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Newsletter 2009


Nihonbashi bridge 日本橋 The Center of Edo Japan

Top, spinning top (koma, beigoma) Japan. Kreisel

Calendar (koyomi) and its related KIGO Japan

Folding screen, first use (hatsubyoobu) Japan

First ice (hatsugoori) Japan

Washing things (arau, arai) a KIGO list

Inkstone (suzuri) and related KIGO Japan

Uluru (Ayers Rock) Australia

Marishi-Ten and wild boar cakes (Marishiten, i no ko mochi) Japan

Shiki memorial day (Shiki ki, hechima ki, dassai ki ) Japan. Nobo san.

Dorayaki Japan. bean-jam pancake

Enviroku : Haiku and Senryu about the environment

News, Newspaper headlines, Haiku News worldwide

Piment, bell pepper, green pepper, Paprika (piiman) Japan. Capsicum annuum

Aloe vera (aroe) Japan

Datsueba 奪衣婆 or 脱衣婆 the Old Hag of Hell

Branches cut off (eda-uchi) Japan

Snow enjoyment, enjoying snow (yukimi) Japan. KIGO list

Jellyfish, medusa (kurage) Japan

Jonestown Guyana

Arrowhead (kuwai) Japan. Sagittaria trifolia. Pfeilkraut

Umeboshi, dried pickled salty plums Japan. Salzpflaumen

Stone Buddha (sekibutsu, ishibotoke) Japan

Lipstick made in the cold (kanbeni, ushibeni) and Japanese culture about RED

Pond, small lake (ike) Japan. a KIGO list ... even the OLD POND ...

Winter, Forest work, woodcutting, charcoal making ... Japan. KIGO list

Musume Dojoji Kabuki play and haiku by Nakamura Tomijuro

Mustard plant and mustard (karashina / karashi) Japan

Himiko and Yamataikoku in Saga, Kyushu Japan. Yoshinogari

Akagai . "red clam", arc clam Japan. Anadara broughtoni
and Edo wazurai "the Illness of Edo", and Kagurazaka

Mudskipper (mutsugoroo) Japan

Islamic Holidays, Muslim Holidays LIST

Lailatul Qadr : The Night of Power Yemen

Eid-ul-Adha / Festival of Sacrifice Guyana

Yufuin Hot Spring and Mount Yufudake 湯布院 / 由布岳 Kyushu, Japan

Kokerazushi, layered sushi Japan

Tuna, tunafish (maguro) Thunfisch Japan. Kigo and food

Kintaro Candy (Kintaroo ame) Japan

Oranges California (USA)

Withered reeds in the marsh (kare ashiwara) Japan

Cotton Georgia (USA)

Pumpkin, squash (kabocha, nankin) Japan. Kürbis

Camel, Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) Yemen

Torii, gate of a Shinto shrine

Straw, new straw of this year (wara, shinwara) Japan. and : straw in all seasons

Monsoon seasons in Yemen

Dust clouds Yemen

Screw worm, screw worms Yemen

Nail (kugi, kui) Japan

Spring dust (shunjin) Japan

United Nations Day / UN Day

Boy's Festival (tango no sekku, kodomo no hi) Japan

Revenge Story of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari) and related kigo including Lady Tora (Tora gozen)

Newspaper vendor, newspaper boy Kenya

Acebia, akebia (akebi) Japan. Akebia quinata. chocolate vine.

Takano Sujuu (1893 - 1976)

Winter work of farmers KIGO list

Hunting in Winter . KIGO list

Moi Day Kenya

Columbus Day America

Saucer for Japanese tea cups (chataku) Japan

Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1806 - 1891)

Rice in the Philippines

Winter : FISHING a KIGO list

Dogu (doguu) clay figurines of the Jomon period

Light, lights : all kinds of lights in all seasons


Chinowagayu, chinowa-gayu 茅の輪粥 rice porridge
chi no wa kayu, served on the last day of the sixth month.
and related rituals like the Lotus Flower Offering 蓮華会（夏祓） Renge-E.

Mukai Kyorai (1651～1704) and Rakushisha Cottage

Prayer (kitoo) Japan. Faith, prayer and related kigo

Squirrel (risu). flying squirrel (momonga, musasabi) Japan

plum blossom excursion (tanbaikoo, tanbai) Japan

bubuzuke . ochazuke from Kyoto Rice dish with pickles and green tea

Shishigatani kabocha 鹿ヶ谷かぼちゃ pumpkin from Shishigatani, Kyoto

Kokubun-Ji, Temple Kokubunji 国分寺 Japan

Tokoname town (Aichi prefecture) Japan

Coal (sumi), charcoal (mokutan, binchotan) kigo around the charcoal fire.

