April - 2018

Ichihatsu, Root Iris at Kamigoryo Shrine

Kamigoryo shrine (上御霊神社) located in the Kamigyo (上京) ward was established in the Heian (平安) period for the purpose of soothing the...

Rating : ★★★★★ Review text : Our family had an amazing experience with Yumeyakata's kimono rental and Gion Locatio n shoot package. The...

From the old times of the Heian (平安) period, the Sagano (嵯峨野) district has been famous for its scenic beauty. The emperors and noblemen...

Within the Gion (祇園) district, one of the Hanamachi (花街, districts where Maiko and Geiko reside and work) in Kyoto, there is Kennin-ji...

In 1502, a Heian (平安) period Regent Yorimichi Fujiwara (藤原頼通) received a villa in Uji (宇治) city from his father, Michinaga (道長), and...

At the foot of Mt. Zenkisan (善気山) among the Higashiyama Sanju-Roppo (東山三十六峰, 36 mountain range), Honen-In (法然院) temple is located. With...

Children in Kimono are so cute, aren't they? Since children grow up very quickly, child Kimono are usually made bigger than the average...

Musubi (結び, Tying) techniques are deeply rooted in many aspects of Japanese culture, such as knots for Obi (帯) belts for Kimono,...

On 12th March, British Hong Konger Blogger Ms. Hannah came to Yumeyakata with her family! She dressed up in a light blue kimono (Kimono -...

Jizoin (地蔵院) temple, built in 1367 by Hosokawa Yoriyuki (細川頼之), the Kanrei (管領, shogun's deputy) of the Muromachi Shogunate (室町幕府), is...