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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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..................................................................... 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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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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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 !
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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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........................................... 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
worldkigo .....
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Newsletter 2006
..................................................................... December 2006
..... Southern Cross Haiku Information about the Southern Hemisphere
Australian Saijiki A New Edition !
Ibis in Australia
Komodo Dragon Indonesia
Papaya India
Cormorant fishing (ukai) Japan
Demolitions in Patanisho, Nairobi Kenya
..... Food from Japan (washoku)
..... Sweets from Japan (wagashi)
Shiitake Mushrooms Japan
Samurai, bushi, buke, tsuwamono Japan
Gods are absent (kami no rusu)Japan. Old lunar 10. month (now November)
Mosquitoes in Kenya
Flies, Fly, Housefly, Fruitfly Kenya
BUTTERFLY Haiku Club, Kenya
World Handicap Day, Black Day for the Blind Worldwide
Safflower, saffron flower (benibana, beni no hana) Japan
Hot Drinks to keep you warm in Winter worldwide A KIGO list.
Warm Things to keep you warm in Winter in Japan A KIGO list.
.....Including furniture, clothing and food.
Shichi-Go-San (Celebrating Seven-Five-Three Years for Children) Japan
Trouser-skirt (hakama) Formal wear in Japan
Pulling Pine Seedlings (komatsu hiki) Japan
..... First Day of the Rat (hatsune)
Koel, Koil, Kuil, a Bird (Eudynamys scolopacea)India. "Demon cuckoo" oni kakkoo (Japan)
..................................................................... November 2006
Haiku Clubs of Kayole, Kenya Meeting November 2006
Court Rituals for the New Year Japan
Teeth strengthening Ceremony (hagatame) Japan
..... rice cakes for strengthening the teeth, hagatame no mochi
First Water, "young water" (wakamizu) Japan. Including more kigo of this ceremony.
Binzuru, Ceremony for the Arhat Binzuru (Binzuru mawashi) Japan
Haiku Teahouse, Haiku Chaya for Pilgrims in Shikoku Japan
Tea, Black Tea from Kenya Coffee from Kenya
Fart, farting (he) Furz Japan, worldwide
Fields, rice paddies (ta, hatake) Japan
..... Including kigo for all seasons in the fields.
Flute (fue, yokobue) Japan
Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) safuron, safuran, Safran Japan
Trumpet Flower (datura) Korean Morning Glory, Mandala Flower (mandarage). Angel's Trumpet Flower. Japan, North America.
Hashidate Festival, Ama no Hashidate Matsuri Japan
Ebisu, the God of Wealth and Prosperity Japan
Ramadan in Kenya
Cold wave (kanpa, kampa) Japan, worldwide
Ganjin Memorial Day (Ganjin Ki) Japan
December Singers, Twelfth Month Singers (sekizoro) Japan
First rainfall, imminent rain Kenya, Tropics
..... Calendar Systems, Asian Lunar Calendar, 12 Zodiac Animals, 24 Seasons
Helpful reference to understand Japanese Haiku Seasons.
Bellows Festival (fuigo matsuri) Japan
Bread (pan) Worldwide
Yew Tree (ichi i, ichii, ichi-i)Japan
Rakugo, comic storytelling Japan
..................................................................... October 2006
Marathon Kenya, worldwide.
..... Including Olympics, Olympic Games. Special Olympics, Paralympics.
Umewaka Memorial Day (Umewaka Ki) and Temple Mokubo-JiJapan
Nobel Prize Europe, worldwide
Mother Goddess in all cultures
Day of the African Child (16 June) Kenya, Africa, worldwide
Cotton rose, Rose-Mallow (fuyoo, fuyo, fuyoh) Hibiscus mutabilis. Japan
Hazel, hazelnut (hashibami) Japan
Chestnut (kuri) Japan
Walnut (kurumi) Japan
Hickory nuts Carya Fruits
Dussera, Dasara, Dussehra: Day Of Victory India
..... Navarati : Nine Nights Of Festivities
Ginger (shooga) Hawaii, India, Japan. Hajikami pickles.
Moss (koke) Japan
Fox God Shrine Festival (Inari Matsuri) Japan. First day of the horse, hatsu uma
Fox (kitsune) Japan
Sierra Nevada North America
..................................................................... September 2006
..... World Days and Weeks a growing collection
.. .. World Deaf Day, World Mother-in-Law's Day and many more
..... Harvest and its various kigo
Sage, Salbei, Salvia splendens et al. (sarubeea, seeji) Japan
Weeds (zassoo) worldwide !
Wild Chrysanthemum (nogiku) Japan
Zinnia (hyakunichisoo) Japan
Toad Lily (hototogisu) Japan
Peace (Swahili : Amani) Kenya
Begonia (shuukaidoo, shukaido) Japan
Candle (roosoku) Japan. With a discussion about translating Japanese haiku.
