agataJapan Traditional Culture
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What kind of doll is “Oyama Doll”? What is the origin of the name?
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Ohagi/Botamochi
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sweet red-bean soup
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glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient
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revitalization
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Zen monk, 1200-1253
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Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
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geese alighting
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kneaded dough
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wheat starch
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type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)
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triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)



