Aokuwai - Aokuwai

Japanese: アオクワイ - あおくわい
Aokuwai - Aokuwai

…In Japan, the name of Kuwatame appears in records from the Encho era (923-931), so it is believed that it was cultivated during the Nara period. There are two types of water hyacinth: white water hyacinth and blue water hyacinth. The blue water hyacinth is the more commonly cultivated, especially in the Kanto region. It is cultivated in wet fields, especially muddy fields. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Aokuwai" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…日本では延長年間(923‐931)の記録に〈久和為〉の名がみられるので,奈良時代には栽培が行われていたものと思われる。シロクワイとアオクワイとがあり,一般によく作られているのはアオクワイで,とくに関東に多い。湿田に栽培し,とくに泥田がよい。…

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