Heart Pond (kokoro no ike) Japan
Maize : Green Maize, Corn on the Cob Kenya
Rain Gutters Cleaning North America
Ladakh : Haiku and Kigo
Kamehameha Day Hawaii
Hula Dance and the Goddess Laka Hawaii
Long day, short day, long night, short night Japan. nagaki hi, tanjitsu, nagaki yo, mijika yo
Pipal tree (Ficus religiosa) India Peepul or Bo tree
..... figs (ichijiku) Japan
Oranges, mandarin oranges, tangerines Kenya. mikan (Japan)
Santoka and Sake Haiku
Matsuyama and Masaoka Shiki
Introducing Japanese Haiku Poets
Winter drizzle, sleet (shigure) Japan. With many more related kigo.
World Peace Day International Day of Peace. Ahimsa. India, worldwide
World Music Day India, worldwide
Teacher's Day, Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Memorial Day India
Summer Purification Ceremony (nagoshi, natsu no harae) Japan
..... including many related Japanese kigo
Coolness (suzushi) Japan. cool breeze (ryoofuu) and more about the Tea Ceremony
..... including "coolness in autumn"
Bukusu Culture, Babukusu People Kenya
Mud (Swahili : matope) Kenya
..... including: Brickmaking, Dry mud, Bukusu Initiation (Circumcision) in Kenya
..... Spring Mud, haru no doro, shundei in Japan
Figs (Ficus carica) Turkey. Ichijiku, toogaki, hororoishi in Japan.
Ramadan, Berat Kandil (Leylatul Berat, Laylatul Barat) Turkey
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday, Gandhi Jayanthi Day India
Bird Haze in Spring (torigumori) Japan. Also "flower haze", cherry blossom haze (hanagumori) and "herring haze" (nishingumori).
..... Birds and Clouds .. kumo ni tori .. 雲に鳥
Voices of Animals From Russia
Spring Equinox, vernal equinox (haru higan) Japan
..................................................................... August 2006
Holy Innocents Celebration Christian Catholic Communities
Deer (shika) Japan
Tagore Memorial Day Rabindranath Tagore, India, August 17
Senior Citizen's Day. Respect for the Aged Day (keiroo no hi) Japan
..... Including: Old people, elders, elderly and so on as haiku topics.
Buddha's Birthday, Flower Festival, Flower Hall (kanbutsu-e, shuuni-e, hahamatsuri, hana midoo Japan
Soap bubbles (shabondama) Japan
Honey Spas, Apple Spas, Linen Spas Russia . Honey Saviour.
Cemetery Sunday Ireland (Roman Catholic parishes)
Wasabi, Japanese horseradish Japan
Monkey, Hanuman India. saru (Japan)
Peace and War (heiwa to sensoo) Worldwide
..................................................................... July 2006
Grave marker (sotoba) Japan
Voice of an Animal (xx no koe) Japan. Various examples and translation possibilities.
Freezing, frozen (itsuru, kooru) Japan. Iced, under ice and more
Avocado pear (Kikuyu : Mûkorobîa) Kenya
"Kigo" and "haiku" as Haiku Topics Japan
..... Child, Children (kodomo) Read Haiku about Children and from Chilren. A new Forum of the World Kigo Database!
"Goats and Goat Meat Kenya
Green Caterpillar "green insect" (aomushi, namushi) Japan Kenya
Maize (toomorokoshi, tookibi), Corn (koon), Millet (kibi) Japan Kenya
Wading Pool, Spray Park Canada
First Kick-Ball Game (kemari hajime) Japan
Morning-Glory (asagao) Japan ..... Bindweed (hirugao). Evening Face (yorugao)
Buddha, Shakyamuni, Shaka India, Japan
TempleIndia
Temple, Buddhist Temple(tera) Japan
Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja) Japan
Bell, Temple Bell (kane, tsurigane, waniguchi, dootaku) Japan
..... Bell, Temple Bell in India
Withering Wind, Cold Gale (kogarashi) Japan
Grackle Bird (Quiscalus mexicanus) Oklahoma, USA Great-tailed grackle, boat-tail grackle
Wimbledon Tennis Tournament ... collecting
..................................................................... June 2006
Fly-swatter (haetataki) Japan
Cool dry season Kenya, tropical areas
Desires, worldly desires, illusions, delusions (bonno) Japan
Wisteria Cutting Ceremony (Fuji Kiri Eshiki)Japan Yamanashi Prefecture
Dew, Dewdrop (tsuyu, ro) Japan Worldwide
Mortality (shi ni yuku) Japan Worldwide
Soccer, Football. Europe
..... Including other Winter Sport Kigo, such as Rugby, American Football, Bob Sley, Skiing, Skating, Ice Hockey
Loincloth (fundoshi) Japan
Coins, Money (zeni) Japan Worldwide
Seaweed (kaisoo) Japan
..... including laver (nori), kelp (wakame), duckweed (mo) and agar agar (tengusa)
Summer sash (natsu obi, natsuobi) Japan
Dead body, deceased person (hotoke) Japan
Butterfly in Winter(fuyu no choo) Japan
..... frozen/freezing butterfly (itechoo)
Pigeon, pidgeon, dove (hato) Japan dove whistling (hatobue)
Mountain, peak, hill (yama, gake, oka) Japan
Sunset (yuuhi) Japan
Sound of Water (mizu no oto) Japan Translation problems and more
Oysters (kaki) Japan
..... Including Pearls (shinju) and mother-of-pearl
Sponge gourd, loofah, luffa (hechima, ito-uri) Japan
..... Including the Memorial day for Masaoka Shiki, Hechima-Ki
Stepping on a Christian image (fumi-e, ebumi) Japan
Ginkoo in Kayole, Nairobi (Kenya)
Horse (uma) Japan
..... Including various kigo such as plough horse, foal,cooling horses, fatten a horse, horse market, autumn colt, autumn pony, horses standing in the cold.
