Haiku – The Tokyo Yenta

Weekly Haiku from Tokyo

By Adam Brownstein “Mushi atsui”Means hot and schvitzy weatherPass the seltzer, please! 96 in the shade in Tokyo this week! #schvitbad

Blossoms of Springtime Gently line our fields and streets Uber drivers, all Context: Each year in early March Nature offers subtle queues to the imminent Spring season. The tightly wound fuchsia buds of azaleas begin to pepper the side streets of West Tokyo (they will sprout into full bloom in April). Plum blossoms, deep pinkContinue reading “Weekly Haiku 3.7.2023”

Weekly Haiku from Tokyo December 27, 2022

Scarfed the last latke. Time for menorah cleaning . . . . . . and kadomatsu. Context: Each Holiday Season, after we’ve topped the last latke with Uncle Ed’s gravlax and savored Cousin Benjamin’s final sufganiyot, we turn our attention to Japanese New Year or “shougatsu“. The holiday involves vast amounts of home cooked dishesContinue reading “Weekly Haiku from Tokyo December 27, 2022”

Weekly Haiku from Tokyo December 16, 2023

Kneading challah bread I glimpse @ my weather app Snow in Hakuba! 🙂 Context: Ski season starts and ends late in the Japan Alps. Typically monstrous bases of 200 cm+ are assured by late January. Somehow, every year I tempt fate and book into Hakuba hoping for early flurries. It looks like we are inContinue reading “Weekly Haiku from Tokyo December 16, 2023”

Weekly Haiku from Tokyo December 11, 2022

By Adam Brownstein Mikans oh so sweet Come in five kilo boxes Chanukah’s soon! Readout: Mikan oranges from the island of Shikouku are a staple in wintertime. The first crops hit markets in early October for a bout $5 for five sweet fruits. December through February supply starts to steal the show, and 5 kgContinue reading “Weekly Haiku from Tokyo December 11, 2022”