土

soil runoff

folk toy; traditional toy

folk entertainment

Buddhism

land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism)

beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

Product name

Harima Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Harima province; 715 CE)

you are what you eat; slogan encouraging consumption of local seasonal foods for one's health; indivisibility of the body and the land (because the body is made from food and food is made from the land)

political climate

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer

Buddhism; From Nirvana sutra

all things have the Buddha nature

glowworm

vernacular; local dialect

folk museum; local history museum

acid soil

seed ball ("natural farming" technique)

Product name

Bungo Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Bungo province; 732 CE)

climate and natural features (of a region)

mainland dialects (of Japanese, as opposed to the Ryukyu languages)

organizational climate; organization culture; organizational environment

Colloquial

farmer's tan

Buddhism

paradise

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Hizen Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hizen province; approx. 732 CE)

driving away moles by hitting the ground with straw bundles prepared by children (esp. as an event on Koshōgatsu)

local sweets (sold as a souvenir)