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2017年11月11日

A Color Dedicated to Japanese Emperor

In mid November of 2013, I visited a prestigious fabric-dye master in the Saga (嵯峨) district of Kyoto. I went there because I heard that there was one particular color called “Koh ro zen (黄櫨染)” which only the Japanese emperor can use for his ceremonial costumes, and the fabric-dye master was the one who handles ・・・

2017年11月9日

Traditional Japanese Colors and Kimono

2017/11/09 Since ancient times, Japanese people have been valued the sense of four seasons, especially when wearing Kimono (着物). Seasonal patterns and colors are widely appreciated, and Japanese people in the old times gave those colors a unique name out of traditional terms. Juni Hitoe (十二単衣) is a style of Kimono consists of 12-layers, expressing ・・・

2017年11月5日

OMOKARU (Light or Heavy) Stone at Fushimi Inari Taisha

Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) a is a world famous shrine in Kyoto, crowded everyday with visitors including those who from overseas, all enthusiastically praying for their prosperity. After climbing all the way through the famous Senbon Torii (千本鳥居, a corridor of thousands of red torii), you arrive at the Okusha Hohaisho (奥社奉拝所, Prayer building), and ・・・

2017年11月5日

Enjoy Kimono as You Like

In the old days, there were two different Kimono (着物) cultures in Kyoto: one was cultivated within Hanamachi (花街, districts where Maiko and Geiko reside and work), and another one was among Machikata (wealthy citizens) wives. Today, Kimono are worn mostly as ceremonial costumes, however, Kimono were more like casual everyday clothes in the past. ・・・

2017年8月24日

Yumeyakata Oike Bettei’s photo event “Instagrammers in Yukata in Gion Matsuri” was int

A press article reported about Yumeyakata Oike Bettei’s photo event “Instagrammers in yukata in Gion Matsuri” held on July 23rd, 2017. On that day, 43 participants got dressed in yukatas before strolling around the Later Festival’s floats, which offer perfect background for nice pictures. They seemed to enjoy the photoshoot a lot! ■ The press ・・・