Masashi
Nearby history / 足元の歴史
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Morning glory was brought from China to Japan in the Nara period (710 - 794). Many gardeners started raising and breeding...
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Masashi
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
Circle of flowers / 花の輪
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Japan has some endemic species of lily. Dietary habit of eating roots of lily dates from Yayoi period (B.C. 300 - A. D....
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Masashi
- Jun 19, 2020
- 4 min
Otaki san / お滝さん
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 ●Happiness in Rainy Blue● In Japan, June is not only the season of the Tsuyu (rainy season), but also of the hydrangea....
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Masashi
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
Bright sunshine / 燦々と
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Time of spring flowers ended and relay of flowers is now moving toward green season of early summer. Yamabuki; it is...
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Masashi
- Jun 2, 2020
- 3 min
Polyhedron / 多面体
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 According to an old lunar calendar, today is the day of “Honnoji no Hen”*1. Nobunaga Oda (1534-1582) is well-known...
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Masashi
- May 23, 2020
- 2 min
Back and forth / 行ったり来たり
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 I saw his name and paintings for the first time during my visit of Kakunodate, Akita prefecture. Also, learned the word...
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Masashi
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Samurai facing west / 西向く侍
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Back in 1863, the mission of samurais returned from western Europe and brought bulbs of tulips to their motherland....
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Masashi
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
Shizuka Gozen / 静御前
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 This is a story about discord of Minamoto brothers*1 back in 1185. Yoritomo (the first Shogun who founded Kamakura...
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Masashi
- May 9, 2020
- 1 min
Wisteria & Sake / 藤と日本酒
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Compared to other flowers, wisteria doesn’t take up water well. Therefore, sake is added to water when we arrange...
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Masashi
- May 5, 2020
- 1 min
Second wind / 不屈
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Especially, samurai families used “Hana Shobu“ to celebrate “Boy’s Day*” because shape of leaf looks like samurai sword....
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Masashi
- May 2, 2020
- 1 min
Flowers of Edo / 江戸の花
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Hyakunincho-cho is located very close to Today’s Shinjuku where you see many skyscrapers. Long time ago, this town was...
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Masashi
- Apr 27, 2020
- 1 min
The Imperial Crest / 菊花御紋
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Same as cherry blossoms, chrysanthemum is considered as national flowers of Japan. Chrysanthemum is the family crest of...
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Masashi
- Apr 25, 2020
- 2 min
Flower power / 花の力
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Received the picture of beautiful Ikebana work from Italian guests who took Ikebana lesson at my house last year. His...
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Masashi
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Hana / はな
【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 The new category “Column of flowers” is added to this blog. Besides pictures of flower works, I want to write about short...
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