agataJapan Traditional Culture

  1. What kind of doll is “Oyama Doll”? What is the origin of the name?

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  2. Ohagi/Botamochi

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  3. sweet red-bean soup

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  4. glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient

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  5. revitalization

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  6. Zen monk, 1200-1253

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  7. Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

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  8. geese alighting

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  9. kneaded dough

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  10. wheat starch

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  11. type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)

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  12. triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)

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