Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
celebration; congratulations
congratulation; celebration
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (for New Year and the Emperor's birthday)
celebration; congratulation
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
congratulations; greetings
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)
Shiga Prefectural Police (abbr)
New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor
longevity celebration; old age anniversary
Uraga magistrate (oversaw inspection of ships and cargo entering Edo Bay via Uraga; Edo period)
Shiga University of Medical Science
respectful congratulations
Koga Faction (of the LDP)
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)
Ryukyuan mission to Edo upon the change of the shogun
Shiga Prefectural University
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
Saga Prefectural Police (abbr)
New Year party where greetings (or business cards, etc.) are exchanged
longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)
respectful congratulations
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)
celebratory ceremony; celebration
coloured family crest (popular amongst people from Kaga)
Manaka; variety of fragrant wood used in kōdō
Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
Kamo eggplant (Solanum melongena; round variety originally grown in Kyoto)
long-life celebrations, particularly the 61st, 77th and 88th birthdays
(shrine or temple) donation register; subscription book; subscription list
congratulatory visitor's book
congratulatory card or letter sent to the Emperor; congratulatory address
celebration; congratulation
longevity celebration (on one's 40th, 50th, 60th, etc. birthday)
Kaga lotus root (variety grown in Kanazawa)
Kaga lotus root (variety grown in Kanazawa)
Kaga lotus root (variety grown in Kanazawa)
Saga Prefectural Art Museum
Museum of Modern Art, Shiga
Shiga Women's Junior College
Tsuruga Nursing University
Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)