日本の秋一、にほんのあき、FALL IN JAPAN（１）

What are these flowers??  菊、きくor

Chrysanthemum, mum in English.

I missed these elaborately cultivated flowers that bloom for showcase in shrines and temples in Japan for many years.  Finally I was able to see them in a nearby shrine where I biked with my girl friend from high school.  

If you put your face on the flower, you feel the cold petals on you cheek and remind the cold weather is approaching.  "Do Not Touch the Flowers." the sign says.  Oh, ごめんなさい。日本語がよめません？？？？

Learn colors!!

色／いろ

黄色／きいろ、白／しろ、紫／むらさき、うすむらさき、緑／みどり、パステル

菊人形／きくにんぎょう

If you are an artistic florist, you would be more excited to make a human shape out of flowers, wouldn't you?  There used to be an exhbition called, KIKUNINNGYOU, Kiku for mum, Ningyou for dolls, which are TV drama characters made of flowers.  I would be exhilarated to be surrounded by KIKU if I was a doll?!