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Nihonbashi bridge 日本橋 The Center of Edo Japan
Top, spinning top (koma, beigoma) Japan. Kreisel
Calendar (koyomi) and its related KIGO Japan
Folding screen, first use (hatsubyoobu) Japan
First ice (hatsugoori) Japan
Washing things (arau, arai) a KIGO list
Inkstone (suzuri) and related KIGO Japan
Uluru (Ayers Rock) Australia
Marishi-Ten and wild boar cakes (Marishiten, i no ko mochi) Japan
Shiki memorial day (Shiki ki, hechima ki, dassai ki ) Japan. Nobo san.
Dorayaki Japan. bean-jam pancake
Enviroku : Haiku and Senryu about the environment
News, Newspaper headlines, Haiku News worldwide
Piment, bell pepper, green pepper, Paprika (piiman) Japan. Capsicum annuum
Aloe vera (aroe) Japan
Datsueba 奪衣婆 or 脱衣婆 the Old Hag of Hell
Branches cut off (eda-uchi) Japan
Snow enjoyment, enjoying snow (yukimi) Japan. KIGO list
Jellyfish, medusa (kurage) Japan
Jonestown Guyana
Arrowhead (kuwai) Japan. Sagittaria trifolia. Pfeilkraut
Umeboshi, dried pickled salty plums Japan. Salzpflaumen
Stone Buddha (sekibutsu, ishibotoke) Japan
Lipstick made in the cold (kanbeni, ushibeni) and Japanese culture about RED
Pond, small lake (ike) Japan. a KIGO list ... even the OLD POND ...
Winter, Forest work, woodcutting, charcoal making ... Japan. KIGO list
Musume Dojoji Kabuki play and haiku by Nakamura Tomijuro
Mustard plant and mustard (karashina / karashi) Japan
Himiko and Yamataikoku in Saga, Kyushu Japan. Yoshinogari
Akagai . "red clam", arc clam Japan. Anadara broughtoni
and Edo wazurai "the Illness of Edo", and Kagurazaka
Mudskipper (mutsugoroo) Japan
Islamic Holidays, Muslim Holidays LIST
Lailatul Qadr : The Night of Power Yemen
Eid-ul-Adha / Festival of Sacrifice Guyana
Yufuin Hot Spring and Mount Yufudake 湯布院 / 由布岳 Kyushu, Japan
Kokerazushi, layered sushi Japan
Tuna, tunafish (maguro) Thunfisch Japan. Kigo and food
Kintaro Candy (Kintaroo ame) Japan
Oranges California (USA)
Withered reeds in the marsh (kare ashiwara) Japan
Cotton Georgia (USA)
Pumpkin, squash (kabocha, nankin) Japan. Kürbis
Camel, Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) Yemen
Torii, gate of a Shinto shrine
Straw, new straw of this year (wara, shinwara) Japan. and : straw in all seasons
Monsoon seasons in Yemen
Dust clouds Yemen
Screw worm, screw worms Yemen
Nail (kugi, kui) Japan
Spring dust (shunjin) Japan
United Nations Day / UN Day
Boy's Festival (tango no sekku, kodomo no hi) Japan
Revenge Story of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari) and related kigo including Lady Tora (Tora gozen)
Newspaper vendor, newspaper boy Kenya
Acebia, akebia (akebi) Japan. Akebia quinata. chocolate vine.
Takano Sujuu (1893 - 1976)
Winter work of farmers KIGO list
Hunting in Winter . KIGO list
Moi Day Kenya
Columbus Day America
Saucer for Japanese tea cups (chataku) Japan
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1806 - 1891)
Rice in the Philippines
Winter : FISHING a KIGO list
Dogu (doguu) clay figurines of the Jomon period
Light, lights : all kinds of lights in all seasons
Chinowagayu, chinowa-gayu 茅の輪粥 rice porridge
chi no wa kayu, served on the last day of the sixth month.
and related rituals like the Lotus Flower Offering 蓮華会（夏祓） Renge-E.
Mukai Kyorai (1651～1704) and Rakushisha Cottage
Prayer (kitoo) Japan. Faith, prayer and related kigo
Squirrel (risu). flying squirrel (momonga, musasabi) Japan
plum blossom excursion (tanbaikoo, tanbai) Japan
bubuzuke . ochazuke from Kyoto Rice dish with pickles and green tea
Shishigatani kabocha 鹿ヶ谷かぼちゃ pumpkin from Shishigatani, Kyoto
Kokubun-Ji, Temple Kokubunji 国分寺 Japan
Tokoname town (Aichi prefecture) Japan
Coal (sumi), charcoal (mokutan, binchotan) kigo around the charcoal fire.
mentaiko 明太子 marinated roe of pollock
Winter preparations outside (fuyujitaku) Japan
Tsubouchi Nenten (1944 - )
Tabi socks (tabi) Japan
Kubota Mantaro (Mantaroo) 久保田万太郎 (1889 - 1963)
Autumn games, entertainment, school a KIGO LIST
Autumn and farmers work a KIGO LIST
Autumn : Hunting and Fishing a KIGO LIST
Autumn in your home ... ... KIGO LIST
Hunger, famine Kenya, Japan, worldwide
Hooroku Jizo with an earthen pot on his head and Mibu Kyogen. Horoku roasting pot
Helipterum roseum (hanakanzashi) Japan. Pink and White Everlasting
and hairpin (kanzashi)
Aphid, plant louse (aburamushi, arimaki) Japan
Tobacco plant (tobakko) Japan. Nicotiana tabacum. Tabakpflanze
Horsetail fern, scouring rush (tokusa) Japan. Equisetum hyemale
Gentian, Japanese green gentian (senburi, tooyaku) Japan. Swertia japonica
Water chestnut (hishi) Japan. Trapa japonica
Alliteration and Haiku too-in 頭韻
Zenringai Temple District in Hirosaki Japan
Fudo Waterfalls (taki Fudo) Japan
Doodlebug, ant lion (arijigoku, ari jigoku) Japan
Doora curtain (noren) Japan. Ladenvorhang
Fronleichnam, Fronleichnamszug (Corpus Christi) Germany
shimotsukare, a dish from Tochigi prefecture
Fragrance bag, sache (nioibukuro) Japan. Duftbeutel
Stamp, stamps, postage stamps (kitte, yuubin kitte) Japan
Sake no Hosomichi 酒のほそ道 "The Narrow Road of Ricewine"
Manga about food, with haiku, by ラズウェル細木 Rozwell Hosoki
soba no hosomichi.
Furoshiki, cotton wrapper cloth
Cotton (wata, momen) Japan. many related kigo about the plant and cotton cloths.
Glass beads (tonbodama, tombodama) Japan
Wine (budooshu) Japan. Red wine, white wine, making wine, wine festival ...
Kurofune monaka 黒船最中 Black Ship wafers and a kyoka poem
Tan Taigi (1709 -1771) 炭太祇 (たんたいぎ)
Temple Saihoji 西方寺 and Haiku by Issa
Emancipation Day Guyana
Bunraku and Joruri 文楽.浄瑠璃 Japanese Puppet Theater
Khamsin wind Egypt, North Africa
Lemonade (ramune) and carbonated drinks Japan
Blue, the color of sky and water
Paper mulberry leaf (kaji no ha) and Tanabata rituals
kajimari 梶の鞠（かじのまり）paper mulberry kickball
Sesbania Tree (Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.) Kenya
Weaver birds (Ploceidae family) Kenya
Kanei-Ji Temple and Tenkai (Jigen Daishi) 寛永寺（かんえいじ）
and 慈眼大師. Ueno, Tokyo
Jigen Ki 慈眼忌（じげんき）memorial day of priest Jigen
Lavender (rabendaa) Japan
Matsunaga Teitoku 松永貞徳 (1571-1653)
Sakai Yamei 坂井野明 (1662-1713)
Ubasuteyama, Sarashinayama, Kamurikiyama (in Nagano) Japan
Camp, camping (kyanpu), tent (tento) Japan, North America
Marine Day, Ocean Day, Sea Day (umi no hi) Japan
Casuarina Tree Kenya
Chameleon Kenya
Kanga, wrapping cloth Kenya
Mildew, mold (kabi) Japan
Hoshino Tsubaki 星野 椿 (1930 - )
Wood, firewood, timber, lumber Kenya
Crabapple, Sibold crabapple, "mountain pear" (yamanashi, yama-nashi) Japan. Malus sieboldii
funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat
Uchida Hyakken 内田百間 May 29, 1889 — April 20, 1971
Sea bream (tai, sakuradai, madai ..) Pagrus major Japan
Laquer tree (urushi no ki) Rhus verniciflua Japan. "Sun spurge" Euphorbia helioscopia, "swamp laquer"
Leopard lily (hioogi) Belamcanda chinensis Japan. ubatama 鳥羽玉 sweet balls
Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanatto 浜納豆
Bilberries, cowberries (kokemomo), Preiselbeere Japan
DRINKS - Hot and Cold DRINKS SAIJIKI
Kawasaki Tenko (Tenkoo) Born 1927
Racoon, racoon dog, badger (tanuki, mujina, anaguma) Japan
Spinach (hoorensoo) Japan. Spinat
PEPPER, (togarashi, toogarashi) red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more, Chili pepper, paprica Paprika (piiman), sweet green pepper (shishitoo) and more
Puddle, puddles Tropical regions, Japan
Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles Japan
Stepping stones Kenya in the rain
Trench clearing Guyana
Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts Japan. Schokolade
Carpet, rug (juutan, dantsuu) Japan
Snack, afternoon snack Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け
Fountain (funsui) Springbrunnen Japan
Cider, apple cider (saidaa) Japan, Europe, Australia
Moyashi udo もやし独活（もやしうど）sprouts of spikenard and more moyashi
Bohnensprossen
Hoonensai 豊年祭 Festival for a bountiful harvest "Penis Festival", at Tagata Shrine, Aichi prefecture
. . . Cool, cold, chilly ... a feeling and related kigo during all seasons.
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) bird North America
Virga precipitation Southern United States
. kunshu sanmon 葷酒山門（くんしゅさんもん）
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!
Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento Lunchbox from Kyoto
Devil's tongue (konnyaku) Konjak plant and food. Japan
"May Day" in England (mee dii) Japan. International Workers' Day
Pleiades (matariki) Maori, New Zealand. (subaru, Japan)
"butterbur like KYARA aloeswood" (kyarabuki) Japan
Wimbledon Tennis Championship Tournament, Grand Slam England
Acacia blossoms Yemen, Japan
Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 (むそうき), Soseki Ki Memorial Day for Muso Kokushi Soseki and the ZUIKI taro festival
Taro root (sato-imo, taro imo) Japan. Philippines (gabi). Taro-Kartoffel
Hawthorn and Firethorn (sanzashi) Crataegus and Pyracanthus. Japan, Europe
Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )
hon-i, hon'i 本意 (ほんい) the basic meaning the traditional poetic essence. Haiku Theory
tamanegi 玉葱 (たまねぎ) round onion and many more summer vegetables
shallot, tomato, eggplant, etc.
Humanity and Observances, two important categories for HAIKU
Bullsnake, bull snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) North America
Berry, berries ... names of trees, shrubs and the fruit itself
Dengaku 田楽 dance and food
VEGETABLE SAIJIKI
Deer (shika), fawn in all seasons
Sushi, popular food Japan
Fukagawa, a suburb of Edo/Tokyo Japan
Field cricket, Gryllus campestris Europe
Conger eel (anago) Congriscus megastomus. Japan. Meeraal.
