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Camellia Tea CeremonyCovering 86641m2, Maruyama-kōen (円山公園) is the oldest and most popular of Kyōto’s parks.Officially opened in 1886, from 1912 Ogawa Jihei (小川治兵衛 d.1933) landscaped the park into a pond and stroll garden (池泉回遊式庭園) over 3 years. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sakura</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hanami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hanami</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#桜</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyMaruyama-kōen's (円山公園) famous 70-year old shidare-zakura (枝垂桜 'weeping cherry') is one of the city's most recognizable trees.The original tree was 200 years old when it withered in 1947. In 1949 Sano Tōemon (佐野藤右衛門) planted the tree we see today.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony...to night🌝<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%86%86%E5%B1%B1%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#円山公園</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaruyamaPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaruyamaPark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sakura</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cherryblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cherryblossoms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#桜</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%9E%9D%E5%9E%82%E3%82%8C%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#枝垂れ桜</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%A4%9C%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#夜桜</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nightblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nightblossoms</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyFrom day...<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%86%86%E5%B1%B1%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#円山公園</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaruyamaPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaruyamaPark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sakura</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cherryblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cherryblossoms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#桜</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%9E%9D%E5%9E%82%E3%82%8C%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#枝垂れ桜</a>

Alo Japan<a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1227494/ken-rodgers-a-fixture-of-the-kyoto-literary-scene-dies-at-72/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.alojapan.com/1227494/ken-rodgers-a-fixture-of-the-kyoto-literary-scene-dies-at-72/</a> Ken Rodgers, a fixture of the Kyoto literary scene, dies at 72 <a href="https://channels.im/tags/AUSTRALIANCOMMUNITY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AUSTRALIANCOMMUNITY</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buddhism</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/expats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#expats</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/KYOTOJOURNAL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KYOTOJOURNAL</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/KyotoTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KyotoTopics</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/magazines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#magazines</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Obituary</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%BA%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都府</a> Ken Rodgers, longtime managing editor of Kyoto Journal, passed away on Nov. 4. He was 72 years old. Rodgers was one of the Kyoto foreign community’s leading lights, respected for his kindness, patience and a positive outlook that inspired an eclecti…

Alo Japan<a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1225940/all-about-the-nintendo-museum-opening-in-kyoto-japan-prestigeonline-hong-kong/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.alojapan.com/1225940/all-about-the-nintendo-museum-opening-in-kyoto-japan-prestigeonline-hong-kong/</a> All About the Nintendo Museum Opening in Kyoto, Japan – PrestigeOnline Hong Kong <a href="https://channels.im/tags/asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asia</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapanGuide</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/KyotoTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KyotoTopics</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#museums</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MuseumsInJapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MuseumsInJapan</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nintendo</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%BA%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都府</a> Gamers are familiar with the craze of Nintendo who enjoy an equal monopoly in the card and video games sector. Bringing its journey to a full circle, Nintendo is gearing up to inaugurate its first-ever museum in Kyoto’s Uji City in Japan. The museum is housed in a ren…

Camellia Tea CeremonySpring's arrival in Kyōto is marked by the blooming of the sakura tree at Modori-bashi, the 'Resurrection Bridge'.It's early flowering blossoms are some of the first to appear, and can gather quite the crowd😅<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#桜</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sakura</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cherrryblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cherrryblossoms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modoribashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Modoribashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%88%BB%E6%A9%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#戻橋</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony👣🌸THE SAKURA COMETH🌸🤳And just like that Kyōto enters sakura season...a straight line all the way to Kyoto... umbrella-hatted blossom viewers 京迄は一筋道ぞ花見笠 -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1822. Trans. David Lanoue.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sakura</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cherryblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cherryblossoms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#haiku</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#桜</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spring</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyThe famous stage before the main hall, as the name suggests, was originally used for ritual performances.Approximately 18m by 10m (100 tatami mats), the floor is made up of 410 cypress boards and stands 13m above the ground (4-stories high!). It's supported by 48 pillars.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyA more fanciful legend explains that the monk and warrior Benkei (武蔵坊弁慶 1155–89), famed for his strength and stature, accidentally scratched the wood when he was pestering Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune (源義経 'Ushiwakamaru') at Kiyomizu-dera.The pair famously battled at Gojō Bridge (五条大橋), and again later at Kiyomizu-dera.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E5%AF%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#清水寺</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony👆THE PILGRIMS' SCRATCH⚡️Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) has given birth to 2 famous idioms.The second is... "Circling the temple hall" , similar to the English phrase "going around in circles". 堂々巡り📿Pilgrims would circle the main hall, often many hundreds of times, as an act of faith.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kiyomizudera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kiyomizudera</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E5%AF%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#清水寺</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyIt's no coincidence that plum blossoms became connected to the enshrined goddess 'Konohanasakuya-hime' (木花咲耶姫), for 'konohana' (此の花) has long been used as an appellation for ume.Just as at Tenman-gū shrines, ume are considered to be sacred symbols.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ume</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#梅</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyIt is the goddess of childbirth that we have to thank for the many plum trees growing in the grounds of Umenomiya Taisha.The word for 'giving birth' (umu 産む) and 'plum' (ume 梅) sound similar, and as ume are some of the first trees to bloom after the winter they have come to symbolise new life.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ume</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plumblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plumblossoms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#梅</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony🌸PLUM BLOSSOM PALACE🐈‍⬛Umenomiya Taisha (梅宮大社), familiarly known as Ume-no-miya (梅宮 the 'Plum Blossom Palace'), enshrines the 'god of saké', Ōyamatsumi (大山祇神), and his daughter, 'god of easy childbirth', Konohanasakuya-hime (木花咲耶姫). It's also known for its cats😸<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ume</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85%E5%AE%AE%E5%A4%A7%E7%A4%BE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#梅宮大社</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremonyblades of grass are plucked for their sake... equinox dumplings 草の葉や彼岸団子にむしらるる -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1805. Trans. David G. Lanoue.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#equinox</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#haiku</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shunbunnohi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shunbunnohi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%98%A5%E5%88%86%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#春分の日</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/springequinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#springequinox</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" target="_blank">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#和菓子</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wagashi</a>

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