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“Have you gained weight?”
I sink those words
into water
as koya-dofu
quietly takes them in

#KoyaDofu #JapaneseFood #JapaneseHomeCooking #Washoku #TofuRecipe #HealthyJapaneseFood #SoyFood #FoodCulture #JapaneseKitchen #FiveLinePoem #FoodEssay #QuietFood

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Can This Japanese Sponge Fight Fatty Liver?
Meet koya-dofu — Japan’s centuries-old preserved tofu with a surprisingly modern health story
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June 14, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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Black and white—
after color fades,
the mountain green
reminds me
what once held us

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Black and White Should Be Enough
I’m not sure that idea is exactly right
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June 7, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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Even what feels sticky
settles quietly
with time
and nature,
leaving only its scent.

#Natto #JapaneseFood #Japan #Washoku #FermentedFood #Tanka #FiveLinePoem #Poetry #JapanesePoetry
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Hoshi Natto: The Old-New Way to Enjoy Natto
What remains after the sticky problem disappears?
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June 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Rain keeps falling
yellow and white
softly close around me
until something in my heart
begins to loosen

#JapaneseFood #Japan #JapaneseHomeCooking #Washoku #ComfortFood #EggDish #RainySeason #FoodPoetry #FiveLinePoem #Tanka
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Just Finish It With Egg
A rainy-season habit I return to each year when Japan’s early summer refuses to dry out
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June 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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When the world was still clear,
I wanted to grow up fast.
At the tip of a spoon,
my first love
still remains.

#FiveLinePoem #ShortPoem #Poetry #JapanesePoetry #FirstLove #Pudding #ChildhoodMemory #Bittersweet #FoodWriting #PersonalEssay
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A Firm Pudding and a First Love
A spoonful of custard carries me back to a bittersweet memory from childhood.
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May 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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Plainly made,
with no decoration,
nothing grand—
just a humble bowl
waiting in its steam.

#Ramen #JapaneseFood #Japan #JapaneseCooking #Noodles #FoodPoetry #FiveLinePoem #Tanka #HomeCooking #SimpleFood

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The Noodle Plot Thickens
On homemade ramen noodles, and whether the noodles or the broth are the real star of the show
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May 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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In gently cooled water,
bitterness and sweetness
slowly come undone.
I, too, become
a little softer.

#Sencha #JapaneseTea #GreenTea #Japan #JapaneseCulture
#Poem #Poetry #Tanka #FiveLinePoem #ShortPoem
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The Tea I Never Meant to Love
How a handful of leaves became a quiet moment of comfort in my everyday life
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May 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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Flowing water
does not remain.
Still water
turns cloudy in time.
Flowers bloomed where you once stood.

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What We Call Normal Won’t Last Forever
In uncertain times, perhaps we need to look again at the way we live
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April 22, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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before I notice,
it is already there—
only time knows,
a familiar bowl,
beyond the steam, somewhere distant

#JapaneseCulture #MisoSoup #HomeTaste #Memory #Haiku #Tanka #FiveLinePoem #Poetry
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Miso Soup, Third Serving: A Habit That Deepens Over Time
The expanding world of barley miso, from soup to unexpected dishes
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April 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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the owner gone,
things left behind,
still here—
yet not here,
memory brushes against them

#JapaneseCulture #Minimalism #Memory #Absence #Haiku #Tanka #FiveLinePoem #Poetry
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Not Every Japanese Home is Minimal
What I learned while cleaning out my uncle’s house — and why things keep piling up in Japan
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April 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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Pop, pop, pop
echoing in the kitchen
I open an album
a trace of something sweet—
I wonder how you are now

#Tanka #FiveLinePoem #Japanese #Nostalgic #Popcorn #KitchenStories #Kinako #Japan #JapaneseLife
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The Day My Corn Wouldn’t Pop
Life in the countryside, where food doesn’t always come from abroad
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March 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM