Mikan season already?
posted September 24, 2003
Mikan (tangerines). The book on the stand in the background in frot of the butsudan (buddhist altar) is something spooky. It’s one continuous sheet of thick paper folded into a book with 31 days, a register of family deaths over the centuries. Mama turns the page every day, and ancestors receive the blessings and offerings. Who knows how old it is, I don’t know the emperors’ names listed with the entries.
why are your tangerines green? weren’t they ripe when they were picked? or does japan have green tangerines?
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wow, that’s very cool.. i always wondered why they were green.. i love your blog. it’s fabulous.
Either the basket is very small, or those are HUGE tangerines!
Oh, and I second Stephanie’s comment – I find your photos fascinating.
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