", inuguma 犬熊（いぬぐま）
brown bear, higuma 羆（ひぐま）
red bear, akaguma 赤熊（あかぐま）
white bear, shirokuma 白熊（しろくま）
polar bear, hokkyokuguma 北極熊（ほっきょくぐま）
baby bear, bear cub, kuma no ko 熊の子


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bee, bees in winter, fuyu no hachi 冬の蜂 (ふゆのはち)
... fuyubachi 冬蜂（ふゆばち）"winter bee"
itebachi 凍蜂（いてばち）bee in the cold, freezing bee



butterfly in winter, fuyu no choo 冬の蝶 (ふゆのちょう)
..... fuyuchoo 冬蝶
freezing butterfly, frozen butterfly, itechoo 凍蝶
...... choo izuru 蝶凍つる
"butterfly hibernating till next year", otsunen choo, otsunenchoo　越年蝶, オツネンチョウ




cat is all stiff かじけ猫 (かじけねこ) kajike neko
(because of the cold)
haineko, hai neko 灰猫（はいねこ）neko in the ashes
(the hearth was a warm place in an old farmhouse)
kamado neko 竈猫（かまどねこ）neko in the hearth
hekkoi neko へっつい猫（へっついねこ）
kotatsu neko 炬燵猫（こたつねこ）
cat in the kotatsu heated table




deer in winter, fuyu no shika 冬の鹿 (ふゆのしか)
noro 麕 (のろ) Japanese deer
noroshika のろしか , ノロジカ
Capreolus capreolus




dog in the cold, kanken 寒犬
dog in winter, fuyu no inu　冬の犬
dog in snow, yuki no inu　雪の犬
hunting dogs, houds, ryooken　猟犬




fly, flies in winter, fuyu no hae 冬の蠅 (ふゆのはえ)
kanbae 寒蠅（かんばえ）fly in the cold
itebae 凍蠅（いてばえ） freezing fly






Ferret, Mink, フェレット



flea, fleas in winter, fuyu no nomi 冬の蚤 (ふゆののみ)



Flying squirrel むささび musasabi
Riesenflughörnchen: Petaurista leucogenys
... momonga ももんが small flying squirrel


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fox, kitsune 狐 (きつね)
Vulpes vulpes. Fuchs
akagitsune 赤狐（あかぎつね）red fox
kurogitsune 黒狐（くろぎつね）black fox
gingitsune 銀狐（ぎんぎつね）silver fox
shirogitsune 白狐（しろぎつね）white fox
juujigitsune, juuji gitsune 十字狐（じゅうじぎつね）
lit. "fox with the number ten", a pattern on its shoulder
kitakitsune 北狐（きたきつね）"northern fox"
Vulpes vulpes schrencki
hokkyoku gitsune 北極狐（ほっきょくぎつね）"polar fox" arctic fox
Alopex lagopus
Chishima gitsune 千島狐（ちしまぎつね）
fox from Chishima islands, Kuriles
kangitsune 寒狐（かんぎつね）fox in the cold
kitsunezuka 狐塚（きつねづか） fox den, Fuchsbau


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gadfly in winter, fuyu no abu 冬の虻 (ふゆのあぶ)
iteabu, ite-abu 凍虻（いてあぶ） freezing gadfly





hare, rabbit, usagi 兎 (うさぎ)
yukiusagi, yuki usagi 雪兎　ゆきうさぎ snow hare
nousagi, no usagi 野兎（のうさぎ）hare
Echigo usagi、越後兎（えちごうさぎ） hare from Echigo





Japanese serow, kamoshika 羚羊 (かもしか)
..... kamoshika 氈鹿（かもしか
kamoshishi かもしし
kandachi 寒立（かんだち） "standing in the cold"
Rupicapra rupicapra. Gemse, Gams, Gämse; Berggämse



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marten, ten 貂 (てん) Marder, Zobel




monkey in the cold (kanen, kan-en) 寒猿 (かんえん)
saur sakaru 猿さかる（さるさかる） monkey in heat




mosquito in winter, fuyu no ka 冬の蚊 (ふゆのか )
..... fuyuka 冬蚊（ふゆか）




moth in winter, fuyu no ga 冬の蛾 (ふゆのが)



racoon dog, badger, tanuki tanuki 狸 (たぬき)
tanoki たのき
Nyctereutes procyonoides



Five Buddhas and one Tanuki
Gabi Greve, 2005


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Weasel, itachi 鼬、イタチ
Ezo itachi 蝦夷鼬（えぞいたち）weasel from Ezo (Hokkaido)




wolf, ookami 狼 (おおかみ)
mountain dog, yama-inu, yamainu　山犬、豺
Wolf of Ezo, Ezo ookami　蝦夷狼




zazamushi ざざ虫 (ざざむし)
larvae of aquatic caddis flies
They are popular in the Shinano mountain region, where they are caught and prepared as winter food, together with larvae of wasps (hachi no ko) and other insects.



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Many animals hibernate in winter, which means they go into a hole before it gets too cold and
come out again when it gets warmer.

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Plants in winter . . . SAIJIKI

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Plants in Winter

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Winter
***** Category: Plant

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Explanation


Many plants have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in winter, this has to be added explicitly

plants in winter

Please check the entries carefully!

In winter, we have the fallen leaves and many withered plants.
Many compound words take the part of "winter" or "in the cold".



LIST of the Plants in our WKD database

PLANTS - in all WINTER kigo List



kusa くさ【草】
this word is used for all kinds of grass, weeds, herbs, wild plants, wild flowers and such.
I use "plant" as a general translation.