Pike, pike conger, pike eel (hamo) Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth. Japan
Wasabi, japanese horseradish Japanischer Meerrettich
Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets
Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer
Ekiben, station lunch box day, April 10
shunrai, spring thunder 春雷
Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies
Tundra, Siberia, Hokkaido, Okinawa etc... topics for haiku
Bison, American Bison
One Day Saijiki, a KIGO list
Morning, Midday (daytime), Evening, Night
Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha) India
Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree. Australia
Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets. Australia
Blue Triangle butterfly, bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon choredon) Australia
Twilight, dusk (kure) Japan. Worldwide
Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam Japan
Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis ) Parijat blossoms. India
Masaki Yuuko, Yuko Masaki 正木 ゆう子 (1952 - )
also about the avoidance of negative verbs
Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi, asaichi 日本三大朝市) Morgenmarkt Japan
Ides of March Italy. March 15.
Corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Seta Bridge at Lake Biwa
Sakurai Baishitsu 桜井梅室 （1769-1852）
Warmth (atataka), feeling warm in spring (shundan) Japan
Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく（ニンニク）) ) Japan. Knoblauch
Shark (same 鮫 (さめ)) Japan. Haifisch
Tide, ebb and flood (shio, ushio) ... KIGO LIST
Scorpion (sasori) Japan. Skorpion
Cauliflower, broccoli, komatsuna, naganegi leek, and more winter vegetables
Also spring, summer and autumn vegetables.
Sardines (iwashi,hishiko and more) Japanese Anchovy Japan. KIGO LIST. Sardinen
Plums, pickled plums (umeboshi) Japan. and more tsukemono pickled food
momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら) Maple leaves sweet tempura
from the town of Mino 箕面 near Osaka.
Worm, worms and earthworm (mimizu) Japan. Regenwurm
Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki 恵方巻き) for Setsubun, February 3.
Stimulation of the brain through poetry ... ... smell the coffee !
Wasambon sweets (wasanbon) Japan. Shikoku.
Kasai Bridge (Kasaibashi) Tokyo, Japan
Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel ... a LIST
Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England
Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments
Vegetables from Kyoto (kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai) Japan
Paradise (gokuraku) Japan
Winter Kigo from Canada Arctic Fox, Chickadee, Lemmings, Lesser Snow Goose, Wolverine
Spring moon, moon in spring (haru no tsuki) ... various KIGO
Oatmeal porridge, congee, mushWorldwide. Rice gruel (kayu), rice soup with ingredients (zoosui) : Japan
Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers
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Newsletter 2009
Nihonbashi bridge 日本橋 The Center of Edo Japan
Top, spinning top (koma, beigoma) Japan. Kreisel
Calendar (koyomi) and its related KIGO Japan
Folding screen, first use (hatsubyoobu) Japan
First ice (hatsugoori) Japan
Washing things (arau, arai) a KIGO list
Inkstone (suzuri) and related KIGO Japan
Uluru (Ayers Rock) Australia
Marishi-Ten and wild boar cakes (Marishiten, i no ko mochi) Japan
Shiki memorial day (Shiki ki, hechima ki, dassai ki ) Japan. Nobo san.
Dorayaki Japan. bean-jam pancake
Enviroku : Haiku and Senryu about the environment
News, Newspaper headlines, Haiku News worldwide
Piment, bell pepper, green pepper, Paprika (piiman) Japan. Capsicum annuum
Aloe vera (aroe) Japan
Datsueba 奪衣婆 or 脱衣婆 the Old Hag of Hell
Branches cut off (eda-uchi) Japan
Snow enjoyment, enjoying snow (yukimi) Japan. KIGO list
Jellyfish, medusa (kurage) Japan
Jonestown Guyana
Arrowhead (kuwai) Japan. Sagittaria trifolia. Pfeilkraut
Umeboshi, dried pickled salty plums Japan. Salzpflaumen
Stone Buddha (sekibutsu, ishibotoke) Japan
Lipstick made in the cold (kanbeni, ushibeni) and Japanese culture about RED
Pond, small lake (ike) Japan. a KIGO list ... even the OLD POND ...
Winter, Forest work, woodcutting, charcoal making ... Japan. KIGO list
Musume Dojoji Kabuki play and haiku by Nakamura Tomijuro
Mustard plant and mustard (karashina / karashi) Japan
Himiko and Yamataikoku in Saga, Kyushu Japan. Yoshinogari
Akagai . "red clam", arc clam Japan. Anadara broughtoni
and Edo wazurai "the Illness of Edo", and Kagurazaka
Mudskipper (mutsugoroo) Japan
Islamic Holidays, Muslim Holidays LIST
Lailatul Qadr : The Night of Power Yemen
Eid-ul-Adha / Festival of Sacrifice Guyana
Yufuin Hot Spring and Mount Yufudake 湯布院 / 由布岳 Kyushu, Japan
Kokerazushi, layered sushi Japan
Tuna, tunafish (maguro) Thunfisch Japan. Kigo and food
Kintaro Candy (Kintaroo ame) Japan
Oranges California (USA)
Withered reeds in the marsh (kare ashiwara) Japan
Cotton Georgia (USA)
Pumpkin, squash (kabocha, nankin) Japan. Kürbis
Camel, Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) Yemen
Torii, gate of a Shinto shrine
Straw, new straw of this year (wara, shinwara) Japan. and : straw in all seasons
Monsoon seasons in Yemen
Dust clouds Yemen
Screw worm, screw worms Yemen
Nail (kugi, kui) Japan
Spring dust (shunjin) Japan
United Nations Day / UN Day
Boy's Festival (tango no sekku, kodomo no hi) Japan
Revenge Story of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari) and related kigo including Lady Tora (Tora gozen)
Newspaper vendor, newspaper boy Kenya
Acebia, akebia (akebi) Japan. Akebia quinata. chocolate vine.
Takano Sujuu (1893 - 1976)
Winter work of farmers KIGO list
Hunting in Winter . KIGO list
Moi Day Kenya
Columbus Day America
Saucer for Japanese tea cups (chataku) Japan
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1806 - 1891)
Rice in the Philippines
Winter : FISHING a KIGO list
Dogu (doguu) clay figurines of the Jomon period
Light, lights : all kinds of lights in all seasons
Chinowagayu, chinowa-gayu 茅の輪粥 rice porridge
chi no wa kayu, served on the last day of the sixth month.
and related rituals like the Lotus Flower Offering 蓮華会（夏祓） Renge-E.
Mukai Kyorai (1651～1704) and Rakushisha Cottage
Prayer (kitoo) Japan. Faith, prayer and related kigo
Squirrel (risu). flying squirrel (momonga, musasabi) Japan
plum blossom excursion (tanbaikoo, tanbai) Japan
bubuzuke . ochazuke from Kyoto Rice dish with pickles and green tea
Shishigatani kabocha 鹿ヶ谷かぼちゃ pumpkin from Shishigatani, Kyoto
Kokubun-Ji, Temple Kokubunji 国分寺 Japan
Tokoname town (Aichi prefecture) Japan
Coal (sumi), charcoal (mokutan, binchotan) kigo around the charcoal fire.
mentaiko 明太子 marinated roe of pollock
Winter preparations outside (fuyujitaku) Japan
Tsubouchi Nenten (1944 - )
Tabi socks (tabi) Japan
Kubota Mantaro (Mantaroo) 久保田万太郎 (1889 - 1963)
Autumn games, entertainment, school a KIGO LIST
Autumn and farmers work a KIGO LIST
Autumn : Hunting and Fishing a KIGO LIST
Autumn in your home ... ... KIGO LIST
Hunger, famine Kenya, Japan, worldwide
Hooroku Jizo with an earthen pot on his head and Mibu Kyogen. Horoku roasting pot
Helipterum roseum (hanakanzashi) Japan. Pink and White Everlasting
and hairpin (kanzashi)
Aphid, plant louse (aburamushi, arimaki) Japan
Tobacco plant (tobakko) Japan. Nicotiana tabacum. Tabakpflanze
Horsetail fern, scouring rush (tokusa) Japan. Equisetum hyemale
Gentian, Japanese green gentian (senburi, tooyaku) Japan. Swertia japonica
Water chestnut (hishi) Japan. Trapa japonica
Alliteration and Haiku too-in 頭韻
Zenringai Temple District in Hirosaki Japan
Fudo Waterfalls (taki Fudo) Japan
Doodlebug, ant lion (arijigoku, ari jigoku) Japan
Doora curtain (noren) Japan. Ladenvorhang
Fronleichnam, Fronleichnamszug (Corpus Christi) Germany
shimotsukare, a dish from Tochigi prefecture
Fragrance bag, sache (nioibukuro) Japan. Duftbeutel
Stamp, stamps, postage stamps (kitte, yuubin kitte) Japan
Sake no Hosomichi 酒のほそ道 "The Narrow Road of Ricewine"
Manga about food, with haiku, by ラズウェル細木 Rozwell Hosoki
soba no hosomichi.
Furoshiki, cotton wrapper cloth
Cotton (wata, momen) Japan. many related kigo about the plant and cotton cloths.
Glass beads (tonbodama, tombodama) Japan
Wine (budooshu) Japan. Red wine, white wine, making wine, wine festival ...
Kurofune monaka 黒船最中 Black Ship wafers and a kyoka poem
Tan Taigi (1709 -1771) 炭太祇 (たんたいぎ)
Temple Saihoji 西方寺 and Haiku by Issa
Emancipation Day Guyana
Bunraku and Joruri 文楽.浄瑠璃 Japanese Puppet Theater
Khamsin wind Egypt, North Africa
Lemonade (ramune) and carbonated drinks Japan
Blue, the color of sky and water
Paper mulberry leaf (kaji no ha) and Tanabata rituals
kajimari 梶の鞠（かじのまり）paper mulberry kickball
Sesbania Tree (Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.) Kenya
Weaver birds (Ploceidae family) Kenya
Kanei-Ji Temple and Tenkai (Jigen Daishi) 寛永寺（かんえいじ）
and 慈眼大師. Ueno, Tokyo
Jigen Ki 慈眼忌（じげんき）memorial day of priest Jigen
Lavender (rabendaa) Japan
Matsunaga Teitoku 松永貞徳 (1571-1653)
Sakai Yamei 坂井野明 (1662-1713)
Ubasuteyama, Sarashinayama, Kamurikiyama (in Nagano) Japan
Camp, camping (kyanpu), tent (tento) Japan, North America
Marine Day, Ocean Day, Sea Day (umi no hi) Japan
Casuarina Tree Kenya
Chameleon Kenya
Kanga, wrapping cloth Kenya
Mildew, mold (kabi) Japan
Hoshino Tsubaki 星野 椿 (1930 - )
Wood, firewood, timber, lumber Kenya
Crabapple, Sibold crabapple, "mountain pear" (yamanashi, yama-nashi) Japan. Malus sieboldii
funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat
Uchida Hyakken 内田百間 May 29, 1889 — April 20, 1971
Sea bream (tai, sakuradai, madai ..) Pagrus major Japan
Laquer tree (urushi no ki) Rhus verniciflua Japan. "Sun spurge" Euphorbia helioscopia, "swamp laquer"
Leopard lily (hioogi) Belamcanda chinensis Japan. ubatama 鳥羽玉 sweet balls
Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanatto 浜納豆
Bilberries, cowberries (kokemomo), Preiselbeere Japan
DRINKS - Hot and Cold DRINKS SAIJIKI
Kawasaki Tenko (Tenkoo) Born 1927
Racoon, racoon dog, badger (tanuki, mujina, anaguma) Japan
Spinach (hoorensoo) Japan. Spinat
PEPPER, (togarashi, toogarashi) red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more, Chili pepper, paprica Paprika (piiman), sweet green pepper (shishitoo) and more
Puddle, puddles Tropical regions, Japan
Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles Japan
Stepping stones Kenya in the rain
Trench clearing Guyana
Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts Japan. Schokolade
Carpet, rug (juutan, dantsuu) Japan
Snack, afternoon snack Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け
Fountain (funsui) Springbrunnen Japan
Cider, apple cider (saidaa) Japan, Europe, Australia
Moyashi udo もやし独活（もやしうど）sprouts of spikenard and more moyashi
Bohnensprossen
Hoonensai 豊年祭 Festival for a bountiful harvest "Penis Festival", at Tagata Shrine, Aichi prefecture
. . . Cool, cold, chilly ... a feeling and related kigo during all seasons.
