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Some of you may be wondering why the 1964 Summer Olympics took place in autumn🤔
Well, unlike 2020's Tōkyō Olympics, organizers in the 1960s were concerned about the summer's heat and humidity, and so moved it to October (after typhoon season).

#Olympics #体育の日 #Kyoto #京都

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 3 months ago

Since 2020 'Health and Sports Day' has been rebranded as 'Sports Day' (スポーツの日 'Supōtsu-no-hi), the idea being that focusing on sport sounds a lot more fun and less regimented than the name 'taiiku' (体育 'physical education')🧐

#スポーツの日 #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #居合道

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 6 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!🍉

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

Cooling the watermelon in the water basin.

Camellia Tea Ceremony

@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 6 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

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Jellied sweet in the shape of a watermelon slice.

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/

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/

Camellia Tea Ceremony

@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 6 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!🍉

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