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Kigo for early winter


fuyuaoi, fuyu aoi 冬葵 (ふゆあおい) hollycock in winter
mallow in winter
kan aoi 寒葵 hollycock in the cold
Asarum nipponicum






tsuwa no hana 石蕗の花 (つわのはな)
rock butterbur flowers
..... tsuwabuki no hana 石蕗の花（つわぶきのはな）
..... 槖吾の花（つわぶきのはな）
tsuwa saku 石蕗咲く（つわさく）
Farfugium japonicum

tsuwabuki, Japanese silverleaves or Hosta, is Aureomaculata, with spotted leaves and called "leopard plant", one of the edible mountain plants.


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tsuwazushi, tsuwa sushi つわ寿司 　
from Tosa, Shimizu







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Kigo for mid-winter


kurisumasu roozu クリスマスローズ christmas rose
Helleborus orientalis
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Kigo for late winter


fuyumoe, fuyu moe 冬萌 (ふゆもえ) sprouts in winter
(the first green under withered leaves)







habotan 葉牡丹 (はぼたん) "leaf peony"
decorative cabbage
botan na 牡丹菜（ぼたんな）
Brassica oleracea
It is planted in many large flowerbeds in the towns. Its beautiful color gradations are enjoyable throughout the long winter days.





yukiore, yuki ore 雪折 (ゆきおれ) "breaking from the snow"
branches of many trees break during the heavy snow season, so do sasa grass and bamboo.


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Kigo for all winter


kimamori 木守 (きまもり)
One last fruit (or a few) is left on the tree to "watch over it".
..... kimori 木もり（こもり
..... kimaburi 木まぶり（きまぶり）
kimori gaki 木守柿　/ kimamorigaki きまもりがき
last persimmon
kimori yuzu 木守柚（きもりゆず）
last yuzu citron




. miyama shikimi 深山樒 (みやましきみ) Skimmia .
Skimmia japonica



murozaki 室咲 (むろざき / 室咲き) "flowering in the greenhouse"
muro no hana 室の花（むろのはな）
flowers from the greenhouse / hothouse
muro no ume 室の梅（むろのうめ） plums in the greenhouse
Blumen aus dem Gewächshaus


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AAA . . . Plants in Winter Saijiki Introduction
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html worldkigo

apples in winter (fuyu ringo, kan ringo)
Malus domestica
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/01/apple-ringo-05.html worldkigo
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aralia flowers (yatsude no hana)
Fatsia japonica
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/01/fatsia-blossoms-hana-yatsude.html worldkigo
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ardisia japonika (yabukooji, yama tachibana)
Ardisia japonica
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kankitsurui.html worldkigo
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aucuba berries (aoki no mi)
Aucuba japonica, kind of Japanese laurel
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/12/red-berries.html worldkigo
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banana plants withering (karebashoo)
more BANANA PLANT kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/skunk-cabbage-mizu-bashoo.html worldkigo
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bracke fern in winter (fuyu warabi)
Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusclum
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/mori-no-megumi.html worldkigo
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bush clover withered (karehagi, kare hagi)
Lespedeza fam. more BUSH CLOVER kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/bush-clover-hagi.html worldkigo
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camellia in winter (fuyu no tsubaki), sazanka, wabisuke
Camellia japonica
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/camellia-tsubaki.html worldkigo
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cattleya (katorea)
more ORCHID kigo
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/12/orchid-daruma.html worldkigo
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cherry blossoms in winter (fuyuzakura)
more about cherry blossoms in autumn and winter
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-cherry-blossom-shikizakura.html worldkigo
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chloranthus glaber (senryoo)
Sarcandra glabra. "coral plant"
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/12/red-berries.html worldkigo
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christmas cactus (shako saboten)
Schlumbergera bridgesii. Weihnachtskaktus
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/poinsettia.html worldkigo
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christmas rose (kurisumasu roozu)
Helleborus orientalis
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html worldkigo
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chrysanthemum in winter (fuyugiku)
more CHRYSANTHEMUM kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/chrysanthemum-kiku.html worldkigo
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citrus fruit in winter
mikan, satsuma, tachibana and many others
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kankitsurui.html worldkigo
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cleavers are withered (kare mugura)
more CLEAVER kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2010/04/cleavers-mugura.html worldkigo
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coral berry (manryoo)
Ardisia crenata
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/12/red-berries.html worldkigo
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cotton rose withered (kare fuyoo)
more WITHERED kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/07/withered-fields-kareno.html worldkigo
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dropwort in winter (fuzuzeri), dropwort in the cold (kanzeri)
Oenanthe javanica. Japanese parsely, seri
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring-vegetables-start.html worldkigo
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fern is withering (kare shida)
Gleichenia japonica, Polypodium polypodioides. more FERN kigo
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fern-shida.html worldkigo
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fields in winter (fuyu no)
fuyu no hara and more
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/07/withered-fields-kareno.html worldkigo
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flowers outside of season (kaeribana)
cherry blossom and others
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/flower-and-hana.html worldkigo
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fruits of winter
a KIGO list
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kudamono-fruits-obst.html worldkigo
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greenhouse flowers (murozaki)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html worldkigo
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holly flowers (hiiragi no hana)
Osmanthus heterophyllus
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/02/ehoomaki-sushi.html worldkigo
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hollycock mallow in winter (fuyu aoi)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html worldkigo
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ivy, Japanese ivy in winter (fuyuzuta)
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/10/acebia-akebi.html worldkigo
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kashiwa oak in winter (fuyu kashiwa)
more OAK kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2010/08/oak-trees-quercus.html worldkigo

last fruit on the tree (kimori, ki mamori)
last persimmon, last yuzu . . .
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html

lawn is withered (kareshiba, kare shiba)
more LAWN kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2008/05/lawn-shiba.html worldkigo
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leaf peony (habotan)
Brassica oleracea. wild cabbage
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html worldkigo
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leaves are falling (momiji chiru)
red leaves in winter, fuyu momiji
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-leaves-momiji.html worldkigo
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leaves of trees (konoha, ko no ha)
more LEAVES kigo for winter
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/fallen-leaves-ochiba.html worldkigo
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lotus plants withering (karehasu, kare hasu)
more LOTUS kigo
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/lotus.html worldkigo

