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the complete WKD-LIST
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"Deity of the Year" (Toshitokujin, toshigami) Japan
Toshibi iwai - birthday celebration at the New Year Okinawa
..... shoonen iwai - celebrating the birthday
Shishinden 紫宸殿 Hall for State Ceremonies Japan
Echigoya 越後屋 and Mitsui Store 三井 Edo, Japan
Shichikoozan mairi 七高山詣 - Nagasaki
Pilgrimage to the Seven High Mountains Japan
Miyake Shozan 三宅嘯山 Miyake Shoozan (1718 - 1801)
Chanting of the Buddhas' Names -( Butsumyo-e, Butsumyooe) Jpana
Temple Kozan-Ji 高山寺 and Saint Myoe Shonin 明恵上人
memorial service for the bugs at Toganoo
Healing Haiku, Haiku therapy, psychotherapy
Koofukuji 興福寺 Temple Kofuku-Ji, Nara
Chishaku-in rongi 智積院論義
public debate at temple Chishaku-In
Nomura Kiwao 野村喜和夫 (1951 - )
Nyudo goblin at the gate (kado nyuudoo) Japan
. Magatama jewels, curved beads .
Iwakura Daiun-Ji Temple and Waterfall Japan
Flower kagura (hana kagura, sakaki oni) Japan
Toyama December Festival (Tooyama no shimotsuki matsuri) Nagano, Japan
Isonokami Shrine (Isonokami Jingu) Festivals Japan
Tamaki Jinja 玉置神社 and Kunitokotachi Japan
Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣 蓮月 (1791 - 1875) Waka poetess, nun Lotus Moon
Time and Space
haiku about past, present and future events
Wara ningyoo 藁人形 straw dolls for curses Japan
Rohatsu (Rohachi) ceremony at Zen temples Japan
Kurokawa Noh performance and kigo
Konpira Shrine festivals (Kompira)
Shrine Suitengu 水天宮 and festivals. God of Water.
Shrine Munakata Taisha 宗像大社 Fukuoka and festivals
Izumo Grand Shrine Festivals Shimane
Shitenno-Ji Temple Festivals Osaka
Yoshida Kenko, Tsurezuregusa Japan
Auspicious box (chigibako) Japan
Nezu Jinja 根津神社 Nezu Shrine
Manners of Edo (Edo shigusa) Japan
Ningyoo kuyoo 人形供養 Memorial Ceremony for used dolls
Ooji no kitsunebi 王子の狐火 "fox fire at Oji Inari Shrine
. Kitsunebi 狐火 きつねび Will-o'-the-wisp . "Fox fire"
Edo Sanza 江戸三座 the three famous Kabuki theaters of Edo.
Sakai machi and Basho
Komachi Ki 小町忌 Ono no Komachi Memorial Day
negai no ito 願の糸 "string for wishes"
for Tanabata
mangansai 万願祭 "festival of the fulfilled wish"
Great Festival at Mount Osorezan (Osorezan taisai) Aomori, Japan
Suppootei Matsuri 数方庭祭 Suhotei Festival Yamaguchi
. The Atago shrines of Japan . Atago Jinja
. Doro ningyoo 泥人形 "mud dolls", clay dolls .
from Tientsin and Kiangsu in China
Heian matsuri 平安祭（へいあんまつり） Heian festival Japan
Jidai Matsuri "Festival of the Ages"
Natsume Soseki (1867 - 1916)
Hikosan Jinguu 英彦山神宮 Hikosan Shrine
Fukuoka
Yoshinaka Memorial Day - Taira no Yoshinaka and Tomoe Gozen. Japan
Dice and gambling (saikoro, bakuchi) Japan
Breast Cancer Awareness Month USA
Folsom Street Fair and Festival San Francisco, USA
Hakoniwa 箱庭 landscape garden
We Day We Schools in Action
Cowboys Blanket Dallas, Texas, USA
Fire festival at Nachi (Nachi no himatsuri) Japan
..... oogi matsuri 扇祭（おうぎまつり) hand fan festival
Love letter (kesoobumi) Japan
Measuring box or cup (masu) Japan
masu ichi 枡市（ますいち）measure cups market (kigo)
Sannoo matsuri 山王祭 (さんのうまつり) Sanno Festival
Hiyoshi matsuri 日吉祭（ひよしまつり） Hiyoshi festival
sarumatsuri 申祭（さるまつり）monkey festival
. Haiku, Kigo and Dolls . INFO . Japan
Joys of Japan - Tribute
World Homeless Day . October 10
Bullfinch (uso) Japan
exchanging carved bullfinches (usokae)
Kasetori - "Imitating the Cock's Call" Japan. Festival in Yamagata
Cold water . Kenya
Haboob, sandstorm Arizona, USA
Yamazaki Sokan 山崎宗鑑 Yamazaki Sookan (1465 - 1553)
Iga Manko (Banko) 伊賀万乎（まんこ） (? - 1724, August 15)
and the Iga Students of Basho 伊賀蕉門 Iga Shoomon
Saikusa matsuri 三枝祭 (さいくさまつり) Saikusa Festival
Lily festival (yuri matsuri) Nara
Mt. Fuji and kigo Japan
Soma Nomaoi Horse Festival (Sooma Nomaoi) Fukushima. Japan
Usaka matsuri 鵜坂祭 (うさかまつり)
Usaka Shrine festival Toyama
Ondeko 鬼太鼓 (おんでこ) Demon's Drums Sado Island
Sapporo Matsuri 札幌祭 Sapporo Festival
Hie Jinja sairei 日枝神社祭礼 festival at Hie shrine Tokyo
Sanno Matsuri, Tenka Matsuri.
Hyakumangoku Matsuri 金沢百万石まつり
Kaga Hyakumangoku Festival Kanazawa, Ishikawa. Japan
Atsuta matsuri 熱田祭 Atsuta Festival Nagoya, Japan
Tsuruoka Tenmangu Festival (Tsuruoka Tenmangu matsuri) Yamagata, Japan
Fujimori Festival (Fujimori matsuri) Kyoto.Japan
Mulberry, mulberries (kuwa no mi) Japan. Maulbeeren
Mifune matsuri 三船祭 Mifune festival Kyoto. Japan
Nankoosai 楠公祭 Nanko Festival
Festival for Lord Kusunoki Masashige 楠木正成
Hatano Soha (Sooha) 波多野爽波 (1923-1991)
Waka no Ura festival (Wakanoura matsuri) Wakayama. Japan
Market, markets (... ichi) flea markets, sales, worldwide
Kibune matsuri 貴船祭 Kifune Festival
Hitomi Enkichi Tomei 人見 圓吉 東明 1883 -1974
Blazing sky (enten) Japan. scorching sun, very hot weather, sweltering heat and more
Rice Planting at Ise Shrine (Ise no Taue Matsuri) Japan
Kanda Festival (Kanda Matsuri) Tokyo, Japan
Sanja matsuri 三社祭 Asakusa Festival Tokyo
Memorial Day Decoration Day. USA.
