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Yotsugi Jizo Festival at Jotoku-ji Temple
Jotoku-ji (上徳寺) temple, otherwise known as "Kyo no Yotsugi-san (京の世継さん)", is famous as responsive to prayers for conception. In the...
Akane Kibune
Feb 11, 20192 min read
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Tea House Enju
Kyoto is very famous for the production of tea leaves/powder since long time ago. Therefore, the culture of Chanoyu (茶の湯, the way of tea)...
Akane Kibune
Jan 25, 20191 min read
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Susuharai, Sweeping Dust Away Ceremony at Higashi Honganji Temple
Higashi-honganji (東本願寺), otherwise affectionately called as Ohigashi-san (お東さん, Mr. Higashi), is the head temple of Otani (大谷) sect of...
Akane Kibune
Dec 27, 20181 min read
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Boiled Pumpkin at Yata-dera Temple
Toji (冬至, winter solstice) is the day which has the shortest daylight hours in the year. In Japan, we take a Yuzuburo (柚風呂, hot citron...
Akane Kibune
Dec 26, 20181 min read
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Shimai-Kobo, This Year's Last Market at Toji Temple
Kobo-ichi (弘法市), also known as Kobo-san (弘法さん、Mr. Kobo), is a market within the premises of Toji (東寺) temple held on 21st of each month...
Akane Kibune
Dec 24, 20181 min read
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Autumn Tints at Shinnyodo Temple
Shinnyodo (真如堂) is a temple of the Teadai (天台) sect of Buddhism, founded in the Heian (平安) era. It's not the famous-for-sightseers type...
Akane Kibune
Nov 11, 20181 min read
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Oharame, Female Peddlers in Unique Costume
In the northern part of Kyoto, the Ohara (大原) district is located. The district is famous as the land where Kenreimonin Tokuko (建礼門院徳子),...
Beniko
Nov 4, 20182 min read
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Nijugo Bosatsu Oneri Kuyo Daihoe (A Procession by 25 Bodhisattva)
Under the cloudless blue sky, Nijugo Bosatsu Oneri Kuyo Daihoe (二十五菩薩お練り供養大法会, A Procession by 25 Bodhisattva) was held at Sokujoin (即成院)...
Akane Kibune
Oct 25, 20181 min read
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Yasaka Pagoda at Hokan-ji Temple
If you take a walk around the Gion (祇園) or the Kiyomizu (清水) district, you will see the five-storied pagoda called Yasaka no toh (八坂の塔)....
Akane Kibune
Oct 2, 20181 min read
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Yukata for Going Out
In August, many firework displays and summer events are conducted all over in Japan. It's really nice to enjoy the cool of the evening in...
Beniko
Aug 6, 20181 min read
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Feeling the Passion of Meiji Restoration
This year, we are welcoming the 150th anniversary of the tempestuous Meiji Restoration (明治維新). In Kyoto, many historical site of the...
Akane Kibune
Aug 5, 20182 min read
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Yoshuji, Buddhist Vegetarian Restaurant, a Purveyor to Kurama Temple
Mt. Kurama (鞍馬山), where young Ushiwakamaru (牛若丸, later called Minamoto no Yoshitsune) spent his childhood, has a lot of mysterious...
Akane Kibune
Aug 5, 20181 min read
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Ogi, Japanese Traditional Folding Fans
In this hot season, Ogi (扇) is an indispensable item for Kimono (着物) fashion. Even in a comfortable air-conditioned room, ladies using...
Beniko
Aug 3, 20182 min read
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Naginata-Boko Float of Gion Festival
Hokotate (鉾建て, the assembling work of floats of Gion festival) was launched yesterday. Among the 33 floats of the festival, the most...
Akane Kibune
Jul 12, 20181 min read
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Bochukoh, Fragrant Mothballs
When I was a child, I used to be thrilled by a very favorable scent every time my mother opened the drawer of her closet. At that time, I...
Beniko
Jul 7, 20181 min read
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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...
Beniko
Jun 17, 20182 min read
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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...
Akane Kibune
Jun 6, 20181 min read
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A Shed Where Sakamoto Ryoma Hid Himself
Everybody knows that the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬) was a short one, but his name remains as the man who established the monumental...
Akane Kibune
May 30, 20181 min read
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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...
Akane Kibune
May 13, 20181 min read
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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...
Akane Kibune
May 8, 20181 min read
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