moss in winter (fuyu no koke)
more MOSS kigo
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/10/moss-on-stones.html worldkigo
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mountain pepper in winter (fuyuzanshoo)
Zanthoxylum piperitum. more KIGO
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/08/mountain-pepper-sanshoo.html worldkigo
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mushrooms in the cold (kandake)
more MUSHROOM kigo. enokidake, yukiwaritake, nameko
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/01/mushrooms-ki-no-ko.html worldkigo
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nandina berries (nanten no mi)
Nandina domestica
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/02/nandina-blossoms.html worldkigo
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narcissus (suisen), daffodils, jonquils
Narcissus tarzetta, Narcissus tazetta, Chinese Daffodil
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/04/daffodil-and-narcissus.html worldkigo
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orchid in the cold (kanran, kan ran)
more ORCHID kigo
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/12/orchid-daruma.html worldkigo
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pampas grass withering (kare susuki, kare obana)
more SUSUKI kigo. rushes withered
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/10/pampas-grass-susuki.html worldkigo
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pansy in winter (fuyu sumire)
more PANSY kigo
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2006/02/pansy.html worldkigo
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peony in winter (fuyu botan, kanbotan)
Paeonia suffruticosa, Pfingstrose
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/peony-botan.html worldkigo
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plum blossoms are early (soobai, kanbai. . .)
ume hayashi and more PLUM blossom kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/plum-ume.html worldkigo
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plum blossoms in the hot house (muro no ume)
more PLUM kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/plum-ume.html worldkigo
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poincettia
Euphorbia pulcherrima. Christmas flower
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/poinsettia.html worldkigo
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quince in the cold (kan boke, kanboke)
Chaenomeles japonica. more QUINCE kigo
http://寒木瓜 worldkigo
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radish (daikon)
more RADISH kigo
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/06/radish-daikon.html worldkigo
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rock butterbur flowers (tsuwa no hana)
Farfugium japonicum. hosta, Aureomaculata. tsuwabuki no hana
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html worldkigo
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rose, roses in winter (fuyu no bara)
more ROSE kigo
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2007/06/rose-bara.html worldkigo

seaweed in winter
a KIGO list about seaweeds
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/seaweed-kaisoo.html worldkigo
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sedge in the cold (kansuge, kan suge)
Carex morrowii.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/05/farmers-work-in-summer.html worldkigo
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skimmia (miyama shikimi)
Skimmia japonica
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html worldkigo
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snake beard plant (ryuu no tama) "dragon pearl"
Ophiopogon japonicus
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/berry-berries.html worldkigo
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snow breaks branches (yukiore, yuki ore)
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html worldkigo
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strawberries in winter (fuyu no ichigo)
and more about berries in winter
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/berry-berries.html worldkigo
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sugar cane flowers (satookibi no hana)
more SUGARCANE kigo. Zuckerrohr
http://databaseworldkigo.blogspot.com/2008/04/sugarcane.html worldkigo
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tea blossoms (cha no hana)
Thea sinensis. more kigo with TEA plants
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/06/cha-tea-tee.html worldkigo
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vegetable SAIJIKI . winter vegetables
all vegetables are HERE. bamboo, lotus, pokeroot, cabbage, spikenard, carrots, cauliflower, cellory, horse radish, leafy vegetables, leek (naga negi), lily bulbs, radish (daikon), turnips . . .
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html worldkigo
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weeds in winter (fuyu no kusa)
plants in the cold (kansoo)
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/wonderful-weeds.html worldkigo
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weeping fern withering (kare shinobu)
Lepisorus thunbergianus. more KIGO
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/11/wind-chimes-fuurin.html worldkigo
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wild rice withering (makomo karu)
more MAKOMO kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/12/ship-boat-fune.html worldkigo
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winter corals (fuyu sango)
Solanum pseudo-capsicum. . more red berries
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/berry-berries.html worldkigo
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wintersweet (roobai)
Chimonanthus praecox
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/11/wintersweet-roobai.html worldkigo
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withered fields (kareno) and withered plants
a . long . KIGO list. cockscomb, thistle, gentian, rushes and reeda
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/07/withered-fields-kareno.html worldkigo
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withered trees (kareki). winter trees with special names
a KIGO list. withering in the frost . . .
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/11/winter-fuyu.html worldkigo
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yellow mountain rose withered (kare yamabuki)
Kerria japonica. more YAMABUKI kigo
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/12/yellow-rose-yamabuki.html worldkigo


zzz . . . Plants in Winter - Saijiki
Introduction to this saijiki
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/10/plants-in-winter-saijiki.html


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PLANTS - - - the Complete SAIJIKI

. PLANTS IN SPRING
SAIJIKI


. PLANTS IN SUMMER
SAIJIKI


. PLANTS IN AUTUMN
SAIJIKI


. PLANTS IN WINTER
SAIJIKI


. PLANTS IN the NEW YEAR
SAIJIKI



. . . . . WINTER
the complete SAIJIKI 　


. WKD ... ALL SAIJIKI ... 　


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Christian Celebrations

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Christian Celebrations in Japanese Kigo

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Various, see below.
***** Category: Observance

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Explanation

Today, about one to two million Japanese are Christians (about 1% of Japan's population). Most of them live in Western Japan where the missionaries' activities were greatest during the 16th century.

A few Christian customs have become quite popular also among the non-Christian population. Such customs are the wearing of white dresses at weddings or the celebration of St.Valentine's Day and, to a certain grade, also Christmas.