Izumo matsuri 出雲祭 Izumo festival Shimane, Izumo Shrine, Japan
Seihakusai 青柏祭 (せいはくさい) Seihaku Festival
. Aoi Matsuri 葵祭 Aoi Festival
Yase matsuri 八瀬祭 Yase Festival
Dentist haiku and toothache teeth, tooth ... and the god of toothache
Yamazaki Festival (Yamazaki matsuri) Kyoto. Japan
Takaya Soshu 高屋窓秋 Takaya Sooshuu (1910-1999)
Uji Festival (Uji matsuri) Japan
Imamiya Shrine Festival (Imamiya matsuri) Japan
Kobe Festival (Kobe Matsuri) Japan
Yanagawa Suitengu shrine festival (Yanagawa suitengu matsuri) Okinohata Suitengu Festival. Japan
Eighth day of the uzuki month (uzuki yooka) Japan
Yamaga Lantern Festival (Yamaga Tooroo Matsuri) Kumamoto, Japan
Kamo Shrine complex Festivals Kyoto, Japan
Horse race (kurabe uma) Japan
Fuchu Festival (Fuchuu matsuri) Tokyo, Japan
and
Gomottomo sama at Mitsumine shrine
Goryo Festival (Goryoo matsuri) Kyoto, Japan
Obarazashi 大原志 Obara shrine festival
Ozawa Minoru 小澤實 (1956 - )
Shinran Shonin 親鸞 Saint Shinran (1173 - 1263). Hoonko kigo
Hakone ekiden race, hakone relay marathon Japan
Kinkazan (Kinkasan) Miyagi, cutting antlers of deer
Edith Piaf French Singer.
Cedar (sugi) cryptomeria Japan. Cryptomeria japonica. Japanische Zeder
Wall hanger (kabekake) Japan. Wandbehang
Amelia Mary Earhart USA. aviation pioneer and author
Nicolae Grigorescu Romania
Kisongo Market Tanzania
Sand harvesting, sand mining Kenya
Cow nose ring ritual (hanaguri kuyoo) Japan
Henri Coanda Romania
Isukuti Dance Kenya
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Taira no Kiyomori 平清盛 Heike Monogatari
Du Fu 杜甫 Tu Fu Chinese Poet
Japan - after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011
Nai no kami 地震神 God of Earthquakes
Milan Kundera, Writer
Budapest Hungary
Sentei Festival (senteisai) Japan. Remembering Antoku Tenno
Jomo Kenyatta Kanya
Tsuburo fertility dance (tsuburosashi) Japan. a penis festival
Ota Dokan Memorial Day (Dookan ki) Japan.
Buckwheat (soba) plant and food Japan
Paperweight (bunchin) Japan
Tsuda Kiyoko Haiku Poetess
Maya Temple Visit (Maya moode) Kobe, Japan
Hira Hakko Ceremony (Hira hakkoo) Japan. Lake Biwa
Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan
Places in Florida USA
Grevillea tree Grevillea Robusta. Kenya
Prayer flags Tibet. Japan
Pool cage Florida
Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus Florida
Mount Yangming, Yang-ming shan Taiwan
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Takaha Shugyo 鷹羽狩行 Takaha Shugyoo (1930, October 5 - )
Mikurumayama matsuri : "honorable float festival"
Bird egg shells Yemen
Horyu-Ji Temple in Nara Japan
Sophie Magdalena Scholl Germany
Bussokusekika, bussoku sekika 仏足石歌
Poems on the Buddha's footprint stone Temple Yakushiji, Nara
Libya, Tripoli February 2011
Purification at Suma beach (Suma no misogi) Japan.
Neuville War Cemetary Belgium. Ardennes American Cemetery
Mie-Ji Temple Festival Gifu. Japan
Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta)
The world's smallest monkey.
Bahrain, February 2011
Miwa mountain and festivals (hanashizume) Japan
Monkey, monkeys in Kenya
Furukawa Drum Festival (Furukawa no okoshi daiko) Gifu. Japan
Mino Town Festival (Mino matsuri) Gifu. Japan
Munia bird, Chestnut Munia, maya pula Lonchura atricapilla jagori. Philippines
Lantern festival (Yuanxiao) China
Brush, pen (fude) Japan
Fude matsuri 筆まつり Brush Festival Kumano, Hiroshima, Japan.
. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Germany
Kaneko Tohta : Wolf Haiku from Chichibu
Spine, back (sesuji) Japan. Parts of the human body
Furuta Oribe, Potter (1544 -1615). Japan
Egypt February11, 2011.
Fire-swinging festival (hiburi matsuri, hifuri shinji) Aso Shrine, Kumamoto, Japan
Hans Küng, German theologian
Martin Heidegger and Matsuo Basho
Igor Stravinsky, composer
Bob Dylan
Kurama - Temple and Shrine Festivals Kyoto, Japan
Wife, my beloved wife (wagimoko) Japan
Awashima Festival Japan
Gunter Grass Germany. Günter Wilhelm Grass
Large cups of tea (oochamori) temple Saidai-Ji, Nara, Japan
Seimeisai 清明祭 Seimei festival, Okinawa
Hole (ana) and hibernating animals
Genghis Khan (jingisu kan) and the Yoshitsune connection
Ezra Pound
Language - "written literary, classical language" (bungo) -
spoken colloquial kogo language (koogo)
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"Making a bonfire" ceremony (ohotaki) Japan
Itsukushima Shrine festivals Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan
Festivals with a special twist (kisai) Japan. weird festivals
Marilyn Monroe
Last bath of the year (toshi no yu) Japan.
Raincoat, straw raincoat (mino) Japan
Red (akai) crimson, cinnabar Japan
. . . Music and Haiku - Introduction
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven
Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)
Setagaya flea markes (Setagaya boroichi) Boro-ichi at Tokyo, Japan
Chuang-tzu, Zhuangzi 荘子 / 莊周 Sooshi, Sooji China
Kabaka, King of Uganda Buganda
Li Po, Li Bo (Ri Haku 李白) Li T'ai-po, Chinese poet
Cooking rice (kashigi) Japan. using the hearth fire
Hearth (kamado) in the kitchen (daidokoro) Japan
Machakos town, Masaku
. Urban Haiku .
A growing collection from many poets !
Needles and pins ceremony (hari kuyoo) Japan
Belt, sash (obi) Japan
Enlightenment, Zen and Haiku
Hasegawa Kanajo (1887 - 1969)
Sakaki tree (sakaki) Japan. Cleyera japonica
Asociación Navarra de Haiku - ANAKU Spain
Coming of Age Day (seijin no hi, seijinshiki) Japan
First fortune-telling (hatsu mikuji) Japan
Morotabune Ship Race Ceremony (morotabune shinji) Japan
Corn shucking, corn husking USA
Sake brewers are coming (tooji kitaru) Japan
Entertaining the God of the Fields (ae no koto)
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Important things (daiji) Japan
Nada Fighting Festival (Nada kenka matsuri) Japan
Banana ring, to carry things on your head Kenya
Kebesu festival (kebesu sai) Japan
Evening primrose (tsukimisoo) Japan
Chinz, calico (sarasa) Japan
Mochi for the first of december (kawabitarimochi) Japan
. Nairobi Animal Orphanage Kenya
Silk tree (nemu no ki) Japan
Eboshi, formal headwear and seafood kigo Japan
Takebe Socho 建部巣兆 Takebe Soochoo (1761-1814)
Sea bass (suzuki) Japan. Lateolabrax japonicus
Traffic jam (juutai) Verkehrsstau Japan
Crow, raven in the cold (kangarasu) Japan
Umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla and Acacia tortilis) Kenya
Monkeys in the cold (kanen, kan en) Japan
Fox (kitsune) Japan. a KIGO list
Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus Kenya
Badger, racoon dog, palm civet (tanuki, mujina, anaguma ... ) Japan
Hibernating (toomin) Winterschlaf Japan
Kashima Shrine (Kashima jinguu) - Festivals Japan
"Washing red beans" (azuki arai) Japan.An insect of autumn.
