Blog　2018年07月の記事

2018年7月1日

Lotus Flowers at Dairen-ji Temple

Dairen-ji (大蓮寺) at Sakyo-ward is a long established temple of Jodo sect of Buddhism (浄土宗), which is known for the divine favor of easy delivery. The kanji characters of Dairen-ji mean a “temple of big lotus flowers”, and as it suggests, a countless number of beautiful flowers are blooming in this season. As the lotus ・・・

2018年7月1日

Enjoy Summer in Kimono

In Kyoto, July is the month of Gion festival (祇園祭). It’s the season for wearing summer Kimono (着物) called Usumono (うすもの) made of thin fabric. Although many people prefer Yukata (浴衣, Japanese informal summer wear made of cotton) to Kimono during the hot summer, we YUMEYATA still strongly recommend you to experience the summer Kimono ・・・