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Here Itotatsu-san shows us how he gets the kinton dough looking extra 'fluffy'. The dough is pushed through a cotton cloth.
Kinton (金団) are small balls of sweet bean paste covered in a soft, shredded type of dough (often coloured, and commonly made from a type of yam).
A cheerful splash of colour on this stormy day courtesy of Kagizen Yoshifusa's (鍵善良房) 'himawari' (向日葵)🌻
Arriving on Japanese shores some time between 1661-1672, sunflowers have come to symbolize passion ("I only have eyes for you"), radiance and admiration.
#ひまわり #向日葵 #sunflowers
Surprisingly (and this is news to me), gifting different numbers of sunflowers can mean different things🙈
🥰1 sunflower = love at first sight
🫠3 sunflowers = a confession of love
🤫7 sunflowers = a secret admirer
💘11 sunflowers = you're my true love
💍108 sunflowers = marry me!
A final 'himawari' (ひまわり) from Senbon Tamajuken (千本玉壽軒).
Sunflowers are the national flower of Ukraine (ウクライナ)🇺🇦. This kimono was created for the Tōkyō Olympics. Each county collaborated to create a unique kimono and obi.
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