Okama Jinja
Okama may refer to: Common uses * The honorific Japanese term for a cauldron or kettle (generically) ** ''Kama'' (Japanese tea ceremony) * A slang term for homosexual men who cross-dress as women Places * Okama, Plateaux Region, Togo * Okama, a volcanic crater lake on Mount Zaō, Japan Other uses * Okama (artist) Okama is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. He is known as the artist of ''Cloth Road'' as well as the original character designer for '' Himawari'' and Glass no Kantai. He was also involved in ''Gunbuster 2'', most noticeably in the endi ...

Cauldron
A cauldron (or caldron) is a large pot (kettle) for cooking or boiling over an open fire, with a lid and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger and/or integral handles or feet. There is a rich history of cauldron lore in religion, mythology, and folklore. Etymology The word cauldron is first recorded in Middle English as ''caudroun'' (13th century). It was borrowed from Norman ''caudron''T. F. Hoad, ''English Etymology'', Oxford University Press, 1993 (). p. 67. ( Picard ''caudron'', french: chaudron). It represents the phonetical evolution of Vulgar Latin ''*caldario'' for Classical Latin ''caldārium'' "hot bath", that derives from ''cal(i)dus'' "hot". The Norman-French word replaces the Old English ''ċetel'' (German ''(Koch)Kessel'' "cauldron", Dutch ''(kook)ketel'' "cauldron"), Middle English ''chetel''. The word "kettle" is a borrowing of the Old Norse variant ''ketill'' "cauldron". History Cauldrons can be found from the late Bronze Age period - vast cauldrons with ...
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Kettle
A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a type of pot specialized for boiling water, commonly with a ''lid'', ''spout'', and ''handle'', or a small electric kitchen appliance of similar shape that functions in a self-contained manner. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own internal electric heating element in the appliance versions. As indicated by its name, the kettle was and is often used as teaware to brew tea or prepare a tisane. Some very modern versions do more than just boil water, and also make the tea and keep it warm. Etymology The word ''kettle'' originates from Old Norse ''ketill'' "cauldron". The Old English spelling was ''cetel'' with initial ''che-'' ʃlike 'cherry', Middle English (and dialectal) was ''chetel'', both come (together with German ''Kessel'' "cauldron") ultimately from Germanic ''*katilaz'', that was borrowed from Latin ''catillus'', diminutive form of ''catinus'' "deep vessel for serving or cooking ...
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Kama (Japanese Tea Ceremony)
''Chagama'' (茶釜, " tea kettle") is a Japanese term referring to the metal pot or kettle used in the Japanese tea ceremony. ''Kama'' are made of cast iron, and are used to heat the water used to make tea. Description In the tea room, the ''kama'' is either heated over a portable brazier (風炉 ''furo'') or in a sunken hearth (''ro'') built into the floor of the tea room, depending on the season.Sen, Soshitsu. ''The Japanese Way of Tea'', New York/Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1979 ''Kama'' are often round or cylindrical, and have a lug on each side, for inserting metal handles called ''kan''. These are used to carry the ''kama'' and/or hang it over the ''ro''. Otherwise, or when using a brazier, a tripod may be used to support the kettle over the heat source (Sen, 1979, p. 22). There are also brazier sets in which the ''kama'' is designed to be used without a tripod. ''Kama'' (釜) is a Japanese term meaning metal pot or kettle. The specific term for a ''kama'' used in the J ...
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Homosexuality In Japan
Records of men who have sex with men in Japan date back to ancient times. Western scholars have identified these as evidence of homosexuality in Japan. Though these relations had existed in Japan for millennia, they became most apparent to scholars during the Tokugawa (or Edo) period. Historical practices identified by scholars as homosexual include , and . The Japanese term is the Japanese reading of the same characters in Chinese, which literally mean "male colors". The character () has the added meaning of "lust" in both China and Japan. This term was widely used to refer to some kind of male-to-male sex in a pre-modern era of Japan. The term is also used, especially in older works. During the Meiji period ''nanshoku'' started to become discouraged due to the rise of sexology within Japan and the process of westernization. Modern terms for homosexuals include , , , or , , / and . Pre-Meiji Japan Historically, the Shinto religion "had no special code of morals a ...
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Plateaux Region, Togo
Plateaux is one of Togo's five regions. Atakpamé is the regional capital. It is the largest region in terms of area and has the second largest population (after the Maritime Region). Other major cities in the Plateaux region include Kpalimé and Badou. The highest point of the country, Mount Agou, is located within this region. Plateaux is located north of Maritime Region and south of Centrale Region. In the west, it borders the Volta Region of Ghana, and in the east it borders three departments of Benin: Collines to the northeast; Zou to the east; and Kouffo to the southeast. Plateaux is divided into the prefectures of: * Agou Prefecture *Amou Prefecture * Danyi Prefecture *Est-Mono Prefecture *Haho Prefecture *Kloto Prefecture *Moyen-Mono Prefecture *Ogou Prefecture *Wawa Prefecture See also * Regions of Togo Togo is divided into five regions (''régions'', singular ''région'') (capitals in parentheses): The regions are divided into 30 Prefectures of ...
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Okama Crater Lake
Okama (), meaning an honourable cauldron, is the inactive volcanic crater (Volcanic crater lake, crater lake) on top of Mount Zaō, located in Kawasaki, Miyagi, on the border with Yamagata, Japan. While local people call it affectionately Okama, the visitors tend to call it Goshiki-numa (:ja:御釜 (蔵王連峰), 五色沼), meaning "Five Color Pond", because its color changes depending on the time of the day, the weather, or the season of the year. Okama Crater Lake is situated at the height of about 1600 meters above sea level. According to the 1968 survey, its east-west and north-south diameters are both 325 meters, and maximum depth is 27.6 meters. Gallery Access Okama Crater Lake can be reached from Yamagata, Japan, Yamagata or Miyagi, Japan on the Zaō Echo Line part of Yamagata-Miyagi Prefectural Route 12 (:ja:宮城県道・山形県道12号白石上山線, 宮城県道・山形県道12号白石上山線). See also *Goshiki-numa - A cluster of volcanic lakes of the Band ...
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