Spring is Here - Tsukushi (Young stem of Horsetail)
I'm always excited around this time of year. It's the time hints of spring can be found everywhere. If you walk around in Kyoto, you will...
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Plum Flowers at Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
February in Kyoto is truly freezing. However, during the cold windy days, sometimes we feel a slight hint of spring. At the Kyoto Gyoen...
Karamon Gate of Nishihongwan-ji (Hongwanji) Temple
Hongwanji, also known as Nishi Hongwan-ji, very famous as a World Heritage Site, is the headquarters of the Hongwanji denomination of...
Jofu, High-Quality Plain-Woven Linen
Jofu is a type of extremely precious fabric for Japanese summer Kimono, which is exquisitely plain-woven with superfine linen. Echigo...
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...
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...
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...
KATOUMADO (Flower Shaped Window) at Todai-ji Temple
Kodai-ji (高台寺) temple was established in 1606 by Kita-no-Mandokoro (1548-1624) in memory of her late husband Toyotomi Hideyoshi...
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