In the year 1542, the first Europeans from Portugal landed on Kyushu in Western Japan. The two historically most important things they imported to Japan were gunpowder and Christianity. The Japanese barons on Kyushu welcomed foreign trade especially because of the new weapons, and, therefore, tolerated the Jesuit missionaries. The missionaires were successful in converting quite large numbers of people in Western Japan including members of the ruling class. In 1550, Francis Xavier also undertook a mission to the capital Kyoto.
source : www.japan-guide.com

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Persecution under the Shogunate

Under Hideyoshi and then under the succeeding Tokugawa shogunate, Catholic Christianity was repressed and adherents were persecuted. During these times, many Christians were killed in Japan, some by crucifixion; most famously, the twenty-six martyrs of Japan were tortured and crucified on crosses outside Nagasaki to discourage Christianity in 1597. Following a brief respite that occurred as Tokugawa Ieyasu rose to power and pursued trade with the Iberian powers, there were further persecutions and martyrdoms in 1613, 1630, and 1632.

By this point, after the Shimabara Rebellion, the remaining Christians had been forced to publicly renounce their faith. Many continued practicing Christianity in secret, in modern times becoming known as the "hidden Christians" (隠れキリシタン, kakure kirishitan). These secret believers would often conceal Christian iconography within closed shrines, lanterns or inconspicuous parts of buildings.

For example, Himeji Castle has a Christian cross on one of its 17th-century roof tiles, in place of a mon, indicating that one of its occupants was a secret Christian. Drawn from the oral histories of Japanese Catholic communities, Shusaku Endo's acclaimed historical novel "Silence" provides detailed fictionalised accounts of the persecution of Christian communities and the suppression of the Church.
(Endo Shusaku 遠藤周作)
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


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Pictures of Christian figures used during the Edo period (1600-1868) to identify adherents of Christianity, proscribed in 1613. Suspects were ordered to trample these Christian images underfoot on the assumption that those who refused or hesitated revealed themselves as Christians.
Official use of fumie as an instument of control continued until 1858.

. Stepping on a Christian image
(fumi-e, fumie, ebumi 踏絵　絵踏)
kigo for early spring 　



Some Christian celebrations are also KIGO in Japan.
Let us look at them through the seasons.

These celebrations are all bound to a calendar reference defining their season.
Read the general points to consider HERE:
. Calendar references and KIGO


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SPRING


kigo for early spring

nijuuroku seijinsai 二十六聖人祭 (にじゅうろくせいじんさい)
celebration of the 26 saints
..... chimeisai 致命祭（ちめいさい）
On the 5th of February, in 1597, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered the execution of 26 christian people in Nagasaki, 3 of them where Japanese Jesuits. Later Pope Pius 9 canonized them in 1861.


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. Barentain Dii バレンタインデー Valentine Day 　
barentain no hi バレンタインの日 (ばれんたいんのひ)



. shanikusai 謝肉祭 (しゃにくさい) carneval, carnival 　
Karneval, Fasching
including

. hai no suiyoobi 灰の水曜日Ash Wednesday. Aschermittwoch .
and Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras)


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kigo for mid-spring

sei Yosefu sai 聖ヨセフ祭 (せいよせふさい) feast of Saint Joseph
..... shugoshasai 守護者祭（しゅごしゃさい）
..... joohaisai 浄配祭（じょうはいさい）
Fest des Heiligen Josef


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o-tsugesai 御告祭 おつげさい Annunciation
kami no o-tsuge 神のお告げ（かみのおつげ）, gokuchisai 告知祭（こくちさい）、o-tsuge no shukujitsu お告げの祝日（おつげのしゅくじつ）, jutai kokuchibi 受胎告知日（じゅたいこくちび）、seitai gokuchibi 聖胎告知日（せいたいこくちび）
Maria Verkündigung


The Angelus Domini is the traditional form used by the faithful to commemorate the holy annunciation of the angel Gabriel to Mary.
. . Angelus prayer


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shishunsetsu 四旬節 (しじゅんせつ) lent
..... taisaisetsu 大斎節（たいさいせつ）
rento レント、Lent
shijunsai 四旬祭（しじゅんさい）, shijunsai 四旬斎（しじゅんさい）

The season of Lent is a 40-day period of fasting and prayer, which leads up to the great feast of Christ's resurrection, Easter, in the Christian calendar. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and ends with Easter Eve, the day after Good Friday, when we remember Jesus resting dead in his tomb and prepare ourselves to celebrate his resurrection.
. Lent in Europe 　
including
junan no jujitsu 受難の主日 (じゅなんのしゅじつ)
Palmsunday, Palmsonntag
sei kinyoobi 聖金曜日 せいきんようび Good Friday, Karfreitag
seidoyoobi 聖土曜日 (せいどようび) Holy Saturday, Karsamstag



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kigo for late spring

. fukkatsu-sai 復活祭り、iisutaa イースター
Easter / Ostern 　
iisutaa eggu イースターエッグ Easter egg
pasuka パスカ、pasuha パスハ、paaku パーク Pashka
Russian Easter cheese dessert
and
shiroki nichiyoobi 白き日曜日 (しろきにちようび)White Sunday




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SUMMER


kigo for early summer

seibozuki 聖母月 (せいぼづき) month of the holy mother
..... Maria no tsuki マリアの月（まりあのつき）month of Maria
The month of May.




shootensai 昇天祭 (しょうてんさい) Ascension of Christ
..... shooten no hi 昇天日（しょうてんび）
goshooten 御昇天（ごしょうてん）
Himmelfahrt


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kigo for mid-summer

hana no hi 花の日 (はなのひ) "day of flowers"
..... hana no nichiyo 花の日曜（はなのにちよう）sunday of flowers
bara no nichiyo 薔薇の日曜（ばらのにちよう）sunday of roses
Most often the second sunday in July.
Rosensonntag, Freudensonntag, Lätare


