Events:
The fall foliage season has started in the Taisetsu Mountain Range, Hokkaido.
https://sounkyovc.net/blog (Japanese version)

2024 Fall Foliage Forecast
https://www.jrailpass.com/blog/japan-autumn-leaves-forecast
https://n-kishou.com/corp/news-contents/autumn/?lang=en
https://tenki.jp/kouyou/expectation.html(Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/210122/ (western Japan, Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/161896/ (eastern Japan, Japanese version only)
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/topics/article/203976/ (northern Japan, Japanese version only)

when and where to see fall foliage(Japanese version only):
https://weathernews.jp/koyo/
https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/leaf/
https://koyo.walkerplus.com/

fireworks festivals will also be held in October and November
fireworks festivals(Japanese version only):
https://hanabi.walkerplus.com/
https://sp.jorudan.co.jp/hanabi/

Friday, January 14, 2011

Utakai Hajime

Utakai Hajime (Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading) was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on January 14. The reading of traditional tanka poetry is convened by the Emperor.
This year's theme was "葉(ha: the leaf)" and next year's theme is "岸(kishi: the shore)".

Ceremony of the Utakai Hajime(The Imperial Household Agency)


Gyodai(odai)-gashi(御題菓子:confection associated with this year's theme)

This confection is named Oimatu(老松: old pine). Pines have been reagarded as a sacred tree and a symbol of longevity in Japan since ancient times. Old pines are stately.
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