Tokaido 東海道五十三次
The 53 stations of the Tokaido
Manta ray, stingray (aka ei) Japan. Philippines
. ANIMALS in Summer - SAIJIKI
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Mandazi, a kind of doughnuts Kenya
Brick making in Arusha Tanzania
Loach (dojoo) Japan. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus. fish and food
Tropical fish (nettaigyo) Japan
Shoojoo, the Tipster Sprite Shojo Japan. and yugen.
Maggot (uji, ujimushi) Japan
Leech (hiru) Blutegel Japan
Kawai Chigetsu 川井智月 / 河合智月 ?(1634-1718)
Kawai Otokuni 川井乙州, her younger brother
Ochi Etsujin 越智越人 （1655 - 1739) / (1656 - 1730)
Mayuzumi Madoka
Deer in all seasons Japan
Beetles in all seasons (xyz-mushi)
Rhinoceros beetle (kabutomushi) Japan
Koha (Kooha) 香波 "Fragrant Wave" (? - 1897, August 14)
Withered plants in winter Japan
Dropwort (seri) Oenanthe javanica Japanese parsely. Japan
Greenhouse plants, hothouse plants Japan
Cherry trees in winter (fuyuki no sakura) Japan
Pansies in winter (fuyu sumire) Japan
Shiratama Dango dumplings Japan
Pencil (enpitsu) Japan
Matsuo Basho at temple Taimadera
Poetic Haibun from Kenya
Buds of trees in winter kigo Japan
Chrysanthemum kigo for winter Japan
Plum blossoms in winter (fuyu no ume) Japan
Plants in Autumn - SAIJIKI
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Cucumber service (kyuuri fuuji) Japan
Gion Festival (Gion matsuri) Kyoto, Japan
Gentian (rindoo) Gentiana scabra Japan. Yemen. senburi
Retreat for monks (ango) Japan. In Summer and Winter.
Lodging, inn, guest house (hatago) Japan
Conch trumpet plant (horagai soo) Japan. Impatiens textorii. Jewelweed
Shrine Sakaori no Miya and Yamato Takeru Renku. Japan
Suwa Shrine and Misayama Festivals Japan
Nagoya Festival (Nagoya matsuri) Japan
Otsu Festival 大津祭 Otsu matsuri Japan
Socotra Island Yemen
Nijo Castle 二条城 (Nijoo-joo) Kyoto and the Shikidai Hall
Bread from Lahj (khamir lahaji) Yemen
Konishi Raizan 小西来山 1654 - 1716, October 3 or November 16)
Michaelmas and Michaelmas Daisy Europe
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Flame tree (Erythrina fam.) Kenya
Aurora borealis, northern lights, arctic fox's tail, Nordlicht Arctica
Ninja Haiku
Hop, hops, Hopfen (hoppu) Japan. and delicious beer
Kimura Hiroko 木村浩子 (1937 - ) Tanka and Haiga
Fences and hedges (kaki, hei, kakoi, saku) Japan. Kenya.
Shallot (rakkyo) Japan. Allium chinense, Allium bakeri Regel
Home Visit (tsutoiri, tsuto iri) at O-Bon Japan
Kantoo "lantern on a pole" Kanto Lantern Festival in Akita, Japan
Jeevanjee Gardens in Nairobi and Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee. Kenya
Culture day (bunka no hi). Art festival (geijutsusai) Cultural events in Autumn. Japan
Birthday (tanjoobi, tanjitsu)
Shinohara Hosaku (Hoosaku) 1905-1936
Genroku Period Haikai Poets ... Introduction
Sports day (taiiku no hi) Japan. more sport autumn activities
Earthquake Memorial Day (shinsai kinenbi) Japan. Great Kanto Earthquake, September 1, 1923.
Shayo (Shioe Shayoo) Pupil of Matsuo Basho
Benkei festival (Benkei matsuri) Tanabe, Kumano. Japan
Boredom, to be bored (taikutsu) Japan
Tax, taxes (nengu, kemi) Japan. Steuern
Chrysanthemum Festival (chooyoo) Double Nine Day. Japan
Ise Shrine and its kigo Japan. Ise Jingu
February
Fennel (uikyoo) Japan. Foeniculum vulgare. Fenchel
Aronia (kaidoo) Japan. Malus halliana
Orchid, orchids (ran) Japan
Saffron (safuran) Japan. Zephyranthes candida
Sakubei-noodles as offerings (sakubei) Japan
Seasonal feast on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month
Olive, olives (oriibu) Japan. Yemen
Wattle, National Wattle Day Australia
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Nuts, fruits and seeds of trees (konomi) Japan
Calabash (hyootan) Kalabasse Japan. Lagenaria siceraria
Oak trees of Japan (Quercus) and acorns (donguri)
Gardenia (kuchinashi) Japan. Gardenia jasminoides
Bottle gourd (yuugao) Lagenaria siceraria Japan
Banana plant (bashoo), banana fruit (banana) Japan
Ivy and vines (tsuta kazura) Japan. All kinds of creepers
Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya basho) Japan
First parade of the flood prevention brigade
suiboogumi dezomeshiki, Edo, Japan
Paris Festival (Pari sai) Japan. Bastille Day. July 14.
Kimigayo, the Japanese Anthem
Soga brothers burning their umbrellas (Soga no kasayaki) Japan
Matsumae. Crossing over to Matsumae (Matsumae wataru) Hokkaido, Japan
Black Ships Festival (Kurofune Matsuri) Perry Festival, Shimoda and Kurihama, Japan
Murou Saisei (1889 - 1962)
. Christian Celebrations in Japanese Kigo LIST
Saint Mary (seibo maria) Japan
Confucius, Sekiten, Sekisai, Kooshi, Kung Fu ... Japan
God of the rice paddies (ta no kami) Japan
Waterfall (taki) Japan
Sleeve (tamoto, sode) Japan. Sleeve of a kimono or modern wear.
Hawkers for warm things Kenya. Glove, hot coffee, uji maize porridge, scarf, sweater ...
