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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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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
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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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Nihonbashi bridge 日本橋 The Center of Edo Japan
Top, spinning top (koma, beigoma) Japan. Kreisel
Calendar (koyomi) and its related KIGO Japan
Folding screen, first use (hatsubyoobu) Japan
First ice (hatsugoori) Japan
Washing things (arau, arai) a KIGO list
Inkstone (suzuri) and related KIGO Japan
Uluru (Ayers Rock) Australia
Marishi-Ten and wild boar cakes (Marishiten, i no ko mochi) Japan
Shiki memorial day (Shiki ki, hechima ki, dassai ki ) Japan. Nobo san.
Dorayaki Japan. bean-jam pancake
Enviroku : Haiku and Senryu about the environment
News, Newspaper headlines, Haiku News worldwide
Piment, bell pepper, green pepper, Paprika (piiman) Japan. Capsicum annuum
Aloe vera (aroe) Japan
Datsueba 奪衣婆 or 脱衣婆 the Old Hag of Hell
Branches cut off (eda-uchi) Japan
Snow enjoyment, enjoying snow (yukimi) Japan. KIGO list
Jellyfish, medusa (kurage) Japan
Jonestown Guyana
Arrowhead (kuwai) Japan. Sagittaria trifolia. Pfeilkraut
Umeboshi, dried pickled salty plums Japan. Salzpflaumen
Stone Buddha (sekibutsu, ishibotoke) Japan
Lipstick made in the cold (kanbeni, ushibeni) and Japanese culture about RED
Pond, small lake (ike) Japan. a KIGO list ... even the OLD POND ...
Winter, Forest work, woodcutting, charcoal making ... Japan. KIGO list
Musume Dojoji Kabuki play and haiku by Nakamura Tomijuro
Mustard plant and mustard (karashina / karashi) Japan
Himiko and Yamataikoku in Saga, Kyushu Japan. Yoshinogari
Akagai . "red clam", arc clam Japan. Anadara broughtoni
and Edo wazurai "the Illness of Edo", and Kagurazaka
Mudskipper (mutsugoroo) Japan
Islamic Holidays, Muslim Holidays LIST
Lailatul Qadr : The Night of Power Yemen
Eid-ul-Adha / Festival of Sacrifice Guyana
Yufuin Hot Spring and Mount Yufudake 湯布院 / 由布岳 Kyushu, Japan
Kokerazushi, layered sushi Japan
Tuna, tunafish (maguro) Thunfisch Japan. Kigo and food
Kintaro Candy (Kintaroo ame) Japan
Oranges California (USA)
Withered reeds in the marsh (kare ashiwara) Japan
Cotton Georgia (USA)
Pumpkin, squash (kabocha, nankin) Japan. Kürbis
Camel, Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) Yemen
Torii, gate of a Shinto shrine
Straw, new straw of this year (wara, shinwara) Japan. and : straw in all seasons
Monsoon seasons in Yemen
Dust clouds Yemen
Screw worm, screw worms Yemen
Nail (kugi, kui) Japan
Spring dust (shunjin) Japan
United Nations Day / UN Day
Boy's Festival (tango no sekku, kodomo no hi) Japan
Revenge Story of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari) and related kigo including Lady Tora (Tora gozen)
Newspaper vendor, newspaper boy Kenya
Acebia, akebia (akebi) Japan. Akebia quinata. chocolate vine.
Takano Sujuu (1893 - 1976)
Winter work of farmers KIGO list
Hunting in Winter . KIGO list
Moi Day Kenya
Columbus Day America
Saucer for Japanese tea cups (chataku) Japan
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1806 - 1891)
Rice in the Philippines
Winter : FISHING a KIGO list
Dogu (doguu) clay figurines of the Jomon period
Light, lights : all kinds of lights in all seasons
Chinowagayu, chinowa-gayu 茅の輪粥 rice porridge
chi no wa kayu, served on the last day of the sixth month.
and related rituals like the Lotus Flower Offering 蓮華会(夏祓) Renge-E.
Mukai Kyorai (1651~1704) and Rakushisha Cottage
Prayer (kitoo) Japan. Faith, prayer and related kigo
Squirrel (risu). flying squirrel (momonga, musasabi) Japan
plum blossom excursion (tanbaikoo, tanbai) Japan
bubuzuke . ochazuke from Kyoto Rice dish with pickles and green tea
Shishigatani kabocha 鹿ヶ谷かぼちゃ pumpkin from Shishigatani, Kyoto
Kokubun-Ji, Temple Kokubunji 国分寺 Japan
Tokoname town (Aichi prefecture) Japan
Coal (sumi), charcoal (mokutan, binchotan) kigo around the charcoal fire.
mentaiko 明太子 marinated roe of pollock
Winter preparations outside (fuyujitaku) Japan
Tsubouchi Nenten (1944 - )
Tabi socks (tabi) Japan
Kubota Mantaro (Mantaroo) 久保田万太郎 (1889 - 1963)
Autumn games, entertainment, school a KIGO LIST
Autumn and farmers work a KIGO LIST
Autumn : Hunting and Fishing a KIGO LIST
Autumn in your home ... ... KIGO LIST
Hunger, famine Kenya, Japan, worldwide
Hooroku Jizo with an earthen pot on his head and Mibu Kyogen. Horoku roasting pot
Helipterum roseum (hanakanzashi) Japan. Pink and White Everlasting
and hairpin (kanzashi)
Aphid, plant louse (aburamushi, arimaki) Japan
Tobacco plant (tobakko) Japan. Nicotiana tabacum. Tabakpflanze
Horsetail fern, scouring rush (tokusa) Japan. Equisetum hyemale
Gentian, Japanese green gentian (senburi, tooyaku) Japan. Swertia japonica
Water chestnut (hishi) Japan. Trapa japonica
Alliteration and Haiku too-in 頭韻
Zenringai Temple District in Hirosaki Japan
Fudo Waterfalls (taki Fudo) Japan
Doodlebug, ant lion (arijigoku, ari jigoku) Japan
Doora curtain (noren) Japan. Ladenvorhang
Fronleichnam, Fronleichnamszug (Corpus Christi) Germany
shimotsukare, a dish from Tochigi prefecture
Fragrance bag, sache (nioibukuro) Japan. Duftbeutel
Stamp, stamps, postage stamps (kitte, yuubin kitte) Japan
Sake no Hosomichi 酒のほそ道 "The Narrow Road of Ricewine"
Manga about food, with haiku, by ラズウェル細木 Rozwell Hosoki
soba no hosomichi.
Furoshiki, cotton wrapper cloth
Cotton (wata, momen) Japan. many related kigo about the plant and cotton cloths.
Glass beads (tonbodama, tombodama) Japan
Wine (budooshu) Japan. Red wine, white wine, making wine, wine festival ...
