{"id":89716,"date":"2016-08-17T11:35:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T02:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?p=89716&lang=en"},"modified":"2016-08-23T16:34:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T07:34:01","slug":"hojoya-ohajiki-revealed-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/hojoya-ohajiki-revealed-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Hojoya Ohajiki Revealed – 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohajiki are popular souvenirs of the Hojoya festival which takes place at Hakozakigu Shrine between Sep. 12 and Sep. 18. These game counters, which are handmade by Hakata doll craftsmen every year, double up as lucky charms: the name ohajiki<\/em> derives from the Japanese verb haji-ku<\/em> meaning \u201cto flip\u201d or \u201cto repel,\u201d so they are thought to \u201crepel\u201d bad luck. They are not for children to play with but for display and are made by bisque-firing the clay, using the same methods as those for creating Hakata dolls. It took months for the craftsmen to create all the items. This year, the set comprises of 25 pieces, centered around the theme of \u201cwashoku<\/em>\u201d (Japanese cuisine). The theme was chosen not only because Japanese cuisine is of great interest to many foreigners and is an excellent way to explore Japanese culture, but also because UNESCO recently registered washoku<\/em> as \u201can intangible cultural heritage, a social custom handed down from generation to generation that expresses Japanese people\u2019s respect for nature\u201d. Hakata doll craftsmen and their apprentices began packing up 1,200 sets of Hojoya ohajiki<\/em> in wooden boxes, along with an additional 200 framed sets, at 10 am on Aug. 17 (Wed.). A boxed set sells for \u00a53,000 and a framed set for \u00a510,000; they go on sale at 8 am on Sep. 12 (Mon.). Note: ohajiki<\/em> are extremely popular and sell out very quickly. Those who want to purchase a set will need to line up many hours in advance. <\/p>\n

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The images on this year\u2019s ohajiki<\/em> are:
\nHakozakigu Shrine crest – \u7b65\u5d0e\u5bae\u5fa1\u795e\u7d0b
\nSushi<\/em> – \u5bff\u53f8
\nOnigiri<\/em> – \u304a\u306b\u304e\u308a
\nUdon<\/em> – \u3046\u3069\u3093
\nSoba<\/em> – \u305d\u3070
\nSashimi<\/em> – \u304a\u523a\u8eab
\nTempura – \u5929\u3077\u3089
\nGrilled fish (yakizakana<\/em>) – \u713c\u9b5a
\nBento<\/em> – \u304a\u5f01\u5f53
\nUmeboshi<\/em> – \u6885\u5e72\u3057
\nBoiled tofu (yudofu<\/em>) – \u6e6f\u8c46\u8150
\nNatto<\/em> – \u7d0d\u8c46
\nNorimaki<\/em> – \u306e\u308a\u5dfb\u304d
\nSukiyaki<\/em> – \u3059\u304d\u713c\u304d
\nMizutaki<\/em> – \u6c34\u708a\u304d
\nOden<\/em> – \u304a\u3067\u3093
\nMiso<\/em> soup – \u307f\u305d\u6c41
\nHorse mackerel, cut open and cooked\/dried (aji no hiraki<\/em>) – \u30a2\u30b8\u306e\u958b\u304d
\nKonnyaku<\/em> – \u3053\u3093\u306b\u3083\u304f
\nWasabi<\/em> – \u308f\u3055\u3073
\nMochi<\/em> – \u304a\u9905
\nKitchen knife (nakiri bocho<\/em>, for cutting vegetables) – \u83dc\u5207\u308a\u5305\u4e01
\nFestive food for the New Year (osechi ryori<\/em>) – \u304a\u305b\u3061\u6599\u7406
\nIron pot (okama<\/em>) – \u304a\u91dc
\nInari zushi<\/em> – \u3044\u306a\u308a\u5bff\u53f8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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