mentaiko 明太子 marinated roe of pollock

Winter preparations outside (fuyujitaku) Japan

Tsubouchi Nenten (1944 - )

Tabi socks (tabi) Japan

Kubota Mantaro (Mantaroo) 久保田万太郎 (1889 - 1963)

Autumn games, entertainment, school a KIGO LIST

Autumn and farmers work a KIGO LIST

Autumn : Hunting and Fishing a KIGO LIST

Autumn in your home ... ... KIGO LIST

Hunger, famine Kenya, Japan, worldwide

Hooroku Jizo with an earthen pot on his head and Mibu Kyogen. Horoku roasting pot

Helipterum roseum (hanakanzashi) Japan. Pink and White Everlasting
and hairpin (kanzashi)

Aphid, plant louse (aburamushi, arimaki) Japan

Tobacco plant (tobakko) Japan. Nicotiana tabacum. Tabakpflanze

Horsetail fern, scouring rush (tokusa) Japan. Equisetum hyemale

Gentian, Japanese green gentian (senburi, tooyaku) Japan. Swertia japonica

Water chestnut (hishi) Japan. Trapa japonica

Alliteration and Haiku too-in 頭韻

Zenringai Temple District in Hirosaki Japan

Fudo Waterfalls (taki Fudo) Japan

Doodlebug, ant lion (arijigoku, ari jigoku) Japan

Doora curtain (noren) Japan. Ladenvorhang

Fronleichnam, Fronleichnamszug (Corpus Christi) Germany

shimotsukare, a dish from Tochigi prefecture

Fragrance bag, sache (nioibukuro) Japan. Duftbeutel

Stamp, stamps, postage stamps (kitte, yuubin kitte) Japan

Sake no Hosomichi 酒のほそ道 "The Narrow Road of Ricewine"
Manga about food, with haiku, by ラズウェル細木 Rozwell Hosoki
soba no hosomichi.

Furoshiki, cotton wrapper cloth

Cotton (wata, momen) Japan. many related kigo about the plant and cotton cloths.

Glass beads (tonbodama, tombodama) Japan

Wine (budooshu) Japan. Red wine, white wine, making wine, wine festival ...

Kurofune monaka 黒船最中 Black Ship wafers and a kyoka poem

Tan Taigi (1709 -1771) 炭太祇 (たんたいぎ)

Temple Saihoji 西方寺 and Haiku by Issa

Emancipation Day Guyana

Bunraku and Joruri 文楽.浄瑠璃 Japanese Puppet Theater

Khamsin wind Egypt, North Africa

Lemonade (ramune) and carbonated drinks Japan

Blue, the color of sky and water

Paper mulberry leaf (kaji no ha) and Tanabata rituals
kajimari 梶の鞠（かじのまり）paper mulberry kickball

Sesbania Tree (Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.) Kenya

Weaver birds (Ploceidae family) Kenya

Kanei-Ji Temple and Tenkai (Jigen Daishi) 寛永寺（かんえいじ）
and 慈眼大師. Ueno, Tokyo
Jigen Ki 慈眼忌（じげんき）memorial day of priest Jigen

Lavender (rabendaa) Japan

Matsunaga Teitoku 松永貞徳 (1571-1653)

Sakai Yamei 坂井野明 (1662-1713)

Ubasuteyama, Sarashinayama, Kamurikiyama (in Nagano) Japan

Camp, camping (kyanpu), tent (tento) Japan, North America

Marine Day, Ocean Day, Sea Day (umi no hi) Japan

Casuarina Tree Kenya

Chameleon Kenya

Kanga, wrapping cloth Kenya

Mildew, mold (kabi) Japan

Hoshino Tsubaki 星野 椿 (1930 - )

Wood, firewood, timber, lumber Kenya

Crabapple, Sibold crabapple, "mountain pear" (yamanashi, yama-nashi) Japan. Malus sieboldii

funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat

Uchida Hyakken 内田百間 May 29, 1889 — April 20, 1971

Sea bream (tai, sakuradai, madai ..) Pagrus major Japan

Laquer tree (urushi no ki) Rhus verniciflua Japan. "Sun spurge" Euphorbia helioscopia, "swamp laquer"

Leopard lily (hioogi) Belamcanda chinensis Japan. ubatama 鳥羽玉 sweet balls

Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanatto 浜納豆

Bilberries, cowberries (kokemomo), Preiselbeere Japan

DRINKS - Hot and Cold DRINKS SAIJIKI

Kawasaki Tenko (Tenkoo) Born 1927

Racoon, racoon dog, badger (tanuki, mujina, anaguma) Japan

Spinach (hoorensoo) Japan. Spinat

PEPPER, (togarashi, toogarashi) red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more, Chili pepper, paprica Paprika (piiman), sweet green pepper (shishitoo) and more

Puddle, puddles Tropical regions, Japan

Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles Japan

Stepping stones Kenya in the rain

Trench clearing Guyana

Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts Japan. Schokolade

Carpet, rug (juutan, dantsuu) Japan

Snack, afternoon snack Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け

Fountain (funsui) Springbrunnen Japan

Cider, apple cider (saidaa) Japan, Europe, Australia

Moyashi udo もやし独活（もやしうど）sprouts of spikenard and more moyashi
Bohnensprossen

Hoonensai 豊年祭 Festival for a bountiful harvest "Penis Festival", at Tagata Shrine, Aichi prefecture

. . . Cool, cold, chilly ... a feeling and related kigo during all seasons.