Kurofune monaka 黒船最中 Black Ship wafers and a kyoka poem
Tan Taigi (1709 -1771) 炭太祇 (たんたいぎ)
Temple Saihoji 西方寺 and Haiku by Issa
Emancipation Day Guyana
Bunraku and Joruri 文楽.浄瑠璃 Japanese Puppet Theater
Khamsin wind Egypt, North Africa
Lemonade (ramune) and carbonated drinks Japan
Blue, the color of sky and water
Paper mulberry leaf (kaji no ha) and Tanabata rituals
kajimari 梶の鞠(かじのまり)paper mulberry kickball
Sesbania Tree (Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.) Kenya
Weaver birds (Ploceidae family) Kenya
Kanei-Ji Temple and Tenkai (Jigen Daishi) 寛永寺(かんえいじ)
and 慈眼大師. Ueno, Tokyo
Jigen Ki 慈眼忌(じげんき)memorial day of priest Jigen
Lavender (rabendaa) Japan
Matsunaga Teitoku 松永貞徳 (1571-1653)
Sakai Yamei 坂井野明 (1662-1713)
Ubasuteyama, Sarashinayama, Kamurikiyama (in Nagano) Japan
Camp, camping (kyanpu), tent (tento) Japan, North America
Marine Day, Ocean Day, Sea Day (umi no hi) Japan
Casuarina Tree Kenya
Chameleon Kenya
Kanga, wrapping cloth Kenya
Mildew, mold (kabi) Japan
Hoshino Tsubaki 星野 椿 (1930 - )
Wood, firewood, timber, lumber Kenya
Crabapple, Sibold crabapple, "mountain pear" (yamanashi, yama-nashi) Japan. Malus sieboldii
funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat
Uchida Hyakken 内田百間 May 29, 1889 — April 20, 1971
Sea bream (tai, sakuradai, madai ..) Pagrus major Japan
Laquer tree (urushi no ki) Rhus verniciflua Japan. "Sun spurge" Euphorbia helioscopia, "swamp laquer"
Leopard lily (hioogi) Belamcanda chinensis Japan. ubatama 鳥羽玉 sweet balls
Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanatto 浜納豆
Bilberries, cowberries (kokemomo), Preiselbeere Japan
DRINKS - Hot and Cold DRINKS SAIJIKI
Kawasaki Tenko (Tenkoo) Born 1927
Racoon, racoon dog, badger (tanuki, mujina, anaguma) Japan
Spinach (hoorensoo) Japan. Spinat
PEPPER, (togarashi, toogarashi) red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more, Chili pepper, paprica Paprika (piiman), sweet green pepper (shishitoo) and more
Puddle, puddles Tropical regions, Japan
Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles Japan
Stepping stones Kenya in the rain
Trench clearing Guyana
Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts Japan. Schokolade
Carpet, rug (juutan, dantsuu) Japan
Snack, afternoon snack Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け
Fountain (funsui) Springbrunnen Japan
Cider, apple cider (saidaa) Japan, Europe, Australia
Moyashi udo もやし独活(もやしうど)sprouts of spikenard and more moyashi
Bohnensprossen
Hoonensai 豊年祭 Festival for a bountiful harvest "Penis Festival", at Tagata Shrine, Aichi prefecture
. . . Cool, cold, chilly ... a feeling and related kigo during all seasons.
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) bird North America
Virga precipitation Southern United States
. kunshu sanmon 葷酒山門(くんしゅさんもん)
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!
Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento Lunchbox from Kyoto
Devil's tongue (konnyaku) Konjak plant and food. Japan
"May Day" in England (mee dii) Japan. International Workers' Day
Pleiades (matariki) Maori, New Zealand. (subaru, Japan)
"butterbur like KYARA aloeswood" (kyarabuki) Japan
Wimbledon Tennis Championship Tournament, Grand Slam England
Acacia blossoms Yemen, Japan
Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 (むそうき), Soseki Ki Memorial Day for Muso Kokushi Soseki and the ZUIKI taro festival
Taro root (sato-imo, taro imo) Japan. Philippines (gabi). Taro-Kartoffel
Hawthorn and Firethorn (sanzashi) Crataegus and Pyracanthus. Japan, Europe
Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )
hon-i, hon'i 本意 (ほんい) the basic meaning the traditional poetic essence. Haiku Theory
tamanegi 玉葱 (たまねぎ) round onion and many more summer vegetables
shallot, tomato, eggplant, etc.
Humanity and Observances, two important categories for HAIKU
Bullsnake, bull snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) North America
Berry, berries ... names of trees, shrubs and the fruit itself
Dengaku 田楽 dance and food
VEGETABLE SAIJIKI
Deer (shika), fawn in all seasons
Sushi, popular food Japan
Fukagawa, a suburb of Edo/Tokyo Japan
Field cricket, Gryllus campestris Europe
Conger eel (anago) Congriscus megastomus. Japan. Meeraal.
Pike, pike conger, pike eel (hamo) Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth. Japan
Wasabi, japanese horseradish Japanischer Meerrettich
Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets
Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer
Ekiben, station lunch box day, April 10
shunrai, spring thunder 春雷
Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies
Tundra, Siberia, Hokkaido, Okinawa etc... topics for haiku
Bison, American Bison
One Day Saijiki, a KIGO list
Morning, Midday (daytime), Evening, Night
Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha) India
Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree. Australia
Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets. Australia
Blue Triangle butterfly, bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon choredon) Australia
Twilight, dusk (kure) Japan. Worldwide
Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam Japan
Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis ) Parijat blossoms. India
Masaki Yuuko, Yuko Masaki 正木 ゆう子 (1952 - )
also about the avoidance of negative verbs
Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi, asaichi 日本三大朝市) Morgenmarkt Japan
Ides of March Italy. March 15.
Corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Seta Bridge at Lake Biwa
Sakurai Baishitsu 桜井梅室 (1769-1852)
Warmth (atataka), feeling warm in spring (shundan) Japan
Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく(ニンニク)) ) Japan. Knoblauch
Shark (same 鮫 (さめ)) Japan. Haifisch
Tide, ebb and flood (shio, ushio) ... KIGO LIST
Scorpion (sasori) Japan. Skorpion
Cauliflower, broccoli, komatsuna, naganegi leek, and more winter vegetables
Also spring, summer and autumn vegetables.
Sardines (iwashi,hishiko and more) Japanese Anchovy Japan. KIGO LIST. Sardinen
Plums, pickled plums (umeboshi) Japan. and more tsukemono pickled food
momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら) Maple leaves sweet tempura
from the town of Mino 箕面 near Osaka.
Worm, worms and earthworm (mimizu) Japan. Regenwurm
Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki 恵方巻き) for Setsubun, February 3.
Stimulation of the brain through poetry ... ... smell the coffee !
Wasambon sweets (wasanbon) Japan. Shikoku.
