Japanese flower arrangements for the New Year
Japanese flower arrangement makes Happy New Year! Temples and shrines in Kyoto start preparing for the New Year from December 13th every year, but maybe common ...
Winter sweet “A Shogoin Turnip”
When we say “turnips” in Kyoto, it often means a Shogoin turnip, which is famous as the ingredient of tasty Japanese pickles called “Senmai zuke”. In teaceremon...
The etiquette of Japanese tea ceremony. ~the way of drinking light tea~
To attend the traditional tea ceremony, is there some etiquette? We start preparing for the New Year’s Day after Christmas. The first tea ceremony is the annual...
Teramachi Street in Kyoto
If you’d like to find antiques, let’s go to Teramachi street in Kyoto! Teramachi street is quite small street beside Kyoto city hall. It’s fam...
Public Baths in Kyoto
Public bath in Kyoto ~the day for the citron~ It is said that bath with citron “yuzuyu” has the origin in Kyoto. The winter solstice is the shortest daylight in...
Christmas Tea Ceremony
When it comes to Japan’s Christmas, we usually think decorating Christmas trees and having chickens or cakes with family or friends are the mainstream. In this ...
You can do Japanese tea ceremony everywhere!
Japanese Tea Ceremony you can do everywhere! After learning the way of folding the cloth “fukusa” to purify tea utensils and the way of examining a bamboo tea w...
Japanese Tea Ceremony in table and chair style
Japanese Tea Ceremony on the table We have the way of tea in table chair style called “Ryu-rei. It’s the new style created in 1872 by the 11th grand master of U...
Yuzu(Citrus junos) ;winter fruit in Japan
Yuzu is the winter fruit often used for Japanese sweets and meals. Since it has strong fragrance, we sometimes use Yuzu for pepper, fresh sour, or float them on...
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Festivals in temples and shrines in Kyoto Japan
When is the popular festivals held in temple and shrines in Kyoto? Temples and shrines hold a memorial service for the day related to gods. It is believed that ...
Events of Boiling radish in Kyoto
Local Event in Kyoto for winter. Boiling radish! Some shrines and temples in Kyoto have the event of boiling Japanese white radish in the beginning of December....
My memories in Kyoto
My customers in Tea Ceremony Koto often ask “where did you study English?” “Is it your family job?” Actually, I’m not born in a historic family of tea ceremony ...