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Newsletter 2012
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Keywords, non-seasonal haiku topics, all year topics, all season topics, miscellaneous
no season, muki 無季、無期 ...


. SAIJIKI
the complete WKD-LIST 　


. Japan - after the BIG earthquake . 　
Reporting since March 11, 2011



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Rashomon Gate, Kyoto Japan

Nose (hana)

Luggage (nimotsu) Japan. wicker trunk (koori)
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Aristocrats (kuge) Japan

Beard (hige) Japan

Khat, miraa (Catha edulis) Kenya

Cultural Keywords used by Matsuo Basho

Hut,thatched hut, hermitage (iori, an) Japan

Tempel bells (kane) haiku by Basho

Mukai Chine 向井千子 (? - 1688)

Six in the morning (akemutsu, asamutsu) Japan

Mallomars chocolate cookies New Jersey, USA. Mohrenkopf

Ukiyo 浮世 floating world

Scouting for food USA

Mochi rice cakes and Matsuo Basho haiku

. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .

Nobunaga Memorial Day (Nobunaga Ki) Oda Nobunaga (June 23, 1534 – June 21, 1582)

Morin khuur horse-headed fiddle Mongolia

Dumitru Prunariu Romania

Obama, Barack Obama USA

Melbourne cup horse race Australia

Aswang shape shifter Philippines

Pasig River, Manila Philippines

Kesz Valdez Philippines

Kapre monster Philippines

Holland (Oranda) the Dutch Delegation in Edo. Japan

Bhajan Hindu Music India

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Kagami Shikoo 各務支考 Kagami Shiko (1665 - 1731)

Pashmina shawl, Kashmir India

Dragon Haiku by Matsuo Basho Japan

Firooz, Soosan Firooz, Sosan Afghanistan, rap singer

Rimrock North America.

Mongolian Camel Mongolia

Face, faces (kao, tsura) Japan

Shadow play, shadow puppets Malaysia

Carpenter (daiku, tooryoo) Japan

Yee Sang fish salad Malaysia

World Poverty Day - October 17 Worldwide

Mindanao Island Philippines

Felix Baumgartner

Tudor Gheorghe Romania

Gensei memorial day Japan. Monk Gensei （1623―1668）

Blue grass Mongolia

Takhi wild horses, Przewalski's horse Mongolia

Mo Yan, novelist China

Antelope, Saiga antelope Mongolia, Kenya

Malala Yousafzai Swat, Pakistan

Enomoto Shidoo 槐本之道 Shido
(1659?−1708) Tookoo - 東湖 - Toko "East Lake"

Sugiyama Sanpu 杉山杉風 (Sampu) （1647 - 1732）

Arthur's Day - Arthur Guinness Worldwide

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Harumafuji Yokozuna Mongolia, Japan

Sora, Kawai Sora 河合曾良 (1649 - 1710)

. Williams, Andy Williams . USA

Mynah bird, myna India. Fam. Sturnidae

Homi, Khöömei throat song Mongolia

Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) wild carrots North America

Steppe, Mongolian-Manchurian steppe

Tumbleweed, tumbleweeds Mongolia, North America

Marigold Tagetes and Calendula India, Japan

Lao Tzu, Laozi 老子 Lao Tse. China

Playing for Change Day Worldwide

Feather, feathers Mongolia, Japan

Edelweiss Mongolia, Japan

Fujiwara no Teika 藤原定家 (1162 –1241)

Donryu Memorial Day, September 3, 1623) (Donryuu ki) Japan

Sepak Takraw ball game Malaysia

Carless car free Sunday Europe

Cherry blossoms in Mongolia

Tiger Balm Gardens China

Beas River Punjab, India

Gilgamesh - the Epic Mesopotamia

Magpie (kasasagi) Magpie-Robin (Pica Pica) Japan. India.

Kookaburra kingfisher Australia

Yanagita Kunio Memorial Day Japan

Skink, blue-tongued skink skink family (Scincidae). Australia

Cosplay, costume play (kosupure) Japan, USA

Stilts "Bamboo horse" (take uma, takeuma) Japan. Stelzen

Sakazuki, cup for ricewine, sake cup Japan

Katsumi Jiryuu 勝見二柳 (1723 ?1722 －1803) Japan

Shikishi - Decoration Board Japan

Minaret - tower of a mosque Worldwide

Jonan Shrine Festival (Joonan matsuri) Kyoto, Japan

Handa Inari Shrine Festivals Tokyo, Japan

Absolving of lies (seimonbarai) Kyoto, Japan

Meadowlark - Wyoming USA

Henry Prince of Wales England

Labour Day, Labor Day - USA

Niukawakami shrine festival (Niukawakami matsuri)
and rain rituals in Japan

Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) Europe

Golden Eagle Festival Mongolia

Eastwooding, Clint Eastwood USA

Blue Moon worldwide

Crocodile - Bujang Senang Malaysia

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Kureha Shrine Festivals (Kureha Jinja) Osaka, Japan
Kureha Hime and Ayaha Hime for Weavers

