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ANKAKE UDON at Shinodaya
It's cold everyday. You'll never know how cold it is unless you live here. Whenever I'm feeling chilled to the bone, ANKAKE UDON, noodles...


KIMONO and Accessories
In old days, a time when KIMONOs were the only choice for clothing, there was no custom to wear accessories, such as rings nor earrings,...


A Winter Speciality "MUSHI ZUSHI (Steamed SUSHI Bowl)"
It's been quite cold these days. I always feel an urge to have something warm in such freezing weather. Today, I'd like to introduce you...


A God of Wealth, Kyoto Ebisu Shrine
In order to start a new year with a lot of good luck, we Japanese visit shrines or temples and pray for a prosperous year. Kyoto...


Antique KIMONO
In Kyoto, you'll often come across antique KIMONO stores in town. Antique KIMONO has been very popular in Japan since long time ago, and...


Varieties of KIMONO
Happy New Year to you all ! Today, I would like to start this year’s my first post by introducing the varieties of KIMONO. For me, the...


Special Day and Regular Day: "HARE" and "KE"
In old days, Kyoto residents made a clear distinction between special days and regular days as in "HARE NO HI" and "KE NO HI". "HARE NO...


KOI-AGE (Carp Catching) at HIROSAWA Pond
One of the symbolic events in December in Kyoto is KOI-AGE at HIROSAWA pond. If you are from Kyoto, You would tell the arrival of...


Warm Items for KIMONO
In the cold weather of this season, you might think it can be cold wearing KIMONO only. Well, I know what you mean. For Western clothes...


Collaboration with KANSAI Walker Magazine 2018 New Year's Edition!!
Again this year, YUMEYAKATA offered costume coordination to the End of/New Year's edition of KANSAI Walker, now available. Miss Ayami...
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