Comments on: Wagashi: Daimonji Okuribi Senbei and Kompeito

By: Wagashi: Shiruko (Red Azuki Bean ‘Soup’) | Kyoto Foodie: Where and what to eat in Kyoto

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:03:47 +0000

[...] The Five Mountains 大 Daimonji This character means ‘great’ and is the ironic character of the custom. 妙法 Myo Ho These two characters refer to the teachings of Buddhism and are a part of a mantra. Funagata Funagata is a pictogram of a boat. 大 Hidari Daimonji Hidari Daimonji literally means ‘left’ daimonji, it is far smaller and on a hill in the west of the city. Toriigata Toriigata is a pictogram of the torii gate that marks the enterence to a Shinto shrine. (quoted from this KyotoFoodie article) [...]

By: Kyoto Daimonji Viewing Party at Hirosawa Pond | OpenKyoto

Kyoto Daimonji Viewing Party at Hirosawa Pond | OpenKyoto — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:54:07 +0000

[...] Links and Reference Daimonji Okuribi Senbei and Kompeito (This KyotoFoodie article has a good explanation of Daimonji and some good photos of the other [...]

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Hiking in Kyoto: Daimonji Yama (Mt. Daimonji) | OpenKyoto — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:46:34 +0000

[...] KyotoFoodie: Explanation of Daimonji and Gozan-no-Okuribi and Bonfire Photos (at the bottom of the article) KyotoFoodie: All Daimonji/Gozan-no-Okuribi and Food Articles [...]

By: Konpeito (金平糖) or Confeito Sugar Candy

Konpeito (金平糖) or Confeito Sugar Candy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:29:43 +0000

[...] candy during their lunch break. I was passing through Kyoto Foodie’s blog and whilst reading Wagashi: Daimonji Senbei and Kompeito 京都大文字送り火せんべいこんぺいとうI came across pictures of konpeito (or kompeito) and kohaku sweets. This post is wonderfully [...]

By: kat

kat — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:01:55 +0000

my MIL’s is nearby Ritsumeikan elementary.

By: diva

diva — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:19:10 +0000

wow what an amazing festival! i loved the way the bonfire looks in the night – it feels like something that will blow your mind away if you were there on the mountain itself.

question – is kompeito the little star sugar candy that are fed to the little soot creatures in Spirited Away? lol. it was the first thing that clicked in my head..so pretty! and love the writing on the crackers. x

By: Peko Peko

Peko Peko — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:53:35 +0000

kat, so, is that ‘hood around kinugasa?

By: kat

kat — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:59:16 +0000

yes, peko it was this year! sounds like you may have been looking in my MIL’s neighborhood!

By: Peko Peko

Peko Peko — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:10:44 +0000

hi kat, thanks! was that this year? hidari-daimonji and funagata, that sounds like a neighborhood i looked at a house in recently. it was just down the street from a sento, i think.

Hello P-T, I am glad that you are enjoying the articles! Those are pretty amazing senbei — Gozan-no-Okuribi is completely amazing though. It is one of those things that every time I see it, it always feels new and otherworldly to me.

By: P-T

P-T — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:55:53 +0000

Wow. That senbei’s beautiful. And the chinese characters written in fire too. Fantastic!

By: kat

kat — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:19:19 +0000

this was a great post! we got to see hidari-daimonji & funagata from atop a sento near my mother-in-law’s.