Kasai Bridge (Kasaibashi) Tokyo, Japan
Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel ... a LIST
Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England
Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments
Vegetables from Kyoto (kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai) Japan
Paradise (gokuraku) Japan
Winter Kigo from Canada Arctic Fox, Chickadee, Lemmings, Lesser Snow Goose, Wolverine
Spring moon, moon in spring (haru no tsuki) ... various KIGO
Oatmeal porridge, congee, mushWorldwide. Rice gruel (kayu), rice soup with ingredients (zoosui) : Japan
Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers
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Newsletter 2009
Nihonbashi bridge 日本橋 The Center of Edo Japan
Top, spinning top (koma, beigoma) Japan. Kreisel
Calendar (koyomi) and its related KIGO Japan
Folding screen, first use (hatsubyoobu) Japan
First ice (hatsugoori) Japan
Washing things (arau, arai) a KIGO list
Inkstone (suzuri) and related KIGO Japan
Uluru (Ayers Rock) Australia
Marishi-Ten and wild boar cakes (Marishiten, i no ko mochi) Japan
Shiki memorial day (Shiki ki, hechima ki, dassai ki ) Japan. Nobo san.
Dorayaki Japan. bean-jam pancake
Enviroku : Haiku and Senryu about the environment
News, Newspaper headlines, Haiku News worldwide
Piment, bell pepper, green pepper, Paprika (piiman) Japan. Capsicum annuum
Aloe vera (aroe) Japan
Datsueba 奪衣婆 or 脱衣婆 the Old Hag of Hell
Branches cut off (eda-uchi) Japan
Snow enjoyment, enjoying snow (yukimi) Japan. KIGO list
Jellyfish, medusa (kurage) Japan
Jonestown Guyana
Arrowhead (kuwai) Japan. Sagittaria trifolia. Pfeilkraut
Umeboshi, dried pickled salty plums Japan. Salzpflaumen
Stone Buddha (sekibutsu, ishibotoke) Japan
Lipstick made in the cold (kanbeni, ushibeni) and Japanese culture about RED
Pond, small lake (ike) Japan. a KIGO list ... even the OLD POND ...
Winter, Forest work, woodcutting, charcoal making ... Japan. KIGO list
Musume Dojoji Kabuki play and haiku by Nakamura Tomijuro
Mustard plant and mustard (karashina / karashi) Japan
Himiko and Yamataikoku in Saga, Kyushu Japan. Yoshinogari
Akagai . "red clam", arc clam Japan. Anadara broughtoni
and Edo wazurai "the Illness of Edo", and Kagurazaka
Mudskipper (mutsugoroo) Japan
Islamic Holidays, Muslim Holidays LIST
Lailatul Qadr : The Night of Power Yemen
Eid-ul-Adha / Festival of Sacrifice Guyana
Yufuin Hot Spring and Mount Yufudake 湯布院 / 由布岳 Kyushu, Japan
Kokerazushi, layered sushi Japan
Tuna, tunafish (maguro) Thunfisch Japan. Kigo and food
Kintaro Candy (Kintaroo ame) Japan
Oranges California (USA)
Withered reeds in the marsh (kare ashiwara) Japan
Cotton Georgia (USA)
Pumpkin, squash (kabocha, nankin) Japan. Kürbis
Camel, Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) Yemen
Torii, gate of a Shinto shrine
Straw, new straw of this year (wara, shinwara) Japan. and : straw in all seasons
Monsoon seasons in Yemen
Dust clouds Yemen
Screw worm, screw worms Yemen
Nail (kugi, kui) Japan
Spring dust (shunjin) Japan
United Nations Day / UN Day
Boy's Festival (tango no sekku, kodomo no hi) Japan
Revenge Story of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari) and related kigo including Lady Tora (Tora gozen)
Newspaper vendor, newspaper boy Kenya
Acebia, akebia (akebi) Japan. Akebia quinata. chocolate vine.
Takano Sujuu (1893 - 1976)
Winter work of farmers KIGO list
Hunting in Winter . KIGO list
Moi Day Kenya
Columbus Day America
Saucer for Japanese tea cups (chataku) Japan
Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1806 - 1891)
Rice in the Philippines
Winter : FISHING a KIGO list
Dogu (doguu) clay figurines of the Jomon period
Light, lights : all kinds of lights in all seasons
Chinowagayu, chinowa-gayu 茅の輪粥 rice porridge
chi no wa kayu, served on the last day of the sixth month.
and related rituals like the Lotus Flower Offering 蓮華会(夏祓) Renge-E.
Mukai Kyorai (1651~1704) and Rakushisha Cottage
Prayer (kitoo) Japan. Faith, prayer and related kigo
Squirrel (risu). flying squirrel (momonga, musasabi) Japan
plum blossom excursion (tanbaikoo, tanbai) Japan
bubuzuke . ochazuke from Kyoto Rice dish with pickles and green tea
Shishigatani kabocha 鹿ヶ谷かぼちゃ pumpkin from Shishigatani, Kyoto
Kokubun-Ji, Temple Kokubunji 国分寺 Japan
Tokoname town (Aichi prefecture) Japan
Coal (sumi), charcoal (mokutan, binchotan) kigo around the charcoal fire.
mentaiko 明太子 marinated roe of pollock
Winter preparations outside (fuyujitaku) Japan
Tsubouchi Nenten (1944 - )
Tabi socks (tabi) Japan
Kubota Mantaro (Mantaroo) 久保田万太郎 (1889 - 1963)
Autumn games, entertainment, school a KIGO LIST
Autumn and farmers work a KIGO LIST
Autumn : Hunting and Fishing a KIGO LIST
Autumn in your home ... ... KIGO LIST
Hunger, famine Kenya, Japan, worldwide
Hooroku Jizo with an earthen pot on his head and Mibu Kyogen. Horoku roasting pot
Helipterum roseum (hanakanzashi) Japan. Pink and White Everlasting
and hairpin (kanzashi)
Aphid, plant louse (aburamushi, arimaki) Japan
Tobacco plant (tobakko) Japan. Nicotiana tabacum. Tabakpflanze
Horsetail fern, scouring rush (tokusa) Japan. Equisetum hyemale
Gentian, Japanese green gentian (senburi, tooyaku) Japan. Swertia japonica
Water chestnut (hishi) Japan. Trapa japonica
Alliteration and Haiku too-in 頭韻
Zenringai Temple District in Hirosaki Japan
Fudo Waterfalls (taki Fudo) Japan
Doodlebug, ant lion (arijigoku, ari jigoku) Japan
Doora curtain (noren) Japan. Ladenvorhang
Fronleichnam, Fronleichnamszug (Corpus Christi) Germany
shimotsukare, a dish from Tochigi prefecture
Fragrance bag, sache (nioibukuro) Japan. Duftbeutel
Stamp, stamps, postage stamps (kitte, yuubin kitte) Japan
Sake no Hosomichi 酒のほそ道 "The Narrow Road of Ricewine"
Manga about food, with haiku, by ラズウェル細木 Rozwell Hosoki
soba no hosomichi.
Furoshiki, cotton wrapper cloth
Cotton (wata, momen) Japan. many related kigo about the plant and cotton cloths.
Glass beads (tonbodama, tombodama) Japan
Wine (budooshu) Japan. Red wine, white wine, making wine, wine festival ...
