Seleneふふ — a calendar you can hold. Twelve months, twelve blooms, each carrying its season.

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花札 Hanafuda — the twelve flower months

A deck of 48 cards in 12 suits — one flower per month. Read the kana, then let each illustration carry the memory.

1月 · JANPine, crane and winter sunまつ松 · pine
2月 · FEBPlum blossoms and bush warblerうめ梅 · plum
3月 · MARCherry blossoms and ceremonial curtainさくら桜 · cherry
4月 · APRWisteria and cuckooふじ藤 · wisteria
5月 · MAYIris beside a zigzag bridgeあやめ菖蒲 · iris
6月 · JUNPeonies and butterfliesぼたん牡丹 · peony
7月 · JULBush clover and wild boarはぎ萩 · bush clover
8月 · AUGJapanese silver grass, full moon and flying birdsすすき芒 · Japanese silver grass
9月 · SEPChrysanthemums and lacquer sake cupきく菊 · chrysanthemum
10月 · OCTMaple leaves and deerもみじ紅葉 · maple
11月 · NOVWillow, rain and swallowやなぎ柳 · willow
12月 · DECPaulownia and phoenixきり桐 · paulownia
俳句 · haiku — 5·7·5
5古ふる池いけや
7蛙かわず飛とびこむ
5水みずの音おと
"An old pond — a frog leaps in: the sound of water." — Bashō

Hear Marina carry the complete poem, then let the 5·7·5 settle before you echo it.

Keep wandering: every card is a tiny door into Japanese.

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