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The season of Yukata (浴衣, traditional summer cloth usually made of cotton) has come! When I was tidying up the closet of my parents...
Hikaru Tatsuike
- Jun 16, 2019
- 1 min
Kikyo Flower Viewing at Tentokuin Temple
Form Tuesday, June 25, to Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Tentokuin (天得院) temple holds the Special Admission for Kikyo (桔梗, Japanese ballon...
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Beniko
- Mar 13, 2019
- 1 min
Cherry Blossom Patterned Kimono
This year, cherry blossoms are going to bloom early. The cherry blossom represents spring in Japan, and it's been controvercial if cherry...
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Beniko
- Mar 2, 2019
- 1 min
Kasaneirome, Color layers
In Kyoto, Feburuary is the month of plum flowers. Ever since the old days, plum flowers has been regarded as auspicious and preferred as...
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Akane Kibune
- Feb 19, 2019
- 1 min
God of Good Luck and Victory, Fujinomori Jinja Shrine
Fujinomori jinja (藤森神社) is a shrine in Kyoto famous as "the shrine of victory and horse". Constructed in 203 A.D., by the Empress Jingu...
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Akane KIbune
- Jan 31, 2019
- 1 min
Snowy Landscape in Kyoto
Last week, we had a snow. In Kyoto, it's extremely COLD in winter, to the extent that you will feel as if your bones are frozen. One...
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Beniko
- Jan 16, 2019
- 2 min
Furoshiki, Japanese Wrapping Cloth
Have you ever heard of a term Furoshiki (風呂敷)? Well, it's Japanese wrapping cloths. Once I had a one dyed with extract from Ukon (うこん,...
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Beniko
- Jan 4, 2019
- 2 min
Iromuji (Plain) Kimono
Happy New Year, everybody! I guess many of you enjoyed wearing Haregi (晴れ着) during the New Year's holidays! Haregi is a term for gorgeous...
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Beniko
- Dec 26, 2018
- 2 min
Lengths of Kimono Sleeves
Nowadays, the sleeve lengths of ready-made Kimono (着物) and Juban (襦袢, Kimono undergarment) are standardized to approximately 49...
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Akane Kibune
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
Illumination Event at Arashiyama
Commenced in 2005, the light-up event at the Arashiyama (嵐山) district, aka Arashiyama Hanatouro (嵐山花灯路), has become very popular as one...
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Beniko
- Dec 12, 2018
- 1 min
47. Given Theme for New Year's Dance Performance
It's already the year end. I mean, how quick! This year, Kaomise (顔見世, the annual year end play at Minamiza theater) is back to Minamiza...
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Beniko
- Dec 5, 2018
- 2 min
Han-eri, Inside Collar of Kimono
Inside collar sewn on Juban (襦袢, under garment for Kimono) is called Han-eri (半襟, half length collar). It is called so because of its...
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Akane Kibune
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
Yasaka Pagoda in the Twilight
The symbol of the Higashiyama (東山) district in Kyoto is the tower of Hokanji (法観寺) temple. The temple's official name is hardly known...
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Akane Kibune
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
Autumn Foliage begins at Silver Temple
Compared with the gorgeous Kinkakuji (金閣寺, the Golden Temple), Ginkakuji (銀閣寺, the Silver Temple) has a certain reputation for its plain...
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Akane Kibune
- Nov 4, 2018
- 1 min
Autumn Foliage at Saga Toriimoto District
Kyoto is now welcoming it's best season. The whole city will be soon tinted in crimson red and golden yellow. Ever since the Heain (平安)...
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Beniko
- Oct 2, 2018
- 1 min
Kimono East and West
When I was choosing a set of Kimono for a customer from Tokyo, I was nicely surprised by the customer's preference. Her choices of Obi...
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Akane Kibune
- Sep 24, 2018
- 1 min
Russian Cake at Murakami Kaishindo
Speaking of sweets in Kyoto, many of my readers might automatically imagine the combination of Maccha (抹茶, powdered green tea) and...
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Akane Kibune
- Sep 18, 2018
- 1 min
The Monument of the Former Residence of Okubo Toshimichi
The story of Sego-don (西郷どん), the NHK Taiga drama (大河ドラマ) 2018, has become more and more interesting with episodes of historical...
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Beniko
- Sep 18, 2018
- 1 min
Compliments in Kyoto Dialect
"There is not much compliment expression in Kyoto dialect. Plus, people do not use those rare expressions anymore today." Once I heard an...
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Akane Kibune
- Sep 3, 2018
- 1 min
Rokujizo Meguri, Six Jizo Temple Pilgrimage
In Kyoto, we have many religious events in summer, such as Obon (お盆, a period during which ancestral spirits are returning to their home)...
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