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Kataage, Tucks at Shoulder for Child Kimono

Children in Kimono are so cute, aren't they? Since children grow up very quickly, child Kimono are usually made bigger than the average...

Musubi (結び, Tying) techniques are deeply rooted in many aspects of Japanese culture, such as knots for Obi (帯) belts for Kimono,...

Jizoin (地蔵院) temple, built in 1367 by Hosokawa Yoriyuki (細川頼之), the Kanrei (管領, shogun's deputy) of the Muromachi Shogunate (室町幕府), is...

If you ask me about the best spots to view autumn foliage, I would list: Jingoji (神護寺) temple at the Takao (高雄) district, Kosanji (高山寺)...

In the old days, the Kanji (漢字) characters for Fushimi (伏見) district were 伏水 which mean underflow water. Literally, as its name...

Tabi (足袋) is a term for traditional socks unique to Japan, which is indispensable for Kimono (着物) style. Dating back to the Nara period,...

Nashinoki jinja (梨木神社) Shrine, located close to Kyoto Gosho (京都御所, Kyoto Imperial Palace), enshrines Sanjo Sanetsumu (三条実萬) and his son,...

The other day, I visited a cafe called "Papa Jon's" with Ms. Beniko, my colleague who is formally a Maiko (舞妓). This place is famous for...

This year, the cherry blossom season has come and gone very quickly. It was all too soon just like a blink of an eye, and we all felt...

Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社), also known as Oinari-san (お稲荷さん), is the most popular place to visit for overseas travelers. Many of our...