Blog　2018年03月の記事

2018年3月25日

Flowers at Historical Sites

Spring in Kyoto becomes even more attractive with many kinds of flowers. Everybody starts to speak about Ohanami (お花見, cherry blossom viewing). It is truly a nice season. A term Ohamani usually refers to cherry blossom viewing, however, I myself enjoy watching many other kinds of flowers at places with historical importance. Tsubaki (椿, Camellia) ・・・

2018年3月25日

Osawa-no Ike Pond in Spring Colors

In the beginning of the Heian (平安) period, the Emperor Saga (嵯峨天皇) built his villa in this land of Saga (嵯峨). On the vast premises of the villa, the emperor landscaped a beautiful pond which was the reproduction of the Doteiko (洞庭湖, lake Dòngtíng hú) lake in China, and now the pond is called as ・・・

2018年3月23日

KIMONO Passport

Aiming at increasing Kimono popularity in Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture and city offer “KIMONO Passport” to the public. Please visit membership stores and facilities in Kimono and get various kinds of privileges. Why don’t you get a discount on a gorgeous lunch with your friends? To download the KIMONO Passport, please visit the link below. https://kimono-passport.jp/ ・・・

2018年3月23日

Jinchoge Flowers

It’s already spring here in Kyoto. In Japan, the scent of Jinchoge (沈丁花, Winter daphne) flower announces the arrival of spring, and it boosts everybody’s energy. At the yard of my parents’ house, we had a Jinchoge tree. My father loved the tree very much, and every time I see Jichoge tree blooming, I cannot ・・・

2018年3月22日

Ichigensan Okotowari, No Entry without Introduction

In Kyoto, it’s a well-known fact that there are considerable number of shops and restaurants where first time customers are refused to enter unless they have introductions. This custom is referred to as Ichigensan Okotowari (一見さん: fist time customers without introductions, お断り: we do not accept). Nowadays, the number of these places are getting decreased, ・・・