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) bird North America
Virga precipitation Southern United States
. kunshu sanmon 葷酒山門（くんしゅさんもん）
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!
Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento Lunchbox from Kyoto
Devil's tongue (konnyaku) Konjak plant and food. Japan
"May Day" in England (mee dii) Japan. International Workers' Day
Pleiades (matariki) Maori, New Zealand. (subaru, Japan)
"butterbur like KYARA aloeswood" (kyarabuki) Japan
Wimbledon Tennis Championship Tournament, Grand Slam England
Acacia blossoms Yemen, Japan
Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 (むそうき), Soseki Ki Memorial Day for Muso Kokushi Soseki and the ZUIKI taro festival
Taro root (sato-imo, taro imo) Japan. Philippines (gabi). Taro-Kartoffel
Hawthorn and Firethorn (sanzashi) Crataegus and Pyracanthus. Japan, Europe
Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )
hon-i, hon'i 本意 (ほんい) the basic meaning the traditional poetic essence. Haiku Theory
tamanegi 玉葱 (たまねぎ) round onion and many more summer vegetables
shallot, tomato, eggplant, etc.
Humanity and Observances, two important categories for HAIKU
Bullsnake, bull snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) North America
Berry, berries ... names of trees, shrubs and the fruit itself
Dengaku 田楽 dance and food
VEGETABLE SAIJIKI
Deer (shika), fawn in all seasons
Sushi, popular food Japan
Fukagawa, a suburb of Edo/Tokyo Japan
Field cricket, Gryllus campestris Europe
Conger eel (anago) Congriscus megastomus. Japan. Meeraal.
Pike, pike conger, pike eel (hamo) Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth. Japan
Wasabi, japanese horseradish Japanischer Meerrettich
Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets
Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer
Ekiben, station lunch box day, April 10
shunrai, spring thunder 春雷
Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies
Tundra, Siberia, Hokkaido, Okinawa etc... topics for haiku
Bison, American Bison
One Day Saijiki, a KIGO list
Morning, Midday (daytime), Evening, Night
Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha) India
Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree. Australia
Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets. Australia
Blue Triangle butterfly, bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon choredon) Australia
Twilight, dusk (kure) Japan. Worldwide
Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam Japan
Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis ) Parijat blossoms. India
Masaki Yuuko, Yuko Masaki 正木 ゆう子 (1952 - )
also about the avoidance of negative verbs
Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi, asaichi 日本三大朝市) Morgenmarkt Japan
Ides of March Italy. March 15.
Corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Seta Bridge at Lake Biwa
Sakurai Baishitsu 桜井梅室 （1769-1852）
Warmth (atataka), feeling warm in spring (shundan) Japan
Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく（ニンニク）) ) Japan. Knoblauch
Shark (same 鮫 (さめ)) Japan. Haifisch
Tide, ebb and flood (shio, ushio) ... KIGO LIST
Scorpion (sasori) Japan. Skorpion
Cauliflower, broccoli, komatsuna, naganegi leek, and more winter vegetables
Also spring, summer and autumn vegetables.
Sardines (iwashi,hishiko and more) Japanese Anchovy Japan. KIGO LIST. Sardinen
Plums, pickled plums (umeboshi) Japan. and more tsukemono pickled food
momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら) Maple leaves sweet tempura
from the town of Mino 箕面 near Osaka.
Worm, worms and earthworm (mimizu) Japan. Regenwurm
Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki 恵方巻き) for Setsubun, February 3.
Stimulation of the brain through poetry ... ... smell the coffee !
Wasambon sweets (wasanbon) Japan. Shikoku.
Kasai Bridge (Kasaibashi) Tokyo, Japan
Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel ... a LIST
Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England
Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments
Vegetables from Kyoto (kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai) Japan
Paradise (gokuraku) Japan
Winter Kigo from Canada Arctic Fox, Chickadee, Lemmings, Lesser Snow Goose, Wolverine
Spring moon, moon in spring (haru no tsuki) ... various KIGO
Oatmeal porridge, congee, mushWorldwide. Rice gruel (kayu), rice soup with ingredients (zoosui) : Japan
Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers
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Keywords, non-seasonal haiku topics, all year topics, all season topics, miscellaneous
no season, muki 無季、無期 ...
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..................................................................... December 2008
Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) Yemen
cha no hana 茶の花 (ちゃのはな) tea blossoms Japan
Nettle tree (enoki) Japan
Dinner, dining, eating ... and more worldwide
Shoochuu 焼酎 (しょうちゅう) Shochu, strong distilled liquor, Schnaps
..................................................................... November 2008
Rabbit, hare (usagi), snow rabbit (yukiusagi) Japan
Kaninchen, Hase
Firefly squid (hotaruika, hotaru ika ホタルイカ（蛍烏賊）)
Ika ... squid dishes
Fish roe dishes (hararago) Japan
Mamakari ままかり Fish dishes from Okayama
Satsumaimo, satsuma imo 薩摩薯（さつまいも）sweet potatoes
Uni 海胆 (うに) sea urchin and sea urchin roe (uni 雲丹). Seeigel
Kani 蟹料理 CRAB dishes Krabben.
Horse meat, baniku (ばにく/ 馬肉) basashi, sakuranabe
BUTA ... Pig and Pork (buta, ton 豚 ぶた)
Daruma Ramen, raamen ラーメン Chinese noodle soup
Ainu Food アイヌ料理
Tosa no Inakazushi (inaka sushi) 土佐の田舎寿司 sushi from the countryside of Tosa
..................................................................... October 2008
Ogata Korin Memorial Day (koorin ki)
Winter honey ... Yemen
Sunbirds... India
Pillow (makura, kukurimakura) Japan
Lobster Decoration (kazari-ebi, Ise-ebi kazaru ) Japan
Stone fish, bullhead (okoze)Fish. Japan
Leek (naganegi) green onions, scallion, porree Japan
Itokoni いとこ煮 boiled pumpkin with red beans Yamaguchi
Kiritanpo (kiritampo) きりたんぽ skewers of mashed rice. Japan
Inkstone (suzuri) Japan
..................................................................... September 2008
World Heart Day September 28
Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr Yemen
Shichirin 七輪 portable cooking stove Japan
Onigiri おにぎり rice balls Japan
Hanbaiki 販売機 vending maschines for food Japan
Praise, flattery (homekotoba, o-joozu) Japan
Eel dishes (unagi) Japan. Some are kigo
Burdock root (gobo, goboo) Japan. Arctium lappa
Sansai 山菜 Mountain vegetables
. . . Including
Hahakogusa 母子草（ははこぐさ） sweet cudweed
Kogomi こごみ kind of fern
Nobiru のびる (野蒜) wild rocambole
Tsukushi 土筆（つくし）horsetail plant
Warabi わらび(蕨) bracken, fern
Zenmai 薇（ぜんまい） Japanese Royal Fern
Mori no Megumi, Bountiful food from the Forest
Momotaro Nabe ... Peach Boy HodgepodgeMomotaro Haiku by Issa
Dumplings of all kinds (dango) Japan. Mitarashi dango
Yaseuma, "thin horse" wheat noodles from Oita
Fast Food Gourmet ... the Japanese Version
Inari Sushi (inarizushi) Japan
Kanro-Ni, kanroni, sweet simmering Japan
Tsukuda-ni, Tsukudani ... simmered in sweet soy sauce Japan
Konchu Ryori, konchuu ryoori Insects as food
Citrus fruits (kankitsu rui) Japan
mikan, ponkan, hassaku, sudachi, daidai, kabosu, iyokan, sudachi, yuzu, oranges and others
Interesting, exciting, entertaining, amusing ... (omoshiro ya) Japan
Hara hachibu ... eating only 80% of your capacity an Okinawan diet
Breakfast (asagohan, asameshi) Japan
Kitchen (daidokoro) Japanese Kitchen
Trout and sweetfish (ayu, masu, iwana and more) and salmon (benimasu) and yamame Japan
Hamaguri, clam shells, venus clams Venusmuscheln
Tsukiji, the big fish market in Tokyo Tsukiji shijoo
SHUN ... Specialities of the Season
Spring Chrysanthemum (shungiku) Japan
Rape flower pickles (nahanazuke)/ nanohana rapeseed flower dishes Japan
Hitashi, Ohitashi ... quickly boiled vegetables Japan
Cod (tara) and various food items Japan
Kogawa Festival, Kogawa Sai Wakayama, Japan
Brazier (jiko) Kenya
Sambosa, samosa Food during the Ramadan. Yemen
Ameyoko Cheap shopping alley, from Ueno to Okachimachi.
Mikan, mandarin orange, tangerine Japan
Senbei, sembei 煎餅 (せんべい) rice crackers, sweet and salty
Godairiki san festival at temple Daigoji Kyoto, Japan
Golden Pavillion, Kinkaku-ji Kyoto, Japan
GHANA SAIJIKI
..................................................................... August 2008
Pivot ... its use in waka and haiku
Woodstock Festival North America
Kamakhya Temple near Guwahati in Assam India.
And other pilgrimages worldwide.
GHANA SAIJIKI
..................................................................... July 2008
Sweat (ase) Japan. Perspiration, transpiration and related kigo
Asakayama ... 安積山 Mountain near Koriyama, Fukushima pref. Matsuo Basho on his way ...
Demon's gate (kimon) ... Japan
Dinner tray (zen), box tray (hako zen) ... Japan
Nishiyama Soin and the Danrin School (Soo-In) 西山宗因, 談林派
Lottery, lottery ticket (takarakuji) Japan
Melon / cool melon / watermelon Yemen
Flood (koozui, aki demizu) .. Japan. Floods, flooding. Worldwide.
..................................................................... June 2008
Karma, the Net of Indra ... Indra Net, Inter Net ... :)
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) North America
WKD : New England Saijiki
Naked Festivals (Hadaka Matsuri) Japan. LIST
Yui Town Big Drum Festival (O-Taiko Matsuri ) Japan
Urasa Naked Festival at Temple Fukoo-Ji (Urasa no Doo Oshi) Japan
Jazz Music North America
Violett and Purple : MURASAKI in Haiku Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Chameleon, Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) Yemen
Shrine Tada Jinja ... and Matsuo Basho
Rice gruel (kayu) Japan
Toji, Temple Too-Ji in Kyoto Japan
Independence Day, June 12, 1898Philippines
Swallowtail butterflies (agehachoo) Yemen, Japan
Elm tree (Ulmus) Europa, North America
Kasuga Shrine Festivals (Kasuga matsuri, Wakamiya On Matsuri)
Rhode Island USA
Kuromori Kabuki ... 黒森歌舞伎 (くろもりかぶき ) Yamagata prefecture. Japan
Donzuki Matsuri ... どんづき祭 "Body throwing festival", Niigata, Japan
Hasedera no Tada-oshi ... 長谷寺のただ押し (はせでらのただおし)Hasedera Temple Festival, Sakurai, Nara, Japan
Takewari Matsuri ... 竹割祭 (たけわりまつり) Bamboo splitting festival. Japan
Kashihara matsuri ... 橿原祭 Kashihara Shrine Festival. Japan
Towns of India and haiku India
Dream (yume), First Dream (hatsuyume) Japan
Official, minor official (yakunin, koyakunin) Japan, Edo period
Kato Shuson (1905-1993)
Sand, hot sand (nessa) Japan
..................................................................... May 2008
Family altar, Buddhist family altar (butsudan) Japan
Spikemoss (iwahiba, iwamatsu) Japan. Sellaginella tamariscina
Iris, bearded Iris (Iris albicans) Yemen
Paper clothing, paper robes (kamiko) Japan
White Dew (shiratsuyu) Japan
Lawn, grass, turf (shiba) Japan. ... and related kigo
New Year Arrow (hamaya) Japan
Goto Takatoshi Takatoshi Gotoh
Trillium family of flowers (kinugasa soo) .. Japan. North America
Delhi, Old Delhi, New Delhi. India
Bombay, Mumbai . India
Lucknow . India
Kumano Road (Kumano Kodo Japan
Saga Dawa / Vesak Celebrations Buddhist Communities
Rhododendron (shakunage, sekinan ) Japan
Shimabara no taiyuu no doochuu ... Shimabara Geisha Procession (Kyoto)
Shimabara taiyuu no doochuu
Miyako Odori .. "Dance of the Capital" in Kyoto
Naniwa Odori ... Naniwa Dance in Osaka
Haru Matsuri .. Spring Festival. General
Azuma Odori .. Azuma Dance, Tokyo Dance
Kamogawa Odori .. Kamogawa Dance in Kyoto
Garden (niwa), Park (teien, tei-en) Japanese Garden, Zen Garden ...
