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2018年2月19日

Ochaya* at Fushimi Inari Taisha

For many of my readers, hearing the name Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine conjures images of Senbon Torii (千本鳥居 – the thousands of Torii gates), but in fact there is a lot more to see at the shrine. Located in the Fushimi ward of Kyoto, a convenient district for traveling from YUMEYAKATA by Keihan line, the ・・・

2018年2月19日

Honmaru Goten at Nijo-jo castle

Among the many visitors to Niji-jo castle, relatively few make their way to Honmaru Goten (本丸御殿 – a group of castle buildings and gardens within Nijo-jo castle) located at the far end from the front entrance. In fact, Honmaru was located at the very center of the castle and served as the control room at ・・・

2018年2月18日

The famous Russian news program “Vremya” came to Yumeyakata Oike Bettei!

On February 18th, the team from famous Russian news program “Vremya”, aired on Channel One Russia, came to our Oike Bettei shop to discover the kimono experience! The reporter, Ms. Usmanova, came to our shop to see how the kimono rental process works, but also to know more about kimonos, such as the meaning of ・・・

2018年2月15日

Karamon Gate of Nishihongwan-ji (Hongwanji) Temple

Hongwanji (本願寺), also known as Nishi Hongwan-ji (西本願寺), a very famous World Heritage Site, is the headquarters of the Hongwanji denomination of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism (浄土真宗本願寺派, Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-school). The Karamon (唐門, a type of gate seen in Japanese architecture, such as temples and shrines) on the premises is also referred to as Higurashi no ・・・

2018年2月15日

Uji Bridge in Japanese History

We often hear from our customers that they would like to visit Uji (宇治, a city located at the south of Kyoto) city. For many of my readers, Byodoin Temple (平等院) established in the Heian (平安) period must be the most famous place in Uji. However, Uji was already a developed and civilized city far ・・・