February - 2018 2/3

Yotsugi Jizouson Daisai at Jyotoku-ji Temple

Jotoku-ji temple, located very close to YUMEYAKATA, is famous for its blessing of conception after visiting the temple. The Yotsugi-Jizou...

Hesoishi (Bellybutton Stone) at Rokkaku-do

Choho-ji temple, aka Rokkaku-do, located in the office area of Kyoto, is the 18th site of Saigoku sanjusan kasho kannon reijo...

Namafu Dengaku, Gluten Cakes with Sweet Miso Sauce

Takizawa Bakin, a popular writer in the Edo period, left a lot of scathing criticism on various cultures in Kyoto, especially on fish...

The Statue of Miyamoto Musashi at Yagi Shrine

Yagi shrine in the Ichijoji district of Kyoto is very famous for its deep connection with Miyamoto Musashi, the greatest swordsman of...

Okame-san, a Statue of a Carpenter's Wife at Senbon Shakado Temple

At Senbon Shakado temple in the Nishiijn district of Kyoto, there is a statue called "Okame Tuka". Okame is the name of the wife of a...

SETSUBUN YAKUYOKE Ceremony at Mibu-Dera Temple

Mibu-Dera temple is one of the two places famous for Setsubun (節分 - February 3, a day before the beginning of spring in Japan) ceremonies...

OMAJINAI (Mantra for Good Luck)

I guess this was a custom unique to Hanamachi (花街, districts where Maiko and Geiko reside and work)... When we Maiko wore new a Kimono...

Wedding Attires

A bride in a white wedding gown with a long beautiful veil is always a girl's dream, isn't it? In Japan, traditional wedding attires,...

KESOBUMI URI

Did you attend any Setsubun (the day before the New Year's Day on the luna calender) ceremonies? As for me, I enjoyed Mamemaki (bean...

OBANZAI (Traditional Kyoto Dishes)

I had lunch at kyosaimi Nomura, a restaurant that serves Obanzai dishes. The term Obanzai was first used in a newspaper's column...