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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...
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...
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...
A Shed Where Sakamoto Ryoma Hid
The life of Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) was a short one, but his name remains as the man who established the monumental work called Saccho...
Fresh Moss in the Rain at Saihoji Temple
Saihoji (西芳寺), a world heritage site, was established in the Nara (奈良) period and is better known by its common name, Kokedera (苔寺, the...
Yellow Shoubu Flowers at Kamo River Bank
The beautiful flow of the Kamo river (鴨川) is one of Kyoto residents' pride. The Kamo river joins the Takano (高野) river under the...
Kimono as Business Outfits
Now, it's the season of Kawayuka or Yuka (川床, a wooden dining floor built over the Kamo river). In the old times when there was no air...
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, Tying Techniques
Musubi (結び, Tying) techniques are deeply rooted in many aspects of Japanese culture, such as knots for Obi (帯) belts for Kimono,...
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