Gentle breeze, soft breeze (Linde Lüfte) Germany
..................................................................... May 2006
Sliding paper doors (fusuma), Japan
Secret Buddha Statues (hibutsu) Japan. Including showing them (kaichoo), substitute statues (maedachi, kakebotoke)
Papad Bread (papadam, poppadom, papadum, and appalam). India
Rain on Cherry Blossoms (hana no ame) Japan
Hungry Ghosts (gaki) Japan Buddhist Communities
..... Dance, a haiku topic Japan
Dance in India
The color GREEN in Haiku (midori, ao) Japan
The color GREY (GRAY)in Haiku (hyaku nezumi, hai iro) Japan
The color WHITE in Haiku (shiroi, haku) Japan
..... ..... World Kigo Database : Canada Saijiki
World Youth Day (Weltjugendtag)Italy, Germany, worldwide
Sand (suna)Japan, Worldwide. On the Beach, in the Desert ... Yellow Sand (koosa)
Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer)Germany. Including the Iron Curtain, Eiserner Vorhang.
Elephant (zoo)Africa, India, in the Zoo
Rainbow (niji)Japan
River (kawa) Japan
Bridge (hashi) Japan
Embankment, dike (dote) Japan, worldwide
Mu, Shunyata : void, nothingness Japan
Mother (o-fukuro) Japan
New Year's Tea, Good Luck Tea, lucky tea (fukucha) Japan
Hat, Straw hat, hood ...(kasa, zukin, booshi) Japan
Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) Europe, Japan, other areas
Crab (kani) Japan. Chesapeake Bay.
..... Including King Crab (tarabagani), Queen Crab (zuwaigani), swamp crab (zawagani) and many more.
Window (mado) Japan
Stone Lantern (ishidooroo) Japan
Chesapeake Saijiki - SPRING USA
..................................................................... April 2006
Water Strider, water boatman, water spider, water horse (amenbo 水馬) Japan
..... also whirligig beetles, mizusumashi 水澄
Grave (haka) Japan
Cloud (kumo) Japan
LIST of Non-seasonal Haiku Topics
Target (mato) Japan. Bull's Eye
..... Including Bow, Arrow, Archery.
..... First Arrow, First Archery Competition. Archery on horseback (yabusame).
Earth Day Worldwide
Peacock, Kujaku and Haiku Japan
..... Including Marigold (kujakusoo), fruit flies (kujakubae) and the peacock butterfly (kujakuchoo)
Pheasant (kiji) Japan
..... ..... Chesapeake Bay Saijiki, USA
Fortune cookies; "Haikookies", O-Mikuji
God of the Rice Paddies (ta no kami) Japan
Mourning Kenya, worldwide
Patrick Wafula, Kenya
LORNA Haiku Club, Kenya
OAKS Haiku Club, Kenya
PEACOCK Haiku Club, Kenya
SPIDER Haiku Club, Kenya
Long Rains (Kenya)
Lent (Europe)
Mothering Sunday, Laetare (Europe)
... ... SPICES from India
Sesame (til, tila, gingili) India goma, goma no hana (Japan)
Light Charcoal Cherry Blossoms, Usuzumizakura 薄墨桜 Japan
Hail (hyoo) Japan , also arare, snow pellets
..................................................................... March 2006
Weasel (itachi) Japan
Ambedkar Jayanti, Memorial Day India
Tukaram Celebrations India
Dragon, a non-seasonal topic of Eastern Art
Eagle(washi) Japan
..... including other birds of winter, fuyu no tori
Water birds (mizudori 水鳥) ; Hawk (taka 鷹), Winter wild goose (fuyu no kari 冬の雁) , Winter skylark (fuyu hibari 冬雲雀), Midwinter sparrow (kan suzume 寒雀) , Midwinter crow (kan garasu 寒烏) Owl (fukuroo 梟) , Duck (kamo 鴨), Plover (Chidori 千鳥) , Hooded gull (miyakodori, yurikamome ユリカモメ), Winter gull (fuyu kamome 冬鴎), Wren (misosazai ミソサザイ), Crane (tsuru 鶴)
Swan (hakuchou 白鳥) , Grebe (Kaitsuburi カイツブリ)
Butterbur sprouts (fuki no too) and butterbur (fuki) (Japan)
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Europa Butterbur Dandelion, fuki tanpopo (Japan)
Grape Hyacinth, Europa muscari, Lampenputzer
Gutsy Radish (dokonjoo daikon) Japan
Kite flying, India and Pakistan
Haiku in Bhutan INDIA SAIJIKI
