JYUBAN (Inner wear for KIMONOs)
JYUBAN is an inner wear worn in between a KIMONO and an underwear. There are various opinions about the origin of the word JYUBAN, and...
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FUKUROKUJU Figure Fortune Slip
Sekizanzenin Temple, one of the sub-temples of Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, is said to be protecting the east-north direction of Kyoto with...
EMA at Kodai-ji Temple
Kodai-ji temple was established in 1606 by Nene (often known by the title "Kita no Mandokoro"), the widow of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Nene is...
KIMONO Maintenance
My friend who takes tea ceremony lessons said, "It's nice to wear KIMONOs, but KIMONOs require high maintenance and cost too much". ...
SUGUKI-Traditional Pickles in Kyoto
Talking about Kyoto delicacies, it's TSUKEMONO, Japanese pickles. Among the most famous ones, namely, SENMAI-ZUKE (pickled sliced...
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...
Gigantic EMA* in Kitano Tenmangu
Kitano Tenmangu is the headquarters for many Temnangu shrines across Japan, and was built in honor of Sugawara no Michizane, a scholar...
Visiting Eikando Temple in KIMONO
I was born in Kyoto and have never left. Even so, I have never gotten tired of it. Kyoto is called the place of "San shi, sui mei...
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...
DAIKON-DAKI (Offering of Cooked Japanese Radish) in Ryotokuji Temple
One of the symbolic events for winter in Kyoto is the DAIKON-DAKI (offering of cooked Japanese radish to public) in Ryorokuji temple in...
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