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In 2018 Kagoshima was the first prefecture in Japan to have Pokéfuta (ポケふた) installed. Pokémon manhole covers can now be found in 35 prefectures!
I went to Uji to catch the latest 2 to appear in Kyōto.

#Kyoto #ポケふた #宇治 #Pokémon #京都

Byodo-in's 'Phoenix Hall', framed in autumn colours.

Tale of Genji monument by the banks of the Uji-gawa (depicting a couple in Heian period dress).

Scorbunny and Spinda (pokemon) manhole cover in Uji.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

🗺️🤔THE QUEST TO CATCH 'EM ALL(ish)🕳️✨

#Kyoto #ポケふた #宇治 #Pokémon #京都

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

The eggplant 'oxen' is known as 'shōryō-ushi' (精霊牛 'spirit ox') and the cucumber 'horse' is known as 'shōryō-uma' (精霊馬 'spirit horse').
🥒🍆

Here is a great video about the 'spirit vegetables'
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https://youtu.be/0FoxADMvjBQ?si=Zya9sLAYvl1aYGOw

#Obon #お盆 #Japan

'Horse Cucumber' and 'Eggplant Oxen' for Obon.

Image thanks - https://shop.genkibatake.co.jp/blogs/column/obon?srsltid=AfmBOopIa18tQQ7TlItrKAr2FyPUqUYSei0e-iiYO2SVS9M8KJpIzKcy — 'Horse Cucumber' and 'Eggplant Oxen' for Obon. Image thanks - https://shop.genkibatake.co.jp/blogs/column/obon?srsltid=AfmBOopIa18tQQ7TlItrKAr2FyPUqUYSei0e-iiYO2SVS9M8KJpIzKcy

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 2 weeks ago

So why a horse and ox?

Well it’s all to do with speed.

At the beginning of Obon ancestral spirits long to return as quickly as possible after a year's absence, so they travel by horse.
When Obon is over they are reluctant to depart, so they take the slower ox.

#Obon #お盆 #京都

Ox statues are common in Tenmangu shrines. They are rubbed as a prayer (often people rub parts of the ox that corresponds to any illness or sickness they have on their own body).

Statues of horses are a common sight in shrines. They were once gifted as offerings (in some cases as specific prayers from rain or fine weather).

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

Sei Shōnagon (清少納言) describes a dessert created by scraping ice shavings with a metal knife into a metal bowl. It was flavoured with the sweet sap of arrowroot (葛 'kuzu vine')...not so different from today's kakigōri!

#Japan #kakigori #かき氷 #Kyoto #京都 #清少納言 #枕草子

Matcha flavoured kakigori topped with sweet red bean paste.

Greg Lloyd boosted

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

Turns out that it's very handy knowing an iaido master around this time of year😋...

#スイカの日 #watermelonday #スイカ #watermelon #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #居合道 #Iaido

Cultivated for at least 5000 years (they are depicted in Egyptian hieroglyphics), watermelons are 92% water!🍉

Cooling the watermelon in the water basin.

Watermelon on a hot summer's day at the Iaido studio...at a time when it's useful have swords about.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

'Watermelon Day' is celebrated on July 27th and, this being Japan, we have a play on words to thank for this date.

The pattern on a watermelon's skin is likened to a rope... 'natsu-no-tsuna' (夏の綱 = な (7) つのつ (2) な (7)) = 'summer rope'😲🍉🫤

#スイカの日 #watermelon #Japan

Jellied sweet in the shape of a watermelon slice.

Woodblock print. A boatsman transporting watermelons is shocked by a man hitting his boat after jumping off a bridge.

Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print. A boatsman transporting watermelons is shocked by a man hitting his boat after jumping off a bridge. Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/

Woodblock print of chunks of watermelon cut up for eating.

Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print of chunks of watermelon cut up for eating. Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last month

Turns out that it's very handy knowing an iaido master around this time of year😋...

#スイカの日 #watermelonday #スイカ #watermelon #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #居合道 #Iaido

Cultivated for at least 5000 years (they are depicted in Egyptian hieroglyphics), watermelons are 92% water!🍉

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

🍉WATERMELON DAY🥤

Kameya Yoshinaga's (亀屋良長) adorable 'hito-suzumi' (ひと涼み 'cooling off') is the perfect treat for July 27th's 'Suika-no-hi' (スイカの日), 'Watermelon Day'!🥳🍉🙌

#wagashi #和菓子 #suikanohi #スイカの日 #watermelonday #Japan #Kyoto #京都

Kameya Yoshinaga's watermelon inspired sweet, 'hito-suzumi'.

Woodblock print a grocer selling watermelons in Edo.

Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print a grocer selling watermelons in Edo. Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/

Woodblock print of a man jumping from a bridge onto a boat transporting watermelons.

Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/ — Woodblock print of a man jumping from a bridge onto a boat transporting watermelons. Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/

jaz :twt: :wales_flag: boosted

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 4 months ago

☔️💚Kyōto's greens sing in rain💚🙌

#Kyoto #京都 #Sagano #嵯峨野 #Arashiyama #Japan #祇王寺 #Giōji #moss #Jojakkoji #常寂光寺

A vibrant green canopy covers Jojakko-ji's rustic gate.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 4 months ago

Maple leaves are famously celebrated at the end of their short life, when they bow out in spectacular yellows and reds...but their appearance in Kyōto is also cause for cheer.

Shinryoku (新緑 'new green') describes this period of dazzling fresh leaves (and is not limited to maple trees).

#京都 #新緑 #newgreen #freshgreen #shinryoku #Kyoto

A heron hides amongst the startling fresh leaves at Eikan-do.

Wearing a green kimono, Atsuko-san all but vanishes amongst bamboo.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 4 months ago

fresh new leaves-
the cat and the crow
quarrel
若葉して猫と烏と喧嘩哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1821.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.

Jōjakkō-ji (常寂光寺) is the realm of Kurobee (くろべえ), a gorgeous black cat that lives in the ticket hut.

#Jōjakkōji #常寂光寺 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan

Kurobee, Jojakko-ji's black cat that works part time in the ticket office.

Looking down at Jojakko-ji's rustic gate through verdant leaves.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 4 months ago

The rain goes by many names at this time of year...

🌧️Saikau (催花雨) = spring rain that hastens the blooming of flowers
🌧️Kokū (穀雨 April 20ish) = "grain rain"
🌧️Zuiu (瑞雨) = rain that helps grain crops sprout
🌧️Kanu (甘雨) = rain that falls at the right time to moisten plants

#rain #spring #Arashiyama #Sagano #嵐山 #嵯峨野 #Japan

Walking up to Jojakko-ji's rustic gate. After the rain the greens are particularly vibrant.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 4 months ago

Maple leaves are famously celebrated at the end of their short life, when they bow out in spectacular yellows and reds...but their appearance in Kyōto is also cause for cheer.

Shinryoku (新緑 'new green') describes this period of dazzling fresh leaves (and is not limited to maple trees).

#京都 #新緑 #newgreen #freshgreen #shinryoku #Kyoto

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 4 months ago

☔️💚Kyōto's greens sing in rain💚🙌

#Kyoto #京都 #Sagano #嵯峨野 #Arashiyama #Japan #祇王寺 #Giōji #moss #Jojakkoji #常寂光寺