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   sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi

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   • 2023.03.04
   Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture Shogatsu (New Year) Anko (Red Bean Paste) Mochi
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   When did the Hina Matsuri (Peach Festival) begin?

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   • 2023.03.03
   agataJapan Traditional Culture Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Festival) Momo no Sekku (Peach Festival) Other Traditional & Japanese Culture
3. 

   Habutae mochi

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   • 2023.03.03
   Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture Mochi Fukui Prefecture
4. 

   rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved egg

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   • 2023.03.02
   Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture Mochi Kinako (Roasted Soy Flour)
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   swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine

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   • 2023.03.01
   Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) agataJapan Traditional Culture Anko (Red Bean Paste) Mochi
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   sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama)

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   • 2023.02.28
   Wagashi (Japanese Sweets) Dango agataJapan Traditional Culture Okayama Prefecture
7. 

   How do you read “shicho”? What do the different expressions mean? Hina Dolls

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   • 2023.02.27
   Momo no Sekku (Peach Festival) Hina Dolls agataJapan Traditional Culture Dolls Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Festival)
8. 

   The lineup of the “five musicians” also has a meaning.

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   • 2023.02.26
   Spring agataJapan Traditional Culture Dolls Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Festival) Momo no Sekku (Peach Festival) Hina Dolls
9. 

   Zuijin” is a male doll that serves as an escort for O’naira-sama [Hina Dolls].

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   • 2023.02.25
   Spring agataJapan Traditional Culture Dolls Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Festival) Momo no Sekku (Peach Festival) Hina Dolls
10. 

    What are the roles of the “three courtesans”? What do each of them bring with them?

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    • 2023.02.24
    agataJapan Traditional Culture Dolls Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Festival) Momo no Sekku (Peach Festival) Hina Dolls Spring
11. 

    What does “Oyako” mean? Hina Dolls

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    • 2023.02.23
    Momo no Sekku (Peach Festival) Hina Dolls Spring agataJapan Traditional Culture Dolls Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Festival)
12. 

    Types of “Hina Dolls.” What are the characteristics of their costumes?

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    • 2023.02.22
    Spring agataJapan Traditional Culture Dolls Hinamatsuri (Dolls' Festival) Momo no Sekku (Peach Festival)