Blog　2017年11月の記事

2017年11月30日

Patterns of KIMONO

In Kimono (着物) fashion, there are countless number of patterns. Classy and traditional ones, seasonal ones, ones with flower or animal motifs, and ones with symbols of good fortune. If you are a Kimono lover, you will be so excited just to take a look at those colorful patterns. YUMEYAKATA offers even more greater lineups ・・・

2017年11月28日

OFUDA (Paper Talisman) and Kyoto People

I bet you might have seen many Ofuda (お札, paper talisman) attached around entrances of houses in Kyoto. Generally speaking, people from Kyoto really like these kinds of Ofuda or Omamori (御守り, amulet). In the old days, people in Kyoto firmly believed that they are coexisting with Onryo (怨霊, vengeful ghosts) and were seriously scared ・・・

2017年11月25日

Dining in KIMONO

We often receive questions from our customers about how to have meals while being dressed in Kimono (着物). I always answer that it’s nothing different from wearing Western clothes. However, at the same time I can understand that their question is out of fear for dropping food on beautiful Kimono. If you feel the same ・・・

2017年11月24日

Kyoto Sandwich

Overseas people might think that we Kyoto residents eat traditional Japanese meals everyday and night. Surprising enough, the consumption of bread in Kyoto is the highest all over Japan. Well…it’s really convincing if I recall my childhood. I was a bread-lover indeed! Today, you’ll find a lot of bakeries If you walk around Kyoto. The ・・・

2017年11月24日

Fushimi Ningyo (Clay Dolls)

Have you ever seen Fushimi Ningyo (伏見人形, clay figures manufactured in the Fushimi district)? Fushimi Ningyo is made of clay from Mt. Inari (稲荷山) in the premises of Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) shrine, and believed to be the origin of Japanese clay dolls. Its production process is: make a mold, shape the clay with it, ・・・