#銀杏 — Public Fediverse posts

💨THAT GINKGO FUNK👃

As many many many of you have noted, ginkgo may look beautiful but they reek at this time of year. The soft outer layer of the fruit found on female trees contain butyric acid, which is the same chemical that gives vomit and rancid butter their odor🤮😖
#ginkgo #銀杏

Very little is known about the history of Iwato-sha and Ochiba-sha, but Ochiba-sha may well have originated as Ochikawa-jinja (堕川神社), first mentioned in 927.
Ochikawa-jinja was thought to be connected to Tachibana-no-Kachiko (橘嘉智子), the consort of Emperor Saga.
#銀杏

Ginkgo seeds, called 'ginnan' (ぎんなん), are delicious.

I usually just heat them in a frying pan until the shells have browned, remove the shells, sprinkle on salt and eat.
They have a slightly bitter, but exceptionally moreish, flavour😋
#銀杏 #ginkgo #autumn #Japan #ぎんなん

In China ginkgo is known as '鴨脚樹', the 'Duckfoot Tree', after the shape of the tree's leaves.
This name was rendered into Japanese as 'Ichō' (イチョウ/銀杏), but Engelbert Kaempfer would -somewhat incorrectly- introduce it as ginkgo (銀杏) to western audiences.
#Japan #銀杏

If you were dropped into a teahouse at a random time of year, without access to the garden or any idea of the temperature outside, then the sweets served are your best bet for narrowing down the date...
'Ichō momiji' (銀杏紅葉 'autumn-leaved ginkgo') herald deep autumn.
#Japan #wagashi #和菓子 #銀杏

Jurassic Park fanfare🎺🎶🎉

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #ginkgo #銀杏 #autumn #紅葉 #autumnrain #NishiHonganji #西本願寺 #naosansautumnadventure

🦕🦖GINKGO🌿🍂

“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed.
After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing.”

-Nakanishi Kōji (中西香爾 1925-2019).
#ginkgo #イチョウ #銀杏

The large ginkgo tree 🍂, in Tokyo.

#烏山寺町 #紅葉 #黄葉 #いちょう #イチョウ #銀杏 #烏山寺町 #autumnleaves #AutumnColour #Ginkgo #Ginko #photography

Walking around the temple precincts, Nao-san found another spectacular ginkgo.

#西本願寺 #Kyoto #銀杏 #京都 #Japan #逆さ銀杏 #Nishihonganji

Since being planted in 1636 'sakasa-ichō' has escaped two major fires.

Locals reported water coming from the tree during the conflagrations, and so it also became known as the 'water spraying ginkgo' (水吹き銀杏).

#西本願寺 #Kyoto #銀杏 #京都 #Japan #逆さ銀杏 #Nishihonganji

Jurassic Park fanfare🎺🎶🎉

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #ginkgo #銀杏 #autumn #紅葉 #autumnrain #NishiHonganji #西本願寺 #naosansautumnadventure

They are, however, also nutritious, low in fat, high in niacin (vitamin B3), starch and protein, and act as cough suppressants.

Thanks to a substance called ginkgolide, ginkgo leaves can help...
🩸increase blood circulation (which aids with vision problems) & brain function.
💪boost the body’s anti-inflammatory function, which can increase lung capacity (helping asthma suffers) & may help with depression.

Oh, and ginkgo is also an aphrodisiac.
😉💋

#銀杏 #ginkgo #autumn #Japan #ぎんなん

🌰 SEEDS🔥

Ginkgo seeds, called 'ginnan' (ぎんなん), are delicious.

I usually just heat them in a frying pan until the shells have browned, remove the shells, sprinkle on salt and eat.
They have a slightly bitter, but exceptionally moreish, flavour😋

'Ginnan' (ぎんなん) are mildly toxic, especially for children, and should be eaten in moderation (some say no more than 5 a day).

#銀杏 #ginkgo #autumn #Japan #ぎんなん #ginnan

Ochikawa-jinja was thought to be connected to Tachibana-no-Kachiko (橘嘉智子), the consort of Emperor Saga.

Some have suggested that the character Ochiba-no-miya (落葉の宮/女二の宮) from 'The Tale of Genji' (源氏物語) is in some way connected to the shrine, and possibly gave her name to the site.

From the Momoyama period Iwato-sha and Ochiba-sha were placed together.

#Kyoto #京都 #ginkgo #銀杏 #IwatoOchibajinja #岩戸落葉神社 #Ochibajinja #落葉神社 #Japan #autumn #momiji #紅葉

🍃SHRINE OF FALLEN LEAVES🍂

One of the most magical places to see ginkgo in Kyōto is at remote Iwato Ochiba-jinja (岩戸落葉神社), at the confluence of the Kiyotaki & Iwatani rivers.
It's made up of 2 shrines: Iwato-sha ("Rock Door Shrine") and Ochiba-sha ("Fallen Leaves Shrine").

Very little is known about the history of Iwato-sha & Ochiba-sha, but Ochiba-sha may well have originated as Ochikawa-jinja (堕川神社), first mentioned in 927.

#Kyoto #京都 #ginkgo #銀杏 #IwatoOchibajinja #岩戸落葉神社 #Ochibajinja #落葉神社

In the past women considered the tree symbol of fertility and breast-feeding as aerial-roots that developed in older ginkgo were known as 'chichi' (乳-breasts).

These unique structures grow down to the ground to form roots or up to sprout leaves.

#ginkgo #銀杏 #autumn #Kyoto #京都 #Japan

Golden ginkgo leaves
Playfully twisting, dancing
Fall to the pavement

🍂

I'm on holidays with my family in Japan at the moment, we arrived in Tokyo yesterday

The photo is of ginkgo trees near where we're staying

#haiku #SmallPoems #micropoetry #ginkgo #銀杏 #イチョウ #AutumnLeaves #JapanTravel

Since being planted in 1636 'sakasa-ichō' has escaped two major fires.
Locals reported water coming from the tree during the conflagrations, and so it also became known as the 'water spraying ginkgo' (水吹き銀杏).

#西本願寺 #Kyoto #銀杏 #京都 #Japan #逆さ銀杏 #Nishihonganji

#Abendessen traditionell japanisch, bewußt zur Entlastung der Verdauungsorgane vegan zubereitet. Bambusreis, Misosuppe mit Radieschenblättern, Möhre, Jinori und Lauchzwiebeln, Tofu mit Pestwurzpesto, Ginkgonüsse, eingelegter Chinakohl. Pappsatt.
#筍飯 #蕗の薹味噌 #豆腐 蕪の葉と地海苔の #味噌汁 #銀杏

Mit Gin-nan #銀杏 habe ich am meisten Augenkontakt u. Interaktion. #Goldfisch