Blog　2017年12月の記事

2017年12月19日

Hojo Garden at Tofukuji Temple

Tofukuji Temple (東福寺), very famous for its autumn foliage, is crowded with a great number of visitors everyday. If you visit there, the Hojo garden (方丈庭園) is a must see. Landscaped by Mr. Shigemori Mirei (重森三玲), a Japanese landscape architect in the Showa (昭和) era, Hojo garden takes you to the world of Karesansui (枯山水, ・・・

2017年12月19日

GYOZA OHSHO

Gyoza no Ohsho (餃子の王将) is a famous chain of Chinese restaurants, first established in Kyoto in 1967. Many people think it’s a place for young and hungry male customers, however, the Gyoza Ohsyo, newly opened at the Karasuma-Oike (烏丸御池) area, is a very stylish place aimed at female customers. The interior is very clean and ・・・

2017年12月18日

Beauty at Your Feet

Among the required subjects during the Maiko (舞妓) training, we have Kyo-mai (京舞, Kyoto Style dancing) class. In the lessons, Maiko are strictly lectured about the importance of beauty in the movement of feet. In the world of Japanese dancing, we don’t refer to it as “walk” but “move the feet”. In an essay titled ・・・

2017年12月18日

Are you ready to post your New Year’s cards?

The half of December have passed and we have only 2 weeks left! WOW, time goes so fast…!! By the way, Have you prepared your 2018 New Year’s cards already？ In Japan, we send messages to their family, relatives, friends, and partners, in order to express their gratitude. Usually, I send messages via LINE to ・・・

2017年12月17日

YUMEYATAKA Kimono Appeared on 2018 Miss Sake Kyoto Final

This year again, YUMEYAKATA Kimono appeared on the stage of Kyoto Final for 2018 Miss Sake contest on November 29. (Click here to see the details of Kyoto Final 2017.) Miss Sake is an annual contest started in 2013, aiming at finding an ambassador with grace and intelligence to present Japanese culture to the world. ・・・