Daffodil, Narcissus and Jonquils Europa
Spring light, spring shining (shunkoo) Japan
..... wind shining (kaze hikaru) Japan
Veronica, field speedwell, Europa inufuguri (Japan)
Girl Scout Cookies USA
Bahati Haiku Club Meeting, March 2006 Kenya
Bahati Haiku Club Records since January 2006 Kenya
Jizobon, Jizoo Bon 地蔵盆
Jizobon, Jizoo Bon 地蔵盆
..... including Coming of Age and Fire Rituals, Sagichoo 左義長
O-Mizutori, Omizutori Ceremony, お水取り） Shuni-E Ceremony 修二会 Nara, Japan
..... Including "Sending off Water from Wakasa" Wakasa no O-Mizu Okuri.
Hawaiian Spirit
Vailankanni (Velankanni), Festival in Chennai, India
Doll Festival (hina matsuri) Japan Peach Festival, Girl's Festival
Surfer, Surfing, Surf Hawaii, worldwide
Homeland, Hometown (furusato) Japan Heimat, Fatherland, Motherland
..................................................................... February 2006
Doll Festival (hina matsuri) Japan. Peach Festival, Girl's Festival.
Haiku Situation in Nepal
Tiruppavai of Andal Tamizhnadu, Tamil Nadu, India
Shiva Ratri Night, Festival India, Nepal, Hindu Communities
Goa Carnival India
Shivaji's forts India
Panchatantra, a Fable India
Nehru, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's Memorial Day, Children's Day India
Maasai Cattle (Masai Cattle) Kenya, Nairobi
Summer in India Kigo Collection
Yoga India
Chittorgarh Fort (Rajasthan) India
Pansy, Pansies Europe, sanshoku sumire (Japan)
Haiku from Bulgaria Collection of the Europa Saijiki
Haiku from Hungary Collection of the Europa Saijiki
Alberta Family Day, Canada
Crocus (Europe, worldwide)
Power Stone, Strenght Stone (chikara ishi, Japan) weight lifting competition
Poetry and Literature of Kenya
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Writer, Kenya
Caterpillar, Hairy Caterpillar of Kenya
Festivals of India They are all kigo.
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival India
Tiger Dance (Huli Vesha, Puli Vesha) India
.... Including TIGER, the animal as non-seasonal topic.
Serpent Festival (Nag Panchami) India
Snake, serpent, viper, cobra (hebi, mamushi, habu) Japan
Wintersweet (roobai) Japan
..... Bahati Haiku Poetry Club, Second Meeting Kenya
..................................................................... January 2006
Caterpillars worldwide
..... Including
hairy caterpillar, woolybear, kemushi
looper, inchworm, shakutori
Ice, Icicle (koori, tsurara) (Japan)
..... Kaniparambil Ramesh Poet from India
Start of School Year, School Year starts(Kenya)
..... Including
form one (form 1), new term, new textbooks, school fees, new uniform
..... Bahati Haiku Poetry Club, Kenya
..... Hawaii Saijiki
..... EUROPA Saijiki
Buddha's Seat (hotoke no za)(Japan) 05.
.................... Two flowers with the same name !
Seven Herbs of Spring (haru no nanakusa) (Japan) 05
..... Including Seri (Japanese parsley or dropwort), Nazuna (shepherd's purse), Gogyou (cottonweed), Hakobera (chickweed), Hotoke-no-za (Japanese nipplewort), Suzuna (Japanese turnip), Suzushiro (Japanese radish)
Fern (shida)(Japan) 05
Pheasant's Eye (fukujusoo) (Japan) 05
Vog (Volcanic Smog) (Hawaii, Big Island)
New Year's Day (ganjitsu)Japan, Worldwide. First day of the Year, January 1.
..... Korean Haiku
..... African Haiku
Kagura Dance (Japan)
Graduation Ceremony, Kenya
Last Fudo Ceremony of a year(osame-Fudo) (Japan)
Last Daishi Ceremony of a year (osame no Daishi) (Japan)
Whales, kujira (Japan)
Cow (Pashu, Gai) The Holy Cow of India
Bhagavad Gita (India)
Number of Entries December 2005 : 328
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..... Southern Cross Haiku Information about the Southern Hemisphere
Australian Saijiki A New Edition !
