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2018年9月24日

Russian Cake at Murakami Kaishindo

Speaking of sweets in Kyoto, many of my readers might automatically imagine the combination of Maccha (抹茶, powdered green tea) and Wagashi (和菓子, Japanese traditional confection). However, the consumption of coffee and bread in Kyoto is outstanding in Japan, and it is not a well known fact. Surprisingly, many Kyoto homes have bread for breakfast ・・・

2018年9月18日

Compliments in Kyoto Dialect

“There is not much compliment expression in Kyoto dialect. Plus, people do not use those rare expressions anymore today.” Once I heard an elderly lady from the Muromachi (室町) district sighed. Among those rare expressions, we have “Han-nari (はんなり)” and “Koutona (こーとな)”. Both are mainly used to praise Kimono (着物) or colors. Han-nari means gorgeous ・・・

2018年9月18日

The Monument of the Former Residence of Okubo Toshimichi

The story of Sego-don (西郷どん), the NHK Taiga drama (大河ドラマ) 2018, has become more and more interesting with episodes of historical importance in the Bakumatu (幕末) era. As a huge fun of the era, I am so excited. By the way, have you ever heard of the name, Okuba Toshimichim (大久保利通)? He is a former ・・・

2018年9月15日

Adjustment of Kimono Dressing

Different from Western clothes, Kimono (着物) consists of fabric of straight line only. Since straight lines do not fit the curves on human body, it is said that the more cylindrical the wearer’s body is, the more beautiful the figure will be. In case the wearer’s body is curvy, Kimono dressers make adjustment. However, if ・・・

2018年9月13日

Soda Float with Oiri

If you live in Kyoto, you know where Sai-in (西院) is. It’s the name of the district around the intersection of the Nishioji (西大路) and the Shijo (四条) streets. In the Heian (平安) period, a villa of the emperor was located there, and the name was given because the villa (院) was in the west ・・・