Hieizan, Mount Hiei, Kyoto Japan
Ogiwara Seisensui and the Haiku Magazine "Soun" (Stratus Clouds)
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Spell writing (against mosquitoes and flies) gihoo o kaku Japan
Kyoto, the old capital
Nara, the ancient capital
Mabati - corrugated iron sheets Kenya
Nebuta Festival (Nebuta matsuri) Japan. Aomori
Irish Potatoes Kenya
Potato, potatoes (jagaimo, jaga imo) Japan
Derby (daabii), Japan Derby Japan. Horse race
Misasa Tug-of-war (Misasa tsunahiki) at the Hot Spring Misasa, Japan
Dragon Boat Race, Peron (peeron) Japan
Curie, Madame Curie Memorial Day (Kyurii ki) Japan
Seeing off the insects (mushiokuri) Japan
Pangas, sickles and slashers Kenya
Sickle (kama) Japan
Roadside sanctuaries, wayside shrines (tsujidoo) Japan
Xavier, Saint Francis Xavier, sei Sabieru (1506 - 1552) Japan
John the apostle, Johannes Day (sei yohane no hi) Japan
Christian Celebrations
Marikiti Farmers' Market Nairobi, Kenya
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in all seasons
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in all seasons
. . . HEAVEN in WINTER - SAIJIKI
Fine weather, fine day (hare, -biyori) in all seasons Japan
The MOON in AUTUMN Japan. All related kigo. A culture walk.
Beanie cap Kenya
Earth in Winter : SAIJIKI
Drying up of rivers, wells and other water (karu) Japan
. JUNE
Arukigami, the God of Wandering with Basho and Issa
. Earth in Autumn SAIJIKI
Visiting (mimai) oblgatory visits during all seasons Japan
Barrel organ Romania
Candles changing (roosoku kae) Japan
Date Masamune (1567 - 1636)
Karuizawa (Karuisawa shuku) and Usui Pass Japan
Higuchi Ichiyo (Ichiyoo) 1872 - 1896
Swamp, marshland, marsh (numa, zawa) Japan
Shearing sheep and goats, shearing time (senmooki) Japan
Gerbera (gaabera) Japan, UK
Rain in summer (natsu no ame) Japan. a KIGO list
Benten, Benzaiten and the lottery at Minoo Japan
Market on the Day of the Rooster (tori no ichi) "Rooster Market". Japan. Tori no Ichi Fair, Kumade bamboo rakes and O-Kame masks
Wind in summer (natsukaze) Japan. A LONG kigo list.
Frost in summer (natsu no shimo) Japan
School life in summer, summer holidays (natsuyasumi) Japan
Presents (seibo, chuugen) in all seasons Japan
Disease and illness in summer
summer cold, heat stroke, prickley heat, diarrhoea, loosing weight in summer, dysentery, cholera, beriberi, malaria, athlete's foot, typhus, sunstroke... KIGO list
Night stories (yobanashi) and diorama toys (tatebanko) Japan
Entertainment in summer Japan. night stalls, street singers and more
Ghost stories (hyaku monogatari) to keep cool Japan
Beer (biiru) Japan. Bier
Mountain climbing (tozan) Japan. Summer ski and more
Enjoy a cool evening breeze (suzumi) Japan. riverbed veranda (kawayuka) and more cool things to enjoy in summer.
Ballet (baree) Japan
Summering (hisho) Japan. a KIGO list. Sommerfrische
Cockatoo Australia. Kakadu, Parrot.
Visit after water damage (mizu mimai) Japan
bonfire to kill insects (mushi kagari) Japan. more KIGO to ward off insects in summer
Bamboo planting (take uu) Japan. an old Chinese custom
Fruit packed in paper bags (fukurokake) Japan
Matsuo Basho and the bell at the bottom of the sea
Indigo (ai) Japan . Polygonum tinctorum. Indigofera
Seaweed harvest in summer Japan. konbu, mo, funori, agar-agar and many more
Peppermint (hakka) Japan
Thunderheads, lightning and rumbling thunder Yemen
Rock (iwa) and stones Japan
Hemp, flax (asa, ooasa, taima) Japan
harvesting rapeseed (natane karu) Japan
Indigo (ai) Japan
. MAY
Planting in Summer Japan
Puppets and Dolls (ningyoo) Japan
Tengu, long-nosed goblin Japan
water fights (mizu arasoi) during a dry spell Japan
giving thanks to a rainfall and more
Wild roses (nobara, ibara) rose hip, Hagebutten Japan, Europa
Water wheel treading (suisha fumu) Japan
rice planting (taue) and humanity kigo Japan
Geta sandals for rice planting (ta-geta) Japan
Sanada cord or ribbon (Sanada himo) Japan
Farmers Work in Summer
Antidote medicine for summer ailments (dokukeshi) Japan
Water (mizu) ... humanity kigo for SUMMER
vendor of seedlings (nae-uri) Japan
Refrigerator (reizooko) Japan
hanagoori 花氷 (はなごおり) "ice flowers"
Air conditioning (reiboo) Japan. room cooler
Weeds in Kenya
Mosquito net (kaya), fly swatter (hae-tataki) and more Japan
Basket for rice (meshikago) Japan
Crosscultural Musings
. . . . . My Haiku Trip to Nagi, Tottori and Chizu
Lupinus, lupins, lupines, Lupinie Fam. Fabaceae
Peace Festival (Hiroshima) Japan
atom bomb day (genbaku no hi)
Marathi New Year's Day India. Ugadi, Yugadi, Gudipadva
Yellowfin tuna (thamad) Yemen
Time Memorial Day (toki no kinenbi) Japan
Radio Day (denpa no hi) Japan
White feather (shiroi hane) for donations in May Japan
Guitar (Gitarre, gitaa) Worldwide
Kajo-Cakes for the Kajo-Day (kajoogashi) Japan
Food-related rituals of the Heian Period and their KIGO
Yabusame ... Archery on horseback Japan
Court ritual with hand fans (oogi no hai) Japan
Beggar, begging (kojiki), homeless, poor people (binboonin) Japan. Kanya
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Herman Van Rompuy President of the European Council
Lilac (Flieder) Syringa fam. Germany. Japan (rairakku)
All Saints Kukai, November 2009 Nairobi, Kenya
Cut glass (kattogurasu, kiriko, biidoro, gyaman) Japan
Tin pot (suzu no hachi), tin plate Japan
Rattan chair (too isu) rattan mats ... Japan
Futon bedding in all seasonsJapan
zabuton sitting cushions
Pillow (makura) in all seasons Japan
Cleavers, cleaver weeds (mugura) Galium aparine and others. Japan
Gate (mon, kado) Japan. Temple gate (sanmon)
Aoki Getto (1879 - 1949)
Volcano (kazan) and volcano ash Iceland
Gloves, mittens (tebukuro)
Rhododendron Bhutan
Kigo Category of SEASON ... the complete SAIJIKI
Waiting for spring (haru o matsu) Japan. End of winter ... KIGO list
Morning, daytime, evening, night and KIGO
Clear and cold winter season (sayuru) Japan. a KIGO list
Kung Fu, martial arts Kenya
Yamazaki Naoko in outer space
Tax paying season
BHUTAN SAIJIKI
Kagura Dance Japan
Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya) Japan
Kichijoten 吉祥天 Kichijooten (Lakshmi, Shri Mahadevi)
Pagoda (too, tou), stone pagoda (sekitoo) Japan
Gigeiten 伎芸天 Daijizai Tennyo
Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra) and the White Elephant
Melancolic wind of autumn (richi no kaze) Japan.