Kurofune monaka 黒船最中 Black Ship wafers and a kyoka poem
Tan Taigi (1709 -1771) 炭太祇 (たんたいぎ)
Temple Saihoji 西方寺 and Haiku by Issa
Emancipation Day Guyana
Bunraku and Joruri 文楽.浄瑠璃 Japanese Puppet Theater
Khamsin wind Egypt, North Africa
Lemonade (ramune) and carbonated drinks Japan
Blue, the color of sky and water
Paper mulberry leaf (kaji no ha) and Tanabata rituals
kajimari 梶の鞠(かじのまり)paper mulberry kickball
Sesbania Tree (Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr.) Kenya
Weaver birds (Ploceidae family) Kenya
Kanei-Ji Temple and Tenkai (Jigen Daishi) 寛永寺(かんえいじ)
and 慈眼大師. Ueno, Tokyo
Jigen Ki 慈眼忌(じげんき)memorial day of priest Jigen
Lavender (rabendaa) Japan
Matsunaga Teitoku 松永貞徳 (1571-1653)
Sakai Yamei 坂井野明 (1662-1713)
Ubasuteyama, Sarashinayama, Kamurikiyama (in Nagano) Japan
Camp, camping (kyanpu), tent (tento) Japan, North America
Marine Day, Ocean Day, Sea Day (umi no hi) Japan
Casuarina Tree Kenya
Chameleon Kenya
Kanga, wrapping cloth Kenya
Mildew, mold (kabi) Japan
Hoshino Tsubaki 星野 椿 (1930 - )
Wood, firewood, timber, lumber Kenya
Crabapple, Sibold crabapple, "mountain pear" (yamanashi, yama-nashi) Japan. Malus sieboldii
funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat
Uchida Hyakken 内田百間 May 29, 1889 — April 20, 1971
Sea bream (tai, sakuradai, madai ..) Pagrus major Japan
Laquer tree (urushi no ki) Rhus verniciflua Japan. "Sun spurge" Euphorbia helioscopia, "swamp laquer"
Leopard lily (hioogi) Belamcanda chinensis Japan. ubatama 鳥羽玉 sweet balls
Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanatto 浜納豆
Bilberries, cowberries (kokemomo), Preiselbeere Japan
DRINKS - Hot and Cold DRINKS SAIJIKI
Kawasaki Tenko (Tenkoo) Born 1927
Racoon, racoon dog, badger (tanuki, mujina, anaguma) Japan
Spinach (hoorensoo) Japan. Spinat
PEPPER, (togarashi, toogarashi) red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more, Chili pepper, paprica Paprika (piiman), sweet green pepper (shishitoo) and more
Puddle, puddles Tropical regions, Japan
Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles Japan
Stepping stones Kenya in the rain
Trench clearing Guyana
Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts Japan. Schokolade
Carpet, rug (juutan, dantsuu) Japan
Snack, afternoon snack Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け
Fountain (funsui) Springbrunnen Japan
Cider, apple cider (saidaa) Japan, Europe, Australia
Moyashi udo もやし独活(もやしうど)sprouts of spikenard and more moyashi
Bohnensprossen
Hoonensai 豊年祭 Festival for a bountiful harvest "Penis Festival", at Tagata Shrine, Aichi prefecture
. . . Cool, cold, chilly ... a feeling and related kigo during all seasons.
Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) bird North America
Virga precipitation Southern United States
. kunshu sanmon 葷酒山門(くんしゅさんもん)
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!
Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento Lunchbox from Kyoto
Devil's tongue (konnyaku) Konjak plant and food. Japan
"May Day" in England (mee dii) Japan. International Workers' Day
Pleiades (matariki) Maori, New Zealand. (subaru, Japan)
"butterbur like KYARA aloeswood" (kyarabuki) Japan
Wimbledon Tennis Championship Tournament, Grand Slam England
Acacia blossoms Yemen, Japan
Musoo-Ki 夢窓忌 (むそうき), Soseki Ki Memorial Day for Muso Kokushi Soseki and the ZUIKI taro festival
Taro root (sato-imo, taro imo) Japan. Philippines (gabi). Taro-Kartoffel
Hawthorn and Firethorn (sanzashi) Crataegus and Pyracanthus. Japan, Europe
Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )
hon-i, hon'i 本意 (ほんい) the basic meaning the traditional poetic essence. Haiku Theory
tamanegi 玉葱 (たまねぎ) round onion and many more summer vegetables
shallot, tomato, eggplant, etc.
Humanity and Observances, two important categories for HAIKU
Bullsnake, bull snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) North America
Berry, berries ... names of trees, shrubs and the fruit itself
Dengaku 田楽 dance and food
VEGETABLE SAIJIKI
Deer (shika), fawn in all seasons
Sushi, popular food Japan
Fukagawa, a suburb of Edo/Tokyo Japan
Field cricket, Gryllus campestris Europe
Conger eel (anago) Congriscus megastomus. Japan. Meeraal.
Pike, pike conger, pike eel (hamo) Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth. Japan
Wasabi, japanese horseradish Japanischer Meerrettich
Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets
Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer
Ekiben, station lunch box day, April 10
shunrai, spring thunder 春雷
Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies
Tundra, Siberia, Hokkaido, Okinawa etc... topics for haiku
Bison, American Bison
One Day Saijiki, a KIGO list
Morning, Midday (daytime), Evening, Night
Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha) India
Paperbark tree, Melaleuca honey myrtles, punk tree. Australia
Lorikeet, Australian lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow lorikeets. Australia
Blue Triangle butterfly, bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon choredon) Australia
Twilight, dusk (kure) Japan. Worldwide
Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam Japan
Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis ) Parijat blossoms. India
Masaki Yuuko, Yuko Masaki 正木 ゆう子 (1952 - )
also about the avoidance of negative verbs
Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi, asaichi 日本三大朝市) Morgenmarkt Japan
Ides of March Italy. March 15.
Corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Seta Bridge at Lake Biwa
Sakurai Baishitsu 桜井梅室 (1769-1852)
Warmth (atataka), feeling warm in spring (shundan) Japan
Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく(ニンニク)) ) Japan. Knoblauch
Shark (same 鮫 (さめ)) Japan. Haifisch
Tide, ebb and flood (shio, ushio) ... KIGO LIST
Scorpion (sasori) Japan. Skorpion
Cauliflower, broccoli, komatsuna, naganegi leek, and more winter vegetables
Also spring, summer and autumn vegetables.
Sardines (iwashi,hishiko and more) Japanese Anchovy Japan. KIGO LIST. Sardinen
Plums, pickled plums (umeboshi) Japan. and more tsukemono pickled food
momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら) Maple leaves sweet tempura
from the town of Mino 箕面 near Osaka.
Worm, worms and earthworm (mimizu) Japan. Regenwurm
Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki 恵方巻き) for Setsubun, February 3.
Stimulation of the brain through poetry ... ... smell the coffee !
Wasambon sweets (wasanbon) Japan. Shikoku.
