Monthly Archives for March 2013
“Sakura mochi” – cherry flavored soft sweet rice cake
sakura mochi （cherry flavored soft sweet rice cake） is well known representative of spring sweets in Japan. The picture shows the most common sakura mochi in my hometown. It looks like a cherry blossoms and is wrapped in a cherry … Continue reading
Enjoy the wait
When I went to a grocery store yesterday, I saw a long line. I wonder what the line was for. So, I went to the front of a queue and found out that they were trying to get a dozen … Continue reading
“Noyaki” – smoke from the field
At this time of the year, you can see the Smoke from the field. This is “noyaki” or to burn the dead grass in a field. We do this in order to kill unwanted grass and bugs. This was a … Continue reading
Butterbur Sprouts
This moningm I found butterbur sprouts. The seed goes out into the world at the beinnin of the winter. the first sprout in this picture must be out of this world after 4 or 5 warm days. They are wild … Continue reading
“Ume” – Plum Blossom
Japan is well-known for the land of the cherry blossoms. But, plum trees are beautiful as well. So, Japanese people have a custom of viewing plum blossoms and cherry blossoms in spring. An old Japanese custom was to view plum … Continue reading