Blog　2018年01月の記事

2018年1月7日

Yumeyakata was introduced in popular № 1 news site”Zing.vc” in Vietnam!

Yumeyakata Oike bettei was introduced in a travel topic of popular № 1 news site “Zing.vc” in Vietnam! From choosing a kimono at the Oike Bettei, dressing, hair set, indoor shooting at Oike Bettei to location photography at Gion, all the flow is introduced. Here is the article → Introduction of Yumeyakata (It jumps to ・・・

2018年1月7日

KEMARI in Shimogamo Shrine

On January 4th, Shimogomo shrine (下鴨神社) holds Kemari (蹴鞠, football game played among courtiers in ancient Japan) event annually. The origin of Kemari is traced back to the period when Buddhism was introduced to Japan. Today, in Shimogamo shrine, shinto (神道) priests dressed up in the Heian (平安) noblemen’s costumes, such as Suikan (水干, everyday ・・・

2018年1月7日

A God of Wealth, Kyoto Ebisu Shrine

In order to start a happy New Year, we Japanese visit shrines or temples to pray for happiness. Kyoto Ebisu shrine (えびす神社) enshrines a god for wealth, commonly known as Ebisu-san (えべっさん). Along with Nishinomiya Ebisu (西宮えびす) and Osaka Imamiya Ebisu (大阪今宮えびす), Kyoto Ebisu is listed in the top-three Ebisu shrines in Japan. As you ・・・

2018年1月6日

Antique KIMONO

In Kyoto, you’ll often come across antique Kimono (着物) stores in town. Antique Kimono has been very popular in Japan since long time ago, and lately the definition of the term “antique” has been broadened along with the “casual Kimono” boom in these years. Antique Kimono are the ones manufactured before the early Showa (昭和) ・・・

2018年1月5日

Varieties of KIMONO

Happy New Year to you all ! Today, I would like to start this year’s my first post by introducing the varieties of Kimono (着物). For me, the most frequently asked questions are: 1) what’s the difference between “Homongi (訪問着, Kimono for visiting)” and “Tsukesage (附下, less formal Kimono than Homongi)”?, and 2) does “Komon ・・・