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Camellia Tea Ceremony

@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

🍁THE CHILL BEGINS🥶

October 23rd-27th in the traditional calendar is known as 'first frost' (霜始降). 'Hada-samu' (肌寒) describes that deepening autumn chill.
Although the daytime is mostly warm, mornings and evenings can feel surprisingly cold ('asa-samu' 朝寒/'yo-samu' 夜寒).

A cat not enjoying the autumn chill outside Daihoon-ji.

A selection of autumn sweets (including some in the shape of a bright maple leaf and ginkgo leaf).

A monaka sweet in the shape of a thatched hut.

Enjoying the autumn colours at Kitano Tenmangu.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 4 days ago

⛩️🧳THE GODS RETURN👋🏘️

November in the traditional calendar is called 'Shimotsuki' (霜月 the 'Month of Frost'), but as this is also the time the gods arrive home from their annual trip to Izumo-taisha, it is also known as 'Kamikaerizuki' (神帰月 the 'Gods Return').
#Kyoto #京都

Trees begin to turn red at Jurin-ji.

Noh masks greet visitors to Jurin-ji.

Chestnut flavoured sweet for autumn.

Window with an autumn view.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

close to my ear
a single breeze
from a mosquito
只一ッ耳際に蚊の羽かぜ哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1793.
Trans. Ogawa Shinji.

#茶道 #teaceremony #CamelliaTeaCeremony #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #matcha #summervibes

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

🐗🔥PIG PROTECTION🌪️🦟

One of the great joys of summer is taking out the sliding doors and blurring the line between garden and tearoom, relishing the morning cool before it gets too hot.

But...
Mosquitoes also love the garden.

So what to do?🤔

#Kyoto #京都 #蚊取り線香 #Japan

The gardens have tsukubai (purification basins), but we only use these during occasional tea gatherings. Each morning we change the water to keep them clean, and to prevent mosquitoes breeding!

Atsuko-san poses for a photographer in the teahouse garden.

During the summer we mostly keep the doors to the garden closed beside the tea room. Not only does this keep the cool air inside, it also traps the mosquitoes outside.

Atsuko-san throws open the doors to the teahouse garden to enjoy a quiet matcha moment.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

🗺️🤔THE QUEST TO CATCH 'EM ALL(ish)🕳️✨

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.

Uji's distinctive red Asagiri Bridge.

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 months ago

🗺️🤔THE QUEST TO CATCH 'EM ALL(ish)🕳️✨

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.

Uji's distinctive red Asagiri Bridge.

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 · 3 months 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'
⬇️
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 · 3 months 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).

An ox being led during the Aoi Matsuri.

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).

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 · 3 months ago

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.

Kudzu root.

Flowering arrowroot.

Vivid red kakigori.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 3 months ago

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.

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

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 · 3 months ago

'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/

Jellied sweet in the shape of a watermelon slice.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 3 months ago

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.

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

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 · 3 months ago

🍉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/

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

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 6 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

Maples and moss, vibrant in the rain.

Sagano's famous 'bamboo road'.

The mossy garden of Gio-ji.

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

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 6 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

Young maple leaves at Gio-ji.

Irises bloom at Ota-jinja.

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 · 6 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.

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

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

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 6 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

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 6 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

Young maple leaves at Gio-ji.

Irises bloom at Ota-jinja.

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

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

Camellia Tea Ceremony

@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 6 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

Maples and moss, vibrant in the rain.

Sagano's famous 'bamboo road'.

The mossy garden of Gio-ji.

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

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 10 months ago

In part thanks to the current head, Nishikawa Genbō (西川玄房 *somewhat of a celebrity in his own right*), Tōrin-in has become well known for its (vegetarian) 'devotional cuisine'.

Fresh vegetables are grown behind the temple, and classes are held each Tuesday.

#東林院 #Kyoto #Torinin #京都 #Japan #西川玄房

Some of the main dishes served...as one would expect with zen cuisine, everything is vegetarian.

A tile sal flower, hinting at why Torin-in is well-known to many people.

A sprinkling of snow makes dining a magic experience.

Various desserts served for 'Little New Year', a mix of dried fruits and traditional sweets.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 10 months ago

Tōrin-in (東林院), a sub-temple of Myōshin-ji (妙心寺), is named after Donglin Temple (東林寺) in China.

Thanks to a famed sal tree (now sadly dead) that once grew in the grounds, Tōrin-in is commonly known as 'Sarasōju-no-tera' (沙羅双樹の寺 the 'Sal Tree Temple').

#Kyoto #Japan #saltree #saltreetemple #京都 #zen

Fallen sal flowers at Torin-in.

A sweet inspired by sal flowers, created especially for Torin-in's special summer opening by Kameya Shigehisa.

Fallen sal flowers on the path at Torin-in.

Entrance to Torin-in during a light snowfall.

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