Storehouse, warehouse (kura, dozoo) Japan
Masahide, Mizuta Masahide (1657-1723)
Shushiki (Shuushiki 秋色) (1668-1725)
Hi no Oka Pass (Hi no Oka Tooge) Japan
Sand skiing, dune skiing Yemen
Pinewood Derby North America
Barangay Fiesta Philippines. and The Santacruzan
Haiku Sweets (haika 俳菓) Japan
Ghosts (yookai, bakemono) Japan
Imagination in Haiku ... Theory
San Miguel Beer Philippines
Straw hats (dholas, kofias and hadrami) Yemen
Sunflower (himawari) Japan. Europa. North America
Four Directions (toozai nanboku)East, West, North, South
Dontaku .. Dontaku Festival in Hakata, Japan
Go, a board game, igo 囲碁 (Japan)
Green Week, Greenery Day (midori no shuukan, midori no hi) Japan
Cassia blossoms (Cassia fistula) India. ... amaltaas, bendra lathi, aragvadha and other names
Cockroach (gokiburi, aburamushi) Japan
..... and more summer insects and little animals ...
Turtle, turtoise (kame) Japan
Grains, the five grains (gokoku) Japan
Deutzia blossoms (u no hana, unohana) Japan
Bataan Beach, Bataan Day Philippines
Buddha's Birthday, Flower Festival, Flower Hall (kanbutsu-e, kambutsu-e, shuuni-e, hanamatsuri, hana midoo Japan. sweet tea (amacha) and more
Utamakura, Place Names in Japanese Poetry "Poetry Pillow Words", makurakotoba
PLACE NAMES used in Haiku Japan and Worldwide
..................................................................... April 2008
Nozawa Boncho 野沢 凡兆 (Nozawa Bonchoo, 1640? - 1714) and his wife Tome, Ukoo 羽紅
Bulbul bird (hiyodori) Japan, Yemen, Kenya and other regions
Grouse, snow grouse, "Thunderbird" (raichoo) Japan
Fish Market Philippines
Airlie Beach Australia
Olympic Games Olympics
Malaysia Haiku
Tourist, sightseer, traveller, visitor ... worldwide
Larks, various types Yemen
Beans in autumn kigo ... the plants also Peanuts plants. Ingen Mame.
Taal Lake Philippines
Tawilis (Sardinella tawilis) Philippines
Peanuts Japan, Philippines
Scilla, Siberian Squill (Scilla Sibirica) Russia, Europe.
Coconuts, Coconut palms Philippines, India
Higashiyama Culture and Haiku
Japanese Culture Week, 2008 Kenya
Ageing ... Kenya
Milkfish (Chanos chanos) also called Bangus. Boneless Bangus. Philippines
Flamingo Yemen
Snack served with tea (cha no ko, o-cha no ko) Japan
Botamochi Rice Cakes (Botamochi) Japan
Botamochi Ceremony
Water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii Australia
..................................................................... March 2008
Herring (nishin) Japan. Koorai Iwashi
Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma, Delonix regia) Two Trees with orange blossoms
Tibet
Migrant fishermen (watari gyofu) Hokkaido, Japan
Irrigation Ceremony (minakuchi matsuri, nawashiro matsuri) Japan
Will-o'-the-wisp (kitsunebi, onibi) Japan
Groundbreaking ceremony (jichinsai, jimatsuri) Japan
Dawn in spring, Spring morning light (shungyoo, haru no akebono)
Spring morning (haru no asa, haru no akatsuki) and others
Holi Festival.. Dol Yatra (the Swing Festival)India. Also introducing Chillum and Bhang.
Jelly strips (tokoroten) Japanese Food
Blind Woman from Echigo (Echigo goze) Japan. Introducing haiku from Echigo
Manzai (New Year's Comic Performance) Japan
Polar bear = ours polaire (ou « ours blanc » ) Canada. Eisbär
Husky = chien de traîneau (ou « husky ») Canada
Kuroda Momoko 黒田杏子 Haiku Poetess
Chichibu Festival (Chichibu Matsuri
Chichibu Night Festival (Chichibu Yomatsuri)
Kobo Daishi Kukai (Kooboo Daishi Kuukai) and Esoteric Buddhism Japan
Neem blossoms, neem tree, magosa (Azadirachta indica) India. And Ugadi Pachadi
Saigyo Hoshi Memorial Day (Saigyoo Ki) Japan. Saigyoo Hooshi
Nightingale singing competition (uguisu awase) Japan.
Arii Shokyu-Ni(1713-1781) "the Nun Shokyu". Nagamatsu Nami, Kohakuan.
Kohakuan Fufuu, Arii Fufuu (1702 - 1762), her husband
Chomu (Choomu) 蝶夢 (1732 - 1796), a Buddhist priest shookyuuni shokyuuni shokyu ni
Kite, black kite, Milan noir (tobi, tombi) Japan. Milvus migrans
Amihan and Habagat Monsoon Philippines
Boomerang Australia
Insects awaken, insects come out, bugs come out, bugs wake up, insects appear again, insects stir (keichitsu) Insects wake up. Japan
..... Frost descends (sookoo)
Matsushima 松島Japan
Leap day, leap year (2008) February 29
Bud of trees, treebuds (ko no me, konome) Japan
Bat (koomori, kawahori) Japan
Stone wall (stonewall) (ishigaki) Japan
..................................................................... February 2008
Wheat and Barley (mugi) and related kigo Japan
Coral Tree Blossoms (Erythrina indica) Tiger's claw, Sunshine Tree. India
Common cold and flu (kaze) coughing, sneezing, God of the Cold. Japan, worldwide
Water tank (As-Saharieg) Yemen
Desert rose (Adenium obesum). Yemen
Utsu no Yama, Mount Utsu, Mt. Utsu near Okabe in Shizuoka, Japan
Three treasures of Haiku and ISSA
Temple Saimyo-Ji and Issa
I, the first person (ware, watakushi, ore) used in haiku Japan
Donald Keene
Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia Family . Yemen, North America
. . . . . Pakistan ... Haiku in Pakistan
Desert, sand desert Yemen
Canna lily Yemen
Dates, ripe dates from the Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Yemen
Eid Al-Kabir, Aid Al Kabir Yemen
Khat, Catha edulis, chewing khat Yemen
..................................................................... January 2008
YEMEN SAIJIKI
Jasmine Yemen
Oleander (kyoochikutoo) Japan. Yemen
Rose of Sharon (mukuge) / Hibiscus (bussooge) Japan. Yemen
Toribeno Cemetery in Kyoto Japan
Sumidagawa River Tokyo, Japan
Tao Yuanming To Enmei, Chinese poet 365 - 427 陶淵明
Takeda Butsugai Fusen ... 1795～1867
Kamikaze, Divine Wind Japan
Dalia (daria) Japan, India
Salt (shio) and salted winter food Japan
Issa and the God of Poverty (bimbogami)
Naito Joso (Naito Joosoo 内藤丈草) (1662 - 1704)
Tattoo, Tatoo (irezumi, horimono) Japan
Garlic chives (nira) and its blossoms (nira no hana) Japan
Balls, decorative hand balls (temari) Japan. Ball catching song, ball bouncing song (temari uta)
KAMASU : straw back, tobacco pouch, Pacific sandeel (Ammodytes personatus) Japan
Swan (hakuchoo) Japan
Fatsia japonica blossoms (yatsude no hana) Japan, Japanese Aralia
Iida Ryuta (Iida Ryouta) 1920-2007
Iida Dakotsu, his father (1885 - 1962)
Buddha Dainichi Nyorai Ceremonies and kigo
First Day of the Tiger (Hatsu Tora ) Japan. visit to Kurama Temple in Kyoto on the first day of the tiger: Kurama hatsu tora mairi .. and related kigo
Pongal Spring Festival India. Kolam decorations.
Boma Homesteads Kenya
Juuni Shinshoo 十二神将 Twelve Heavenly Generals, 12 Warrior Generals
Bishamonten, Tamonten (Vaishravana) Japan. Bishamonten Festival, Messenger of Bishamonten
Song, singing (uta) Japan. A list of kigo.
First Poetry Meeting at court(utakai hajime)
Eid Al-kabir on the pilgrimage to Mekka
Lotus Temple Delhi
Issa and O-Take Nyorai お竹如来
... Kamakura, a Haiku Town in Japan
Flamingo Gulf of Aden
Night work (yonabe) Japan
Mallet for good luck (fuku tsuchi) Japan. Mallet for pounding cloth (kinuta)
Fulling block (kinuta) Japan.Pounding cloth. Mallet for beating straw (wara kinuta) and more
Onomatopoetic Words used in Haiku
Boxing Day Australia, New Zealand, UK
Basho and the Ukimido Floating Hall, Lake Biwa
Australian Seasons ...
Seasons Beginning ... Japan, a KIGO list
Long Life Ceremony (enjusai ) Japan
Inahata Teiko (1931 -)
President of the Japan Traditional Haiku Association
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And come back soon !
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September 2007
Memorial Days of Famous People
..... WORLDWIDE SAIJIKI
BIRD SAIJIKI .. for all seasons !
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Keywords, non-seasonal haiku topics, all year topics, all season topics, miscellaneous
no season, muki 無季、無期 ...
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..................................................................... December 2008
Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) Yemen
cha no hana 茶の花 (ちゃのはな) tea blossoms Japan
Nettle tree (enoki) Japan
Dinner, dining, eating ... and more worldwide
Shoochuu 焼酎 (しょうちゅう) Shochu, strong distilled liquor, Schnaps
..................................................................... November 2008
Rabbit, hare (usagi), snow rabbit (yukiusagi) Japan
Kaninchen, Hase
Firefly squid (hotaruika, hotaru ika ホタルイカ（蛍烏賊）)
Ika ... squid dishes
Fish roe dishes (hararago) Japan
Mamakari ままかり Fish dishes from Okayama
Satsumaimo, satsuma imo 薩摩薯（さつまいも）sweet potatoes
Uni 海胆 (うに) sea urchin and sea urchin roe (uni 雲丹). Seeigel
Kani 蟹料理 CRAB dishes Krabben.
