Kusaki Zome, Dyeing Method with Plants
I was surprised to know that Kusaki zome (草木染め, a method of dyeing with plants' roots, flowers and seeds), is actually not only with...
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Attire for Noh Play
This time, I'd like to write about Noh Shozoku (能装束), the attire for Noh (能, a form of classical Japanese musical drama) play. In the era...
Yuzen Nagashi (Washing Kimono Silks in the River)
In Kyoto city, surrounded by mountain ranges from three directions, run many beautiful rivers from the north to the south. In old times,...
Hina Dolls Now Displayed at Oike Bettei Branch
Hinamatsuri (おひなさん, 雛祭り, Girls' Doll festival, a Japanese tradition to celebrate and pray for the health of girls in the family) is...
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...
Wedding Attires
A bride in a white wedding gown with a long beautiful veil is always a girl's dream, isn't it? In Japan, traditional wedding attires,...
OBI-DOME, Excellent Accessory for KIMONO
Whether in movies or theater plays, excellent supporting actors are always the wind beneath the principals' wings. Likewise, there are...
SUGUKI-Traditional Pickles in Kyoto
Talking about Kyoto delicacies, it's TSUKEMONO, Japanese pickles. Among the most famous ones, namely, SENMAI-ZUKE (pickled sliced...
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...
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