The symbol crests for Gion festival in Kyoto
Gion festival Kyoto has the symbol crests. If we carefully see the displays or Japanese sweets in Kyoto, we can find the 2 symbol crests for Gion festival every…
Soba noodle restaurant in Arashiyama Kyoto ~the house a Japanese artist had loved~
Soba Lunch time beside the river in Arashiyama Arashiyama Yoshimura is the popular and famous Japanese soba restaurant where we can see the best scenery of Toag…
Let’s go to Gion festival wearing Yukata!
Let’s go to Gion Festival in Kyoto wearing Yukata. Gion festival in July is one of the 3 biggest festivals in Kyoto. The highlight of Gion festival is the…
Enjoy the height of the season in the tea ceremony!
What’s the purpose of Tea Ceremony? My foreign customers often ask me “What’s the purpose of the tea ceremony? or “ What occasions do you have tea ceremon…
Japanese sweets for summer!
It’s getting hotter and more humid in July in Kyoto. We can hear the sounds of Gion festival on the main street, Sanjo and Shijo. Hearing the sounds of the fest…
Kyoto day trip in the end of June★ To wish for the health.
Wish for your health in the end of the June June 30th is the day to eat Minazuki made of sweet beans and rice cake! The annual event called “Nagoshinoharae” are…
What’s Goshuin-cho book? It’s like stamp rally for temples & shrines, but NOT the stamp rally.
I guess it’s not known by many foreign tourists, but some Japanese are collecting the stamps called Goshuin when they visit temples and shrines. Every temples a…
Summer flowers for the tea ceremony！ “Like they are in the field naturally.”
Cha-bana; flowers for the tea ceremony is different from the flower arrangement called Ikebana. We don’t use western flowers for the tea room, but natural flowe…