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Chrysanthemum Festival (kiku-matsuri, Japan)
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Location: Japan Season: Mid-Autumn, September
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Explanation:
http://www.city.hashima.gifu.jp/ivent_bosyu/kankou/img/minogiku_4.jpg Chrysanthemum Festival, kiku no sekku, 菊の節句
Digest of some
Chrysanthemen-Exhibitons in Japan
Look at this beauty from Hashima Town
 http://www.city.hashima.gifu.jp/ivent_bosyu/kankou/img/minogiku_1.jpg http://www.city.hashima.gifu.jp/ivent_bosyu/kankou/ivent_aramasi.htm Temple
Nishi-Honganji Kyoto http://www.thekyoto.net/kyoukyou/0410/041027_01/ http://www.hongwanji.or.jp/2002/info2002/2002_10kengikuten.htm At Temple
Daikaku-ji, Kyoto Special Saga
Chrysanthemums in memory of Saga Tennoo. More than 600 exhibits. http://www.daikakuji.or.jp/gyoji/sagagiku.htm At a special
Flower Exhibit http://homepage3.nifty.com/redoute/image/hanafesuta-kiku_thumb20.htm http://homepage3.nifty.com/redoute/photo-hanafesuta-kikuten.htm Special figures
with Chrysanthemums, kiku-ningyoo,
Chrysanthemum-Dolls 菊人形 Also called kiku-zaiku,
Craft with Chrysanthemums 菊細工 http://www.shinmai.co.jp/kanko/saijiki/images/kiku-ningyo.jpg http://p133.pcsn.co.jp/~nihonmatsu/in/kiku1.jpg In Shibata Town Preparing a
Doll: http://www.town.shibata.miyagi.jp/04/img/04-02p-2.jpg http://www.town.shibata.miyagi.jp/04/02.html At the Fox Shrine in Kasama I was there many
years ago, this is really an impressive show. The 15 pictures
on this link keep changing. Nr. 11 is
Miyamoto Musashi. 14 is Mito Koomon, 15 it the castle of Mito. http://www62.tok2.com/home/smil/s0suraido/s16inari/inari.html http://www.city.nanyo.yamagata.jp/webs/seeing/maturi/kikuninngyou.htm http://www.city.nanyo.yamagata.jp/webs/seeing/kiku/ In Takefu Town http://www.city.takefu.fukui.jp/hp/kiku/index.html At Nagoya Castle http://www.nagoyajo.naka.nagoya.jp/event16/kikunin/emaki.jpg http://www.nagoyajo.naka.nagoya.jp/event16/kikunin.html oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Worldwide
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found on the way: Chrysanthemum Throne is the common name given to the Imperial
throne of Japan. The chrysanthemum (kiku in Japanese) is the coat of arms of the Japanese
Emperor. The Chrysanthemum throne is the oldest
monarchy in the world. It is said that the Empire of Japan was founded in
660BC by the Emperor Jimmu Tenno and his descendants continue to reign today;
the current Emperor Akhito (Heisei Tenno) who is the direct 125th descendant
of Jimmu. Despite the fact that there has been eight Empresses, under
Japanese Imperial law (promulgated by the Imperial Household Agency and the
Privy Council) woman cannot reign as sovereign. |
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Haiku: Famous Haiku by Ryoota mono iwazu nobody talks <> guests and host and a white chrysanthemum niemand
spricht <> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/happyhaiku/message/795 |
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Related
words:
菊 kiku, the Chrysanthemum Flower, Chrysanthemum morifolium Greek: chrysos =
yellow, anthemon = flower The custom to
celebrate the Chrysanthemums spread to Japan via China. There are many sizes
of the flowers, all are considered kigo. Oogiku 大菊 Big Chrysanthemum Chuugiku 中菊 medium Chrysanthemums Kogiku 小菊 Small Chrysanthemums Nogiku 野菊 Wild Chrysanthemum, slightly
violet or whitish, with small flowers. They grow abundantly in rural areas.
Some ladies associations call themselves “Group of Wild Chrysanthemums”,
nokiku no kai, to stress their inconspicuous purposes.
http://misma.avy.jp/sizen/sizen17.jpg http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/img/user/86/63/4978663/47.jpg Link
with beautiful pictures of wild flowers. http://misma.avy.jp/sizen/index.html To drink the
dew off chrysanthemums is considered an elixir for long life. The Chinese
Character 菊 implies the collecting of rice grains in one place, impersonating the
flower petals to rice grains. In China, the Chrysanthemum was a medical plant
leading to a long life. To prepare Chrysanthemum Wine, you have to float some
Chrysanthemum petals in ricewine, appreciate their beauty first and then
drink. Many pictures on
the following 3 links.
http://www.hana300.com/kiku001.html http://www.hana300.com/kiku002.html http://www.hana300.com/kiku003.html With some
Japanese Haiku on this link. http://www.hana300.com/kiku00.html Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum
(mei, liang, zu, ji) are considered the four gentlemen in Chinese painting. This LINK covers the tools and special technics needed for painting these four plants. "THE TECHNIQUES OF PAINTING PLUM BLOSSOMS, ORCHID, BAMBOO
AND CHRYSANTHEMUM "
http://store2.yimg.com/I/collectrarestuff2_1780_2172125 karegiku 枯れ菊 withered chrysanthemum, is a kigo for Winter. |
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by: Gabi Greve
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