The fourth Sunday in Lent is Laetare, also called Refreshment Sunday.
Mothering Sunday, Laetare in Europe


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sei Yohanne sai 聖ヨハネ祭 (せいよはねさい)
Feast of Saint John
..... senja sei Yohanne sai 仲夏 洗者聖ヨハネ祭（せんじゃせいよはねさい）
Feast of Saint John the Baptist
..... senja sei Yohanne tanjoobi 洗者聖ヨハネ誕生日（せんじゃせいよはねたんじょうび）
birthdy of Saint John, the Baptist
der Heilige Johannes der Täufer

. Golowan Festival, Cornwall .
England
Midsummer’s Day is the church feast of St John The Baptist,


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sei Petoro . Pauro sai 聖ペトロ・パウロ祭
(せいぺとろ・ぱうろさい)
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
July 29
Hochfest Peter und Paul



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seirei koorin sai 聖霊降臨祭 (せいれいこうりんさい)
Pentecost
pentekosute ペンテコステ
seireisai 聖霊祭（せいれいさい）/降臨祭（こうりんさい）
gojunsetsu 五旬節（ごじゅんせつ）
Pfingsten



sanmisai 三位祭 (さんみさい) Trinity Sunday
seisanmisai 聖三位祭（せいさんみさい）
shiseisai 至聖祭（しせいさい）
Celebrated on the next sunday after pentecoste.
Dreifaltigkeitsfest; Trinitatisfest



seitaisai, seitai sai 聖体祭 (せいたいさい)
Corpus Christi Festival
Fronleichnam "Hochfest des Leibes und Blutes Christi"
. Corpus Christi Procession


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kigo for late summer

Nippon fukushasai 日本福者祭 (にっぽんふくじゃさい)
canonization day of Japan
July 7. Sometimes also celebrated on September 10.
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AUTUMN


kigo for early autumn

hishootensai 被昇天祭 (ひしょうてんさい)
Feast of the Assumption
hishooten no shukujitsu 被昇天の祝日（ひしょうてんのしゅくじつ）
seibo hishootensai 聖母被昇天祭（せいぼひしょうてんさい）Assumption of Mary
seibosai 聖母祭（せいぼさい）
August 15. Mariä Himmelfahrt
fukuremanjuu no iwaibi ふくれ饅頭の祝日（ふくれまんじゅうのいわいび）
day for celebrating whith puffed manju ricecakes
. . . CLICK here for Photos of the manju from Nagasaki!




seibo seishinsai 聖母聖心祭 (せいぼせいしんさい)
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
August 22


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source :　www.pinterest.com
Hand painted Virgin Mary as Daruma Doll


kigo for mid-autumn

seibo seitansai 聖母生誕祭 (せいぼせいたんさい)
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
..... gyooseisai 暁星祭（ぎょうせいさい）
September 8
Naşterea Sf. Fecioare Maria / Nativity of the Virgin Mary;
aka “Sântămăria Mică” / ”Little St. Mary’s” in Romania




juujikasai, juujika sai 十字架祭 (じゅうじかさい)
Exaltation of the Cross
juujika no shoosan no shukujitsu 十字架の称讃の祝日
（じゅうじかのしょうさんのしゅくじつ）
Triumph of the Holy Cross.
September 14




. sei Mikaeru sai 聖ミカエル祭 (せいみかえるさい)
Feast of Saint Michael
September 29



tenshisai, tenshi sai 天使祭 (てんしさい)
"festival of angels" . Angel Festival
shugo no tenshi no iwaibi
守護の天使の祝日（しゅごのてんしのいわいび）
celebration day for the protector angles
October 2




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kigo for late autumn

. rozario no seibo no hi ロザリオの聖母の日（ろざりおのせいぼのひ）
Our Lady of the Rosary
rozario sai, rosariosai ロザリオ祭 (ろざりおさい)"Feast of the Rosary"
October 7



. Banseietsu 万聖節 (ばんせいせつ) All Saints' Day
Allerheiligen
November 1



. Shareisai 諸霊祭 (しょれいさい) All Souls Day
Allerseelen
November 1



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WINTER

kigo for early winter

. kanshasai 感謝祭 (かんしゃさい) Thanksgiving
..... shuukaku kanshasai 収穫感謝祭（しゅうかくかんしゃさい）
harvest thanksgiving
sometimes placed in mid-autumn


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Day of Saint Xavier
Sei Sabieru no hi 聖ザビエルの日 (せいざびえるのひ)
December 3
Sei Furanshisuko Sabieru shi sai no iwaibi
聖フランシスコ＝ザビエル司祭の祝日
（せいふらんしすこざびえるしさいのいわいび）
Sabieru no iwaibi ザビエルの祝日（ざびえるのいわいび）
Sei Sabieru sai 聖ザビエル祭（せいざびえるさい）
Feast for Saint Xavier

Saint Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jaso y Azpilicueta (7 April 1506, Javier, Navarre – 3 December 1552, Shangchuan Island, China) was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre (Spain) and co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism most notably in India, but also ventured into Japan, Borneo, the Moluccas, and other areas which had thus far not been visited by Christian missionaries.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


. WKD : Xavier, Saint Francis Xavier,
sei Sabieru 聖ザビエル 　(1506 - 1552)


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. advent, taikoosetsu 待降節 (たいこうせつ)

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"Madonna of the Snow"
painted by Sister Teresa, a Carmelite nun of the Holy Trinity convent ~ Chofu-shi, Tokyo.

