Amazake Lantern Suiboku Water Paintings the orchid has been cultivated

the orchid has been cultivated in Japan for centuries

The Kagami Shishi kite measures 33x48cm

Capturing both the motion and stillness of life lived in remoteness and in intimacy with nature

The Yakult Swallows are a Tokyo-based Japanese baseball team somewhat in the shadows of the Yomiuri Giants but with a cult following

Amazake Lantern Suiboku Water Paintings the orchid has been cultivatedAmazake Lantern Amazake is a sweet sake with low alcohol content often served at festivals or hot at New Year. This lantern is colored pink. The lantern has "ama zake (sweet sake) in hiragana script and a kanji character written on it.