#kiseru

[fakerictus]

[battyccino]

kohga dressed in this but with the gashadokuro as a stalnox !

[qatyshqina]

[pangolin-finn]

There’s good spells in the Judgment domain

[senjuushi]

Valentine's Day 2023 Lines — Misc.

Ghost

Dear Chocolate: Valentine’s chocolate... thank you. I’m... touched that you remembered me. It’s forbidden to exchange chocolates in the German army, but... I can still do it in secret. Heheh... kakinotane* chocolate is what I’d suggest. 

*Kakinotane is a small, slightly spicy rice cracker snack.

Kiseru

Dear Chocolate: Yo! Thanks for the chocolate. Valentine’s Day isn’t too popular in the world of the yakuza, so your chocolate showing up was quite the commotion. Set your hopes high for White Day! 

F

Dear Chocolate: To the little mutt whose name I don’t know, thank you for the tacky and cheap-looking handmade chocolate. It filled me with such lust and desire... next time, bring some rope as well, won’t you? I’ll bind you up and punish you so • very • well. 

Eins

Dear Chocolate: You’re the one who sent me chocolate. I don’t trust anyone outside of my family, and I don’t like people who sneak around. Next time, give your name. If I know who you are, there would be no reason not to eat it. The red ribbon looked nice, at least. 

Love1

Dear Chocolate: What’s this!? I was just thinking I’d give ya’ some chocolate too! And I see rii~ight through ya’, y’know?☆ We’re gonna be a couple now, right~~!? ...just kidding. Anyway, take care of my lil bro, pwetty pwease~!! (This letter was hidden on a shelf in his dorm room.)

Squelette

Dear Chocolate: Dunno who sent it, but thanks for the present. But like, really? I don’t even like chocolate that much. Instead, I’d rather we sing, dance, and play it up ‘til we’re mad.☆ If you don’t join me, I’ll toss this shit out without having even a single bite~

Furusato

Dear Chocolate: To the unnamed sender of this present, thank you for the chocolate. I was about to lose sight of my hope, but... you made me remember that love is the strongest force of all. I’ll hold your kind support deep in my heart. 

Ieyasu

Dear Chocolate: To you who went so far out of your way to send chocolates to Japan, I extend my greatest thanks. To speak of Valentine’s Day; “Mio Amore”. Having those words on your lips will bring happiness. I’ll send my thanks to you on White Day.

[hetheywatanuki]

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February 21

[tanuki-kimono]

Edo era tabako-ire (tobacco pouch) and kiseru (tobacco pipe) styles, handy chart once again by Edo lover Nadeshico Rin (all words in red are my translations, any mistake is mine!).

During Edo era, tobacco pouches were an accessory used by many men (I have never seen women depicted wearing those depicted here, they tucked theirs directly into their obi or collars), while kiseru pipes were used by men and women alike. Smoking was mostly seen as an refined urban habit - it developed in the countryside much later.

Kiseru pipes were used by putting kizami tobacco at the end and lighting it. Ashes would then be discarded by tapping the pipe’s end into a tabakobon (ashtray). Because of their metal ends, kiseru pipes were often carried around by men and women alike to be used as weapons (during Edo-era, commoners were prohibited from carrying a sharp weapon - this was a samurai class priviledge).

You can see here:

Tobacco pouches styles

Sage tabako-ire (tobacco hanging pouch): those pouches were hung by tucking the netsuke (decorative toggle) into the obi, much like inrô boxes [example below]:

Koshisashi tabako-ire (waist tobacco pouch): the kiserudzuru (pipe sheath) was tucked into the obi, much like a katana sword [example below]:

Kiseru (tobacco pipes) styles

Hanami gata (flower viewing style) - a long pipe used in red-light districts by courtesans (“flower viewing” is a delicate way of saying you were going to visit courtesans/prostitutes which were then “exposed” while waiting for a client to pick them)

Kôhone gata (water lily style) - long pipe probably also used in red-light districts, and named after the likeness of its beak with the Japanese spatterdock water lily.

Minakuchi gata (paddy sluice style)- a very elegant style (I personally associate this one with dandies, and artists like actors and geisha but I am not sure this was historically a thing).

Kinuta gata (fulling block style) - small and sturdy pipe. Fulling blocks were then used to wash clothes.

Tamamiya gata (Tamamiya style) - I believe this style originated in Gifu city near Nagoya?

Tadzuna gata (bridle style) - a twisted tube mimicing the fancy classical red&white briddles. Those were probably a pain to keep clean but they are my favourite kiseru pipe style ^^

Kôdaiji gata (Kôdaiji style) - This pipe with strong tube and small tobacco holder is said to have been in used in the kyakuden (reception hall) of Hida’s Kôdaiji temple.

Koshô gata (noble’s page style) - I don’t know if they were used by actual noble’s pages, or if those are called that way because of their tiny cuteness ^^

Joshin gata (Joshin style) - this one puzzle me. Rin stresses those were created by a tea master, but I couldn’t track a “Joshin” tea master or Joshin tea ligneage/school (if you do know, please share ;) ) EDIT: I got confused thanks @daeva-agas​ for catching that joshin is simply the name of the shape of the kiseru, and not the name of any particular tea master xD

Tamagawa gata (Tamagawa gata) - Seconde favourite style of mine! This one with its long metal ends, was especially used by gokenin (low rank samurai vassals) and by geinôjin (artists).

Natamame gata (sword bean style) - name says it all: this style truly looks like a sword bean with its long-flat shape.

Meoto kiseru (”his and hers” pipe) - impractical double-pipe which was used as a fun item in red-light districts. “Meoto” usually designates a married couple - not the case here xD. On a side note, Japan has many meoto items, like tea cups or bowls, where in theory the big one is supposed to be used by the husband and the smaller one by the wife.