Ibis in Australia
Komodo Dragon Indonesia
Papaya India
Cormorant fishing (ukai) Japan
Demolitions in Patanisho, Nairobi Kenya
..... Food from Japan (washoku)
..... Sweets from Japan (wagashi)
Shiitake Mushrooms Japan
Samurai, bushi, buke, tsuwamono Japan
Gods are absent (kami no rusu)Japan. Old lunar 10. month (now November)
Mosquitoes in Kenya
Flies, Fly, Housefly, Fruitfly Kenya
BUTTERFLY Haiku Club, Kenya
World Handicap Day, Black Day for the Blind Worldwide
Safflower, saffron flower (benibana, beni no hana) Japan
Hot Drinks to keep you warm in Winter worldwide A KIGO list.
Warm Things to keep you warm in Winter in Japan A KIGO list.
.....Including furniture, clothing and food.
Shichi-Go-San (Celebrating Seven-Five-Three Years for Children) Japan
Trouser-skirt (hakama) Formal wear in Japan
Pulling Pine Seedlings (komatsu hiki) Japan
..... First Day of the Rat (hatsune)
Koel, Koil, Kuil, a Bird (Eudynamys scolopacea)India. "Demon cuckoo" oni kakkoo (Japan)
..................................................................... November 2006
Haiku Clubs of Kayole, Kenya Meeting November 2006
Court Rituals for the New Year Japan
Teeth strengthening Ceremony (hagatame) Japan
..... rice cakes for strengthening the teeth, hagatame no mochi
First Water, "young water" (wakamizu) Japan. Including more kigo of this ceremony.
Binzuru, Ceremony for the Arhat Binzuru (Binzuru mawashi) Japan
Haiku Teahouse, Haiku Chaya for Pilgrims in Shikoku Japan
Tea, Black Tea from Kenya Coffee from Kenya
Fart, farting (he) Furz Japan, worldwide
Fields, rice paddies (ta, hatake) Japan
..... Including kigo for all seasons in the fields.
Flute (fue, yokobue) Japan
Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) safuron, safuran, Safran Japan
Trumpet Flower (datura) Korean Morning Glory, Mandala Flower (mandarage). Angel's Trumpet Flower. Japan, North America.
Hashidate Festival, Ama no Hashidate Matsuri Japan
Ebisu, the God of Wealth and Prosperity Japan
Ramadan in Kenya
Cold wave (kanpa, kampa) Japan, worldwide
Ganjin Memorial Day (Ganjin Ki) Japan
December Singers, Twelfth Month Singers (sekizoro) Japan
First rainfall, imminent rain Kenya, Tropics
..... Calendar Systems, Asian Lunar Calendar, 12 Zodiac Animals, 24 Seasons
Helpful reference to understand Japanese Haiku Seasons.
Bellows Festival (fuigo matsuri) Japan
Bread (pan) Worldwide
Yew Tree (ichi i, ichii, ichi-i)Japan
Rakugo, comic storytelling Japan
..................................................................... October 2006
Marathon Kenya, worldwide.
..... Including Olympics, Olympic Games. Special Olympics, Paralympics.
Umewaka Memorial Day (Umewaka Ki) and Temple Mokubo-JiJapan
Nobel Prize Europe, worldwide
Mother Goddess in all cultures
Day of the African Child (16 June) Kenya, Africa, worldwide
Cotton rose, Rose-Mallow (fuyoo, fuyo, fuyoh) Hibiscus mutabilis. Japan
Hazel, hazelnut (hashibami) Japan
Chestnut (kuri) Japan
Walnut (kurumi) Japan
Hickory nuts Carya Fruits
Dussera, Dasara, Dussehra: Day Of Victory India
..... Navarati : Nine Nights Of Festivities
Ginger (shooga) Hawaii, India, Japan. Hajikami pickles.
Moss (koke) Japan
Fox God Shrine Festival (Inari Matsuri) Japan. First day of the horse, hatsu uma
Fox (kitsune) Japan
Sierra Nevada North America
..................................................................... September 2006
..... World Days and Weeks a growing collection
.. .. World Deaf Day, World Mother-in-Law's Day and many more
..... Harvest and its various kigo
Sage, Salbei, Salvia splendens et al. (sarubeea, seeji) Japan
Weeds (zassoo) worldwide !
Wild Chrysanthemum (nogiku) Japan
Zinnia (hyakunichisoo) Japan
Toad Lily (hototogisu) Japan
Peace (Swahili : Amani) Kenya
Begonia (shuukaidoo, shukaido) Japan
Candle (roosoku) Japan. With a discussion about translating Japanese haiku.