Horse meat, baniku (ばにく/ 馬肉) basashi, sakuranabe
BUTA ... Pig and Pork (buta, ton 豚 ぶた)
Daruma Ramen, raamen ラーメン Chinese noodle soup
Ainu Food アイヌ料理
Tosa no Inakazushi (inaka sushi) 土佐の田舎寿司 sushi from the countryside of Tosa
..................................................................... October 2008
Ogata Korin Memorial Day (koorin ki)
Winter honey ... Yemen
Sunbirds... India
Pillow (makura, kukurimakura) Japan
Lobster Decoration (kazari-ebi, Ise-ebi kazaru ) Japan
Stone fish, bullhead (okoze)Fish. Japan
Leek (naganegi) green onions, scallion, porree Japan
Itokoni いとこ煮 boiled pumpkin with red beans Yamaguchi
Kiritanpo (kiritampo) きりたんぽ skewers of mashed rice. Japan
Inkstone (suzuri) Japan
..................................................................... September 2008
World Heart Day September 28
Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr Yemen
Shichirin 七輪 portable cooking stove Japan
Onigiri おにぎり rice balls Japan
Hanbaiki 販売機 vending maschines for food Japan
Praise, flattery (homekotoba, o-joozu) Japan
Eel dishes (unagi) Japan. Some are kigo
Burdock root (gobo, goboo) Japan. Arctium lappa
Sansai 山菜 Mountain vegetables
. . . Including
Hahakogusa 母子草（ははこぐさ） sweet cudweed
Kogomi こごみ kind of fern
Nobiru のびる (野蒜) wild rocambole
Tsukushi 土筆（つくし）horsetail plant
Warabi わらび(蕨) bracken, fern
Zenmai 薇（ぜんまい） Japanese Royal Fern
Mori no Megumi, Bountiful food from the Forest
Momotaro Nabe ... Peach Boy HodgepodgeMomotaro Haiku by Issa
Dumplings of all kinds (dango) Japan. Mitarashi dango
Yaseuma, "thin horse" wheat noodles from Oita
Fast Food Gourmet ... the Japanese Version
Inari Sushi (inarizushi) Japan
Kanro-Ni, kanroni, sweet simmering Japan
Tsukuda-ni, Tsukudani ... simmered in sweet soy sauce Japan
Konchu Ryori, konchuu ryoori Insects as food
Citrus fruits (kankitsu rui) Japan
mikan, ponkan, hassaku, sudachi, daidai, kabosu, iyokan, sudachi, yuzu, oranges and others
Interesting, exciting, entertaining, amusing ... (omoshiro ya) Japan
Hara hachibu ... eating only 80% of your capacity an Okinawan diet
Breakfast (asagohan, asameshi) Japan
Kitchen (daidokoro) Japanese Kitchen
Trout and sweetfish (ayu, masu, iwana and more) and salmon (benimasu) and yamame Japan
Hamaguri, clam shells, venus clams Venusmuscheln
Tsukiji, the big fish market in Tokyo Tsukiji shijoo
SHUN ... Specialities of the Season
Spring Chrysanthemum (shungiku) Japan
Rape flower pickles (nahanazuke)/ nanohana rapeseed flower dishes Japan
Hitashi, Ohitashi ... quickly boiled vegetables Japan
Cod (tara) and various food items Japan
Kogawa Festival, Kogawa Sai Wakayama, Japan
Brazier (jiko) Kenya
Sambosa, samosa Food during the Ramadan. Yemen
Ameyoko Cheap shopping alley, from Ueno to Okachimachi.
Mikan, mandarin orange, tangerine Japan
Senbei, sembei 煎餅 (せんべい) rice crackers, sweet and salty
Godairiki san festival at temple Daigoji Kyoto, Japan
Golden Pavillion, Kinkaku-ji Kyoto, Japan
GHANA SAIJIKI
..................................................................... August 2008
Pivot ... its use in waka and haiku
Woodstock Festival North America
Kamakhya Temple near Guwahati in Assam India.
And other pilgrimages worldwide.
GHANA SAIJIKI
..................................................................... July 2008
Sweat (ase) Japan. Perspiration, transpiration and related kigo
Asakayama ... 安積山 Mountain near Koriyama, Fukushima pref. Matsuo Basho on his way ...
Demon's gate (kimon) ... Japan
Dinner tray (zen), box tray (hako zen) ... Japan
Nishiyama Soin and the Danrin School (Soo-In) 西山宗因, 談林派
Lottery, lottery ticket (takarakuji) Japan
Melon / cool melon / watermelon Yemen
Flood (koozui, aki demizu) .. Japan. Floods, flooding. Worldwide.
..................................................................... June 2008
Karma, the Net of Indra ... Indra Net, Inter Net ... :)
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) North America
WKD : New England Saijiki
Naked Festivals (Hadaka Matsuri) Japan. LIST
Yui Town Big Drum Festival (O-Taiko Matsuri ) Japan
Urasa Naked Festival at Temple Fukoo-Ji (Urasa no Doo Oshi) Japan
Jazz Music North America
Violett and Purple : MURASAKI in Haiku Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Chameleon, Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) Yemen
Shrine Tada Jinja ... and Matsuo Basho
Rice gruel (kayu) Japan
Toji, Temple Too-Ji in Kyoto Japan
Independence Day, June 12, 1898Philippines
Swallowtail butterflies (agehachoo) Yemen, Japan
Elm tree (Ulmus) Europa, North America
Kasuga Shrine Festivals (Kasuga matsuri, Wakamiya On Matsuri)
Rhode Island USA
Kuromori Kabuki ... 黒森歌舞伎 (くろもりかぶき ) Yamagata prefecture. Japan
Donzuki Matsuri ... どんづき祭 "Body throwing festival", Niigata, Japan
Hasedera no Tada-oshi ... 長谷寺のただ押し (はせでらのただおし)Hasedera Temple Festival, Sakurai, Nara, Japan
Takewari Matsuri ... 竹割祭 (たけわりまつり) Bamboo splitting festival. Japan
Kashihara matsuri ... 橿原祭 Kashihara Shrine Festival. Japan
Towns of India and haiku India
Dream (yume), First Dream (hatsuyume) Japan
Official, minor official (yakunin, koyakunin) Japan, Edo period
Kato Shuson (1905-1993)
Sand, hot sand (nessa) Japan
..................................................................... May 2008
Family altar, Buddhist family altar (butsudan) Japan
Spikemoss (iwahiba, iwamatsu) Japan. Sellaginella tamariscina
Iris, bearded Iris (Iris albicans) Yemen
Paper clothing, paper robes (kamiko) Japan
White Dew (shiratsuyu) Japan
Lawn, grass, turf (shiba) Japan. ... and related kigo
New Year Arrow (hamaya) Japan
Goto Takatoshi Takatoshi Gotoh
Trillium family of flowers (kinugasa soo) .. Japan. North America
Delhi, Old Delhi, New Delhi. India
Bombay, Mumbai . India
Lucknow . India
Kumano Road (Kumano Kodo Japan
Saga Dawa / Vesak Celebrations Buddhist Communities
Rhododendron (shakunage, sekinan ) Japan
Shimabara no taiyuu no doochuu ... Shimabara Geisha Procession (Kyoto)
Shimabara taiyuu no doochuu
Miyako Odori .. "Dance of the Capital" in Kyoto
Naniwa Odori ... Naniwa Dance in Osaka
Haru Matsuri .. Spring Festival. General
Azuma Odori .. Azuma Dance, Tokyo Dance
Kamogawa Odori .. Kamogawa Dance in Kyoto
Garden (niwa), Park (teien, tei-en) Japanese Garden, Zen Garden ...
Storehouse, warehouse (kura, dozoo) Japan
Masahide, Mizuta Masahide (1657-1723)
Shushiki (Shuushiki 秋色) (1668-1725)
Hi no Oka Pass (Hi no Oka Tooge) Japan
Sand skiing, dune skiing Yemen
Pinewood Derby North America
Barangay Fiesta Philippines. and The Santacruzan
Haiku Sweets (haika 俳菓) Japan
Ghosts (yookai, bakemono) Japan
Imagination in Haiku ... Theory
San Miguel Beer Philippines
Straw hats (dholas, kofias and hadrami) Yemen
Sunflower (himawari) Japan. Europa. North America
Four Directions (toozai nanboku)East, West, North, South
Dontaku .. Dontaku Festival in Hakata, Japan
Go, a board game, igo 囲碁 (Japan)
Green Week, Greenery Day (midori no shuukan, midori no hi) Japan
Cassia blossoms (Cassia fistula) India. ... amaltaas, bendra lathi, aragvadha and other names
Cockroach (gokiburi, aburamushi) Japan
..... and more summer insects and little animals ...
Turtle, turtoise (kame) Japan
Grains, the five grains (gokoku) Japan
Deutzia blossoms (u no hana, unohana) Japan
Bataan Beach, Bataan Day Philippines
Buddha's Birthday, Flower Festival, Flower Hall (kanbutsu-e, kambutsu-e, shuuni-e, hanamatsuri, hana midoo Japan. sweet tea (amacha) and more
Utamakura, Place Names in Japanese Poetry "Poetry Pillow Words", makurakotoba
PLACE NAMES used in Haiku Japan and Worldwide
..................................................................... April 2008
Nozawa Boncho 野沢 凡兆 (Nozawa Bonchoo, 1640? - 1714) and his wife Tome, Ukoo 羽紅
Bulbul bird (hiyodori) Japan, Yemen, Kenya and other regions
Grouse, snow grouse, "Thunderbird" (raichoo) Japan
Fish Market Philippines
Airlie Beach Australia
Olympic Games Olympics
Malaysia Haiku
Tourist, sightseer, traveller, visitor ... worldwide
Larks, various types Yemen
Beans in autumn kigo ... the plants also Peanuts plants. Ingen Mame.
Taal Lake Philippines
Tawilis (Sardinella tawilis) Philippines
Peanuts Japan, Philippines
Scilla, Siberian Squill (Scilla Sibirica) Russia, Europe.
Coconuts, Coconut palms Philippines, India
Higashiyama Culture and Haiku
Japanese Culture Week, 2008 Kenya
Ageing ... Kenya
Milkfish (Chanos chanos) also called Bangus. Boneless Bangus. Philippines
Flamingo Yemen
Snack served with tea (cha no ko, o-cha no ko) Japan
Botamochi Rice Cakes (Botamochi) Japan
Botamochi Ceremony
Water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii Australia
..................................................................... March 2008
Herring (nishin) Japan. Koorai Iwashi
Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma, Delonix regia) Two Trees with orange blossoms
Tibet
Migrant fishermen (watari gyofu) Hokkaido, Japan
Irrigation Ceremony (minakuchi matsuri, nawashiro matsuri) Japan
Will-o'-the-wisp (kitsunebi, onibi) Japan
Groundbreaking ceremony (jichinsai, jimatsuri) Japan
Dawn in spring, Spring morning light (shungyoo, haru no akebono)
Spring morning (haru no asa, haru no akatsuki) and others
Holi Festival.. Dol Yatra (the Swing Festival)India. Also introducing Chillum and Bhang.
Jelly strips (tokoroten) Japanese Food
Blind Woman from Echigo (Echigo goze) Japan. Introducing haiku from Echigo
Manzai (New Year's Comic Performance) Japan
Polar bear = ours polaire (ou « ours blanc » ) Canada. Eisbär
Husky = chien de traîneau (ou « husky ») Canada
Kuroda Momoko 黒田杏子 Haiku Poetess
Chichibu Festival (Chichibu Matsuri
Chichibu Night Festival (Chichibu Yomatsuri)
Kobo Daishi Kukai (Kooboo Daishi Kuukai) and Esoteric Buddhism Japan
Neem blossoms, neem tree, magosa (Azadirachta indica) India. And Ugadi Pachadi
Saigyo Hoshi Memorial Day (Saigyoo Ki) Japan. Saigyoo Hooshi
Nightingale singing competition (uguisu awase) Japan.
Arii Shokyu-Ni(1713-1781) "the Nun Shokyu". Nagamatsu Nami, Kohakuan.
