Season words
takenoko (bamboo shoot)

"takenoko" is written in Chinese characters as "筍" or "竹の子", the latter means "baby bamboo". When a Japanese man was traveling abroad and tried to […]

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Season words
kogarashi (wintry wind)

"kogarashi" is a name of wintry wind that blow in early winter. We have an image that kogarashi wind let trees shed their leaves. "kogarashi" […]

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