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hanami – zenpu koen hanami
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hanami — inogashira park
Hanami — inogashara park
Hail the great wind
Bit of a stormy night last night in Tokyo. It started in the afernoon with heavy, followed by hailstones. More heavy rain, strong winds and thunder. This is an (ex) ham radio fan’s aerial.
Why’s the tea so hot? – Sushi
When going to Kaitenzushi (a conveyor belt sushi restaurant) or other sushi places the the teat is so hot, and the cups usually don’t have handles – why?
One answer is simple, the other not. The tea is so hot that if you eat a very fatty fish, such as tuna, the fat sticks to your mouth, and the next fish you eat, will have some of the taste of the previous fish. The tea help to remove the fat.
Why they don’t have handles is for stacking; however, it makes the cup very difficult to pick up!
Cats mean it’s Spring
A friend of mine mentioned that when cats are making noises (usually when having or wanting sex), that spring is coming soon.
she didn’t know if she learnt it from her mother or whether it’s traditional Japanese, but still interesting. However, if the cat is crying in autumn, what the hell does that mean?
花粉症 (kafunsho) Cedar pollen allergy
One of those classic stories. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, America defeats Japan, Japan with the help of the USA goes into rapid reconstruction, Japan needs wood badly, so the government decides to plant lots of Cedar.
Roughly, 5 in 10 people in Japan are allergic to pollen, and cedar pollen is largely the cause of this. Today there’s about 4.5 million hectares (about 1/3 the size of England) of forest grown with cedar, so its no wonder kafunsho has such an effect on everyone.
Lots of people walk around Tokyo wearing masks, and on the train you feel like you’re sitting next to a bunch of surgeons.
cherry blossom season is here!!!
Hanami
Japanese cherry blosm season is a very beautiful time:
1. it getting warmer
2. lots of people out and about
3. alcohol involved (like many Japanese Traditions)