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Kyoto Daimonji Namagashi 大文字 生菓子

More Daimonji! The biggest of the big characters of the late-summer mountainside bonfires is ‘dai’, literally ‘great’ or ‘big’. Here it is on a sweet, soft and chewy tea ceremony confection.

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52 Day Moromi Junmai Ginjo Namazake + New Project 五拾弐日もろみ 純米吟醸生

A new and excellent sake discovery! Photos with Paku’s new iPhone. Great label design. New, and secret Peko project!

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Wagashi: Daimonji Senbei and Kompeito 京都 大文字 送り火 せんべい こんぺいとう

Daimonji: A festival like non other in the entire world! Daimonji, literally means ‘great (big) character’. On a mid-August night massive bonfires are burned on 5 mountainsides surrounding Kyoto in the form of Chinese characters and pictograms to guide the visiting spirits back to the other [...]

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Daimonji and Chofu: Pay Your Taxes in Wagashi!

It’s chofu, a waffle wrapper with gooey gyuhi inside — and it has a ‘大’ branded on it. What the heck is this all about?

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