Kohakuan Fufuu, Arii Fufuu (1702 - 1762), her husband
Chomu (Choomu) 蝶夢 (1732 - 1796), a Buddhist priest shookyuuni shokyuuni shokyu ni
Kite, black kite, Milan noir (tobi, tombi) Japan. Milvus migrans
Amihan and Habagat Monsoon Philippines
Boomerang Australia
Insects awaken, insects come out, bugs come out, bugs wake up, insects appear again, insects stir (keichitsu) Insects wake up. Japan
..... Frost descends (sookoo)
Matsushima 松島Japan
Leap day, leap year (2008) February 29
Bud of trees, treebuds (ko no me, konome) Japan
Bat (koomori, kawahori) Japan
Stone wall (stonewall) (ishigaki) Japan
..................................................................... February 2008
Wheat and Barley (mugi) and related kigo Japan
Coral Tree Blossoms (Erythrina indica) Tiger's claw, Sunshine Tree. India
Common cold and flu (kaze) coughing, sneezing, God of the Cold. Japan, worldwide
Water tank (As-Saharieg) Yemen
Desert rose (Adenium obesum). Yemen
Utsu no Yama, Mount Utsu, Mt. Utsu near Okabe in Shizuoka, Japan
Three treasures of Haiku and ISSA
Temple Saimyo-Ji and Issa
I, the first person (ware, watakushi, ore) used in haiku Japan
Donald Keene
Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia Family . Yemen, North America
. . . . . Pakistan ... Haiku in Pakistan
Desert, sand desert Yemen
Canna lily Yemen
Dates, ripe dates from the Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Yemen
Eid Al-Kabir, Aid Al Kabir Yemen
Khat, Catha edulis, chewing khat Yemen
..................................................................... January 2008
YEMEN SAIJIKI
Jasmine Yemen
Oleander (kyoochikutoo) Japan. Yemen
Rose of Sharon (mukuge) / Hibiscus (bussooge) Japan. Yemen
Toribeno Cemetery in Kyoto Japan
Sumidagawa River Tokyo, Japan
Tao Yuanming To Enmei, Chinese poet 365 - 427 陶淵明
Takeda Butsugai Fusen ... 1795～1867
Kamikaze, Divine Wind Japan
Dalia (daria) Japan, India
Salt (shio) and salted winter food Japan
Issa and the God of Poverty (bimbogami)
Naito Joso (Naito Joosoo 内藤丈草) (1662 - 1704)
Tattoo, Tatoo (irezumi, horimono) Japan
Garlic chives (nira) and its blossoms (nira no hana) Japan
Balls, decorative hand balls (temari) Japan. Ball catching song, ball bouncing song (temari uta)
KAMASU : straw back, tobacco pouch, Pacific sandeel (Ammodytes personatus) Japan
Swan (hakuchoo) Japan
Fatsia japonica blossoms (yatsude no hana) Japan, Japanese Aralia
Iida Ryuta (Iida Ryouta) 1920-2007
Iida Dakotsu, his father (1885 - 1962)
Buddha Dainichi Nyorai Ceremonies and kigo
First Day of the Tiger (Hatsu Tora ) Japan. visit to Kurama Temple in Kyoto on the first day of the tiger: Kurama hatsu tora mairi .. and related kigo
Pongal Spring Festival India. Kolam decorations.
Boma Homesteads Kenya
Juuni Shinshoo 十二神将 Twelve Heavenly Generals, 12 Warrior Generals
Bishamonten, Tamonten (Vaishravana) Japan. Bishamonten Festival, Messenger of Bishamonten
Song, singing (uta) Japan. A list of kigo.
First Poetry Meeting at court(utakai hajime)
Eid Al-kabir on the pilgrimage to Mekka
Lotus Temple Delhi
Issa and O-Take Nyorai お竹如来
... Kamakura, a Haiku Town in Japan
Flamingo Gulf of Aden
Night work (yonabe) Japan
Mallet for good luck (fuku tsuchi) Japan. Mallet for pounding cloth (kinuta)
Fulling block (kinuta) Japan.Pounding cloth. Mallet for beating straw (wara kinuta) and more
Onomatopoetic Words used in Haiku
Boxing Day Australia, New Zealand, UK
Basho and the Ukimido Floating Hall, Lake Biwa
Australian Seasons ...
Seasons Beginning ... Japan, a KIGO list
Long Life Ceremony (enjusai ) Japan
Inahata Teiko (1931 -)
President of the Japan Traditional Haiku Association
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Use the search function provided at these archives to look for a kigo or synonym of it. These archives contain all kigo collected so far in the various saijiki of the World Kigo Database.
If you find a mistake, please contact me for corrections.
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Thank you for visiting the World Kigo Database !
And come back soon !
Gabi Greve, Japan
Start of the WKD in May 2004
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September 2007
Memorial Days of Famous People
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BIRD SAIJIKI .. for all seasons !
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..................................................................... December 2007
Year coming to an end . activities ... ... with many KIGO
preparations for the New Year, toshi yooi
cleaning at the end of the year, kure no sooji
cleaning off soot, susu harai
party to forget the old year, boonenkai
giving Year End presents, seibo iwai
paying the last tax money, nengu osame
"holidays for the Year End", nenmatsu kyuuka
.......... and many many more
Buildings tall and famous, skyscrapers wordwide
Computer and Haiku
Ships, boats (fune) ... Japan. A KIGO list
Pain (itami) Japan
Haiku in Bangladesh
Verbs used in SPRING KIGO ... A long list
Verbs used in Haiku ... Some theory
Poppy flowers (keshi no hana) Japan
Woman, Women and related KIGO
Numbers used in Kigo Japan
Little New Year .. ko shoogatsu (January 15) Japan. Women's New Year (onna shoogatsu, me shoogatsu)
Ancestors New Year (Hotoke Shoogatsu) Japan
Cheese Europe, worldwide
Laughing, Lucky Laugh (fuku warai) First laugh (hatsu warai). first cry (hatsu naki). Japan
Aso, Mount Aso Kyushu, Japan
Trees as haiku topics ... ... and kigo with trees
Inoue Shiro, Haiku Poet 1742 - 1812. Japan
Pissing (shooben) Japan and worldwide
Beech tree / Fagus sylvatica Ireland, Europe
Ogawa Haritsu (1663～1747) . Haiku Poet and Artist
Tomiyasu Fusei (Fuusei) (1885 - 1979)
Faith and prayer, expressed in haiku .. Join the Discussion !
Illness, disease and haiku
MOUSE, Year of the Mouse / Rat ! Japan in 2008
..................................................................... November 2007
Mitsuhashi Toshio (1920–2001)
Snipe (shigi) birds Japan
Sato KorokuHaiku Poet of Japan. (1874 - 1949)
Yugiri Memorial Day (Yuugiri Ki) and the Tale of Genji Japan
Kitamura Kigin Day
Bojo Toshiki 坊城俊樹 (Haiku Poet)
Railway Haiku Train station, Platform ... related words.
Numbers used in Haiku Japan. From ONE to NINE and then onward.
Gioo, Memorial Day for Gio the Dancer (Gioo Ki) Japan
Naito Meisetsu 内藤鳴雪 Memorial Day (Meisetsu Ki), Japan
Mitsuhashi Takajo 三橋鷹女 (1899-1972)
Memorial Days of Famous People ..... WORLDWIDE SAIJIKI
Museum Haiku about Paintings and Painters
. Autumn dusk, autumn twilight (aki no kure) Japan
Autumn deepens (aki fukashi)
Fate, my life circumstances, my life (mi no ue) Japan
Robin, the Bird American Robin (Turdus migratorius) . European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Millet (awa, hie) Japan. Foxtail millet (awa) and barn millet (hie)
Seven Herbs of Autumn (aki no nanakusa)Japan. Seven Flowers of Autumn, Seven Grasses of Autumn
Platanus (sycamore) Europe, other areas. Momijiba-suzukake (London plane tree)
Election Day, Polling Day Trinidad and Tobago, worldwide
Ishida Hakyo (Ishida Hakyoo) (1913-1969)
Autumn deepens (aki fukashi) Japan. Basho's famous haiku translations
Tatami floor mats Japan
Oden hodgepodge stew Japan
Pampas grass (susuki) during the year Japan
..................................................................... October 2007
Church worldwide
Nio, Deva Kings
Cold weather in autumn, winter and spring . . KIGO LIST
Kasamori Inari Fox God, mud dumplings and the smallpox Japan
Winter Ascetic Practises (kangyoo) Japan
Lamplight in various seasons Japan
Fudo Myo-O, the Wisdom King
Summer clothing .. a KIGO list !
light underwear, short pants, aloha shirts, summer dresses, yukata, you name it ...
Sweet Osmanthus (kinmokisei, ginmokusei ) Japan. Sweet Olive, Tea Olive, Fragrant Olive. (Osmanthus fragrans)
Chill, chill wind worldwide
Canadian Thanksgiving
Arusha Tanzania
Hell’s Gate National Park Kenya
Ashigara Mountain and the Kintaro Legend Japan
Wabi and Sabi (wabi sabi) Japanese Aesthetics of Solitude
Kanji Characters and Studying Haiku
DEFINITIONS ... Trying to define HAIKU ...
Canada Day, July 1
Sugita Hisajo (1890-1946)
Footnotes - for translations and regional haiku
Tachibana Hokushi (1665-1718)
..................................................................... September 2007
Raw fish, sashimi, sushi and .. rice balls (onigiri) Japan
Canadian SAIJIKI Canadiens
Canadian Thanksgiving
Straw sandals (zoori) Japan
Joy, pleasure (ureshisa, tanoshisa)kigo and topic
KIGO HOTLINE
Discussion Forum !!!!!
HAIKU INFORMATION BOARD
Current Events !!!!!
Seasons coming to an end .. relevant kigo for all seasons
Kenyan seasons .. .. .. A discussion !
Basho / Oku no Hosomichi ... 2007
Sky (sora, ten)Japan. Many related kigo.
Star (hoshi), shooting star (nagareboshi), Big Dipper Japan. Many related KIGO !
Sumo Wrestling and related kigo
Eggplant, aubergine (nasu) (Japan. Eggplant Horse decorations (nasu uma) for o-Bon.
Juzudama 数珠玉 "Beads of the Rosary" Job's tears, a plant. and more about the rosary in Japan!
Nikko Rice Eating Ceremony Gohanshiki. Ceremony of eating large bowls of rice.
also: large food portions (yamamori)
also: mountain warden (yamamori)
Bush clover (hagi) Japan
Martyrs’ Day Uganda
Rift Valley Kenya
bamboo blind (take sudare) .. summer sitting room (natsu zashiki), rattan chair (too isu) ... Japanese living in summer heat
Sulfur Butterfly Hawaii
Fuji, Mount Fuji Japan
Kawabata Bosha (Kawabata Boosha, Bousha) (1897-1941)
..................................................................... August 2007
Palanquin, sedan chair (kago) Japan
Pottery Lamp, ceramic lamp (katoo, gatoo) Japan
Suma and Iro-no-Hama Two famous poetry places in Japan
Loneliness (sabishisa) Japan
Hurricane Warning Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, other areas
Cease Fire Day (shuusen kinenbi) Japan. End of WW II
Emancipation Day Trinidad and Tobago
Silk (kinu), silkworm (kaiko) Japan. Many related kigo.
..... Including Mulberry, mulbery (kuwa).
Hydrangea (ajisai) Japan. Hortensia.
..................................................................... July 2007
Banana Kenya. "bashoo" in Japanese
Belgian National Day (Fête nationale de la Belgique)
Swift (Apus apus) Ireland, Europe
Withered fields (kareno, Kudarano) Japan. Fields in winter (fuyu no) and more.
Women's slope (onna-zaka). Slope for men (otoko-zaka) Japan
Cotoneaster
Ireland
Cormorant Ireland
Hazel catkins Ireland
Cornflower Ireland, Europe
YuleIreland
Rubber plantIreland
River mist Ireland
Samhain Festival Ireland
Meadowsweet Ireland
Gooseberry Ireland
Tarweed Ireland
Bog grasses Ireland
Redcurants Ireland, Europe
Bagworm (minomushi - "straw raincoat bug") Japan. Case moth, basketworm
Fleas and lice (nomi, shirami) louse. worldwide
Plums, ripe plums Kenya
Matonge Festival Belgium
Gishi-Sai 義士祭 . Memorial Ceremony for the 47 Samurai, graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengakuji
Bosatsu-Matsuri 菩薩祭 Bodhisattva Festival temple Soofuku-Ji in Nagasaki
Cactus (saboten) Dry areas
Passion Flower (tokeisoo) Japan. Other regions.
Edo, the town before it became Tokyo
Edo Castle and Haiku
Calligraphy (shodoo)
..................................................................... June 2007
Hote Matsuri 帆手祭 Sail-cord Festival. At Shiogama Shrine, Miyagi Pref.