Kasai Bridge (Kasaibashi) Tokyo, Japan
Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel ... a LIST
Super Bowl Sunday North America, New England
Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments
Vegetables from Kyoto (kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai) Japan
Paradise (gokuraku) Japan
Winter Kigo from Canada Arctic Fox, Chickadee, Lemmings, Lesser Snow Goose, Wolverine
Spring moon, moon in spring (haru no tsuki) ... various KIGO
Oatmeal porridge, congee, mushWorldwide. Rice gruel (kayu), rice soup with ingredients (zoosui) : Japan
Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers
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Keywords, non-seasonal haiku topics, all year topics, all season topics, miscellaneous
no season, muki 無季、無期 ...
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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
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Rabbit, hare (usagi), snow rabbit (yukiusagi) Japan
Kaninchen, Hase
Firefly squid (hotaruika, hotaru ika ホタルイカ(蛍烏賊))
Ika ... squid dishes
Fish roe dishes (hararago) Japan
Mamakari ままかり Fish dishes from Okayama
Satsumaimo, satsuma imo 薩摩薯(さつまいも)sweet potatoes
Uni 海胆 (うに) sea urchin and sea urchin roe (uni 雲丹). Seeigel
Kani 蟹料理 CRAB dishes Krabben.
Horse meat, baniku (ばにく/ 馬肉) basashi, sakuranabe
BUTA ... Pig and Pork (buta, ton 豚 ぶた)
Daruma Ramen, raamen ラーメン Chinese noodle soup
Ainu Food アイヌ料理
Tosa no Inakazushi (inaka sushi) 土佐の田舎寿司 sushi from the countryside of Tosa
..................................................................... October 2008
Ogata Korin Memorial Day (koorin ki)
Winter honey ... Yemen
Sunbirds... India
Pillow (makura, kukurimakura) Japan
Lobster Decoration (kazari-ebi, Ise-ebi kazaru ) Japan
Stone fish, bullhead (okoze)Fish. Japan
Leek (naganegi) green onions, scallion, porree Japan
Itokoni いとこ煮 boiled pumpkin with red beans Yamaguchi
Kiritanpo (kiritampo) きりたんぽ skewers of mashed rice. Japan
Inkstone (suzuri) Japan
..................................................................... September 2008
World Heart Day September 28
Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr Yemen
Shichirin 七輪 portable cooking stove Japan
Onigiri おにぎり rice balls Japan
Hanbaiki 販売機 vending maschines for food Japan
Praise, flattery (homekotoba, o-joozu) Japan
Eel dishes (unagi) Japan. Some are kigo
Burdock root (gobo, goboo) Japan. Arctium lappa
Sansai 山菜 Mountain vegetables
. . . Including
Hahakogusa 母子草(ははこぐさ) sweet cudweed
Kogomi こごみ kind of fern
Nobiru のびる (野蒜) wild rocambole
Tsukushi 土筆(つくし)horsetail plant
Warabi わらび(蕨) bracken, fern
Zenmai 薇(ぜんまい) Japanese Royal Fern
Mori no Megumi, Bountiful food from the Forest
Momotaro Nabe ... Peach Boy HodgepodgeMomotaro Haiku by Issa
Dumplings of all kinds (dango) Japan. Mitarashi dango
Yaseuma, "thin horse" wheat noodles from Oita
Fast Food Gourmet ... the Japanese Version
Inari Sushi (inarizushi) Japan
Kanro-Ni, kanroni, sweet simmering Japan
Tsukuda-ni, Tsukudani ... simmered in sweet soy sauce Japan
Konchu Ryori, konchuu ryoori Insects as food
Citrus fruits (kankitsu rui) Japan
mikan, ponkan, hassaku, sudachi, daidai, kabosu, iyokan, sudachi, yuzu, oranges and others
Interesting, exciting, entertaining, amusing ... (omoshiro ya) Japan
Hara hachibu ... eating only 80% of your capacity an Okinawan diet
Breakfast (asagohan, asameshi) Japan
Kitchen (daidokoro) Japanese Kitchen
Trout and sweetfish (ayu, masu, iwana and more) and salmon (benimasu) and yamame Japan
Hamaguri, clam shells, venus clams Venusmuscheln
Tsukiji, the big fish market in Tokyo Tsukiji shijoo
SHUN ... Specialities of the Season
Spring Chrysanthemum (shungiku) Japan
Rape flower pickles (nahanazuke)/ nanohana rapeseed flower dishes Japan
Hitashi, Ohitashi ... quickly boiled vegetables Japan
Cod (tara) and various food items Japan
Kogawa Festival, Kogawa Sai Wakayama, Japan
Brazier (jiko) Kenya
Sambosa, samosa Food during the Ramadan. Yemen
Ameyoko Cheap shopping alley, from Ueno to Okachimachi.
Mikan, mandarin orange, tangerine Japan
Senbei, sembei 煎餅 (せんべい) rice crackers, sweet and salty
Godairiki san festival at temple Daigoji Kyoto, Japan
Golden Pavillion, Kinkaku-ji Kyoto, Japan
GHANA SAIJIKI
..................................................................... August 2008
Pivot ... its use in waka and haiku
Woodstock Festival North America
Kamakhya Temple near Guwahati in Assam India.
And other pilgrimages worldwide.
GHANA SAIJIKI
..................................................................... July 2008
Sweat (ase) Japan. Perspiration, transpiration and related kigo
Asakayama ... 安積山 Mountain near Koriyama, Fukushima pref. Matsuo Basho on his way ...
Demon's gate (kimon) ... Japan
Dinner tray (zen), box tray (hako zen) ... Japan
Nishiyama Soin and the Danrin School (Soo-In) 西山宗因, 談林派
Lottery, lottery ticket (takarakuji) Japan
Melon / cool melon / watermelon Yemen
Flood (koozui, aki demizu) .. Japan. Floods, flooding. Worldwide.
