It's chestnut season! This is the best time of year in Japan, with chestnuts in rice, sweets, and ice cream. I don't know if this little guy is really called Kuri-chan but kuri is the word for chestnut, and chan is used like san, but for young and endearing things, so that's what I call him. I love the way the Japanese can make a character out of a block of tofu, a soybean, or a toasted bun.
I bought this stuffed chestnut from a vendor on the long winding walk up to Ginkaku-ji temple. How could I resist a chestnut with cheeks?
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