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KESOBUMI URI
Did you attend any Setsubun (the day before the New Year's Day on the luna calender) ceremonies? As for me, I enjoyed Mamemaki (bean...
OBANZAI (Traditional Kyoto Dishes)
I had lunch at kyosaimi Nomura, a restaurant that serves Obanzai dishes. The term Obanzai was first used in a newspaper's column...
Graveyard of Shinsengumi Soldiers at Koen-ji Temple
The Mibu district of Kyoto is a place deeply connected with Shinsengumi (新撰組), a special police force organized by the late Tokugawa...
KATOUMADO (Flower Shaped Window) at Todai-ji Temple
Kodai-ji (高台寺) temple was established in 1606 by Kita-no-Mandokoro (1548-1624) in memory of her late husband Toyotomi Hideyoshi...
OBI-DOME, Excellent Accessory for KIMONO
Whether in movies or theater plays, excellent supporting actors are always the wind beneath the principals' wings. Likewise, there are...
An Western Style Building at Ryukoku University
In the Ohmiya campus of Ryukoku University, there is a construction listed as Japanese national important cultural properties. As you...
Cows at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Every time the date of my exams got close, my mother used to tell me, "We have to pay a visit to Tenjin-san*", and if I look at myself as...
Have You Ever Seen a SUGIDAMA?
At this time of the year, many liquor stores and breweries hang SUGIDAMAs in their eaves. If you are a SAKE lover like me, you might have...
Gifts in Seven Colors
Setsubun (節分 - February 3, the end of winter) is drawing near. In order to do Yakuyoke (厄除け - warding off calamity or misfortune), Kyoto...
HAKAMA and Female Students
In the Meiji and the Taisho era, HAKAMA (divided skirts worn over KIMONOs) was a standard outfit for female students. The root of HAKAMAs...
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