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2017年11月25日

Dining in KIMONO

We often receive questions from our customers about how to have meals while being dressed in Kimono (着物). I always answer that it’s nothing different from wearing Western clothes. However, at the same time I can understand that their question is out of fear for dropping food on beautiful Kimono. If you feel the same ・・・

2017年11月24日

Kyoto Sandwich

Overseas people might think that we Kyoto residents eat traditional Japanese meals everyday and night. Surprising enough, the consumption of bread in Kyoto is the highest all over Japan. Well…it’s really convincing if I recall my childhood. I was a bread-lover indeed! Today, you’ll find a lot of bakeries If you walk around Kyoto. The ・・・

2017年11月24日

Fushimi Ningyo (Clay Dolls)

Have you ever seen Fushimi Ningyo (伏見人形, clay figures manufactured in the Fushimi district)? Fushimi Ningyo is made of clay from Mt. Inari (稲荷山) in the premises of Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) shrine, and believed to be the origin of Japanese clay dolls. Its production process is: make a mold, shape the clay with it, ・・・

2017年11月24日

The Tranquil Beauty, Heian Shrine

In 1895, Heian Shrine (平安神宮) was constructed in celebration of the 1100th anniversary of Heiankyo Sento (平安京遷都, the transfer of the national capital to Kyoto). The shrine is dedicated to the emperor Kanmu (桓武天皇) of the Heian era and the emperor Koumei (孝明)　in the end of the Edo (江戸) era. The shrine’s Torii (鳥居) gate ・・・

2017年11月22日

Pockets of KIMONO

My bags are big because I usually carry a lot of stuff with me. However, carrying a big bag is not a convenient way if you are wearing Kimono (着物), for it will make you look far from elegant as you should. Geiko (芸妓) carry their Gassai (がっさい, wallet) wrapped in Kaishi (懐紙, thick paper ・・・