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2018年4月17日

Kamon, Family Crests

Kamon (家紋) is a collective term for family emblems in Japan to express lineages, pedigrees, tiltes of the family. When I hear the term Kamon, it reminds me of the famous history TV drama, on which villans prostrate on the ground as the disguised Shogun (将軍) reveals his Kamon to them. Most of Japanese families ・・・

2018年4月15日

Okusho Hohaisho, a Sub-shrine at Fushimi Inari Taisha

Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社), also known as Oinari-san (お稲荷さん), is one of the best places to visit for overseas travelers. The shrine is deeply worshiped by Japanese people ever since its foundation in 711 A.D., and many of YUMEYAKATA customers visit the shrine in our Kimono everyday. Since my father run business in the Nishijin ・・・

2018年4月15日

Renge (Milk Vetch) Fields at Kita Sagano District

This year, the cherry blossom season has finished very quickly. It was all too soon just like in a blink of an eye, and we all felt somewhat sad about it. I even had to convince myself, “At least I enjoyed some view. Might as well wait until next year.” I hope my readers were ・・・

2018年4月15日

A Cherry Tree at Joshokoji Temple

The charm of cherry blossoms is sometimes mysterious. It makes us happy, brings us excitment, and sometimes enchants our hearts. I have seen many cherry blossoms at various sites in Kyoto this year, and among them, the one at the Joshokoji (常照皇寺) temple in the Keihoku (京北) district was mesmerized me the most. The cherry ・・・

2018年4月15日

Cheese Cake at Papa Jon’s

The other day, I visited a cafe called “Papa Jon’s” with Ms. Beniko, my colleague who is formally a Maiko (舞妓). This place is famous for the variety of New York style cheese cakes, and we had a good time. Many of my readers might think that Kyoto people’s’ favorite food is Japanese cuisine, but ・・・