Blog　2018年02月の記事

2018年2月7日

Okame-san, a Statue of a Carpenter’s Wife at Senbon Shakado Temple

At Senbon Shakado (千本釈迦堂) temple in the Nishiijn (西陣) district of Kyoto, there is a statue called “Okame Tuka (おかめ塚)”. Okame is the name of the wife of a carpenter who was in charge of this temple’s construction. When the carpenter noticed that the size of the columns were wrong, Okame gave him a very ・・・

2018年2月6日

Wedding Attires

A bride in a white wedding gown with a long beautiful veil is always a girl’s dream. In Japan, traditional wedding attire, such as Shimomuku (白無垢, Shown in the 2nd picture), Iro Uchikake (色打掛, Shown in the 3rd picture), and Hiki Furisode (引き振袖, Shown in the 1st picture), are reviving their popularity. Shiromuku, which means ・・・

2018年2月6日

OMAJINAI (Mantra for Good Luck)

I guess that was a custom unique to Hanamachi (花街, districts where Maiko and Geiko reside and work)… When we Maiko wore a new Kimono (着物) or an Obi (帯, belts for Kimono), we always made a wish: “Please let me keep this Kimono from any stain or smear”, holding the Kimono high with both ・・・

2018年2月5日

KESOBUMI URI

Have you ever joined any Setsubun (節分, the day before the New Year’s Day on the luna calender) ceremonies? As for me, I enjoyed Mamemaki (bean throwing) with my family this year again! Today’s topic is Kesobumi-uri (懸想文, an old term for love letters. 売り, to sell something) at Suga shrine (須賀神社) in the Sakyo ・・・

2018年2月4日

Yumeyakata was introduced in Vietnam TV Program!!

Yumeyakata was introduced in a TV Program “Phiêu lưu cùng Gulliver” (Gulliver’s adventure) which is a TV program of Vietnamese national broadcast television The voice of Vietnam = VOV. This program is a program made by Kansai TV’s popular program 「走れ！ガリバーくん」 remade in Vietnam. The guests travel and play games on the way. If you ・・・