..................................................................... June 2008
Karma, the Net of Indra ... Indra Net, Inter Net ... :)
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) North America
WKD : New England Saijiki
Naked Festivals (Hadaka Matsuri) Japan. LIST
Yui Town Big Drum Festival (O-Taiko Matsuri ) Japan
Urasa Naked Festival at Temple Fukoo-Ji (Urasa no Doo Oshi) Japan
Jazz Music North America
Violett and Purple : MURASAKI in Haiku Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Chameleon, Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) Yemen
Shrine Tada Jinja ... and Matsuo Basho
Rice gruel (kayu) Japan
Toji, Temple Too-Ji in Kyoto Japan
Independence Day, June 12, 1898Philippines
Swallowtail butterflies (agehachoo) Yemen, Japan
Elm tree (Ulmus) Europa, North America
Kasuga Shrine Festivals (Kasuga matsuri, Wakamiya On Matsuri)
Rhode Island USA
Kuromori Kabuki ... 黒森歌舞伎 (くろもりかぶき ) Yamagata prefecture. Japan
Donzuki Matsuri ... どんづき祭 "Body throwing festival", Niigata, Japan
Hasedera no Tada-oshi ... 長谷寺のただ押し (はせでらのただおし)Hasedera Temple Festival, Sakurai, Nara, Japan
Takewari Matsuri ... 竹割祭 (たけわりまつり) Bamboo splitting festival. Japan
Kashihara matsuri ... 橿原祭 Kashihara Shrine Festival. Japan
Towns of India and haiku India
Dream (yume), First Dream (hatsuyume) Japan
Official, minor official (yakunin, koyakunin) Japan, Edo period
Kato Shuson (1905-1993)
Sand, hot sand (nessa) Japan
..................................................................... May 2008
Family altar, Buddhist family altar (butsudan) Japan
Spikemoss (iwahiba, iwamatsu) Japan. Sellaginella tamariscina
Iris, bearded Iris (Iris albicans) Yemen
Paper clothing, paper robes (kamiko) Japan
White Dew (shiratsuyu) Japan
Lawn, grass, turf (shiba) Japan. ... and related kigo
New Year Arrow (hamaya) Japan
Goto Takatoshi Takatoshi Gotoh
Trillium family of flowers (kinugasa soo) .. Japan. North America
Delhi, Old Delhi, New Delhi. India
Bombay, Mumbai . India
Lucknow . India
Kumano Road (Kumano Kodo Japan
Saga Dawa / Vesak Celebrations Buddhist Communities
Rhododendron (shakunage, sekinan ) Japan
Shimabara no taiyuu no doochuu ... Shimabara Geisha Procession (Kyoto)
Shimabara taiyuu no doochuu
Miyako Odori .. "Dance of the Capital" in Kyoto
Naniwa Odori ... Naniwa Dance in Osaka
Haru Matsuri .. Spring Festival. General
Azuma Odori .. Azuma Dance, Tokyo Dance
Kamogawa Odori .. Kamogawa Dance in Kyoto
Garden (niwa), Park (teien, tei-en) Japanese Garden, Zen Garden ...
Storehouse, warehouse (kura, dozoo) Japan
Masahide, Mizuta Masahide (1657-1723)
Shushiki (Shuushiki 秋色) (1668-1725)
Hi no Oka Pass (Hi no Oka Tooge) Japan
Sand skiing, dune skiing Yemen
Pinewood Derby North America
Barangay Fiesta Philippines. and The Santacruzan
Haiku Sweets (haika 俳菓) Japan
Ghosts (yookai, bakemono) Japan
Imagination in Haiku ... Theory
San Miguel Beer Philippines
Straw hats (dholas, kofias and hadrami) Yemen
Sunflower (himawari) Japan. Europa. North America
Four Directions (toozai nanboku)East, West, North, South
Dontaku .. Dontaku Festival in Hakata, Japan
Go, a board game, igo 囲碁 (Japan)
Green Week, Greenery Day (midori no shuukan, midori no hi) Japan
Cassia blossoms (Cassia fistula) India. ... amaltaas, bendra lathi, aragvadha and other names
Cockroach (gokiburi, aburamushi) Japan
..... and more summer insects and little animals ...
Turtle, turtoise (kame) Japan
Grains, the five grains (gokoku) Japan
Deutzia blossoms (u no hana, unohana) Japan
Bataan Beach, Bataan Day Philippines
Buddha's Birthday, Flower Festival, Flower Hall (kanbutsu-e, kambutsu-e, shuuni-e, hanamatsuri, hana midoo Japan. sweet tea (amacha) and more
Utamakura, Place Names in Japanese Poetry "Poetry Pillow Words", makurakotoba
PLACE NAMES used in Haiku Japan and Worldwide
..................................................................... April 2008
Nozawa Boncho 野沢 凡兆 (Nozawa Bonchoo, 1640? - 1714) and his wife Tome, Ukoo 羽紅
Bulbul bird (hiyodori) Japan, Yemen, Kenya and other regions
Grouse, snow grouse, "Thunderbird" (raichoo) Japan
Fish Market Philippines
Airlie Beach Australia
Olympic Games Olympics
Malaysia Haiku
Tourist, sightseer, traveller, visitor ... worldwide
Larks, various types Yemen
Beans in autumn kigo ... the plants also Peanuts plants. Ingen Mame.
Taal Lake Philippines
Tawilis (Sardinella tawilis) Philippines
Peanuts Japan, Philippines
Scilla, Siberian Squill (Scilla Sibirica) Russia, Europe.
Coconuts, Coconut palms Philippines, India
Higashiyama Culture and Haiku
Japanese Culture Week, 2008 Kenya
Ageing ... Kenya
Milkfish (Chanos chanos) also called Bangus. Boneless Bangus. Philippines
Flamingo Yemen
Snack served with tea (cha no ko, o-cha no ko) Japan
Botamochi Rice Cakes (Botamochi) Japan
Botamochi Ceremony
Water dragon, Physignathus lesueurii Australia
..................................................................... March 2008
Herring (nishin) Japan. Koorai Iwashi
Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma, Delonix regia) Two Trees with orange blossoms
Tibet
Migrant fishermen (watari gyofu) Hokkaido, Japan
Irrigation Ceremony (minakuchi matsuri, nawashiro matsuri) Japan
Will-o'-the-wisp (kitsunebi, onibi) Japan
Groundbreaking ceremony (jichinsai, jimatsuri) Japan
Dawn in spring, Spring morning light (shungyoo, haru no akebono)
Spring morning (haru no asa, haru no akatsuki) and others
Holi Festival.. Dol Yatra (the Swing Festival)India. Also introducing Chillum and Bhang.
Jelly strips (tokoroten) Japanese Food
Blind Woman from Echigo (Echigo goze) Japan. Introducing haiku from Echigo
Manzai (New Year's Comic Performance) Japan
Polar bear = ours polaire (ou « ours blanc » ) Canada. Eisbär
Husky = chien de traîneau (ou « husky ») Canada
Kuroda Momoko 黒田杏子 Haiku Poetess
Chichibu Festival (Chichibu Matsuri
Chichibu Night Festival (Chichibu Yomatsuri)
Kobo Daishi Kukai (Kooboo Daishi Kuukai) and Esoteric Buddhism Japan
Neem blossoms, neem tree, magosa (Azadirachta indica) India. And Ugadi Pachadi
Saigyo Hoshi Memorial Day (Saigyoo Ki) Japan. Saigyoo Hooshi
Nightingale singing competition (uguisu awase) Japan.
Arii Shokyu-Ni(1713-1781) "the Nun Shokyu". Nagamatsu Nami, Kohakuan.
