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   🌊💦WATERY WONDERS🥤🫧

   Rainy season has begun its long wind down, and as the swollen rivers calm and the sun becomes ever more fierce, it's time to take solace in the watery-themed delights that fill the tearoom.

   a butterfly flits-
   hot tea, hot water
   and sake for sale
   -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1816.
   Trans. David Lanoue.

   #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #haiku #summer #cicada #teaceremony

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     🌊🌊THE WAVES💦😅

     A particular pattern called 'seigaiha' (青海波 'blue waves') is embraced by sweet makers during the hottest months.

     Kisa Lagoon-
     riding on the waves
     insects singing
     きさがたや浪の上ゆく虫の声
     -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1791.
     Trans. David G. Lanoue.

     #wagashi #和菓子 #Japan #Kyoto #京都

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     The earliest depictions of a repeating, geometric pattern of waves can be seen on ancient Chinese maps, where they were used to denote the sea.

     Japan would later borrow this design, creating a motif that remains popular to this day.

     #Japan #patterns #seigaiha #青海波

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     First cicada of the year!
     I can't tell whether it's early, late, or right on time🤔

     first cicada-
     for a quick song sighted
     on the post
     初蝉のちよと鳴て見し柱哉
     -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1816.
     Trans. David G. Lanoue.

     #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #cicada #セミ #haiku #summersounds

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