Satoimo

We had low rain fall this summer.
The harvest of satoimo is lean.
They are diged several days ago.

Kinkan

A chinese commercial ship wrecked at the offshore sea of Shizuoka in 1826.
The rescuees presented kinkan fruits preserved in sugar to rescuers.
The seeds was raised to plants and they spread throughout Japan.

Robai

Now it's the best time to view this robai.
Robai is native to China.
The name comes from it's beeing as close as the waxwok ume.

Chisha

Chisa is covered with frost.
Frost is the solid deposition of water vapor from saturated air.
It is formed when solid sufaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air.
(from Wikipedia, English)

Ume

Ume buds are growing.
Cold wave hit over the past two days.
Suisen has not yet bloomed.

Ohenro

Visit No.10Kirihataji(upper.)
Cross over Yoshino river(middle.)
Visit No.11Fujiitera(bellow.)

Ohenro

Go to Shikoku, ohenro.
visit No.8 kumataniji(upper) and No.9Horinji(below).
Stay bussiness hotel access awa.

Suisen

Suisen is just before blooming.
Tomorrow it's flower will be seen.
It's flower will be white.

Sazanka

This sazaka is now at it's best.
From now it will fall petals by petals.
Red petals will cover the gound.

Robai

Ume, sazanka, suisen and robai are collectively reffered to "sechu no shiyu."
Sazanka opened it's flowere already about a month ago.
Now today robai flower can be seen.

Nabana

Nabana was grown commercially for the first time at Kuwana, Mie in 1930's.
It is rich in vitamin c more than twice spinach.
It is good for "aemono" or "itamemono."

Mt. Ushida

Arrived the top of Mt. Ushida at 8:05.
See movie " World of Lies" sterring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Go to Hiroshima City Library.

Cabbage

This is "harukyabetsu".
It's time of maturity is in spring.
Chaina is the leader in cabbage production followed by India, Japan is the fifth.

Komatsuna

Komatuna is resistant to weather.
It's double cropping is possible.
This can be cooked in early spring.

Pea

Ingen peas and green peas are planted.
Thin tendorils from leaves are going to coil.
They will be harvested in early summer.

Cauliflower

A second cauliflower grows in great style.
It draws all eyes.
It will be cooked soon.

Parsley

Parsley has the adaptability to the weather.
This is a curly type of parsley.
It is often used as a garnish.

Daidai

Almost daidai fruits turn yellow.
They are larger-than-normal year.
They will be harvested next year.

Isejingu

Visit and prayIsejingu-gaiku.
And vist and prayIsejingu-naiku.
Have Akafuku zenzai.

Guidepost to Iseji

Guidepost to Iseji at Tamaru, Mie fref. is here.
Now stand at starting point of Iseji to Kumano from Ise.
It is a total of 170km road.

Iseji

Go walking along Kumanokodo, Iseji-course.
Leave home 5:00am and arrive Ise JR station16:51.
Read "Sangoku-shi 2" by Eiji Yoshikawa.

Hakusai

Hakusai is Chinese cabbage in English.
Still it doesn't make its head.
Worm-eatedn apearance means organic cultivation without any use of pesticides.

Kabu

Kabu will be pickled; senmaizuke.
Now Akakabu picked in vinegar is served for daily meals.
They will be in season now.

Brocolli

Have brocolli and konbu (konbuae.)
and have borocolli and sumiso (sumisoae.)
Both are tasty, but konbuae is a delicacy.

Hassaku

Can't aboid seeing hassaku now.
It's fruits are all nice shapes.
It's near the start of harvest.

Cauliflower

A cauliflower head grows.
This is the second one of this year.
The first one cooked as vinegared food was tasty.

Shinpaku

Small-size shinpaku was transplanted yesterday.
It is rainy today.
The weatherforcast proved right.

Shidaremomiji

Shidaremoji has it's best autumn color.
Foliage season is going to end.
The season of fallen leaves has begun.

Arrive the top of Ushidayama at 8:10.
See the movie, Ichi.
Go to the Hiroshima city library.

Sazanka

Sazanka opened up.
It has now two flowers and many buds.
Flowers will soon fall leaf by leaf.

Sazanka

Sazanka is still bud stage.
But it will bloom soon.
December has come.

Ume

Ume buds are artistic.
Ume blossoms are the messenger of the arrival of spring.
They are expected to bloom on the late of January.

Roubai

Roubai is now bud stage.
It will bloom around the first of Janurary.
It is appreciated to bloom at lean period of flowers.

Momiji

Shidare-mojimi puts on autumn colors.
It was purchased at plant fair on October.
This year momiji colors are the best of all seasons.

Daidai

Daidai begins to turn yellow.
It evokes shimekazari, decoration of straw rope.
Ｉｔ is processed into ponzu sauce.

Hiiraginanten

Hiiragi nanten extends it's new leaves.
It has leaves like hiiragi.
It's berries are like nantgen.

Hassaku

Hassaku turns yellow.
This year it's average crop or less than that is expected.
Fruits are all of a good size.

Sazanka

Sazanka is in the shade area.
It is still bud stage.
But it is on the verge of blooming.

Variegatedf Hiragi

Variegated Hirage has white flowers.
It is early days of it's coming to my garden.
It blooms for the first time.

Suntry Museum

Vishit Suntry Museum and Shorenin, Kyoto.
Appriciate folk potteries of Kawai Kanjiro at it's permanent collection exhibition room and paintings of Piccaso and Monet at special exhition room.
Enjoy the autumn color garden of Shorenin and tea ceremony.

Momiji

Mayple leaves put on autumn colors.
Some say the fall foliage of this year is good because of fewer arrival of tyhoon.
Now we are in the height of the foliage season.

Yukiyanagi

Yukiyanage blooms from mid-March to Mid-April.
A few advanced flowers can be seen now.
It's like the accumulation of snow in season.

Kurogane

Kuroganemochi tree's berries turn red.
They will be on the diet for wild birds.
It's name comes from it's blackish leaves.

Chingensai

Chingensai is the closest vegitables of Chinese vegitables.
It is alkaline and has a high mineral content.
It is effective to prevent life-style related diseases.

Akakabu

The red head of roots tells it' an akakabu.
It is served mainly as pickles in vinegar.
It's vinegared pickles are gorgeous red color.

Manryo

Manryo is a lucky charm just as manryo.
They are used as new year's decorations.
Want forrowing their names.