Red plum blossoms (koobai) Japan
Bright autumn weather (aki urara) Japan
Eta and Burakumin the "Untouchables" of Japan
Truffle, truffles (shooro) Japan. Rhizopogon rubescens
Autumn (aki) Japan
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Basil, sweet basil, holy basil, tulsi Serbia, India. (Ocimum spp.)
Ukogi aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianum Makino) Japan
naked (hadaka, hadanugi) Japan
bare foot, barefoot
Bikaner Camel Festival, Rajastan India
Yamato province in Nara prefecture
Utasebune fishing boat for shrimp Japan
Sufuria .. cooking pot or saucepan Kenya
Pig, pigs Kenya
Eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring (hachijuuhachiya) Japan. Beginning of the tea picking season
Morning (asa) Japan. a KIGO list
Redwing, Red-wing (Turdus iliacus) North America
Otter, fishotter (kawauso) Japan
Foehn wind (feen) Japan. Föhn; Föhnwind
Darkness (yami) dark evening Japan
. . . HEAVEN ... all kigo of this category for SPRING Japan
. . . EARTH ... all kigo of this category for SPRING Japan
Gumboots, rubber boots, Wellington boots Kenya
Tadpole (otamajakushi) Japan
Himalayan Bearded Vulture chicks India
Gypaetus barbatus aureus, a kind of Lammergeier
Shamba, garden plot Kenya
Animals in SPRING mating, breeding ...
Bow and arrow shooting with a small bow (suzume koyumi) Japan
Sake flasks (tokkuri) Japan
Priest, Buddhist priest or monk (oshoo) Japan
Chair (isu) Japan
Ski, skiing a KIGO list
Picknick and outdoors enjoyment Japan
Awano Seiho (1899-1992)
Ash, ashes (hai) and related kigo
and sumi-temae carcoal layout of the tea ceremony
Takita Sakae, actor and wood carver (1950 - )
Akimoto Fujio (1901-1977)
Cookie, bisquits and more cakes and sweets cookies, crackers. Japan
Samekawa Jinja Misogi / Cold Water Ablutions Hokkaido
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Eucalyptus tree Fam. Myrtaceae. Kenya, Australia.
white night of the summer solstice (geshi byakuya) Japan
Arima Akito (1930 - )
Hiraizumi Fujiwara Festival Japan, May 1 - 5
Daruma san Bodhidharma and KIGO related to him
First Patriarch of the Chinese Zen lineage
Dumplings of all kinds and all seasons (dango) Japan.
Emotions expressed in spring kigo Japan
Shore life in spring (iso asobi, shiogari) KIGO list
excursion (ensoku), whirling currents (uzushio) ...
Forest work in spring grafting, planting, pruning ...
timber, logs, rafting
School life in all seasons Japan
graduation, examination, teacher, kindergarden ...
Seeds and sowing (tane, tanemaki, nae) Japan. KIGO list
Servants in Edo degawari .. and related kigo
Five Colors (goshiki) a Buddhist concept
Nichiren / Saint Nichiren (1222 - 1282). Japan
Matatu minibus Kenya
Nairobi City Kenya
Anglerfish, "frog fish" (ankoo) Japan. Lophiomus setigerus. Seeteufel
Daruma mikan (Citrus sulcata) Japan
Daruma market (Daruma ichi) Japan
Blizzard (fubuki, fuusetsu) snowstorm Japan
Sleep in spring, sleep in the morning (shunsui, asane) Dream in spring and more ... Japan
Brazier and handwarmer (hibachi) Japan
Home, interior, furniture during all seasons Sliding doors, curtains, heating, lamp light
Cherry blossom viewing (hanami) Japan. Humanity kigo.
Pineapple, Ananas comosus Kenya
Tea leaves picked green tea prepared in spring . Japan
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Usuda Aroo (1879-1951) Aro Usuda
Hachiman and Hachiman Shrine festivals
Kusumoto Kenkichi 楠本憲吉 (1922‐1988)
Kyogen, Kabuki and other performances .. KIGO
Saga ... Arashiyama, Kyoto Spring festivals
Miwa, Omiwa Jinja 大三輪神社 and Mount Miwa三輪山. Mimoro yama 三諸山. Nara
Bonten 梵天 Brahma
Daikokuten, Daikoku 大黒天
Amida Buddha
Dragon (ryuu) Japan
Kannon Bosatsu, Kanzeon, Avalokiteshvara Japan. Guan-yin
Sumiyoshi Jinja .. a shrine for poetry in Osaka Japan. KIGO list
Daikoku, Daikoku Ten, God of Good Luck Japan
Benten, Suiten and water deities KIGO
Plover (chidori) Japan
Nail, nails, fingernails, cutting the fingernails (tsumekiri) Japan
Winter : feeling cold, frostbite, dry skin ... Humans suffering in winter. Japan
Winter : Games and Toys Japan
New Year Auspicious Performances
Gifu Hashima Train Station and Enku Japan
. FIRST THINGS done at the New Year
Mirror and mirror stand (kagami, kagamidai) Japan
Drum (taiko, daiko) Japan. Musical instruments.
Fishing during all seasons (ryoo) KIGO list
New Year begins : all kinds of WORK of farmers, fishers and more KIGO list
Tachibana, mikan and other citrus fruit
Diary (nikki) Japan
Chopping board (manaita, mana-ita) Japan
Haiku meeting (kukai) Japan. First haiku meeting, a New Year KIGO list
Amaryllis (amaririsu) Japan
Chicken and cock (niwatori) Japan
Fukusuke, a symbol for good luck and prosperous business
. . GENDAI .. Modern Haiku .. Translations
Katata (Katada) town at Lake Biwa and Ukimido Hall
Yamaguchi Seison 山口青邨 (1892 - 1988)
and the beach Sabishiro no Hama 淋代の浜
Divers, ama woman divers (ama) Japan
diving as a hobby
Bath (furo, sentoo) Japan. Taking a bath in various seasons
Sho-Chiku-Bai, Pine, Bamboo and Plum Japan. Three Friends of Winter
Sommelier (somurie) for wine, vegetables, fruit and other things Japan
Decorations for the New Year (o-kazari) Japan
Games and Toys for the New Year Japan
Dance, ritual dance performances for the New Year Japan
Moxabustion (o-kyuu, yaito) Japan
Cyclamen (shikuramen) Japan. Alpenveilchen
Hangover (futsukayoi) Japan. Kater
Paper, "pocket paper" (kaishi) Japan. and more about Japanese paper (washi)
Corbicula clams in miso soup (shijimijiru, shijimi jiru) Japan. (Corbicula japonica)
2010, the Year of the Tiger Japan
First Day of the Tiger (hatsu tora)
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Important things (daiji) Japan
Nada Fighting Festival (Nada kenka matsuri) Japan
Banana ring, to carry things on your head Kenya
Kebesu festival (kebesu sai) Japan
Evening primrose (tsukimisoo) Japan
Chinz, calico (sarasa) Japan
Mochi for the first of december (kawabitarimochi) Japan
. Nairobi Animal Orphanage Kenya
Silk tree (nemu no ki) Japan
Eboshi, formal headwear and seafood kigo Japan
Takebe Socho 建部巣兆 Takebe Soochoo (1761-1814)
Sea bass (suzuki) Japan. Lateolabrax japonicus
Traffic jam (juutai) Verkehrsstau Japan
Crow, raven in the cold (kangarasu) Japan
Umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla and Acacia tortilis) Kenya
Monkeys in the cold (kanen, kan en) Japan
Fox (kitsune) Japan. a KIGO list
Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus Kenya
Badger, racoon dog, palm civet (tanuki, mujina, anaguma ... ) Japan
Hibernating (toomin) Winterschlaf Japan
Kashima Shrine (Kashima jinguu) - Festivals Japan
"Washing red beans" (azuki arai) Japan.An insect of autumn.
