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　Japanese pampas grass is a perennial plant of the family Poaceae distributed in fields throughout Japan and is one of the useful plants used for roofing materials, collectively referred to as the so-called "kaya".　　Japanese pampas grass's etymology seems to have various theories, such as 1 soot grows up with skuk, ki means grass, ki is overlaid with grass, ki means grass, ➂s is thin with bamboo grass, and ki means grass.　　　　　　It is also called Obana because the spike resembles an animal's tail, and is one of the seven herbs in autumn. It is written in Manyoshu in old days and appears in The Tale of Genji and pillows.　It is also used for motifs such as flower bird wind moon paintings and lacquer work, local toys such as Japanese pampas grass earthworms, charcoal bales, sandals, brooms, etc. It is said that it has been carefully maintained and maintained by human hands.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　The spikes are initially reddish, and the fruits (Aika) have white hairs, and when the flowers open, they become fluffy and silver, and eventually shine golden when the season deepens.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　In the moon viewing season, thanks to the autumn harvest, along with harvests such as potatoes and beans, the ears of Japanese pampas grass are regarded as rice ears before harvesting, and they are served in vases.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Because of its hollow stems, it has long been believed to be God's inn "yorishiro" since ancient times, and sharp leaves and sharp cuts are said to have the effect of amulet, so Japanese pampas grass, which is offered for viewing the moon, has the meaning of protecting the harvest from evil spirits and evils and wishing for a good harvest next year. It seems that there are still customs to hang on the eaves to protect rice fields and houses from disasters.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Hamarikyu Onshi Garden The Japanese pampas grass, which grows on grasslands on the shores of the tide pond, shines in the sun and shakes in the wind.