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/

Monday, April 4, 2011

confectionery festival

I'm tired of conveying gloomy news. Things don't get better easily, but we are going about our daily business with trepidation in Tokyo or Yokohama.

The annual confectionery festival is held at Kitsumoto Jinja Shrine(橘本神社) in Wakayama Prefecture on April 3rd. It's a festival to pray for the prosperity of the confectionery industry and about 150 confectioners from around the country dedicate confections to the shrine.

Considering the current situation of the victims, we feel guilty about enjoyning ourselves. Most events were cancelled or postponed due to the quake, and I don't know whether or not this festival was held.

The shrine is dedicated to Tajimamori no Mikoto(田道間守命) who appears in an ancient chronicle named Kojiki(古事記) written in the eighth century.
According to the chronicle, Emperor Suinin ordered him to bring back a fruit that has power to confer immortality. When he brought back the fruit from ancient China, the emperor was already dead. The fruit is said to be Tachibana(橘, Citrus tachibana).

Kashi(菓子)  meant fruits and nuts in ancient times, but it means confectionery now. So he came to be enshrined as the god of confectionery.
On third Sunday of April, the annual confectionery festival is also held at Nakashima Jinja Shrine(中嶋神社) that is dedicated to Tajimamori no Mikoto.

I heard an old classmate of of mine will start Japanese sweets making classes from this June.
menu of her classes(Japanese version only)
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3 comments:

  1. DekooningApril 7, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    I think the people of Japan should try to get back to normal life as much as possible though I know it is difficult especially with all the continued suffering for many of the earthquake victims and the continuing situation with the nuclear reactors. There are many activities here in San Francisco that are showing support for and raising funds for Japan. Ganbatte...

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  2. AnonymousApril 7, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Annual confectionery festival! Nobody told me about this before - a sad oversight. Next time in Japan for the spring, this goes on the must-attend list ...

    Domo,
    John

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  3. ichinenApril 8, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    I knew Tajimamori no Mikoto and this festival after starting to take Japanese sweets making lessons. Few people know him and this festival.

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