Tokaido 東海道五十三次
The 53 stations of the Tokaido
Manta ray, stingray (aka ei) Japan. Philippines
. ANIMALS in Summer - SAIJIKI
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Mandazi, a kind of doughnuts Kenya
Brick making in Arusha Tanzania
Loach (dojoo) Japan. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus. fish and food
Tropical fish (nettaigyo) Japan
Shoojoo, the Tipster Sprite Shojo Japan. and yugen.
Maggot (uji, ujimushi) Japan
Leech (hiru) Blutegel Japan
Kawai Chigetsu 川井智月 / 河合智月 ?(1634-1718)
Kawai Otokuni 川井乙州, her younger brother
Ochi Etsujin 越智越人 （1655 - 1739) / (1656 - 1730)
Mayuzumi Madoka
Deer in all seasons Japan
Beetles in all seasons (xyz-mushi)
Rhinoceros beetle (kabutomushi) Japan
Koha (Kooha) 香波 "Fragrant Wave" (? - 1897, August 14)
Withered plants in winter Japan
Dropwort (seri) Oenanthe javanica Japanese parsely. Japan
Greenhouse plants, hothouse plants Japan
Cherry trees in winter (fuyuki no sakura) Japan
Pansies in winter (fuyu sumire) Japan
Shiratama Dango dumplings Japan
Pencil (enpitsu) Japan
Matsuo Basho at temple Taimadera
Poetic Haibun from Kenya
Buds of trees in winter kigo Japan
Chrysanthemum kigo for winter Japan
Plum blossoms in winter (fuyu no ume) Japan
Plants in Autumn - SAIJIKI
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Cucumber service (kyuuri fuuji) Japan
Gion Festival (Gion matsuri) Kyoto, Japan
Gentian (rindoo) Gentiana scabra Japan. Yemen. senburi
Retreat for monks (ango) Japan. In Summer and Winter.
Lodging, inn, guest house (hatago) Japan
Conch trumpet plant (horagai soo) Japan. Impatiens textorii. Jewelweed
Shrine Sakaori no Miya and Yamato Takeru Renku. Japan
Suwa Shrine and Misayama Festivals Japan
Nagoya Festival (Nagoya matsuri) Japan
Otsu Festival 大津祭 Otsu matsuri Japan
Socotra Island Yemen
Nijo Castle 二条城 (Nijoo-joo) Kyoto and the Shikidai Hall
Bread from Lahj (khamir lahaji) Yemen
Konishi Raizan 小西来山 1654 - 1716, October 3 or November 16)
Michaelmas and Michaelmas Daisy Europe
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Flame tree (Erythrina fam.) Kenya
Aurora borealis, northern lights, arctic fox's tail, Nordlicht Arctica
Ninja Haiku
Hop, hops, Hopfen (hoppu) Japan. and delicious beer
Kimura Hiroko 木村浩子 (1937 - ) Tanka and Haiga
Fences and hedges (kaki, hei, kakoi, saku) Japan. Kenya.
Shallot (rakkyo) Japan. Allium chinense, Allium bakeri Regel
Home Visit (tsutoiri, tsuto iri) at O-Bon Japan
Kantoo "lantern on a pole" Kanto Lantern Festival in Akita, Japan
Jeevanjee Gardens in Nairobi and Alibhai Mulla Jeevanjee. Kenya
Culture day (bunka no hi). Art festival (geijutsusai) Cultural events in Autumn. Japan
Birthday (tanjoobi, tanjitsu)
Shinohara Hosaku (Hoosaku) 1905-1936
Genroku Period Haikai Poets ... Introduction
Sports day (taiiku no hi) Japan. more sport autumn activities
Earthquake Memorial Day (shinsai kinenbi) Japan. Great Kanto Earthquake, September 1, 1923.
Shayo (Shioe Shayoo) Pupil of Matsuo Basho
Benkei festival (Benkei matsuri) Tanabe, Kumano. Japan
Boredom, to be bored (taikutsu) Japan
Tax, taxes (nengu, kemi) Japan. Steuern
Chrysanthemum Festival (chooyoo) Double Nine Day. Japan
Ise Shrine and its kigo Japan. Ise Jingu
February
Fennel (uikyoo) Japan. Foeniculum vulgare. Fenchel
Aronia (kaidoo) Japan. Malus halliana
Orchid, orchids (ran) Japan
Saffron (safuran) Japan. Zephyranthes candida
Sakubei-noodles as offerings (sakubei) Japan
Seasonal feast on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month
Olive, olives (oriibu) Japan. Yemen
Wattle, National Wattle Day Australia
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Nuts, fruits and seeds of trees (konomi) Japan
Calabash (hyootan) Kalabasse Japan. Lagenaria siceraria
Oak trees of Japan (Quercus) and acorns (donguri)
Gardenia (kuchinashi) Japan. Gardenia jasminoides
Bottle gourd (yuugao) Lagenaria siceraria Japan
Banana plant (bashoo), banana fruit (banana) Japan
Ivy and vines (tsuta kazura) Japan. All kinds of creepers
Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya basho) Japan
First parade of the flood prevention brigade
suiboogumi dezomeshiki, Edo, Japan
Paris Festival (Pari sai) Japan. Bastille Day. July 14.
Kimigayo, the Japanese Anthem
Soga brothers burning their umbrellas (Soga no kasayaki) Japan
Matsumae. Crossing over to Matsumae (Matsumae wataru) Hokkaido, Japan
Black Ships Festival (Kurofune Matsuri) Perry Festival, Shimoda and Kurihama, Japan
Murou Saisei (1889 - 1962)
. Christian Celebrations in Japanese Kigo LIST
Saint Mary (seibo maria) Japan
Confucius, Sekiten, Sekisai, Kooshi, Kung Fu ... Japan
God of the rice paddies (ta no kami) Japan
Waterfall (taki) Japan
Sleeve (tamoto, sode) Japan. Sleeve of a kimono or modern wear.
Hawkers for warm things Kenya. Glove, hot coffee, uji maize porridge, scarf, sweater ...
