The lanterns of Uradeyama (Gion Matsuri float)
This year, the rainy season was over pretty quickly, so it is under a blue sky that the Gion Matsuri starts! The float is dedicated to...
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Naginata-Boko Float of Gion Festival
Hokotate (鉾建て, the assembling work for floats of Gion festival) was launched yesterday. Among the 33 floats of the festival, the most...
Bochukoh, Fragrant Mothballs
When I was a child, I used to smell a very favorable scent every time my mother opened the drawer of her chest. I was thinking she put...
Hydrangea and Murasakishikibu (Japanese Beautyberry)
The signature flower of this rainy season in Japan is Ajisai (紫陽花, hydrangeas). The view of pretty purple flowers blooming in the rain is...
Suirokaku, a Raised Aqueduct
In the premises of Nanzen-ji (南禅寺) temple, the Suirokaku (水路閣, a raised aqueduct) was built in order to complete the Biwako Sosui Bunsen...
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...
Tips for Wearing Kimono in a Cool Manner
It has become the Tsuyu (梅雨, rainy season in Japan) and is getting really hot and humid. From now on, the weather will be scorching even...
Nejiri-Manpo, a Peculiar Brick Tunnel
Around the Keage (蹴上) station of subway line, there are many historic spots related to the Biwako-sosui (琵琶湖疎水, Lake Biwa canal), such as...
Kofuku Jizo at Suzumushidera Temple
Kegon-ji (華厳寺) temple, also known as Suzumushidera (鈴虫寺, Cricket Temple), is very popular in Japan for the beautiful chirps of crickets...
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...
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