Month of Shawwal Yemen

Babbler bird (Turdoides striata) India

Alma, aalma, amalika - Indian gooseberry Phyllanthus emblica

Kirishima Shrine Festivals Kagoshima, Japan

Sumo wrestling until babies cry (nakizumoo) Japan

Matsumura Goshun Gekkei (1752 - 1811) Japan

Higgs boson particle

Hakozaki Hachimangu Shrine Festival Fukuoka, Japan

Blue Ridge Mountains USA
- - - and Appalachian dulcimer

Duckbill, duckmole, platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Australia

Possum, fam. Diprodontia Australia

Miyazaki Keiko 宮崎荊口 （? - 1725）

Damaru drum, damru India

Fire, fires, blaze Kenya

Tit, Chickadee, Meise (Parus major) Japan, Canada, North America

Raga Chandar Kauns, Chandarkauns Moon raga India

Togakushi festival (Togakushi matsuri) Nagano, Japan

Tipi, teepee, Lakota tent North America

Tropical night (nettaiya) Japan

Pussy Riot Rock Band Russia

Giddarpirhi mushroom (Trametes versicolor)

Elvis Presley

Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) India

Rajanigandha (Polianthes tuberosa) India

Arakida Moritake 1473 – August 30, 1549

. WKD Kigo Calendar - the 12 Months .

Quisqualis indica. Chinese honeysuckle India

Raksha Bandhan - Bond of Protection - Rakhi Purnima India

Miyagi Prefecture Festivals Japan


Fantail Flycatcher (fam. Rhipiduridae) India

Dargah Sufi Islamic Shrine Sufism, India

Tear, tears (namida) Japan. Träne, Tränen

Roundness (hito-marume), round things Japan

Kalyani, kalyan, kalyaan - raga music India

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Month of Sawan (Savan) in Punjab

Chickpeas (kala chana) India

Pinoy street food Philippines

- Thailand Saijiki -

Liatris - Blazing-Star North America

Kingfisher (kawasemi) Japan. Eisvogel

Slug (namekuji) Nacktschnecke Japan

Talk, talking

Ariwara no Narihira 在原業平 Japan

Moti Bagh Palace Punjab, India

Japji hymns (Jabji hymns) India

Igusa rush (Juncus effusus) Japan

Sakai Hoitsu 酒井抱一 Sakai Hooitsu （1761 - 1829)

Orchids in Summer Japan

Sanziana, Yellow Bedstraw (Galium verum) Romania

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Hayashi Fumiko 林芙美子 Japan

Suminoe, Sumiyoshi in Osaka Japan

Mitumba (singular : mtumba) second-hand goods Kenya

Miyazaki Prefecture Festivals Japan

Gurbani hymns Punjab, India

Trees blossoming in Summer - LIST

Evening Snow - Linanthus dichotomus North America

Ear, ears (mimi) Ohren Japan

Mount Kaguyama, Nara. Ama no Kaguyama Japan

Sutlej River India

Tago no Ura 田子の浦 Tagonoura Bay Japan

Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus

Nozarashi Kiko - Poetic Traveling Japan. Matsuo Basho

Big Dipper (pole star) and related kigo (hokuto) Japan

Basho walks the 中山道 Nakasendo Road Japan

Michinoku, Mutsu 陸奥 Japan

Koono Riyuu 河野　李由 Kono Riyu （1662 - 1705) Haiku poet.

Tokyo Sky Tree 東京スカイツリー Skytree Tokyo, Japan

Eclipse, solar eclipse May 21, 2012 金環日食

Kanjak Ashtami Puja and Navaratri . India

Jean Sibelius - Finnish composer

Kabir, Sant Kabir, the Poet India

Leather haori coat (kawabaori) Japan

. Poetry and Japanese Food .
Haiku　俳句　and haika　俳菓 　- waka 和歌

Hagiwara Sakutaro 萩原朔太郎 Japan

Yellow, the color, Gelb

Maurice Sendak USA

Marigold (kinsenka) Calendula officinalis Japan

Kibanda hut Kenya

Challenger Space Shuttle USA

Burj Khalifa Building in Dubai Yemen

Skimmia (shikimi) miyama shikimi Skimmia japonica. Japan

Boxwood (tsuge) Buchsbaum, Buxus microphylla. Japan

Mockingbird North America

Tada Chimako 多田智満子 (1930-2003) Japan.