Hieizan, Mount Hiei, Kyoto Japan
Ogiwara Seisensui and the Haiku Magazine "Soun" (Stratus Clouds)
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Spell writing (against mosquitoes and flies) gihoo o kaku Japan
Kyoto, the old capital
Nara, the ancient capital
Mabati - corrugated iron sheets Kenya
Nebuta Festival (Nebuta matsuri) Japan. Aomori
Irish Potatoes Kenya
Potato, potatoes (jagaimo, jaga imo) Japan
Derby (daabii), Japan Derby Japan. Horse race
Misasa Tug-of-war (Misasa tsunahiki) at the Hot Spring Misasa, Japan
Dragon Boat Race, Peron (peeron) Japan
Curie, Madame Curie Memorial Day (Kyurii ki) Japan
Seeing off the insects (mushiokuri) Japan
Pangas, sickles and slashers Kenya
Sickle (kama) Japan
Roadside sanctuaries, wayside shrines (tsujidoo) Japan
Xavier, Saint Francis Xavier, sei Sabieru (1506 - 1552) Japan
John the apostle, Johannes Day (sei yohane no hi) Japan
Christian Celebrations
Marikiti Farmers' Market Nairobi, Kenya
SAIJIKI ... HEAVEN
in all seasons
SAIJIKI ... EARTH
in all seasons
. . . HEAVEN in WINTER - SAIJIKI
Fine weather, fine day (hare, -biyori) in all seasons Japan
The MOON in AUTUMN Japan. All related kigo. A culture walk.
Beanie cap Kenya
Earth in Winter : SAIJIKI
Drying up of rivers, wells and other water (karu) Japan
. JUNE
Arukigami, the God of Wandering with Basho and Issa
. Earth in Autumn SAIJIKI
Visiting (mimai) oblgatory visits during all seasons Japan
Barrel organ Romania
Candles changing (roosoku kae) Japan
Date Masamune (1567 - 1636)
Karuizawa (Karuisawa shuku) and Usui Pass Japan
Higuchi Ichiyo (Ichiyoo) 1872 - 1896
Swamp, marshland, marsh (numa, zawa) Japan
Shearing sheep and goats, shearing time (senmooki) Japan
Gerbera (gaabera) Japan, UK
Rain in summer (natsu no ame) Japan. a KIGO list
Benten, Benzaiten and the lottery at Minoo Japan
Market on the Day of the Rooster (tori no ichi) "Rooster Market". Japan. Tori no Ichi Fair, Kumade bamboo rakes and O-Kame masks
Wind in summer (natsukaze) Japan. A LONG kigo list.
Frost in summer (natsu no shimo) Japan
School life in summer, summer holidays (natsuyasumi) Japan
Presents (seibo, chuugen) in all seasons Japan
Disease and illness in summer
summer cold, heat stroke, prickley heat, diarrhoea, loosing weight in summer, dysentery, cholera, beriberi, malaria, athlete's foot, typhus, sunstroke... KIGO list
Night stories (yobanashi) and diorama toys (tatebanko) Japan
Entertainment in summer Japan. night stalls, street singers and more
Ghost stories (hyaku monogatari) to keep cool Japan
Beer (biiru) Japan. Bier
Mountain climbing (tozan) Japan. Summer ski and more
Enjoy a cool evening breeze (suzumi) Japan. riverbed veranda (kawayuka) and more cool things to enjoy in summer.
Ballet (baree) Japan
Summering (hisho) Japan. a KIGO list. Sommerfrische
Cockatoo Australia. Kakadu, Parrot.
Visit after water damage (mizu mimai) Japan
bonfire to kill insects (mushi kagari) Japan. more KIGO to ward off insects in summer
Bamboo planting (take uu) Japan. an old Chinese custom
Fruit packed in paper bags (fukurokake) Japan
Matsuo Basho and the bell at the bottom of the sea
Indigo (ai) Japan . Polygonum tinctorum. Indigofera
Seaweed harvest in summer Japan. konbu, mo, funori, agar-agar and many more
Peppermint (hakka) Japan
Thunderheads, lightning and rumbling thunder Yemen
Rock (iwa) and stones Japan
Hemp, flax (asa, ooasa, taima) Japan
harvesting rapeseed (natane karu) Japan
Indigo (ai) Japan
. MAY
Planting in Summer Japan
Puppets and Dolls (ningyoo) Japan
Tengu, long-nosed goblin Japan
water fights (mizu arasoi) during a dry spell Japan
giving thanks to a rainfall and more
Wild roses (nobara, ibara) rose hip, Hagebutten Japan, Europa
Water wheel treading (suisha fumu) Japan
rice planting (taue) and humanity kigo Japan
Geta sandals for rice planting (ta-geta) Japan
Sanada cord or ribbon (Sanada himo) Japan
Farmers Work in Summer
Antidote medicine for summer ailments (dokukeshi) Japan
Water (mizu) ... humanity kigo for SUMMER
vendor of seedlings (nae-uri) Japan
Refrigerator (reizooko) Japan
hanagoori 花氷 (はなごおり) "ice flowers"
Air conditioning (reiboo) Japan. room cooler
Weeds in Kenya
Mosquito net (kaya), fly swatter (hae-tataki) and more Japan
Basket for rice (meshikago) Japan
Crosscultural Musings
. . . . . My Haiku Trip to Nagi, Tottori and Chizu
Lupinus, lupins, lupines, Lupinie Fam. Fabaceae
Peace Festival (Hiroshima) Japan
atom bomb day (genbaku no hi)
Marathi New Year's Day India. Ugadi, Yugadi, Gudipadva
Yellowfin tuna (thamad) Yemen
Time Memorial Day (toki no kinenbi) Japan
Radio Day (denpa no hi) Japan
White feather (shiroi hane) for donations in May Japan
Guitar (Gitarre, gitaa) Worldwide
Kajo-Cakes for the Kajo-Day (kajoogashi) Japan
Food-related rituals of the Heian Period and their KIGO
Yabusame ... Archery on horseback Japan
Court ritual with hand fans (oogi no hai) Japan
Beggar, begging (kojiki), homeless, poor people (binboonin) Japan. Kanya
.
Herman Van Rompuy President of the European Council
Lilac (Flieder) Syringa fam. Germany. Japan (rairakku)
All Saints Kukai, November 2009 Nairobi, Kenya
Cut glass (kattogurasu, kiriko, biidoro, gyaman) Japan
Tin pot (suzu no hachi), tin plate Japan
Rattan chair (too isu) rattan mats ... Japan
Futon bedding in all seasonsJapan
zabuton sitting cushions
Pillow (makura) in all seasons Japan
Cleavers, cleaver weeds (mugura) Galium aparine and others. Japan
Gate (mon, kado) Japan. Temple gate (sanmon)
Aoki Getto (1879 - 1949)
Volcano (kazan) and volcano ash Iceland
Gloves, mittens (tebukuro)
Rhododendron Bhutan
Kigo Category of SEASON ... the complete SAIJIKI
Waiting for spring (haru o matsu) Japan. End of winter ... KIGO list
Morning, daytime, evening, night and KIGO
Clear and cold winter season (sayuru) Japan. a KIGO list
Kung Fu, martial arts Kenya
Yamazaki Naoko in outer space
Tax paying season
BHUTAN SAIJIKI
Kagura Dance Japan
Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya) Japan
Kichijoten 吉祥天 Kichijooten (Lakshmi, Shri Mahadevi)
Pagoda (too, tou), stone pagoda (sekitoo) Japan
Gigeiten 伎芸天 Daijizai Tennyo
Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra) and the White Elephant
Melancolic wind of autumn (richi no kaze) Japan.