Heart Pond (kokoro no ike) Japan
Maize : Green Maize, Corn on the Cob Kenya
Rain Gutters Cleaning North America
Ladakh : Haiku and Kigo
Kamehameha Day Hawaii
Hula Dance and the Goddess Laka Hawaii
Long day, short day, long night, short night Japan. nagaki hi, tanjitsu, nagaki yo, mijika yo
Pipal tree (Ficus religiosa) India Peepul or Bo tree
..... figs (ichijiku) Japan
Oranges, mandarin oranges, tangerines Kenya. mikan (Japan)
Santoka and Sake Haiku
Matsuyama and Masaoka Shiki
Introducing Japanese Haiku Poets
Winter drizzle, sleet (shigure) Japan. With many more related kigo.
World Peace Day International Day of Peace. Ahimsa. India, worldwide
World Music Day India, worldwide
Teacher's Day, Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Memorial Day India
Summer Purification Ceremony (nagoshi, natsu no harae) Japan
..... including many related Japanese kigo
Coolness (suzushi) Japan. cool breeze (ryoofuu) and more about the Tea Ceremony
..... including "coolness in autumn"
Bukusu Culture, Babukusu People Kenya
Mud (Swahili : matope) Kenya
..... including: Brickmaking, Dry mud, Bukusu Initiation (Circumcision) in Kenya
..... Spring Mud, haru no doro, shundei in Japan
Figs (Ficus carica) Turkey. Ichijiku, toogaki, hororoishi in Japan.
Ramadan, Berat Kandil (Leylatul Berat, Laylatul Barat) Turkey
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday, Gandhi Jayanthi Day India
Bird Haze in Spring (torigumori) Japan. Also "flower haze", cherry blossom haze (hanagumori) and "herring haze" (nishingumori).
..... Birds and Clouds .. kumo ni tori .. 雲に鳥
Voices of Animals From Russia
Spring Equinox, vernal equinox (haru higan) Japan
..................................................................... August 2006
Holy Innocents Celebration Christian Catholic Communities
Deer (shika) Japan
Tagore Memorial Day Rabindranath Tagore, India, August 17
Senior Citizen's Day. Respect for the Aged Day (keiroo no hi) Japan
..... Including: Old people, elders, elderly and so on as haiku topics.
Buddha's Birthday, Flower Festival, Flower Hall (kanbutsu-e, shuuni-e, hahamatsuri, hana midoo Japan
Soap bubbles (shabondama) Japan
Honey Spas, Apple Spas, Linen Spas Russia . Honey Saviour.
Cemetery Sunday Ireland (Roman Catholic parishes)
Wasabi, Japanese horseradish Japan
Monkey, Hanuman India. saru (Japan)
Peace and War (heiwa to sensoo) Worldwide
..................................................................... July 2006
Grave marker (sotoba) Japan
Voice of an Animal (xx no koe) Japan. Various examples and translation possibilities.
Freezing, frozen (itsuru, kooru) Japan. Iced, under ice and more
Avocado pear (Kikuyu : Mûkorobîa) Kenya
"Kigo" and "haiku" as Haiku Topics Japan
..... Child, Children (kodomo) Read Haiku about Children and from Chilren. A new Forum of the World Kigo Database!
"Goats and Goat Meat Kenya
Green Caterpillar "green insect" (aomushi, namushi) Japan Kenya
Maize (toomorokoshi, tookibi), Corn (koon), Millet (kibi) Japan Kenya
Wading Pool, Spray Park Canada
First Kick-Ball Game (kemari hajime) Japan
Morning-Glory (asagao) Japan ..... Bindweed (hirugao). Evening Face (yorugao)
Buddha, Shakyamuni, Shaka India, Japan
TempleIndia
Temple, Buddhist Temple(tera) Japan
Shrine, Shinto Shrine (jinja) Japan
Bell, Temple Bell (kane, tsurigane, waniguchi, dootaku) Japan
..... Bell, Temple Bell in India
Withering Wind, Cold Gale (kogarashi) Japan
Grackle Bird (Quiscalus mexicanus) Oklahoma, USA Great-tailed grackle, boat-tail grackle
Wimbledon Tennis Tournament ... collecting
..................................................................... June 2006
Fly-swatter (haetataki) Japan
Cool dry season Kenya, tropical areas
Desires, worldly desires, illusions, delusions (bonno) Japan
Wisteria Cutting Ceremony (Fuji Kiri Eshiki)Japan Yamanashi Prefecture
Dew, Dewdrop (tsuyu, ro) Japan Worldwide
Mortality (shi ni yuku) Japan Worldwide
Soccer, Football. Europe
..... Including other Winter Sport Kigo, such as Rugby, American Football, Bob Sley, Skiing, Skating, Ice Hockey
Loincloth (fundoshi) Japan
Coins, Money (zeni) Japan Worldwide
Seaweed (kaisoo) Japan
..... including laver (nori), kelp (wakame), duckweed (mo) and agar agar (tengusa)
Summer sash (natsu obi, natsuobi) Japan
Dead body, deceased person (hotoke) Japan
Butterfly in Winter(fuyu no choo) Japan
..... frozen/freezing butterfly (itechoo)
Pigeon, pidgeon, dove (hato) Japan dove whistling (hatobue)
Mountain, peak, hill (yama, gake, oka) Japan
Sunset (yuuhi) Japan
Sound of Water (mizu no oto) Japan Translation problems and more
Oysters (kaki) Japan
..... Including Pearls (shinju) and mother-of-pearl
Sponge gourd, loofah, luffa (hechima, ito-uri) Japan
..... Including the Memorial day for Masaoka Shiki, Hechima-Ki
Stepping on a Christian image (fumi-e, ebumi) Japan
Ginkoo in Kayole, Nairobi (Kenya)
Horse (uma) Japan
..... Including various kigo such as plough horse, foal,cooling horses, fatten a horse, horse market, autumn colt, autumn pony, horses standing in the cold.
