Lingolol

Camellia Tea Ceremony🌿May 4th:The third national holiday of Golden Week is 'Greenery Day' (みどりの日 'Midori-no-hi'). Originally known as 'Shōwa-no-hi', from 1926-1989 the holiday celebrated the birthday of Emperor Shōwa. When the emperor died the day was rebranded 'Midori-no-hi'.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E3%81%BF%E3%81%A9%E3%82%8A%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#みどりの日</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreeneryDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreeneryDay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyIrises have a special meaning at this time of year, and in the teahouse we serve 'ayame-mochi' (あやめ餅).It was believed the plants could ward away evil and cleanse impurities, and so it was common to see them hung from the eaves of houses.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/irises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irises</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E8%80%81%E6%9D%BE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#老松</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyIt's often difficult to gauge when to start celebrating the various blossoms...but this isn't a problem inside the teahouse😋🌸a bevy of teahouses suddenly! cherry blossoms 茶屋村の出現したるさくらかな -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blossoms</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyBotamochi (牡丹餅) and ohagi (おはぎ) are nowadays very similar sweets, but were previously distinguished by their shape and the texture of the azuki paste used.Botamochi are named after peonies (spring) and ohagi after bush clovers (autumn), denoting when they were eaten. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyEarlier in the year, to coincide with a period in the traditional calendar known as 'fuki-no-hana saku' (款冬華 'butterburs bud' - January 20-24th), Nona (のな) created a special sweet called 'fuki-no-hana' (ふきの花). It mimicked the head of a butterbur flower.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/butterbur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#butterbur</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyOver time the original wafers changed in shape, and bean jam was added as a filling. No longer moon-like, the name was shortened to just 'monaka'.(monaka-no-tsuki) もなかの月🌕🤔 ➡️ 🟡💛🟨 = もなか (monaka)👍<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%9C%80%E4%B8%AD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#最中</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monaka</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wafers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wafers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyBecause the original 'wafers' looked moon-like they were named after a famous poem by Minamoto-no-Shitagō (源順 911-83)..."as I see the moon reflected on the pond, I realize it's the middle of autumn tonight" 池の面に照る月なみを数うれば今宵ぞ秋のもなかなりける<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#poetry</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyShōfu-dō's (松甫堂) 'tsubaki-mochi' (椿餅) is sold exclusively on the approach to Jōnan-gu during plum blossom season. The sweet's slight octagonal shape was inspired by the shrine's famous amulet (protecting against unlucky directions). <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jonangu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jonangu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/camellia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#camellia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony'Kokubaimochi' (黒梅餅 'black plum mochi'), sold for a short time by Oimatsu (老松) at Baika-sai (梅花祭), are named after a rare species of plum found at Kitano Tenman-gū.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ume</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plumblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plumblossoms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oimatsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oimatsu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E8%80%81%E6%9D%BE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#老松</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#京都</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyUguisu-mochi (うぐいす餅) is made by wrapping 'gyūhi' (求肥), a dough of kneaded rice flour and sugar, around bean paste. The sweet was originally finished with a dusting of tea powder, but nowadays a green soy bean powder is used (or mugwort is added to the gyūhi).<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E9%B6%AF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#鶯</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E3%81%86%E3%81%90%E3%81%84%E3%81%99%E9%A4%85" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#うぐいす餅</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyToday's afternoon tea has a decidedly Welsh feel to it (naturally making me yearn for Welsh Cakes and Bara Brith🥲).Kameya Shigehisa's (亀屋重久) 'suisen' (水仙 'daffodil') would make a perfect St David's Day (聖デイヴィッドの日 - March 1st) accompaniment.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wales</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/daffodil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#daffodil</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/narcissus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#narcissus</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony❄️FOUR FRIENDS OF THE SNOW💮Daffodils, camellias, wintersweet and Japanese apricots are known as 'setchū-no-shiyū' (雪中四友), the 'Four Friends of the Snow'.keeping company with the plum tree- the gate's last snow 梅の木の連に残るや門の雪 -Kobayshi Issa (小林一茶), 1822. Trans. David G. Lanoue.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesesweets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japanesesweets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E9%9B%AA%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%9B%E5%8F%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#雪中四友</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fourfriendsofthesnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fourfriendsofthesnow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonySweets to start the New Year...prayers for longevity, prosperity, good fortune, and one to celebrate the year of the snake!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crane</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ume</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snake</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E9%B6%B4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#鶴</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#梅</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%9D%BE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#松</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%B7%B3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#巳</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYear</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony🍵🎊A CUP OF KINDNESS🐇🙏Wishing you all a Happy New Year!🙇‍♂️🎉 あけましたおめでとうございます!May the 'year god' bring you health, happiness and good fortune.another year hanging the New Year's rope... wrinkled face 又ことし七五三かける也顔の皺 -Kobayashi Issa, 1819. Trans. David Lanoue.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newyear</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newyearcelebrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newyearcelebrations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/happynewyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#happynewyear</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sweets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sweets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony🪶GOBBLING QUAIL🥚The traditional calendar tells us that from December 7-11th the 'cold sets in, winter begins' (閉塞成冬 'sora samuku fuyu to naru').In the short run-up to New Year, some whimsical sweets begin to appear...such as Toraya's (とらや) 'quail' (鶉餅 'uzura mochi').<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sweets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sweets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesesweets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japanesesweets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#quail</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyIn the absence of snow I'll more than make do with Naraya Honten's (奈良屋本店) adorable meringue 'yuki taruman' (雪たる満)⛄️🥰<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snowman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snowman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E9%9B%AA%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8B%E3%81%BE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#雪だるま</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyEven if you don't have the time, space or inclination to put up a Christmas tree, that's no reason to miss out.Oimatsu's (老松) 'holy night' (聖夜 'seiya') is a colourful kinton dressed up as a tree all decked out for the big day🎄🎶It seems that the Earl of Eulenburg decorated the first Christmas tree in Japan (at the Prussian Embassy) in 1860.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Christmas</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyAnother adorable visitor to the tearoom....'Kanazawa Bunchō' (金澤文鳥)🥰Seika Muromachi's (清香室町) Java sparrow-inspired yōkan come in a range of flavours. This rather festive-looking one contains figs and berries, and is flavoured with Kaga black tea (加賀紅茶).<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E9%87%91%E6%BE%A4%E6%96%87%E9%B3%A5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#金澤文鳥</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%B8%85%E9%A6%99%E5%AE%A4%E7%94%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#清香室町</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blacktea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blacktea</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sweet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sweet</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yokan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yokan</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyIt may not look like the most festive of treats, but New Year for Nao-san is marked by the arrival of her beloved 'turnips'🥹She begins 'kabura' (かぶら) season with Nijō Wakasaya's (二條若狭屋) adorable offering.How many kabura will she consume this winter?🤔<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E8%8C%B6%E9%81%93" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#茶道</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teaceremony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#teaceremony</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#winter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesesweets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#japanesesweets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/turnip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#turnip</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony❄️FESTIVE FANCIES🦌looking delicious the snow falling softly softly うまさふな雪やふふはりふふはりと -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶). Trans. David Lanoue.As we wait impatiently for snow, Oimatsu's (老松) 'kazahana' (風花) brings festive cheer to the tearoom. The sweet imagines snowflakes sparkling as they fall.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#京菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sweets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sweets</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#winter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/festive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#festive</a>

Recent searches

Search options

Administered by:

Server stats:

#和菓子