Kappa Memorial Day Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Gaki Memorial Day. Japan
Cucumber (kyuuri) Japan
..... also: see cucumber (namako)
Fuchsia and tyrolean lamp Japan. フクシア, チロリアンランプ ‘Swing Bell’
Lily, Lilies (yuri) . Daylily (kanzoo) and many other types.
including : Licorice, liquorice (kanzoo)
Jasmin (matsurika, jasumin) Japan
Rose (bara) Worldwide
Goose, geese (kari, gan) . Japan, other areas
Forget-me-nots (wasurenagusa)Japan, Europa, Alaska
Bear (kuma)Japan. Bear hunters (matagi), Iomante Festival and many more
Water shield (junsai) Brasenia schreberi. Japan
Demon Hag, Baba Oni .. and Issa
Tsukuba Mountain, First view of Mount Tsukuba (hatsu Tsukuba) Japan
Mii-Dera, Mii Temple Japan
Buddha Statues and Haiku ... Daibutsu and Hotoke
Spring Cleaning . North America, Europe
"We Beat" FestivalTrinidad & Tobago
Matsumoto Koyuu-Ni and Baba Songi
Yasuhara Teishitsu
Miwa Suiu-Jo
Kubota Seifu (1783 - 1848) 久保田成布
..... Kubota Shunkoo 久保田春耕, her husband
..................................................................... May 2007
Yoshida Fire Festival (Yoshida himatsuri, Yoshida chinkasai) 吉田の火祭り
..... Fuji Sengen Jinja no Himatsuri 富士浅間神社の火祭り
Paulownia flowers (kiri no hana) Japan. P. tomentosa. "princess tree"
Scissor-tailed flycatcher North America. State bird of Oklahoma
Tsukuma Festival (Tsukuma matsuri ) Japan. Pot festival (nabe matsuri)...
Europe DayEuropa-Tag
Clover, Alfalfa, Milk VetchJapan
"Bamboo Wife" (chiku fujin) Asia. Bamboo sleeping companion.
Blanket (moofu) Japan. Quilt and more.
..................................................................... April 2007
Well, cleaning the well (ido zarashi) Japan
Earthquake (jishin) Japan, India, worldwide
Wax tree (haze) Japan. Japanese dace, a fish called haze
Peach blossoms (momo no hana) Japan. Genpei momo
Spring Orchids (shunran)Japap. Cymbidium goeringii
Easter Bonnet Kenya
Palm Sunday
Stars and the Night Sky in Kenya, 2007 A Challenge !
Asama Mountain in Shinano and Issa Haiku
Mountain temple (yamadera) Japan. Tempel with mountains (tera yama)
Dawn moon in autumn (ariakezuki) Japan.
moon in the morning, asazuki/moon left over, nokoru tsuki/mist in the morning, ariake gasumi
bedtime quilt, night quilt, padded kimono, yogi, kaimaki Japan
Chigo (temple acolytes) Japan
Chinese Medicine (kanpo, kampo) Japan. Koojusan
Perilla, beefsteak plant (shiso) Japan
Castle (shiro) Mountain Castle (yamashiro)Japan
"Dragon Jewel", dragon berry (ryuu no tama, Ophiopogon japonicus) Japan. Snakebeard, Mondo grass
..................................................................... March 2007
Wisteria (fuji) Japan. wisteria trellis, fujidana and more kigo
Willow robes (yanagi goromo, aoyagi) Japan. and more related spring cloths kigo (haru goromo)
Willow tree (yanagi)Japan. Many kigo throughout the seasons
Hassaku Harvest Festival, Hassaku sai, Hassaku no Iwai Japan
with many related kigo
Hassaku orange (hassaku kan) Japan
Moxabustion on the second day (futsuka no kyuu)Japan. February and August.
Jeepney Philippines
Maple Syrup North America
Sugar Moon / Sap Moon Full Worm - March Moon. Maple Moon.
North America and Canada. Making Maple Syrup.
Hosomi Ayako 細見綾子(1907～1997)
Today (kyoo), tomorrow (asu)Japan. This morning (kesa)
Ati-Atihan Festival Philippines
Spring at the beach (haru no umi) Japan. Related kigo:cherryblossom shrimp, sakura ebi.crabs of spring, shiomaneki. firefly squid, hotaru ika. gathering shellfish at low tide, shiohigari. poles for growing seaweed, norisoda.
Dog (inu)Japan. Various related kigo
Ego and Haiku Riddles and Haiku
The Gods of Japan and Haiku (kami to hotoke)
Octopus (tako) Japan. Also squid (ika)
Origami, folding paper Japan, worldwide
Beans and Peas (mame) Soybeans, Adzuki beans, broad beans (daizu, azuki, edamame, soramame)
Yin and Yang, Duality, Judgement a worldwide haiku topic
Genji Monogatari, The Tale of Genji 源氏物語 Japan
Form One entrants and monolisationKenya
Torch Fire Festival (Otomatsuri) Japan
..................................................................... February 2007
Beaver (Castor canadensis) Canada, North America
Whipbird ~ Psophodes olivaceus Australia
Jouvert (Carneval) Trinidad and Tobago
Morning star (myoojoo), evening star, venus Japan, worldwide
Love and Kigo
Gambling (bakuchi) Japan
Warrior (tsuwamono) Japan
Sun (dinesh) India
First Fire Brigade Parade (dezome shiki) Japan
Fire (kaji) Worldwide. Bushfire, wildfire, lookout for fire (hi no ban) and many other related kigo
My country, my province (waga kuni)Japan
"First spring" (hatsu haru) ... New Year in Japan
First shrine visit (hatsu moode) Japan.
First third of the year (joogen) Japan. Middle (chuugen), last (kagen) third.
January 20 Celebration (hatsuka iwai)
God of the Year (toshi toku jin) Japan. Toshigami and many more
Auspicious direction of the new year (ehoo) Japan. and many more
Beating the moles (mogura uchi) Japan
Tree fertility ritual (narikizeme) Japan
Okera Festival (okera mairi) Japan. Kyoto.
Fire Festivals
NEW Saijiki for Japanese Festivals and Ceremonies
World Kigo Database Archives WKD 04
..................................................................... January 2007
First Haiku in 2007 ... Please add yours !
Kumbh Mela, Kumbmela, Kumbha Mela FestivalIndia
Mandarin Ducks (oshidori) Japan. Duck (kamo)
Pelican Australia, Kenya
Flamboyant Tree (Delonix regia) Kenya
Tipu tree (Tipuana tipu) Kenya
Parade of the bands Trinidad and Tobago
Three Kings Day , Epiphany Europe, Christian communities
IRELAND, IRISH SAIJIKI
... Water in various kigo
Water clears, clear water (mizu sumu) Japan
Storm, Gale in Europa
Suzuki Masajo
Shrine day (shanichi) Japan. For the God of the Earth (tsuchi no kami)
Laughter, laughing, first laughter (hatsu warai) Japan. Ebisu.
..... First smile
Chidambaram Dance Festival India, Tamil Nadu. Shiva dance Festival
St. Stephen’s Day Europe, christian communities
Short Rains, a Haiku Season in Kenya
Winter Solstice in Ireland
Frangipani, PlumeriaAustralia, India
Year's End Fair (toshi no ichi) Japan
Bird droppings (tori no fun)
My country, my province (waga kuni)
Global warming, climate changes
Flower heart (hana gokoro)
Plum Blossoms Fragrance (ume ga ka)
New Year's Soup (zooni)
BeachWorldwide. Surfing.
Hermit, Mountain hermits, sennin 仙人
Sensei, a Japanese Haiku Teacher . and how about the situation outside Japan.
NEXT
CONTINUE HERE for all the additions of 2006
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And come back soon !
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..................................................................... December 2007
Year coming to an end . activities ... ... with many KIGO
preparations for the New Year, toshi yooi
cleaning at the end of the year, kure no sooji
cleaning off soot, susu harai
party to forget the old year, boonenkai
giving Year End presents, seibo iwai
paying the last tax money, nengu osame
"holidays for the Year End", nenmatsu kyuuka
.......... and many many more
Buildings tall and famous, skyscrapers wordwide
Computer and Haiku
Ships, boats (fune) ... Japan. A KIGO list
Pain (itami) Japan
Haiku in Bangladesh
Verbs used in SPRING KIGO ... A long list
Verbs used in Haiku ... Some theory
Poppy flowers (keshi no hana) Japan
Woman, Women and related KIGO
Numbers used in Kigo Japan
Little New Year .. ko shoogatsu (January 15) Japan. Women's New Year (onna shoogatsu, me shoogatsu)
Ancestors New Year (Hotoke Shoogatsu) Japan
Cheese Europe, worldwide
Laughing, Lucky Laugh (fuku warai) First laugh (hatsu warai). first cry (hatsu naki). Japan
Aso, Mount Aso Kyushu, Japan
Trees as haiku topics ... ... and kigo with trees
Inoue Shiro, Haiku Poet 1742 - 1812. Japan
Pissing (shooben) Japan and worldwide
Beech tree / Fagus sylvatica Ireland, Europe
Ogawa Haritsu (1663～1747) . Haiku Poet and Artist
Tomiyasu Fusei (Fuusei) (1885 - 1979)
Faith and prayer, expressed in haiku .. Join the Discussion !
Illness, disease and haiku
MOUSE, Year of the Mouse / Rat ! Japan in 2008
..................................................................... November 2007
Mitsuhashi Toshio (1920–2001)
Snipe (shigi) birds Japan
Sato KorokuHaiku Poet of Japan. (1874 - 1949)
Yugiri Memorial Day (Yuugiri Ki) and the Tale of Genji Japan
Kitamura Kigin Day
Bojo Toshiki 坊城俊樹 (Haiku Poet)
Railway Haiku Train station, Platform ... related words.
Numbers used in Haiku Japan. From ONE to NINE and then onward.
Gioo, Memorial Day for Gio the Dancer (Gioo Ki) Japan
Naito Meisetsu 内藤鳴雪 Memorial Day (Meisetsu Ki), Japan
Mitsuhashi Takajo 三橋鷹女 (1899-1972)
Memorial Days of Famous People ..... WORLDWIDE SAIJIKI
Museum Haiku about Paintings and Painters
. Autumn dusk, autumn twilight (aki no kure) Japan
Autumn deepens (aki fukashi)
Fate, my life circumstances, my life (mi no ue) Japan
Robin, the Bird American Robin (Turdus migratorius) . European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Millet (awa, hie) Japan. Foxtail millet (awa) and barn millet (hie)
Seven Herbs of Autumn (aki no nanakusa)Japan. Seven Flowers of Autumn, Seven Grasses of Autumn
Platanus (sycamore) Europe, other areas. Momijiba-suzukake (London plane tree)
Election Day, Polling Day Trinidad and Tobago, worldwide
Ishida Hakyo (Ishida Hakyoo) (1913-1969)
Autumn deepens (aki fukashi) Japan. Basho's famous haiku translations
Tatami floor mats Japan
Oden hodgepodge stew Japan
Pampas grass (susuki) during the year Japan
..................................................................... October 2007
Church worldwide
Nio, Deva Kings
Cold weather in autumn, winter and spring . . KIGO LIST
Kasamori Inari Fox God, mud dumplings and the smallpox Japan
Winter Ascetic Practises (kangyoo) Japan
Lamplight in various seasons Japan
Fudo Myo-O, the Wisdom King
Summer clothing .. a KIGO list !
light underwear, short pants, aloha shirts, summer dresses, yukata, you name it ...
Sweet Osmanthus (kinmokisei, ginmokusei ) Japan. Sweet Olive, Tea Olive, Fragrant Olive. (Osmanthus fragrans)
Chill, chill wind worldwide
Canadian Thanksgiving
Arusha Tanzania
Hell’s Gate National Park Kenya
Ashigara Mountain and the Kintaro Legend Japan
Wabi and Sabi (wabi sabi) Japanese Aesthetics of Solitude
Kanji Characters and Studying Haiku
DEFINITIONS ... Trying to define HAIKU ...