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kigo for mid-winter

seitaisetsu 聖胎節 せいたいせつ
day of the Immaculate Conception (of Virgin Mary)
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 8
..... dootei Sei Maria nugenzai no onyadori no iwaibi
童貞聖マリア無原罪の御孕りの祝日
（どうていせいまりあむげんざいのおんやどりのいわいび）
mugenzai no Sei Maria no saijitsu
無原罪の聖マリアの祭日 （むげんざいのせいまりあのさいじつ）
Maria no onyadori no hi
マリア様の御孕りの日（まりあさまのおんやどりのひ）


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. Christmas
kurisumasu クリスマス Christmas, Weihnachten
December 25, 26
kirisuto kootansai キリスト降誕祭（きりすとこうたんさい）
birth of Christ
..... kootansai 降誕祭（こうたんさい）
..... seitansai 聖誕祭（せいたんさい）"holy birthday"
..... gokootansetsu 御降誕節（ごこうたんせつ）

seiju 聖樹（せいじゅ）"holy tree", Tannenbaum


kurisumasu oo-uridashi
クリスマス大売出し（くりすますおおうりだし）
Christmas sale

kurisumasu ibu クリスマスイブ Christmas eve
evening of December 24

seiya 聖夜（せいや）Holy Night
seiyageki 聖夜劇（せいやげき）"Holy Night performance"
Krippenspiel

kurisumasu kaado クリスマスカード Christmas card
kurisumasu kyaroru クリスマスキャロル Christmas carol
Weihnachtslied

seika 聖菓（せいか）"Holy Cake", Christmas cake


Day of the Holy Family
seikazoku no hi 聖家族の日 (せいかぞくのひ)
seikazoku no jujitsu 聖家族の主日（せいかぞくのしゅじつ）
nazareto no seikazoku no iwaibi
ナザレトの聖家族の祝日（なざれとのせいかぞくのいわいび）
Festival Day of the Holy Family from Nazareth


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Day of Saint John
Sei Johanne no hi 聖ヨハネの日 (せいよはねのひ)
..... Sei Johanne no iwaibi
聖ヨハネの祝い日（せいよはねのいわいび）
December 27

John the Apostle
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


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kigo for late winter

. Candlemass. seishokusai 聖燭祭 (せいしょくさい)
..... shu no hooken 主の奉献（しゅのほうけん）
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
主の迎接祭(しゅのげいせつさい)
February 2


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. Epiphany, koogen no hi
公現の日 こうげんのひ
Three Kings Day, January 6
gokoogen 御公現（ごこうげん）
ju no gokoogen no iwaibi
主の御公現の祝日（しゅのごこうげんのいわいび）


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observance kigo for the New Year

hatsu misa 初弥撒 (はつミサ) first missa, first mass
..... misa hajime 弥撒始（ミサはじめ）
kami no haha seibo maria no iwai 神の母聖マリアの祝日
（かみのははせいマリアのいわいび）
celebrating Maria, mother of God
Erste Messe



SAIJIKI – NEW YEAR OBSERVANCES


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topics for haiku

baiburu バイブル bible, die Bibel
seisho 聖書 the holy scirptures, die Heilige Schrift


バイブルをよむ寂しさよ花の雨
baiburu o yomu sabishisa yo hana no ame

this loneliness
when reading the bible -
rain on cherry blossoms

. Sugita Hisajo 杉田久女 (1890 - 1946) .
with more translations of this poem




胸の上聖書は重し鳥雲に
mune no ue seisho wa omoshi tori kumo ni

on my chest
the bible is heavy . . .
birds into clouds

Nomiyama Asuka 野見山朱鳥
(1920-1970)


. tori kumo ni iru 鳥雲に入る .
birds disappear in the clouds



カステラと聖書の厚み春深し
kasutera to seisho no atsumi haru fukashi

Castella cake
and the thickness of the bible -
spring deepens

Iwabuchi Kiyoko 岩淵喜代子


Castella found its way to Japan from Nagasaki, just as Christianity.

. kasutera カステラ Kastella, Castella - chiffon cake, sponge cake .


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crescent moon --
a pressed rose falls
from the family bible

- Shared by Deborah Barbour Lundy -
Joys of Japan, 2012




August chill
the crisp pages
of an old bible

- Shared by Ella Wagemakers -
Joys of Japan, 2012




church blast --
blood droplets
on the bible　

L Otakwa
Kenya, October 2012

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sanbika　賛美歌　 bible hymn, hymns - Hymne


賛美歌や足長くらげ掌にとろけ
sambika ya ashinaga kurage te ni toroke

this hymn -
a jelly fish with long legs
melts in my palm


. Mitsuhashi Takajo 三橋鷹女 .

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guregorio seika グレゴリオ聖歌 Gregorian Church Songs
cantus gregorianus, Gregorian chant, Gregorianischer Choral


グレゴリオ聖歌の坂の花林檎
guregorio seika no saka no hana-ringo

Gregorian hymns
at the slope
with apple blossoms

Ishihara Yatsuka 石原八束
(1919-1998)


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February 7, 2012
shared by Johnny Baranski, Joys of Japan, February 2012

St. Paul Miki,
today is the feast of St. Paul Miki, a Jesuit brother born in Tounucamada, Japan in the 1500s who was martyred for preaching the Gospel with 25 other Catholics; they were crucified on a hill overlooking the city of Nagasaki. They were canonized in 1862, about the same time Christianity returned to Japan. Though a minority religion in Japan the largest concentration of Catholics is in and around Nagasaki. The Catholic Cathedral in that city was the epicenter of the atomic bomb dropped there toward the end of WWII.

quote
MARY MIRACULOUS
Johnny Baranski

described as half bleached white and charcoal black she's called "Atomic Bombed Maria." her remains were found amid the ruins of Urakami Catholic Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan after the city was flattened by the nuclear weapon dubbed "fat man" on August 9th, 1945; that is, only the statue's head, it being all that was still intact. weep not for her, however, for her hollow wooden visage is no specter of death. instead its muted voice joins those around the world calling for disarmament. believers say whatever is asked for through her shall be granted.

disfigured by the BOMB
the Virgin's likeness too
a Hibakusha*

* The surviving victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are called hibakusha -a Japanese word that literally translates to "explosion-affected people.”