Kohakuan Fufuu, Arii Fufuu (1702 - 1762), her husband
Chomu (Choomu) 蝶夢 (1732 - 1796), a Buddhist priest shookyuuni shokyuuni shokyu ni
Kite, black kite, Milan noir (tobi, tombi) Japan. Milvus migrans
Amihan and Habagat Monsoon Philippines
Boomerang Australia
Insects awaken, insects come out, bugs come out, bugs wake up, insects appear again, insects stir (keichitsu) Insects wake up. Japan
..... Frost descends (sookoo)
Matsushima 松島Japan
Leap day, leap year (2008) February 29
Bud of trees, treebuds (ko no me, konome) Japan
Bat (koomori, kawahori) Japan
Stone wall (stonewall) (ishigaki) Japan
..................................................................... February 2008
Wheat and Barley (mugi) and related kigo Japan
Coral Tree Blossoms (Erythrina indica) Tiger's claw, Sunshine Tree. India
Common cold and flu (kaze) coughing, sneezing, God of the Cold. Japan, worldwide
Water tank (As-Saharieg) Yemen
Desert rose (Adenium obesum). Yemen
Utsu no Yama, Mount Utsu, Mt. Utsu near Okabe in Shizuoka, Japan
Three treasures of Haiku and ISSA
Temple Saimyo-Ji and Issa
I, the first person (ware, watakushi, ore) used in haiku Japan
Donald Keene
Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia Family . Yemen, North America
. . . . . Pakistan ... Haiku in Pakistan
Desert, sand desert Yemen
Canna lily Yemen
Dates, ripe dates from the Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Yemen
Eid Al-Kabir, Aid Al Kabir Yemen
Khat, Catha edulis, chewing khat Yemen
..................................................................... January 2008
YEMEN SAIJIKI
Jasmine Yemen
Oleander (kyoochikutoo) Japan. Yemen
Rose of Sharon (mukuge) / Hibiscus (bussooge) Japan. Yemen
Toribeno Cemetery in Kyoto Japan
Sumidagawa River Tokyo, Japan
Tao Yuanming To Enmei, Chinese poet 365 - 427 陶淵明
Takeda Butsugai Fusen ... 1795~1867
Kamikaze, Divine Wind Japan
Dalia (daria) Japan, India
Salt (shio) and salted winter food Japan
Issa and the God of Poverty (bimbogami)
Naito Joso (Naito Joosoo 内藤丈草) (1662 - 1704)
Tattoo, Tatoo (irezumi, horimono) Japan
Garlic chives (nira) and its blossoms (nira no hana) Japan
Balls, decorative hand balls (temari) Japan. Ball catching song, ball bouncing song (temari uta)
KAMASU : straw back, tobacco pouch, Pacific sandeel (Ammodytes personatus) Japan
Swan (hakuchoo) Japan
Fatsia japonica blossoms (yatsude no hana) Japan, Japanese Aralia
Iida Ryuta (Iida Ryouta) 1920-2007
Iida Dakotsu, his father (1885 - 1962)
Buddha Dainichi Nyorai Ceremonies and kigo
First Day of the Tiger (Hatsu Tora ) Japan. visit to Kurama Temple in Kyoto on the first day of the tiger: Kurama hatsu tora mairi .. and related kigo
Pongal Spring Festival India. Kolam decorations.
Boma Homesteads Kenya
Juuni Shinshoo 十二神将 Twelve Heavenly Generals, 12 Warrior Generals
Bishamonten, Tamonten (Vaishravana) Japan. Bishamonten Festival, Messenger of Bishamonten
Song, singing (uta) Japan. A list of kigo.
First Poetry Meeting at court(utakai hajime)
Eid Al-kabir on the pilgrimage to Mekka
Lotus Temple Delhi
Issa and O-Take Nyorai お竹如来
... Kamakura, a Haiku Town in Japan
Flamingo Gulf of Aden
Night work (yonabe) Japan
Mallet for good luck (fuku tsuchi) Japan. Mallet for pounding cloth (kinuta)
Fulling block (kinuta) Japan.Pounding cloth. Mallet for beating straw (wara kinuta) and more
Onomatopoetic Words used in Haiku
Boxing Day Australia, New Zealand, UK
Basho and the Ukimido Floating Hall, Lake Biwa
Australian Seasons ...
Seasons Beginning ... Japan, a KIGO list
Long Life Ceremony (enjusai ) Japan
Inahata Teiko (1931 -)
President of the Japan Traditional Haiku Association
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..................................................................... December 2008
Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha) Yemen
cha no hana 茶の花 (ちゃのはな) tea blossoms Japan
Nettle tree (enoki) Japan
Dinner, dining, eating ... and more worldwide
Shoochuu 焼酎 (しょうちゅう) Shochu, strong distilled liquor, Schnaps
..................................................................... November 2008
Rabbit, hare (usagi), snow rabbit (yukiusagi) Japan
Kaninchen, Hase
Firefly squid (hotaruika, hotaru ika ホタルイカ(蛍烏賊))
Ika ... squid dishes
Fish roe dishes (hararago) Japan
Mamakari ままかり Fish dishes from Okayama
Satsumaimo, satsuma imo 薩摩薯(さつまいも)sweet potatoes
Uni 海胆 (うに) sea urchin and sea urchin roe (uni 雲丹). Seeigel
Kani 蟹料理 CRAB dishes Krabben.
Horse meat, baniku (ばにく/ 馬肉) basashi, sakuranabe
BUTA ... Pig and Pork (buta, ton 豚 ぶた)
Daruma Ramen, raamen ラーメン Chinese noodle soup
Ainu Food アイヌ料理
Tosa no Inakazushi (inaka sushi) 土佐の田舎寿司 sushi from the countryside of Tosa
..................................................................... October 2008
Ogata Korin Memorial Day (koorin ki)
Winter honey ... Yemen
Sunbirds... India
Pillow (makura, kukurimakura) Japan
Lobster Decoration (kazari-ebi, Ise-ebi kazaru ) Japan
Stone fish, bullhead (okoze)Fish. Japan
Leek (naganegi) green onions, scallion, porree Japan
Itokoni いとこ煮 boiled pumpkin with red beans Yamaguchi
Kiritanpo (kiritampo) きりたんぽ skewers of mashed rice. Japan
Inkstone (suzuri) Japan
..................................................................... September 2008
World Heart Day September 28
Night of Power, Lailatul Qadr / Lailat-Ul-Qadr Yemen
Shichirin 七輪 portable cooking stove Japan
Onigiri おにぎり rice balls Japan
Hanbaiki 販売機 vending maschines for food Japan
Praise, flattery (homekotoba, o-joozu) Japan
Eel dishes (unagi) Japan. Some are kigo
Burdock root (gobo, goboo) Japan. Arctium lappa
Sansai 山菜 Mountain vegetables
. . . Including
Hahakogusa 母子草(ははこぐさ) sweet cudweed
Kogomi こごみ kind of fern
Nobiru のびる (野蒜) wild rocambole
Tsukushi 土筆(つくし)horsetail plant
Warabi わらび(蕨) bracken, fern
Zenmai 薇(ぜんまい) Japanese Royal Fern
Mori no Megumi, Bountiful food from the Forest
Momotaro Nabe ... Peach Boy HodgepodgeMomotaro Haiku by Issa
Dumplings of all kinds (dango) Japan. Mitarashi dango
Yaseuma, "thin horse" wheat noodles from Oita
Fast Food Gourmet ... the Japanese Version
Inari Sushi (inarizushi) Japan
Kanro-Ni, kanroni, sweet simmering Japan
Tsukuda-ni, Tsukudani ... simmered in sweet soy sauce Japan
Konchu Ryori, konchuu ryoori Insects as food
Citrus fruits (kankitsu rui) Japan
mikan, ponkan, hassaku, sudachi, daidai, kabosu, iyokan, sudachi, yuzu, oranges and others
Interesting, exciting, entertaining, amusing ... (omoshiro ya) Japan
Hara hachibu ... eating only 80% of your capacity an Okinawan diet
Breakfast (asagohan, asameshi) Japan
Kitchen (daidokoro) Japanese Kitchen
Trout and sweetfish (ayu, masu, iwana and more) and salmon (benimasu) and yamame Japan
Hamaguri, clam shells, venus clams Venusmuscheln
Tsukiji, the big fish market in Tokyo Tsukiji shijoo
SHUN ... Specialities of the Season
Spring Chrysanthemum (shungiku) Japan
Rape flower pickles (nahanazuke)/ nanohana rapeseed flower dishes Japan
Hitashi, Ohitashi ... quickly boiled vegetables Japan
Cod (tara) and various food items Japan
Kogawa Festival, Kogawa Sai Wakayama, Japan
Brazier (jiko) Kenya
Sambosa, samosa Food during the Ramadan. Yemen
Ameyoko Cheap shopping alley, from Ueno to Okachimachi.