Sampaguita, Jasminum sambac Philippines

. Arbor Day, Tree Day .

Anzac Day (25th April)Australia

Tule fog - California USA

Agni, God of Fire and Agni V missile India

Nipa hut Philippines

Jackie Robinson Day USA

Bridges in the USA
Bay Bridge San Francisco
Brooklyn Bridge New York

Ishikawa Takuboku 石川 啄木 Japan

O no Mai (oo no mai　王の舞) dance of the king
Uwase Shrine, Wakasa, Fukui

Shidoji Temple Festival (Shidodera matsuri) Kagawa, Japan

Kuwana Festival (Kuwana matsuri) Mie, Japan

Gojinjoo daiko -
"Drums for the Shinto Gods" Wajima, Japan

Cagsawa ruins and Mount Mayon volcano Philippines

Lakota Sioux People North America

World TB Day - World Tuberculosis Day worldwide

Earth Hour worldwide

Al Khallool flute Yemen

Ornaments from Punjab and Giddha dance

Adrienne Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012)

Nyepi, day of silence New Year. Bali, Indonesia

Jackfruit, fenesi Uganda

Kusama Yayoi Kusama Polka Dot Artist (1929 - )

Kachnar tree, orchid tree Bauhinia variegata. India

Rudraksha tree - "Rudra's eyes" mala India

Nettletree, Chinese hackberry tree (enoki) Japan

Trash day, garbage collection day Indonesia

Black Forest, Adelaide Australia

NO CELLPHONE DAY Worldwide

"Best of the year" list, 10 best list USA

Blind people (zatoo) and kigo

Karasaki shrine festival (Karasaki matsuri) Otsu, Shiga, Japan

Oyama festival (Ooyama matsuri) shrine Afuri Jinja, Oyama, Kanagawa

Yoshiwake Tairo Haiku Poet. (1730 - 1778)

Zama festival (Zama matsuri) Ikasuri Shrine, Osaka, Japan

Aso Shine Festival (Aso matsuri) Japan

Violet (sumire) Plant, Japan

Hola Mohalla festival Punjab, India

Shimada ame matsuri 島田飴まつり　
Shimada Candy Festival Miyagi, Japan

Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) Yemen

Tsuwano Heron Dance (Tsuwano Sagimai) Shimane, Japan

Sumomo plum festival (sumomo matsuri) Japan

Martenitsa in Bulgaria - March 1.


Gojinjoo daiko -
"Drums for the Shinto Gods" Wajima, Japan

Cagsawa ruins and Mount Mayon volcano Philippines

Lakota Sioux People North America

World TB Day - World Tuberculosis Day worldwide

Earth Hour worldwide

Al Khallool flute Yemen

Ornaments from Punjab and Giddha dance

Adrienne Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012)

Nyepi, day of silence New Year. Bali, Indonesia

Jackfruit, fenesi Uganda

Kusama Yayoi Kusama Polka Dot Artist (1929 - )

Kachnar tree, orchid tree Bauhinia variegata. India

Rudraksha tree - "Rudra's eyes" mala India

Nettletree, Chinese hackberry tree (enoki) Japan

Trash day, garbage collection day Indonesia

Black Forest, Adelaide Australia

NO CELLPHONE DAY Worldwide

"Best of the year" list, 10 best list USA

Blind people (zatoo) and kigo

Karasaki shrine festival (Karasaki matsuri) Otsu, Shiga, Japan

Oyama festival (Ooyama matsuri) shrine Afuri Jinja, Oyama, Kanagawa

Yoshiwake Tairo Haiku Poet. (1730 - 1778)

Zama festival (Zama matsuri) Ikasuri Shrine, Osaka, Japan

Aso Shine Festival (Aso matsuri) Japan

Violet (sumire) Plant, Japan

Hola Mohalla festival Punjab, India

Shimada ame matsuri 島田飴まつり　
Shimada Candy Festival Miyagi, Japan

Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) Yemen

Tsuwano Heron Dance (Tsuwano Sagimai) Shimane, Japan

Sumomo plum festival (sumomo matsuri) Japan

Martenitsa in Bulgaria - March 1.