source : www.ahapoetry.com/ahalynx



source :　isshin3_ph
被爆マリア聖堂 hibaku Maria


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ふるさとのマリアの涙原爆忌
furusato no Maria no namida genbaku ki

in my homeland
the tears of Maria -
Atom Bomb Memorial Day

Yamaguchi Momori 山口桃里
source :twitter junfuugetsu

. Selected by Kaneko Tohta at Asahi Haidan .
金子兜太　選, Heisei 22 (2010)



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26 December -- St Stephen, the earliest martyr of the church.
St Stephen's Day

more about
. The twelve days of Christmas 　


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For more Christian Celebrations and Festivals (feasts)
please check here

. . . . WKD : ABC-INDEX 　



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Things found on the way


Gründonnerstag in Deutschland
(auch Hoher, Heiliger oder Weißer Donnerstag bzw. Palmdonnerstag)
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !

Maundy Thursday in England
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


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Ideology and Christianity in Japan
By Kiri Paramore
ISBN: 978-0-415-60371-3

Ideology and Christianity in Japan shows the major role played by Christian-related discourse in the formation of early-modern and modern Japanese political ideology.

The book traces a history development of anti-Christian ideas in Japan from the banning of Christianity by the Tokugawa shogunate in the early 1600s, to the use of Christian and anti-Christian ideology in the construction of modern Japanese state institutions at the end of the 1800s. Kiri Paramore recasts the history of Christian-related discourse in Japan in a new paradigm showing its influence on modern thought and politics and demonstrates the direct links between the development of ideology in the modern Japanese state, and the construction of political thought in the early Tokugawa shogunate.

Demonstrating hitherto ignored links in Japanese history between modern and early-modern, and between religious and political elements this book will appeal to students and scholars of Japanese history, religion and politics.
source : www.routledge.com


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THE HEBREW LUNAR CALENDAR

Nisan was determined by a celestial event. The Nisan moon was the first moon that would become a full moon after the passing of the spring equinox. Nisan thereby marked the first month of the year on the Hebrew calendar for the religious year. The Nisan moon, confirmed by the ripening of the barley harvest determined the month in which Passover would be celebrated.
source : endtimepilgrim.org



Nisan moon
at Gethsemane ~
third sunrise

- Shared by Elaine Andre
Joys of Japan, 2012



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HAIKU




回転木馬は降誕祭の星となる　　
kaiten mokuba wa kootansai no hoshi to naru

this merry-go-round
on Christmas Day
becomes a star

Senda Yoko (Senda Yooko) 仙田洋子 (1962 - )


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釘うてる天主の手足露の花園
kugi uteru tenshu (deusu デウス ) no teashi tsuyu no kaho

The Lord's hands and feet,
with the nails hammered through them---
dewdrops on blossoms.

Composed 1927.
On a business trip to Nagasaki, in Kyushu, I visited the Ooura Catholic Church and the image of Jesus on the cross in the flower garden. Nails in his hands and feet. Dewdrops on the flowers in the garden. I thought of the blood flowing on his hands and feet.
. Yamaguchi Seishi 山口誓子 .

Comment by the translators Kodaira and Marks
Nagasaki was one of the principal areas of missionary activity when Christianity was introduced to Japan in the sixteenth century. Ooura Catholic Church was built in 1864 and dedicated to 26 Christians crucified in 1597. Today the church has been designated a national treasure.



長崎 大浦天主堂 Oura Cathedral Nagasaki


More haiku written by Seishi in Nagasaki

露の花圃天主（デウス）を祈るもの来たる
露の花圃神父童に語ります
主の前の日焼童に聖寵（ガラス）あれ
旅びとや夏ゆふぐれの主に見（まみ）ゆ

source :　haiku weekly

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Nagasaki


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Winter feeling cold

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Feeling cold in Winter

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Winter
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Winter is a time when we feel cold and like to stay home to keep warm.

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Kigo for early winter


konohagami 木の葉髪 (このはがみ) "leafy hair"
ko no ha gami (winter fallen hair)
old name for the tenth lunar month

It shows the time when leaves fall and stick to your hair if you walk outside.


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Kigo for mid-winter



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Kigo for late winter


fubukidaore 吹雪倒れ (ふぶきだおれ)
perish in a snowstorm
fukidaore 吹雪倒れ（ふきだおれ）



hibi 胼 (ひび) chapped hand, chapped skin
hibi kusuri 胼薬（ひびぐすり）medicine for chapped skin
akagire 皸 (あかぎれ)"red cut" chapped fingers
akagiri あかぎり
akagire kusuri 皸薬（あかぎれぐすり）
medicine for chapped skin and hands
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Especially in olden times, when housewifes had only cold water for the housework, winter was a hard time for the skin of the hands.
Schrunde, rissige Haut



kajikamu 悴む (かじかむ) frozen with cold
kajikeru 悴ける（かじける）
kogoyu こごゆ, be unable to move because of the cold
steif vor Kälte sein



shimoyake 霜焼 (しもやけ) frostbite
shibobare 霜腫（しもばれ）
toosoo 凍瘡（とうそう）
shimoyakegusuri 霜焼薬（しもやけぐすり）medicine for frostbite
..... tooshoo 凍傷 (とうしょう) congelation frostbite



tooshi 凍死 (とうし) freeze to death; die of cold
..... kogoejini 凍え死（こごえじに）
Many old farmhouses are hard to heat and nowadays, homeless come to death on the street during cold nights.



yukime, yuki me 雪眼 (ゆきめ )
"snow eyes", snow blindness
..... setsumoo 雪盲（せつもう）

yuki megane 雪眼鏡 (ゆきめがね) snow glasses
Schneebrille




yukiyake 雪焼 (ゆきやけ)
snowbite, frostbite from the cold
or
having a sunburn by the reflection of sun on snow


