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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...

Sekizanzenin Temple, one of the sub-temples of Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, is said to be protecting the east-north direction of Kyoto with...

Kodai-ji temple was established in 1606 by Nene (often known by the title "Kita no Mandokoro"), the widow of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Nene is...

My friend who takes tea ceremony lessons said, "It's nice to wear KIMONOs, but KIMONOs require high maintenance and cost too much". ...

Talking about Kyoto delicacies, it's TSUKEMONO, Japanese pickles. Among the most famous ones, namely, SENMAI-ZUKE (pickled sliced...

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...

Kitano Tenmangu is the headquarters for many Temnangu shrines across Japan, and was built in honor of Sugawara no Michizane, a scholar...

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...

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...

One of the symbolic events for winter in Kyoto is the DAIKON-DAKI (offering of cooked Japanese radish to public) in Ryorokuji temple in...