September 9 is the Double Ninth Festival—also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival and the Chestnut Festival.
The illustration shows a little budgie wondering, “Shall I cook chestnut rice today?”
In the Edo period, people celebrated this day with chestnut rice, so perhaps it’s especially delicious around this season.
I tried to capture a traditional Japanese mood with koto and shakuhachi.
Please have a listen if you’d like 🐥🌰🍚
I just hope the foodie neighbors (or neigh-birds?) won’t try to steal it!
You can also see it on X, pixiv, Instagram, and Youtube♬
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