This painting of 菖蒲 from NDL’s digital library is pretty. Different species of 菖蒲 are on peak in our area now, and we can see 黄菖蒲everywhere. May is 菖蒲’s month in Japan so 端午节 there is also called 菖蒲节. The original image: https://t.co/xvAgynP9OW https://t.co/CryQ9uYVL9 https://t.co/YyF6VQxNX5
A great overview of recent, mainly English-language scholarship on Japanese heritage by Peter Zarrow. Open access at: https://t.co/Ouc4qkBs1V https://t.co/7gkDExr7vX