Mikan, mandarin orange, tangerine Japan
Senbei, sembei 煎餅 (せんべい) rice crackers, sweet and salty
Godairiki san festival at temple Daigoji Kyoto, Japan
Golden Pavillion, Kinkaku-ji Kyoto, Japan
GHANA SAIJIKI
..................................................................... August 2008
Pivot ... its use in waka and haiku
Woodstock Festival North America
Kamakhya Temple near Guwahati in Assam India.
And other pilgrimages worldwide.
GHANA SAIJIKI
..................................................................... July 2008
Sweat (ase) Japan. Perspiration, transpiration and related kigo
Asakayama ... 安積山 Mountain near Koriyama, Fukushima pref. Matsuo Basho on his way ...
Demon's gate (kimon) ... Japan
Dinner tray (zen), box tray (hako zen) ... Japan
Nishiyama Soin and the Danrin School (Soo-In) 西山宗因, 談林派
Lottery, lottery ticket (takarakuji) Japan
Melon / cool melon / watermelon Yemen
Flood (koozui, aki demizu) .. Japan. Floods, flooding. Worldwide.
..................................................................... June 2008
Karma, the Net of Indra ... Indra Net, Inter Net ... :)
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) North America
WKD : New England Saijiki
Naked Festivals (Hadaka Matsuri) Japan. LIST
Yui Town Big Drum Festival (O-Taiko Matsuri ) Japan
Urasa Naked Festival at Temple Fukoo-Ji (Urasa no Doo Oshi) Japan
Jazz Music North America
Violett and Purple : MURASAKI in Haiku Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Chameleon, Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) Yemen
Shrine Tada Jinja ... and Matsuo Basho
Rice gruel (kayu) Japan
Toji, Temple Too-Ji in Kyoto Japan
Independence Day, June 12, 1898Philippines
Swallowtail butterflies (agehachoo) Yemen, Japan
Elm tree (Ulmus) Europa, North America
Kasuga Shrine Festivals (Kasuga matsuri, Wakamiya On Matsuri)
Rhode Island USA
Kuromori Kabuki ... 黒森歌舞伎 (くろもりかぶき ) Yamagata prefecture. Japan
Donzuki Matsuri ... どんづき祭 "Body throwing festival", Niigata, Japan
Hasedera no Tada-oshi ... 長谷寺のただ押し (はせでらのただおし)Hasedera Temple Festival, Sakurai, Nara, Japan
Takewari Matsuri ... 竹割祭 (たけわりまつり) Bamboo splitting festival. Japan
Kashihara matsuri ... 橿原祭 Kashihara Shrine Festival. Japan
Towns of India and haiku India
Dream (yume), First Dream (hatsuyume) Japan
Official, minor official (yakunin, koyakunin) Japan, Edo period
Kato Shuson (1905-1993)
Sand, hot sand (nessa) Japan
..................................................................... May 2008
Family altar, Buddhist family altar (butsudan) Japan
Spikemoss (iwahiba, iwamatsu) Japan. Sellaginella tamariscina
Iris, bearded Iris (Iris albicans) Yemen
Paper clothing, paper robes (kamiko) Japan
White Dew (shiratsuyu) Japan
Lawn, grass, turf (shiba) Japan. ... and related kigo
New Year Arrow (hamaya) Japan
Goto Takatoshi Takatoshi Gotoh
Trillium family of flowers (kinugasa soo) .. Japan. North America
Delhi, Old Delhi, New Delhi. India
Bombay, Mumbai . India
Lucknow . India
Kumano Road (Kumano Kodo Japan
Saga Dawa / Vesak Celebrations Buddhist Communities
Rhododendron (shakunage, sekinan ) Japan
Shimabara no taiyuu no doochuu ... Shimabara Geisha Procession (Kyoto)
Shimabara taiyuu no doochuu
Miyako Odori .. "Dance of the Capital" in Kyoto
Naniwa Odori ... Naniwa Dance in Osaka
Haru Matsuri .. Spring Festival. General
Azuma Odori .. Azuma Dance, Tokyo Dance
Kamogawa Odori .. Kamogawa Dance in Kyoto
Garden (niwa), Park (teien, tei-en) Japanese Garden, Zen Garden ...
Storehouse, warehouse (kura, dozoo) Japan
Masahide, Mizuta Masahide (1657-1723)
Shushiki (Shuushiki 秋色) (1668-1725)
Hi no Oka Pass (Hi no Oka Tooge) Japan
Sand skiing, dune skiing Yemen
Pinewood Derby North America
Barangay Fiesta Philippines. and The Santacruzan
Haiku Sweets (haika 俳菓) Japan
Ghosts (yookai, bakemono) Japan
Imagination in Haiku ... Theory
San Miguel Beer Philippines
Straw hats (dholas, kofias and hadrami) Yemen
Sunflower (himawari) Japan. Europa. North America
Four Directions (toozai nanboku)East, West, North, South
Dontaku .. Dontaku Festival in Hakata, Japan
Go, a board game, igo 囲碁 (Japan)
Green Week, Greenery Day (midori no shuukan, midori no hi) Japan
Cassia blossoms (Cassia fistula) India. ... amaltaas, bendra lathi, aragvadha and other names
Cockroach (gokiburi, aburamushi) Japan
..... and more summer insects and little animals ...
Turtle, turtoise (kame) Japan
Grains, the five grains (gokoku) Japan
Deutzia blossoms (u no hana, unohana) Japan
Bataan Beach, Bataan Day Philippines
Buddha's Birthday, Flower Festival, Flower Hall (kanbutsu-e, kambutsu-e, shuuni-e, hanamatsuri, hana midoo Japan. sweet tea (amacha) and more
Utamakura, Place Names in Japanese Poetry "Poetry Pillow Words", makurakotoba
PLACE NAMES used in Haiku Japan and Worldwide
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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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