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) bird North America

Virga precipitation Southern United States

. kunshu sanmon 葷酒山門（くんしゅさんもん）
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!

Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento Lunchbox from Kyoto

Devil's tongue (konnyaku) Konjak plant and food. Japan

"May Day" in England (mee dii) Japan. International Workers' Day

Pleiades (matariki) Maori, New Zealand. (subaru, Japan)

"butterbur like KYARA aloeswood" (kyarabuki) Japan

Wimbledon Tennis Championship Tournament, Grand Slam England

Acacia blossoms Yemen, Japan

Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 (むそうき), Soseki Ki Memorial Day for Muso Kokushi Soseki and the ZUIKI taro festival

Taro root (sato-imo, taro imo) Japan. Philippines (gabi). Taro-Kartoffel

Hawthorn and Firethorn (sanzashi) Crataegus and Pyracanthus. Japan, Europe

Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )

hon-i, hon'i 本意 (ほんい) the basic meaning the traditional poetic essence. Haiku Theory

tamanegi 玉葱 (たまねぎ) round onion and many more summer vegetables
shallot, tomato, eggplant, etc.

Humanity and Observances, two important categories for HAIKU

Bullsnake, bull snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) North America

Berry, berries ... names of trees, shrubs and the fruit itself

Dengaku 田楽 dance and food

VEGETABLE SAIJIKI

Deer (shika), fawn in all seasons

Sushi, popular food Japan

Fukagawa, a suburb of Edo/Tokyo Japan

Field cricket, Gryllus campestris Europe

Conger eel (anago) Congriscus megastomus. Japan. Meeraal.

Pike, pike conger, pike eel (hamo) Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth. Japan

Wasabi, japanese horseradish Japanischer Meerrettich

Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets

Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer

Ekiben, station lunch box day, April 10

shunrai, spring thunder 春雷

Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies

Tundra, Siberia, Hokkaido, Okinawa etc... topics for haiku

Bison, American Bison

One Day Saijiki, a KIGO list
Morning, Midday (daytime), Evening, Night

Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha) India

Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree. Australia

Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets. Australia

Blue Triangle butterfly, bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon choredon) Australia

Twilight, dusk (kure) Japan. Worldwide

Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam Japan

Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis ) Parijat blossoms. India

Masaki Yuuko, Yuko Masaki 正木 ゆう子 (1952 - )
also about the avoidance of negative verbs

Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi, asaichi 日本三大朝市) Morgenmarkt Japan

Ides of March Italy. March 15.

Corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Seta Bridge at Lake Biwa

Sakurai Baishitsu 桜井梅室 （1769-1852）

Warmth (atataka), feeling warm in spring (shundan) Japan

Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく（ニンニク）) ) Japan. Knoblauch

Shark (same 鮫 (さめ)) Japan. Haifisch

Tide, ebb and flood (shio, ushio) ... KIGO LIST

Scorpion (sasori) Japan. Skorpion

Cauliflower, broccoli, komatsuna, naganegi leek, and more winter vegetables
Also spring, summer and autumn vegetables.

Sardines (iwashi,hishiko and more) Japanese Anchovy Japan. KIGO LIST. Sardinen

Plums, pickled plums (umeboshi) Japan. and more tsukemono pickled food

momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら) Maple leaves sweet tempura
from the town of Mino 箕面 near Osaka.

Worm, worms and earthworm (mimizu) Japan. Regenwurm

Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki 恵方巻き) for Setsubun, February 3.

Stimulation of the brain through poetry ... ... smell the coffee !

Wasambon sweets (wasanbon) Japan. Shikoku.

Kasai Bridge (Kasaibashi) Tokyo, Japan

Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel ... a LIST

Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England

Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments

Vegetables from Kyoto (kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai) Japan

Paradise (gokuraku) Japan

Winter Kigo from Canada Arctic Fox, Chickadee, Lemmings, Lesser Snow Goose, Wolverine

Spring moon, moon in spring (haru no tsuki) ... various KIGO

Oatmeal porridge, congee, mushWorldwide. Rice gruel (kayu), rice soup with ingredients (zoosui) : Japan

Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers

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