Red plum blossoms (koobai) Japan
Bright autumn weather (aki urara) Japan
Eta and Burakumin the "Untouchables" of Japan
Truffle, truffles (shooro) Japan. Rhizopogon rubescens
Autumn (aki) Japan
.
Basil, sweet basil, holy basil, tulsi Serbia, India. (Ocimum spp.)
Ukogi aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianum Makino) Japan
naked (hadaka, hadanugi) Japan
bare foot, barefoot
Bikaner Camel Festival, Rajastan India
Yamato province in Nara prefecture
Utasebune fishing boat for shrimp Japan
Sufuria .. cooking pot or saucepan Kenya
Pig, pigs Kenya
Eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring (hachijuuhachiya) Japan. Beginning of the tea picking season
Morning (asa) Japan. a KIGO list
Redwing, Red-wing (Turdus iliacus) North America
Otter, fishotter (kawauso) Japan
Foehn wind (feen) Japan. Föhn; Föhnwind
Darkness (yami) dark evening Japan
. . . HEAVEN ... all kigo of this category for SPRING Japan
. . . EARTH ... all kigo of this category for SPRING Japan
Gumboots, rubber boots, Wellington boots Kenya
Tadpole (otamajakushi) Japan
Himalayan Bearded Vulture chicks India
Gypaetus barbatus aureus, a kind of Lammergeier
Shamba, garden plot Kenya
Animals in SPRING mating, breeding ...
Bow and arrow shooting with a small bow (suzume koyumi) Japan
Sake flasks (tokkuri) Japan
Priest, Buddhist priest or monk (oshoo) Japan
Chair (isu) Japan
Ski, skiing a KIGO list
Picknick and outdoors enjoyment Japan
Awano Seiho (1899-1992)
Ash, ashes (hai) and related kigo
and sumi-temae carcoal layout of the tea ceremony
Takita Sakae, actor and wood carver (1950 - )
Akimoto Fujio (1901-1977)
Cookie, bisquits and more cakes and sweets cookies, crackers. Japan
Samekawa Jinja Misogi / Cold Water Ablutions Hokkaido
.
Eucalyptus tree Fam. Myrtaceae. Kenya, Australia.
white night of the summer solstice (geshi byakuya) Japan
Arima Akito (1930 - )
Hiraizumi Fujiwara Festival Japan, May 1 - 5
Daruma san Bodhidharma and KIGO related to him
First Patriarch of the Chinese Zen lineage
Dumplings of all kinds and all seasons (dango) Japan.
Emotions expressed in spring kigo Japan
Shore life in spring (iso asobi, shiogari) KIGO list
excursion (ensoku), whirling currents (uzushio) ...
Forest work in spring grafting, planting, pruning ...
timber, logs, rafting
School life in all seasons Japan
graduation, examination, teacher, kindergarden ...
Seeds and sowing (tane, tanemaki, nae) Japan. KIGO list
Servants in Edo degawari .. and related kigo
Five Colors (goshiki) a Buddhist concept
Nichiren / Saint Nichiren (1222 - 1282). Japan
Matatu minibus Kenya
Nairobi City Kenya
Anglerfish, "frog fish" (ankoo) Japan. Lophiomus setigerus. Seeteufel
Daruma mikan (Citrus sulcata) Japan
Daruma market (Daruma ichi) Japan
Blizzard (fubuki, fuusetsu) snowstorm Japan
Sleep in spring, sleep in the morning (shunsui, asane) Dream in spring and more ... Japan
Brazier and handwarmer (hibachi) Japan
Home, interior, furniture during all seasons Sliding doors, curtains, heating, lamp light
Cherry blossom viewing (hanami) Japan. Humanity kigo.
Pineapple, Ananas comosus Kenya
Tea leaves picked green tea prepared in spring . Japan
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Usuda Aroo (1879-1951) Aro Usuda
Hachiman and Hachiman Shrine festivals
Kusumoto Kenkichi 楠本憲吉 (1922‐1988)
Kyogen, Kabuki and other performances .. KIGO
Saga ... Arashiyama, Kyoto Spring festivals
Miwa, Omiwa Jinja 大三輪神社 and Mount Miwa三輪山. Mimoro yama 三諸山. Nara
Bonten 梵天 Brahma
Daikokuten, Daikoku 大黒天
Amida Buddha
Dragon (ryuu) Japan
Kannon Bosatsu, Kanzeon, Avalokiteshvara Japan. Guan-yin
Sumiyoshi Jinja .. a shrine for poetry in Osaka Japan. KIGO list
Daikoku, Daikoku Ten, God of Good Luck Japan
Benten, Suiten and water deities KIGO
Plover (chidori) Japan
Nail, nails, fingernails, cutting the fingernails (tsumekiri) Japan
Winter : feeling cold, frostbite, dry skin ... Humans suffering in winter. Japan
Winter : Games and Toys Japan
New Year Auspicious Performances
Gifu Hashima Train Station and Enku Japan
. FIRST THINGS done at the New Year
Mirror and mirror stand (kagami, kagamidai) Japan
Drum (taiko, daiko) Japan. Musical instruments.
Fishing during all seasons (ryoo) KIGO list
New Year begins : all kinds of WORK of farmers, fishers and more KIGO list
Tachibana, mikan and other citrus fruit
Diary (nikki) Japan
Chopping board (manaita, mana-ita) Japan
Haiku meeting (kukai) Japan. First haiku meeting, a New Year KIGO list
Amaryllis (amaririsu) Japan
Chicken and cock (niwatori) Japan
Fukusuke, a symbol for good luck and prosperous business
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Katata (Katada) town at Lake Biwa and Ukimido Hall
Yamaguchi Seison 山口青邨 (1892 - 1988)
and the beach Sabishiro no Hama 淋代の浜
Divers, ama woman divers (ama) Japan
diving as a hobby
Bath (furo, sentoo) Japan. Taking a bath in various seasons
Sho-Chiku-Bai, Pine, Bamboo and Plum Japan. Three Friends of Winter
Sommelier (somurie) for wine, vegetables, fruit and other things Japan
Decorations for the New Year (o-kazari) Japan
Games and Toys for the New Year Japan
Dance, ritual dance performances for the New Year Japan
Moxabustion (o-kyuu, yaito) Japan
Cyclamen (shikuramen) Japan. Alpenveilchen
Hangover (futsukayoi) Japan. Kater
Paper, "pocket paper" (kaishi) Japan. and more about Japanese paper (washi)
Corbicula clams in miso soup (shijimijiru, shijimi jiru) Japan. (Corbicula japonica)
2010, the Year of the Tiger Japan
First Day of the Tiger (hatsu tora)
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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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