For one thing, I'm female:) I am waiting for one taiko drum, and would like to scratch build my own Shime-Daiko. No, I don't have any drum heads around, I'll...
... Wow, was that selective reading. Notice that I pointed out the ume plum is both the prunus genus and subgenus. Being of both the genus and subgenus, they...
... When you use the word plum, you are using a very generic word, think of the varieties of apples and how different they are. The plums can crossbreed as...
OK, so lets pretend Ive never eaten a plum before. Any kind. Lets also pretend my familiarity with Japanese cuisine ends with rice. Soooo... eh. The heated...
It's been a long time since i was at a GWW... last time i was there I was a french foot man, and camped with Oeartha.. I would love to head down to the next...
Here yo ugo Nitsuki, scroll down only a little and on the right is snow hood :) http://www.kyotokimono.com/WhatsForSale/UnusualItems4Sale.html -Jason...
... As I see it, the debate runs thus: pro-"plum" side: Plums, apricots, and those Japanese ume things are all closely related. All are pretty different from...
... Tsuru-chan, have you seen the San Jose Taiko page? http://www.taiko.org/main.html My first experience with taiko drumming was Ondekoza, which was somewhere...
It appears that the old Ondekoza (by the way, that's Sadojima dialect for Oni Daiko Za, "Devil Drumming Group") schismed into Kodo, which remains on Sadojima,...
... OK, Jason-dono. Your mission, should you decide to accept it is to find proof something like that was worn prior to 1600. ;-> Just because it's "vintage"...
... "If you attach a number of bags of cloves to your body, you will not be affected by inclemency or colds. Some years ago Nakano Kazuma returned to this...
... horse." Otagiri-dono, Brings a whole new meaning to "Here, taste this, it's TERRIBLE!" Do you have an edition and page number? I should LOVE to send this...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... 1. The same plant is often classified differently by different botanists. 2. For culinary purposes, there can even be...
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! The problem with traditional translation is that you are prone to getting the wrong ingredient if you go to the store...
So, lacking any other asian-minded history enthusiests out here, Ive decided to make my own friends... no wait, that came out wrong. I mean, Im a lonely...
Very Nice!!! Kumagaya Tenshi Jason Adams <banditt_adams@...> wrote: So, lacking any other asian-minded history enthusiests out here, Ive decided to make...
If anyone has any good info on plate armor please let me know. I have found one site that sells plates but am having a hard time understanding how they go...
... I feel your pain - not many Nihonjin local to me either. ;-> I'll defer to the militaria experts on the picking of nits, but it's a good drawing. You get...
... Plate? Isn't plate armor European? If you are looking for Japanese armor information, go straight to www.sengokudaimyo.com and start there. Saionji no...
Ohiogosaimas, Very Inspirational, can't wait till the end product, I can only think of Yama Kaminari when I see drawings like this one. They nare living the...
... I merely consulted my local botanist; I'm an academic, there are lots of such folks around. I can get him to tell me what he consulted. However, note a...
Ha, no thanks Cap! Actually, it has some very close-up photos of the padding matterial. THATs why I sent the link :) Its winter-based, its lined and padded,...
Ah, the ole wiki :) I should have looked there first! Itns nice to see community efforst inspired under the Wiki tradition. Ill have to see if I can dig up...
Well, if we're gonna go THERE.... lol You can, of coarse put peppers all over your body too. thats in the "Samurai Sourcebook" along with some interesting...
Thanks for the kind words :) Im digging that scroll and its derrivatives! Ive also noted some books on Amazon; Ill get them from the Library to check out...
Ok here's one for all you literary guru's.... I hope to represent a nice little camp at some events in 2008. Where do I start with referrences on military...
... I'm positive that outside of 3-4 select areas in the US, that asking for umeboshi would get you a completely blank look. Asking in anything but an Asian...
