KIMONO TerminologyFor people from overseas, the words and terms for KIMONOs must be very difficult and complicated to understand. For example, we have...
Kyoto TowerFor people from Kyoto, Kyoto Tower is the symbol of their home town. If you were in a train coming back from your trip, watching Kyoto...
A Color Dedicated to Japanese EmperorIn mid November of 2013, I visited a prestigious fabric-dye master in the Saga district of Kyoto. I went there because I heard that there...
Traditional Japanese Colors and Kimono2017/11/09 | Beniko Since ancient times, Japanese people have been valued the sense of seasons, especially when wearing Kimonos. Patterns...
7/15 - 8/31 An Exhibition of Hell at Kodai-ji - "Hyakka Night Exhibition"Kodaiji temple built by the main room to mourn Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Bodhisattva. One of the towers, Nin Tokuin, known as the place where...
