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A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
For a really special experience you might want to head out to the Kashima Jingu Grand Shrine. Not only will they be serving NANAGUSA GAYU but you will also be able to see another ceremony from Tang China which now only survives in Japan- the Rite of viewing the Blue Horse! It begins at 6pm today and I will write more later!
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TsukuBlog
A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
On January the 7th – the Seven Herbs Of Spring (春の七草) in Rice Porridge (and the viewing of BLUE horses!)
6 January, 2021
A packet of the NANAGUSA (seven herbs of spring) which are traditionally cooked into a rice porridge each January 7th
By Avi Landau
Just when you thought we were through with all the traditional dishes. Just when you’ve decided that you’ve had more than enough of the soba, the O-zoni, and the O-sechi of O-shogatsu. Just when you find yourself daydreaming about dining at one of Tsukuba’s fine Italian, or French, or Chinese, or Korean restaurants which will be reopening after the long holiday. Just THEN, you realize that tomorrow is January 7th, time to eat the very traditional NANA KUSA GAYU 七草粥 (porridge with the seven herbs of spring) and head off to the supermarket to get ready.