Gentle breeze, soft breeze (Linde Lüfte) Germany
..................................................................... May 2006
Sliding paper doors (fusuma), Japan
Secret Buddha Statues (hibutsu) Japan. Including showing them (kaichoo), substitute statues (maedachi, kakebotoke)
Papad Bread (papadam, poppadom, papadum, and appalam). India
Rain on Cherry Blossoms (hana no ame) Japan
Hungry Ghosts (gaki) Japan Buddhist Communities
..... Dance, a haiku topic Japan
Dance in India
The color GREEN in Haiku (midori, ao) Japan
The color GREY (GRAY)in Haiku (hyaku nezumi, hai iro) Japan
The color WHITE in Haiku (shiroi, haku) Japan
..... ..... World Kigo Database : Canada Saijiki
World Youth Day (Weltjugendtag)Italy, Germany, worldwide
Sand (suna)Japan, Worldwide. On the Beach, in the Desert ... Yellow Sand (koosa)
Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer)Germany. Including the Iron Curtain, Eiserner Vorhang.
Elephant (zoo)Africa, India, in the Zoo
Rainbow (niji)Japan
River (kawa) Japan
Bridge (hashi) Japan
Embankment, dike (dote) Japan, worldwide
Mu, Shunyata : void, nothingness Japan
Mother (o-fukuro) Japan
New Year's Tea, Good Luck Tea, lucky tea (fukucha) Japan
Hat, Straw hat, hood ...(kasa, zukin, booshi) Japan
Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) Europe, Japan, other areas
Crab (kani) Japan. Chesapeake Bay.
..... Including King Crab (tarabagani), Queen Crab (zuwaigani), swamp crab (zawagani) and many more.
Window (mado) Japan
Stone Lantern (ishidooroo) Japan
Chesapeake Saijiki - SPRING USA
..................................................................... April 2006
Water Strider, water boatman, water spider, water horse (amenbo 水馬) Japan
..... also whirligig beetles, mizusumashi 水澄
Grave (haka) Japan
Cloud (kumo) Japan
LIST of Non-seasonal Haiku Topics
Target (mato) Japan. Bull's Eye
..... Including Bow, Arrow, Archery.
..... First Arrow, First Archery Competition. Archery on horseback (yabusame).
Earth Day Worldwide
Peacock, Kujaku and Haiku Japan
..... Including Marigold (kujakusoo), fruit flies (kujakubae) and the peacock butterfly (kujakuchoo)
Pheasant (kiji) Japan
..... ..... Chesapeake Bay Saijiki, USA
Fortune cookies; "Haikookies", O-Mikuji
God of the Rice Paddies (ta no kami) Japan
Mourning Kenya, worldwide
Patrick Wafula, Kenya
LORNA Haiku Club, Kenya
OAKS Haiku Club, Kenya
PEACOCK Haiku Club, Kenya
SPIDER Haiku Club, Kenya
Long Rains (Kenya)
Lent (Europe)
Mothering Sunday, Laetare (Europe)
... ... SPICES from India
Sesame (til, tila, gingili) India goma, goma no hana (Japan)
Light Charcoal Cherry Blossoms, Usuzumizakura 薄墨桜 Japan
Hail (hyoo) Japan , also arare, snow pellets
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Weasel (itachi) Japan
Ambedkar Jayanti, Memorial Day India
Tukaram Celebrations India
Dragon, a non-seasonal topic of Eastern Art
Eagle(washi) Japan
..... including other birds of winter, fuyu no tori
Water birds (mizudori 水鳥) ; Hawk (taka 鷹), Winter wild goose (fuyu no kari 冬の雁) , Winter skylark (fuyu hibari 冬雲雀), Midwinter sparrow (kan suzume 寒雀) , Midwinter crow (kan garasu 寒烏) Owl (fukuroo 梟) , Duck (kamo 鴨), Plover (Chidori 千鳥) , Hooded gull (miyakodori, yurikamome ユリカモメ), Winter gull (fuyu kamome 冬鴎), Wren (misosazai ミソサザイ), Crane (tsuru 鶴)
Swan (hakuchou 白鳥) , Grebe (Kaitsuburi カイツブリ)
Butterbur sprouts (fuki no too) and butterbur (fuki) (Japan)
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), Europa Butterbur Dandelion, fuki tanpopo (Japan)
Grape Hyacinth, Europa muscari, Lampenputzer
Gutsy Radish (dokonjoo daikon) Japan
Kite flying, India and Pakistan
