Posts Tagged ‘festival’
Meaning of Tanabata Matsuri
July the 7th is round the corner which means that Tanabata is upon us. This festival is one that celebrates Princess Shokujo and the shepherd boy Kinju becoming stars in heaven. Princess Shokujo was working on a project weaving cloth for her father. It was to make a coat. [Read More]
Chitose Ame, Thousand Year Sweets
Very shortly it will be shichi-go-san in Japan and chitose-ame are already in the shops for the occasion. Chitose-Ame is a candy stick that comes in two colours – red and white. The name Chitose means 1000 years old and symbolises the long life that parents pray for [Read More]
Japanese Festival, Dango
I have looked at ‘fairground’ food before at Kimonobox. The cucumber on sticks brought a lot of interesting comments. But these giant dango were really grand and very popular on the weekend at the Mitaka Matsuri. They cost 300 yen each and brought a fairground [Read More]