Canada Day, July 1
Sugita Hisajo (1890-1946)
Footnotes - for translations and regional haiku
Tachibana Hokushi (1665-1718)
..................................................................... September 2007
Raw fish, sashimi, sushi and .. rice balls (onigiri) Japan
Canadian SAIJIKI Canadiens
Canadian Thanksgiving
Straw sandals (zoori) Japan
Joy, pleasure (ureshisa, tanoshisa)kigo and topic
KIGO HOTLINE
Discussion Forum !!!!!
HAIKU INFORMATION BOARD
Current Events !!!!!
Seasons coming to an end .. relevant kigo for all seasons
Kenyan seasons .. .. .. A discussion !
Basho / Oku no Hosomichi ... 2007
Sky (sora, ten)Japan. Many related kigo.
Star (hoshi), shooting star (nagareboshi), Big Dipper Japan. Many related KIGO !
Sumo Wrestling and related kigo
Eggplant, aubergine (nasu) (Japan. Eggplant Horse decorations (nasu uma) for o-Bon.
Juzudama 数珠玉 "Beads of the Rosary" Job's tears, a plant. and more about the rosary in Japan!
Nikko Rice Eating Ceremony Gohanshiki. Ceremony of eating large bowls of rice.
also: large food portions (yamamori)
also: mountain warden (yamamori)
Bush clover (hagi) Japan
Martyrs’ Day Uganda
Rift Valley Kenya
bamboo blind (take sudare) .. summer sitting room (natsu zashiki), rattan chair (too isu) ... Japanese living in summer heat
Sulfur Butterfly Hawaii
Fuji, Mount Fuji Japan
Kawabata Bosha (Kawabata Boosha, Bousha) (1897-1941)
..................................................................... August 2007
Palanquin, sedan chair (kago) Japan
Pottery Lamp, ceramic lamp (katoo, gatoo) Japan
Suma and Iro-no-Hama Two famous poetry places in Japan
Loneliness (sabishisa) Japan
Hurricane Warning Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, other areas
Cease Fire Day (shuusen kinenbi) Japan. End of WW II
Emancipation Day Trinidad and Tobago
Silk (kinu), silkworm (kaiko) Japan. Many related kigo.
..... Including Mulberry, mulbery (kuwa).
Hydrangea (ajisai) Japan. Hortensia.
..................................................................... July 2007
Banana Kenya. "bashoo" in Japanese
Belgian National Day (Fête nationale de la Belgique)
Swift (Apus apus) Ireland, Europe
Withered fields (kareno, Kudarano) Japan. Fields in winter (fuyu no) and more.
Women's slope (onna-zaka). Slope for men (otoko-zaka) Japan
Cotoneaster
Ireland
Cormorant Ireland
Hazel catkins Ireland
Cornflower Ireland, Europe
YuleIreland
Rubber plantIreland
River mist Ireland
Samhain Festival Ireland
Meadowsweet Ireland
Gooseberry Ireland
Tarweed Ireland
Bog grasses Ireland
Redcurants Ireland, Europe
Bagworm (minomushi - "straw raincoat bug") Japan. Case moth, basketworm
Fleas and lice (nomi, shirami) louse. worldwide
Plums, ripe plums Kenya
Matonge Festival Belgium
Gishi-Sai 義士祭 . Memorial Ceremony for the 47 Samurai, graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengakuji
Bosatsu-Matsuri 菩薩祭 Bodhisattva Festival temple Soofuku-Ji in Nagasaki
Cactus (saboten) Dry areas
Passion Flower (tokeisoo) Japan. Other regions.
Edo, the town before it became Tokyo
Edo Castle and Haiku
Calligraphy (shodoo)
..................................................................... June 2007
Hote Matsuri 帆手祭 Sail-cord Festival. At Shiogama Shrine, Miyagi Pref.
Kappa Memorial Day Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Gaki Memorial Day. Japan
Cucumber (kyuuri) Japan
..... also: see cucumber (namako)
Fuchsia and tyrolean lamp Japan. フクシア, チロリアンランプ ‘Swing Bell’
Lily, Lilies (yuri) . Daylily (kanzoo) and many other types.
including : Licorice, liquorice (kanzoo)
Jasmin (matsurika, jasumin) Japan
Rose (bara) Worldwide
Goose, geese (kari, gan) . Japan, other areas
Forget-me-nots (wasurenagusa)Japan, Europa, Alaska
Bear (kuma)Japan. Bear hunters (matagi), Iomante Festival and many more
Water shield (junsai) Brasenia schreberi. Japan
Demon Hag, Baba Oni .. and Issa
Tsukuba Mountain, First view of Mount Tsukuba (hatsu Tsukuba) Japan
Mii-Dera, Mii Temple Japan
Buddha Statues and Haiku ... Daibutsu and Hotoke
Spring Cleaning . North America, Europe
"We Beat" FestivalTrinidad & Tobago
Matsumoto Koyuu-Ni and Baba Songi
Yasuhara Teishitsu
Miwa Suiu-Jo
Kubota Seifu (1783 - 1848) 久保田成布
..... Kubota Shunkoo 久保田春耕, her husband
..................................................................... May 2007
Yoshida Fire Festival (Yoshida himatsuri, Yoshida chinkasai) 吉田の火祭り
..... Fuji Sengen Jinja no Himatsuri 富士浅間神社の火祭り
Paulownia flowers (kiri no hana) Japan. P. tomentosa. "princess tree"
Scissor-tailed flycatcher North America. State bird of Oklahoma
Tsukuma Festival (Tsukuma matsuri ) Japan. Pot festival (nabe matsuri)...
Europe DayEuropa-Tag
Clover, Alfalfa, Milk VetchJapan
"Bamboo Wife" (chiku fujin) Asia. Bamboo sleeping companion.
Blanket (moofu) Japan. Quilt and more.
..................................................................... April 2007
Well, cleaning the well (ido zarashi) Japan
Earthquake (jishin) Japan, India, worldwide
Wax tree (haze) Japan. Japanese dace, a fish called haze
Peach blossoms (momo no hana) Japan. Genpei momo
Spring Orchids (shunran)Japap. Cymbidium goeringii
Easter Bonnet Kenya
Palm Sunday
Stars and the Night Sky in Kenya, 2007 A Challenge !
Asama Mountain in Shinano and Issa Haiku
Mountain temple (yamadera) Japan. Tempel with mountains (tera yama)
Dawn moon in autumn (ariakezuki) Japan.
moon in the morning, asazuki/moon left over, nokoru tsuki/mist in the morning, ariake gasumi
bedtime quilt, night quilt, padded kimono, yogi, kaimaki Japan
Chigo (temple acolytes) Japan
Chinese Medicine (kanpo, kampo) Japan. Koojusan
Perilla, beefsteak plant (shiso) Japan
Castle (shiro) Mountain Castle (yamashiro)Japan
"Dragon Jewel", dragon berry (ryuu no tama, Ophiopogon japonicus) Japan. Snakebeard, Mondo grass
..................................................................... March 2007
Wisteria (fuji) Japan. wisteria trellis, fujidana and more kigo
Willow robes (yanagi goromo, aoyagi) Japan. and more related spring cloths kigo (haru goromo)
Willow tree (yanagi)Japan. Many kigo throughout the seasons
Hassaku Harvest Festival, Hassaku sai, Hassaku no Iwai Japan
with many related kigo
Hassaku orange (hassaku kan) Japan
Moxabustion on the second day (futsuka no kyuu)Japan. February and August.
Jeepney Philippines
Maple Syrup North America
Sugar Moon / Sap Moon Full Worm - March Moon. Maple Moon.
North America and Canada. Making Maple Syrup.
Hosomi Ayako 細見綾子(1907～1997)
Today (kyoo), tomorrow (asu)Japan. This morning (kesa)
Ati-Atihan Festival Philippines
Spring at the beach (haru no umi) Japan. Related kigo:cherryblossom shrimp, sakura ebi.crabs of spring, shiomaneki. firefly squid, hotaru ika. gathering shellfish at low tide, shiohigari. poles for growing seaweed, norisoda.
Dog (inu)Japan. Various related kigo
Ego and Haiku Riddles and Haiku
The Gods of Japan and Haiku (kami to hotoke)
Octopus (tako) Japan. Also squid (ika)
Origami, folding paper Japan, worldwide
Beans and Peas (mame) Soybeans, Adzuki beans, broad beans (daizu, azuki, edamame, soramame)
Yin and Yang, Duality, Judgement a worldwide haiku topic
Genji Monogatari, The Tale of Genji 源氏物語 Japan
Form One entrants and monolisationKenya
Torch Fire Festival (Otomatsuri) Japan
..................................................................... February 2007
Beaver (Castor canadensis) Canada, North America
Whipbird ~ Psophodes olivaceus Australia
Jouvert (Carneval) Trinidad and Tobago
Morning star (myoojoo), evening star, venus Japan, worldwide
Love and Kigo
Gambling (bakuchi) Japan
Warrior (tsuwamono) Japan
Sun (dinesh) India
First Fire Brigade Parade (dezome shiki) Japan
Fire (kaji) Worldwide. Bushfire, wildfire, lookout for fire (hi no ban) and many other related kigo
My country, my province (waga kuni)Japan
"First spring" (hatsu haru) ... New Year in Japan
First shrine visit (hatsu moode) Japan.
First third of the year (joogen) Japan. Middle (chuugen), last (kagen) third.
January 20 Celebration (hatsuka iwai)
God of the Year (toshi toku jin) Japan. Toshigami and many more
Auspicious direction of the new year (ehoo) Japan. and many more
Beating the moles (mogura uchi) Japan
Tree fertility ritual (narikizeme) Japan
Okera Festival (okera mairi) Japan. Kyoto.
Fire Festivals
NEW Saijiki for Japanese Festivals and Ceremonies
World Kigo Database Archives WKD 04
..................................................................... January 2007
First Haiku in 2007 ... Please add yours !
Kumbh Mela, Kumbmela, Kumbha Mela FestivalIndia
Mandarin Ducks (oshidori) Japan. Duck (kamo)
Pelican Australia, Kenya
Flamboyant Tree (Delonix regia) Kenya
Tipu tree (Tipuana tipu) Kenya
Parade of the bands Trinidad and Tobago
Three Kings Day , Epiphany Europe, Christian communities
IRELAND, IRISH SAIJIKI
... Water in various kigo
Water clears, clear water (mizu sumu) Japan
Storm, Gale in Europa
Suzuki Masajo
Shrine day (shanichi) Japan. For the God of the Earth (tsuchi no kami)
Laughter, laughing, first laughter (hatsu warai) Japan. Ebisu.
..... First smile
Chidambaram Dance Festival India, Tamil Nadu. Shiva dance Festival
St. Stephen’s Day Europe, christian communities
Short Rains, a Haiku Season in Kenya
Winter Solstice in Ireland
Frangipani, PlumeriaAustralia, India
Year's End Fair (toshi no ichi) Japan
Bird droppings (tori no fun)
My country, my province (waga kuni)
Global warming, climate changes
Flower heart (hana gokoro)
Plum Blossoms Fragrance (ume ga ka)
New Year's Soup (zooni)
BeachWorldwide. Surfing.
Hermit, Mountain hermits, sennin 仙人
Sensei, a Japanese Haiku Teacher . and how about the situation outside Japan.
NEXT
CONTINUE HERE for all the additions of 2006
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
........................................... Kigo Archives
World Kigo Database <> Archives
Use the search function provided at these archives to look for a kigo or synonym of it. These archives contain all kigo collected so far in the various saijiki of the World Kigo Database.
If you find a mistake, please contact me for corrections.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
The Discussion Group for the World Kigo Database started on May 19, 2004.
Thank you for visiting the World Kigo Database !
And come back soon !
Gabi Greve
*****************************
Please send your contributions to Gabi Greve
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