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Gujarat violence 2002, Gujarat pogrom India

Sleshmantak ban Forest Nepal

Kahlo, Frida Kahlo de Rivera Mexican Painter

Bindi, the Red Dot decoration India

Sutra copying in all seasons (shakyoo) Japan

Not quite so (anagachi 強ち)

Falgun, month of falgun, PhalgunaIndia

Roben memorial day - priest Roben and Todai-Ji Nara Japan

Washington, George Washington USA

Family Day Canada

Breast, breasts (oppai, chibusa) Japan

Nose (hana) Japan, Kenya. blowing the nose

Tsunemochi matsuri -Tsunemochi festival Saitama, Japan

Yotaka lantern festival (Yotaka andon matsuri) Fukuno, Japan

Toowan kuyoo -memorial service for Chinese bowls Matsudo, Japan

Mustard greens (takana) Japan. Brassica juncea var. integlifolia

Dukh-Bhanjani Beri tree Golden Temple, Amritsar, India

Tomobata matsuri - Tomobata Flag Festival Japan

Golowan Festival Cornwall, England

Jinmu Tenno 神武天皇 First Emperor Jimmu Japan

Japji Sahib - universal song of God Punjab, India

Whitney Elizabeth Houston Singer, USA

Yasukuni matsuri 靖国祭 Yasukuni shrine festival Japan

Chindonya ちんどん屋 street musician Japan

Tenzushi dance (Tenzushimai) Kofu, Japan

Kemansoo 華鬘草 "Keman flower" Japan. Lamprocapnos spectabilis, bleeding heart

Shutsugyoo-e 出行会 start of the ascetic exercises Japan

. Aurel Vlaicu - Pilot . 　Romania

Big Sur, California USA

Yukon River North America

Smell of urine Kenya

Bosatsu 菩薩 　Bodhisattva Japan

Karl Marx Germany

Nath - nose ring India

Yoshino Yoshiko 吉野義子 (1915 - )

Thorn tree - Acacia xanthophloea Kenya

Shino pottery (Shinoyaki) Japan

Charles Dickens England

Nihang warriors Punjab, India

Panjabi Apparel Punjab, India
Patiala salwar trousers, pauncha ankle cuff

Nishan Sahib flag Punjab, India

Ooyamato shinkoosai 大和神幸祭
Festival at shrine Oyamato Jinja Nara, Japan

Dupatta scarf Punjab, India

Dukh Nivaran shrine Punjab, India

Krishna - Deity in India India and Bhagavad Gita

Yakumo - "Eight Clouds" in Japanese legend Origin of Waka

Phoebe Snow, Singer USA

Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-1912), Romania

Lip, lips (kuchibiru) Japan, Kenya

Food from Punjab India

Raj Kapoor - actor India

O-fuda nagashi, ofudanagashi お札流 floating of temple amulets Japan

Guru Granth Sahib - Adi Granth scripture Punjab. India

O-Mi-Nugui 御身拭 Ominugui
ritual cleansing of the Amida Buddha statue
Seiryooji 清涼寺 Temple Seiryo-Ji, Kyoto

Ichiya kanjoo 一夜官女 court lady for one night Japan

Cape Fear, North Carolina USA
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Yakazu haikai　矢数俳諧 haiku marathon

Gusokubiraki, gusoku biraki 具足開 "opening the armour" Japan

Futomani matsuri 太占祭 Futomani festival Japan

. Haiku from Punjab . India
Ropar town, Sassui Punhun folktale, Harike Wetland, Kahwah tea, Golden Temple Amritsar, Shisham tree, Gulmohar tree . . .

Sarovar - Sacred Pool India

Phulkari embroidery Punjab, India

First Rituals at the Imperial Court Japan

Nara no Yamayaki 奈良の山焼 burning the mountain slopes at Nara Japan

Fushimi Inari Taisha Festivals 伏見稲荷大社 Kyoto, Japan

Winter Festival in Sakanbe (Sakabe) Nagano, Japan

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day USA

Hakusan shrines 白山神社 and festivals

Yoshida kiyo harae - purification ritual at Yoshida Kyoto

Tamakae matsuri, tamakae sai -
festival of exchanging auspicious balls Kurume, Fukuoka

Nishi Shichijoo taue shinji -
rice planting ceremony at Nishi Shichijo village Kyoto

Snow festival at Niino (Niino no yukimatsuri) Nagano

Naoi no shinji - driving away evil
Shrine Konomiya, Inazawa, Aichi

First shooting at the Inari shrine
(Inari no bushasai) Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto

Ichigami matsuri - festival for the God of the Market

Imigomori　亥巳籠 respectful retreat
from the first day of the wild boar (i 亥)
to the day of the snake (mi 巳)

Shiba Myoojin matsuri 芝明神祭 festival at Shiba Myojin Shrine
Tokyo

Mooja Okuri 亡者送り Seeing Off the Dead, driving out the devil
Asakusa, Moja Okuri

mogura-uchi 土龍打 "hitting the moles" . Japan


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