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I need no excuse to once again share Kameya Yoshinaga's (亀屋良長) sumptuous strawberry and white chocolate flavoured 'hanayagu' (華やぐ 'to brighten up').

drinking tea alone-
every day the butterfly
stops by
一人茶や蝶は毎日来てくれる
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).
Trans. David Lanoue.

#Kyoto #京都 #haiku #Japan #butterflies #蝶々 #wagashi #和菓子

A delicate pink kinton sweet is decorated with a tiny yellow butterfly and sakura blossom.
A bee hunts for pollen amongst the cherry blossoms.
A teatime sweet themed around butterflies and cherry blossoms.
A yellow butterfly was used as inspiration for Kameya Yoshinaga's 'hanayagu' sweet.
#japan #haiku #butterflies #kyoto #京都 #wagashi #和菓子 #蝶々

🦋BUTTERFLIES🐛

Last August Sonyō-in (尊陽院), a sub-temple of Honpō-ji (本法寺), unveiled its stunning new ceiling.

not yet a butterfly
even as autumn passes
the caterpillar
秋を経て蝶もなめるや菊の露
-Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉)
Trans. Reichhold.

#Japan #butterflies #蝶々 #Kyoto #京都 #Sonyoin #尊陽院 #Honpoji #本法寺

The chestnut tiger butterfly proved inspiration for the ceiling at Sonyo-in.
The central portion of Sonyo-in's painted ceiling.
The brightly painted ceiling within Sonyo-in temple. Butterflies feature heavily as a motif.
A close up of one of the paintings of the chestnut tiger butterflies. There are also circles of seasonal flowers, painted in a vivid and abstract way (far removed from traditional temple ceiling paintings).
#japan #butterflies #kyoto #京都 #蝶々 #sonyoin #尊陽院 #honpoji #本法寺

The large 'chestnut tiger' (アサギマダラ), a striking butterfly with blue-green marbled wings, feed on fujibakama nectar (and other flowers from the milkweed family).

Depending on the weather the insects appear from April-November, and migrate up to 1000km to their feeding sites!

#butteflies #chestnuttigerbutterflies #蝶々 #Japan #Kyoto #京都

The large 'chestnut tiger', a striking butterfly with blue-green marbled wings.
The large 'chestnut tiger', a striking butterfly with blue-green marbled wings.
The large 'chestnut tiger', a striking butterfly with blue-green marbled wings.
The large 'chestnut tiger', a striking butterfly with blue-green marbled wings.
#japan #kyoto #京都 #蝶々 #chestnuttigerbutterflies #butteflies

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