Haiku in Bhutan INDIA SAIJIKI
Daffodil, Narcissus and Jonquils Europa
Spring light, spring shining (shunkoo) Japan
..... wind shining (kaze hikaru) Japan
Veronica, field speedwell, Europa inufuguri (Japan)
Girl Scout Cookies USA
Bahati Haiku Club Meeting, March 2006 Kenya
Bahati Haiku Club Records since January 2006 Kenya
Jizobon, Jizoo Bon 地蔵盆
Jizobon, Jizoo Bon 地蔵盆
..... including Coming of Age and Fire Rituals, Sagichoo 左義長
O-Mizutori, Omizutori Ceremony, お水取り） Shuni-E Ceremony 修二会 Nara, Japan
..... Including "Sending off Water from Wakasa" Wakasa no O-Mizu Okuri.
Hawaiian Spirit
Vailankanni (Velankanni), Festival in Chennai, India
Doll Festival (hina matsuri) Japan Peach Festival, Girl's Festival
Surfer, Surfing, Surf Hawaii, worldwide
Homeland, Hometown (furusato) Japan Heimat, Fatherland, Motherland
..................................................................... February 2006
Doll Festival (hina matsuri) Japan. Peach Festival, Girl's Festival.
Haiku Situation in Nepal
Tiruppavai of Andal Tamizhnadu, Tamil Nadu, India
Shiva Ratri Night, Festival India, Nepal, Hindu Communities
Goa Carnival India
Shivaji's forts India
Panchatantra, a Fable India
Nehru, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's Memorial Day, Children's Day India
Maasai Cattle (Masai Cattle) Kenya, Nairobi
Summer in India Kigo Collection
Yoga India
Chittorgarh Fort (Rajasthan) India
Pansy, Pansies Europe, sanshoku sumire (Japan)
Haiku from Bulgaria Collection of the Europa Saijiki
Haiku from Hungary Collection of the Europa Saijiki
Alberta Family Day, Canada
Crocus (Europe, worldwide)
Power Stone, Strenght Stone (chikara ishi, Japan) weight lifting competition
Poetry and Literature of Kenya
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Writer, Kenya
Caterpillar, Hairy Caterpillar of Kenya
Festivals of India They are all kigo.
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival India
Tiger Dance (Huli Vesha, Puli Vesha) India
.... Including TIGER, the animal as non-seasonal topic.
Serpent Festival (Nag Panchami) India
Snake, serpent, viper, cobra (hebi, mamushi, habu) Japan
Wintersweet (roobai) Japan
..... Bahati Haiku Poetry Club, Second Meeting Kenya
..................................................................... January 2006
Caterpillars worldwide
..... Including
hairy caterpillar, woolybear, kemushi
looper, inchworm, shakutori
Ice, Icicle (koori, tsurara) (Japan)
..... Kaniparambil Ramesh Poet from India
Start of School Year, School Year starts(Kenya)
..... Including
form one (form 1), new term, new textbooks, school fees, new uniform
..... Bahati Haiku Poetry Club, Kenya
..... Hawaii Saijiki
..... EUROPA Saijiki
Buddha's Seat (hotoke no za)(Japan) 05.
.................... Two flowers with the same name !
Seven Herbs of Spring (haru no nanakusa) (Japan) 05
..... Including Seri (Japanese parsley or dropwort), Nazuna (shepherd's purse), Gogyou (cottonweed), Hakobera (chickweed), Hotoke-no-za (Japanese nipplewort), Suzuna (Japanese turnip), Suzushiro (Japanese radish)
Fern (shida)(Japan) 05
Pheasant's Eye (fukujusoo) (Japan) 05
Vog (Volcanic Smog) (Hawaii, Big Island)
New Year's Day (ganjitsu)Japan, Worldwide. First day of the Year, January 1.
..... Korean Haiku
..... African Haiku
Kagura Dance (Japan)
Graduation Ceremony, Kenya
Last Fudo Ceremony of a year(osame-Fudo) (Japan)
Last Daishi Ceremony of a year (osame no Daishi) (Japan)
Whales, kujira (Japan)
Cow (Pashu, Gai) The Holy Cow of India
Bhagavad Gita (India)
Number of Entries December 2005 : 328
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