Bullfinch,Uso,ウソ

ＩＵＣＮＲｅｄ　Ｌｉｓｔ　Ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｙ　：Ｌｅａｓｔ　cｏｎｃｅｒｎ　

Category of migrant　to Japan: Vagrant bird, Winter migrant.

The Japanese name of " Uso" is called to be" Bullfinch" in English, but two kinds of "Uso" are observed in Japan. Their scientific names are P. p. Rosacea Seebohm and P. p. Griseiventris Lafresnaye.

The former is called in Japanese "Uso" and later is called "Akauso"which has hair color of the chest is red.

English name of "Akauso"is unknown.

For your reference：

”Uso" means a lie in Japanese.
                                         Male
                                     

                                         Female

Japan's new language and buzzwords in 2016,2016年日本語新語・流行語

Every year in every country I think that new language and buzzwords of that country are being created every year, but Japan also yes.
A publisher that has elected this term every year announced the top ten on December 1.

The Grand Prize was " kamitteru,神ってる".. There are 30 candidates, you can get it more in detail at the following URL
Http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/national/　⇒Japan's top buzzword candidates 2016 range from Pikotaro to ' theTrump phenomenon'

The next 10 cases were chosen.

 1. 1.kamitteru 神ってる (superhuman behavior)

 2 Gesu furin ゲス不倫 (sleazy affair)

 3 seichi junrei 聖地巡礼 (holy pilgrimage)

 4.Toranpu genshou トランプ現象 (The Trump phenomenon)

 5. PPAP

 6.."Hoikuen ochita. Nihon shine” 保育園落ちた。日本死ね (“Didn’t get a day care slot. Drop   

     dead, Japan”) 

7. 7. amoore アモーレ (love)

8. “Pokemon Go” (ポケモンゴー)

9. mainasu kinri マイナス金利 (negative interest rates)

10. morido 盛り土 (layer of clean soil)

In addition,

The 2016 New Language Grand prize selected by the dictionary publisher "Sanseido" was "ほぼほぼ、hobohobo,almost almost". 

ほぼほぼhobohobo

Whether things were 100% or not, criterion of judgment.

Since it is not 100% only by "ほぼ、almost", it is completed by adding ”ほぼ、almost” one more.

Osprey,Misagpoミサゴ

Animation of Osprey Hovering

Eastern marsh harrier,Tyuhi,チュウヒ

ＩＵＣＮＲｅｄ　Ｌｉｓｔ　Ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｙ　：Ｌｅａｓｔ　cｏｎｃｅｒｎ　

Japan Ministry of the Environment Red List　：Endangered Species

Category of migrant to Japan：Ｗｉｎｔｅｒ migrant

 

Traditional Antique Chrysantheum,Dentounokotengiku, 伝統の古典菊

The third installment of Traditional Antique Chrysantheum is Ousyugiku, Higogiku, and Tyoujigiku.

Ousyugiku,奥州菊

It is a strain of big chrysanthemums cultivated actively in the Oshu Hachinohe district since the end of the Edo period.

 

Higogiku,肥後菊

This chrysanthemum begins in Higo feudal lord having encouraged cultivation to as one of the culture policies in (1751-1764) in the Hoei era year.

 

Tyoujigiku,丁子菊

It was cultivated actively in the Edo period.

 

Traditional Antique Chrysantheum,Dentounokotengiku, 伝統の古典菊

The second installment of Traditional Antique Chrysantheum is Edgiku and Isegiku.

                                      
Edogiku

It was cultivated from the beginning of the Edo period, but the flower form inherited to the present day was established in the late Culture and Government period of the Edo period.

Isegiku
Isegiku is said to have been improved based on Saga Giku in the Edo period. 

Traditional Antique Chrysantheum,Dentounokotengiku, 伝統の古典菊

Current Special Exhibitions at Botanical Garden of Every Day Life of National Museum

of Japanese History, Sakura city Chiba prefecture.

Outline of Exhibition

The annual Traditional Antique Chrysantheum exhibition was held from November 25 to 27th at the Botanical Garden of Every Day Life of the National museum of Japanese History in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture.

According to the two page summaries with the photograph of this Traditional Antique Chrysantheum is described as six kinds. And each of these six kinds of Traditional Antique Chrysantheum is divided into two kinds.

For details, please visit this museum's homepage： https://www.rekihaku.ac.jp/english/exhibitions/index.html

And please click next

Exhibitions｜National Museum of Japanese History ⇒Botanical Garden Of Everyday Life⇒Special program

Then, you can see Traditional Antique Chrysantheum.

The Japanese have long thought of the sakura (cherry blossom) as the flower which symbolizes the nation.But, the chrysanthemum is another flower which,because of its use in the Imperial Crest,is considered to be symbolic of Japan.  

Speaking of chrysanthemums, 『The Chrysanthemum and the Sword 』this book has been published in 1946, but I have not read it, I only know the name of the book.

I will install six kind of  traditional antique chrysanthemum, the first time is Sagagiku.

Sagagiku,嵯峨菊

It is said that it was planted in the court in the days of Emperor Saga（809-823） and appreciated side by side with tea ceremonies and poetry party.