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2018年12月26日

Lengths of Kimono Sleeves

Nowadays, the sleeve lengths of ready-made Kimono (着物) and Juban (襦袢, Kimono undergarment) are standardized to approximately 49 centimeters so that the sleeves of outer and inner layers are almost always fit with each other. However, when I try to wear my grandmother’s Kimono on Juban I bought, sometimes the sleeve lengths are mismatch and ・・・

2018年12月26日

Boiled Pumpkin at Yata-dera Temple

Toji (冬至, winter solstice) is the day which has the shortest daylight hours in the year. In Japan, we take a Yuzuburo (柚風呂, hot citron bath) and eat boiled pumpkin on this day. There is an old saying that if you eat a food which includes more than two “n” consonants in its name on ・・・

2018年12月24日

Shimai-Kobo, This Year’s Last Market at Toji Temple

Kobo-ichi (弘法市), also known as Kobo-san (弘法さん、Mr. Kobo), is a market within the premises of Toji (東寺) temple held on 21st of each month that falls on the date of Kobo-Daishi’s (弘法大師, Saint Kobo) passing. Many people visit this market and enjoy seeking for lucky finds and good buys of antiques, foods, and handicrafts. Especially ・・・

2018年12月23日

Thank you so much for the photos!

Rating : ★★★★★Thank you so much for the photos! They are so beautiful, we love them very much! We will definitely use them on our wedding. Thank you again for the masterpiece and all the efforts you and the ladies who helped us to dress pu t into the photo shooting. We had a wonderful ・・・

2018年12月20日

Boiled White Radish at Ryotokuji Temple

One of the popular winter events in Kyoto is Daikon-daki (大根焚き, events at temples that offer boiled Japanese radish to visitors), and above all, the one at Ryotokuji (了徳寺) temple at the Narutaki (鳴滝) district is very famous for its history and the popularity. The event originates from the old story when Shinran (親鸞, the ・・・