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2018年5月23日

Fresh Greenery at Saga Toriimoto District

Embraced in the rich nature, the Saga Toriimoto (嵯峨鳥居本) district, located at a 30 minutes distance on foot from the crowded Arashiyama (嵐山) area, is designated as a Traditional Architectures Preservation District of Japan. The charming townscape consists of Japanese traditional old houses with thatched roofs, attracts us in a crisp cold air of a ・・・

2018年5月23日

Azalea Flowers at Yasaka Shrine West Gate

When you step into Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社) from the Shijo (四条) street, you always go through this Roumon (楼門, two-storied gate). The Roumon was destroyed by fire in the Onin War (応仁の乱, a civil war that lasted from 1467 to 1477, during the Muromachi period) and reconstructed in the Meiji (明治) period. Every time I ・・・

2018年5月21日

Excellent Experience!

*Rating : ★★★★★Thanks for Yumeyakata’s great service! It is a truly enjoyable experience, from cloth ing to actual photography and we will absolutely recommend Yumeyakata to our friends and loves 🙂 Nicknam : NanYour photographer : 李大善Came to the shop on : 5 / 1

2018年5月18日

CANDY SHOW TIME Kyoto Gion Branch

Our customers often say that buying souvenirs is also a great fun part of their trips. Since traditional and innovative culture coexist in Kyoto, souvenirs as well as confectioneries are also uniquely developed here. Candy Show Time Gion (祇園) branch is located in a stylish building constructed in the Taisho (大正) period, which was formerly ・・・

2018年5月18日

Kamishimo, Formal Attire for Samurai Clans

I live in Hoko-cho (鉾町, communities which preserve/maintain floats of Gion Festival and operate the procession), however, I do not join the procession. Well, believe or not, women are still banned from it. We just work at the backstage. My role is to help the guys in the community to get dressed in the traditional ・・・