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木立の下、ふと目を落とすと木洩れ陽が揺れる玉のようで美しい。

無意識に木陰をえらぶようなころ、あらためて緑陰の美しさを見つけることがあります。

日ごと陽の光も強くなり、気温も上がりあらゆる物の成長が著しいころです。天地に生命が満ち始めます。小満の意とするところでしょう。

草木の緑も一段と色濃くなり、やがて向かえる夏の盛りを予感させています。

古の人々も厳しい夏を無事にのり越えるために様々に準備をしたのでしょう。古くは水無月朔、宮中では「賜氷の節」といって献上された氷室の氷を天皇が臣下に賜われたと言います。暑気祓い、無病息災を祈念したのでしょう。これにならい民間でも氷餅や水無月餅を食べたと言います。

厳しい夏がやってまいります。お客様にも暑気を祓い、無病息災に夏越しができますようにお料理をご用意いたします。

When my eyes rested on the ground, I found an indescribable beauty of dappled sunlight like shimmery gems.  The daylight is getting stronger day by day, and I unconsciously chose to walk under a tree.

As the temperature rises, all living things grow up significantly and the world teems with life.  This scenery embodies the season, Gran Full(小満).  The vivid green lets us expect the coming of summer.

The ancients were well-prepared for the harsh summer.  As one of the preparation, there was an official event, Shihyo-no-setsu(賜氷の節), at the court on June 1st.  The Emperor deigned to give his subjects ice from icehouses which was presented as a tribute by various parts of the country.  They might forget the heat through the event and pray for good health.  Copying the event, the public started to eat an ice-shaped mochi, Kori-mochi and Minazuki.

The harsh summer will come.  We prepare the cuisine making our guests forget the heat with the hope of good health.

*Grain Full/ Grain in Ear: The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms. “Grain full” is the 8th solar term and starts from May 21st. “Grain in Ear” is the 9th solar term and starts from June 6th.