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Kigo for all winter


futokorode 懐手 (ふところで) hands in the pockets



hinata boko, hinataboko 日向ぼこ (ひなたぼこ)
to take a sunbath in winter, to sit in the winter sunshine
hinata bokko 日向ぼっこ（ひなたぼっこ）
hinata bokori 日向ぼこり（ひなたぼこり）
hinata bokoo 日向ぼこう（ひなたぼこう）
ein Sonnenbad nehmen



iki shiroshi 息白し (いきしろし) breath is white
shiraiki, shira iki 白息（しらいき）white breath



kanei, kan-ei 寒影 (かんえい ) cold shadow
fuyu no kage 冬の影（ふゆのかげ）
samuki kage 寒き影（さむきかげ）




teashi aru, te-ashi aru 手足荒る (てあしある)
rough and dry skin for hands and feet
kao aru 顔荒る（かおある）rough, dry face skin
hada aru 肌荒る（はだある）rough, dry skin
(hada are はだあれ【肌荒れ】 )
fuyuhada 冬肌（ふゆはだ）winter skin
kanare, kan ara 寒荒（かんあれ）rough and dry skin in the cold season
The air is often dry and the heaters keep the home air dry too, so many suffer from extremely dry skin (and a lot of creams are sold to help improve the condition).
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木の葉髪文芸ながく欺きぬ
ko-no-ha gami bungei nagaku azamukinu


. Nakamura Kusatao 中村草田男　(1901-1983) .




More haiku with konohagami
http://www.haisi.com/saijiki/konohagami.htm



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***** Winter (fuyu, Japan) the season


..... Warm Things to keep you warm in Winter in Japan
A KIGO list......
..... Including stove, furniture, clothing and food.



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Winter Games Enjoyment

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Games enjoyed in Winter

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Winter
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Children enjoy many games in winter, here are just a few as kigo.


snowball fight (yuki gassen)

stilts .. takeuma, takashi

winter Sports (soccer, ski and more)


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Kigo for late winter



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Kigo for all winter


aojashin 青写真 (あおじゃしん) blueprint
nikkoo shashin 日光写真（にっこうしゃしん） "sunshine photo"
Take a photo with the rays of the sunshine. Children used to make simple photos by exposing the image for a long time.




ayatori 綾取 (あやとり/ 綾取り)
play at cat's cradle
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nawatobi 縄飛 (なわとび) skipping rope, jumping rope
tsunatobi 綱飛（つなとび）

nawatobi uta 縄飛唄（なわとびうた）
song for the skipping rope




nekki uchi, nekkiuchi 根木打 (ねっきうち) "hitting the root"
koogai uchi 笄打（こうがいうち）
hera uchi 箆打（へらうち）
tsukushi uchi つくし打（つくしうち）
nenboo ねん棒（ねんぼう）, nenki 、ねん木（ねんき）
nengara ねんがら
A hard wooden stick of about 30 to 60 cm is used to hammer on the earth, Then the next player comes with his stick and tried to bring it to fall down, while his own stick stands out.
It is still popular in the San-In area of Western Japan.


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oshikuramanjuu, oshikura manjuu
押しくら饅頭 (おしくらまんじゅう)
push and shove game



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一人づつ減る夕寒を根木打
hitorizutsu heru yuukan o nekki uchi

one after the other
is leaving in the evening cold -
"hitting the root"

Suga Raba 菅裸馬 (1883 - 1971)


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. Games and Toys for the New Year 　


***** Winter (fuyu, Japan) the season


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Snow enjoyment

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Enjoying snow (yukimi)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Late Winter
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Enjoying snow is one way to cope with it.
There are quite a few related kigo on the enjoyment, in times with no central heating ... !


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yukimi in Edo　江戸の雪見


礫川雪


墨田堤や　各所の高台

source : tukitodora.exblog.jp
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yukimi 雪見 (ゆきみ) snow viewing
to enjyoy the beautiful snowy scenery

yukimi no en 雪見の宴（ゆきみのえん）snow-viewing party
yukimibune 雪見船（ゆきみぶね）boat for snow-viewing
yukimikoo 雪見行（ゆきみこう）to go and enjyoy the beautiful snowy scenery

yukimizake 雪見酒（ゆきみざけ）ricewine while enjoying snow
yukimigasa 雪見笠（ゆきみがさ）straw hat for enjoying snow viewing

yuki no tomo 雪の友（ゆきのとも）a friend to enjoy the snow with
... yuki no hito 雪の人（ゆきのひと）



kan mimai 寒見舞 (かんみまい) visiting a friend in the cold season
... kanchuu mimai 寒中見舞（かんちゅうみまい）
yuki mimai 雪見舞 (ゆきみまい) visiting a friend during the snow season
This is done in person or by sending a letter or postcard.

yukikeshi 雪消し（ゆきけし）"make the snow forget" by bringing sweets or fruit to a friend in January
yukikeshi in late spring



hikan 避寒 (ひかん) wintering
pass the winter (the extreme cold) in a warmer region
hikanchi 避寒地 winter resort
hikan yado 避寒宿（ひかんやど）place to spend the cold, wintering hotel


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Snowman (yuki Daruma) Japan (yuki-botoke)


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低くすぎる避寒の宿の机かな
hikusugiru hikan no yado no tsukue kana

it is too low -
the table in this
winter hotel

Furuya Nobuko 吉屋信子 (1896 - 1973)


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消ゴムの滓みな長き避寒かな
keshigomu no kasu mina nagaki hikan kana

the crumbs of the eraser
are all so long -
wintering at home

Yotsuya Ryuu 四ツ谷 龍


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***** Winter (fuyu, Japan) the season

***** Snow (yuki) Japan . Many kigo related to snow.



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