Kimono Calender
Hitoe (単衣, unlined Kimono) is a type of Kimono worn in June and September in Japan. In July and August, Natsumono (夏物, summer Kimono made...
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Momi, Red Silk Lining
Momi (紅絹) is a term for thin silk fabric dyed in Beni (べに, crimson red) color traditionally used for linings or underwear for female...
Miyakowasure (Gymnaster savatieri) Flowers
Spring in Japan starts with cherry blossoms, followed by peonies, azaleas, wisterias, and irises. Now that all representative beauties...
Fresh Greenery at Saga Toriimoto District
Embraced in the rich nature, the Saga Toriimoto (嵯峨鳥居本) district, located at a 30 minutes distance on foot from the crowded Arashiyama...
Kimono as Business Outfits
Now, it's the season of Kawayuka or Yuka (川床, a wooden dining floor built over the Kamo river). In the old times when there was no air...
Wisteria Flowers at Toba Aquatic Conservation Center
The most famous place for Fuji (藤, Wisteria) flowers in Kyoto must be Toba Aquatic Conservation Center (鳥羽水環境保全センター) in the Minami ward....
Festival Attire for Saioh-dai
In kyoto, May is the month for Aoi Matsuri (葵祭, Aoi Festival), one of the three famous festivals in Kyoto, along with the other two,...
Peonies at Kennin-ji Temple
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...
A View of Buddhism Pure Land, Wisteria Flowers at Byodoin Temple
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...
Byakusadan and Fresh Greenery at Honen-in Temple
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...
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