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Moegi 萌黄
Moegi, is a vivid yellow-green color. As the leaves that have just sprouted. The green is still not very dark, but it is a color that...
Alex Olivera
Feb 3, 20231 min read
Masuhana 枡花
枡花 Masuhana is made of two kanji:枡-masu-, the wooden sake cup that was used for measuring rice, and 花 -flower-.This color originated in...
Alex Olivera
Mar 9, 20211 min read
Osechi New Year’s Festive Food
Two different Osechi that I prepared to receive the 1st of January.
Alex Olivera
Mar 6, 20211 min read
Hinamatsuri Festive Food
This cake really looks like "Girl's Festival" doesn't it? Yes, because as much as we go traditional, we also like to, holding the very...
Alex Olivera
Mar 5, 20214 min read
錆浅葱 SABIASAGI
The radicals that make the first kanji of “sabiasagi” are quite interesting. The first radical 金 stands for “metal”, and the second 青,...
Alex Olivera
Mar 4, 20211 min read
March 弥生 Yayoi
Doll display in Kyoto March stars at the third end of the season of 雨水 Usui (Rainwater), and continues though 啓蟄 Keichitsu (Wakening of...
Alex Olivera
Mar 4, 20213 min read
Alex Olivera
Feb 12, 20210 min read
February 如月 Kisaragi
Foreword Most of the people that know some Japanese, learnt that February is called "Ni Gatstu" 二月. But months in Japan have also...
Alex Olivera
Feb 12, 20214 min read
"Aqui habitan Dragones" -español-
“She recalled the time, when her husband was still young and all he wanted was to show her parents that, although a late teenager at the...
Alex Olivera
Feb 10, 20211 min read
御納戸 "O-nando"
Nippon Colors, is an app that contains a collection of traditional colors used in Japanese literature, textiles such a kimono and other...
Alex Olivera
Feb 9, 20212 min read
影画 Kage-e (shadow pictures)
In the past, Japanese people enjoyed shadow performances at banquets and other functions, using hands and legs, or small implements to...
Alex Olivera
Feb 8, 20211 min read
Daruma
Daruma dolls are sold without the eyes painted in. At New Years time, before getting married or other important junctions in life,...
Alex Olivera
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Blue Fin Tuna
There are seven kinds of tuna, Big Eye, Yellow Fin... But it is Blue Fin, that we call ”real tuna” > Hon Maguro (真鮪). Because it is so...
Alex Olivera
Jan 26, 20211 min read
大寒 Daikan (“Greater cold”) season
Hi everyone! So we are in 大寒 Daikan (Greater cold) season. We shall remain here until the day before Satsebun, that means the 3rd of...
Alex Olivera
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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