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〜NEWS〜
May 22: Issued News Letter for May "Japanese People and Fresh Green Tea"
May 1:  Uploaded Monthly Music "Flower of Ttifoliate Orange", Monthly Topics "What is Tango no Sekku & Kashiwa-mochi"

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Monthly Topics

What is 'Tango no Sekku' 端午の節句 ？

Koi-nobori

In Japan, May 5th is a national holiday and it is called Children’s Day. The day was originally celebrated as the Iris festival, called ‘Tango no Sekku’ in Japanese in order to wish the healthy growth of the boys in the family. Thus, ‘Tango no Sekku’ refers to the Boys’ Festival. ​
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‘Kashiwa-mochi’ 柏餅

Kashiwa-mochi

Children’s Day, on May 5th, children eat traditional food ‘Kashiwa-mochi’. ‘Kashiwa-mochi’ is a rice cake wrapped in a Kashiwa Oak leaf stuffed with sweet red bean paste inside.
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Monthly Music Corner

​​​The music for May is ‘Flower of Ttifoliate Orange’
(からたちの花 Karatachinohama in Japanese)
​Music :  山田　耕筰 (KousakuYAMADA) 

Here, we will introduce a song in the classical style that Japanese people have always been familiar with. This song is a masterpiece composed in 1925 and it expresses Japanese scenery in May. Beautiful and rich melodies express Japanese emotions. Please feel relax and enjoy the music by listening to our piano version. Please click the YouTube video for free download.                                                                                                
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