外国人向きの着物、浴衣、日本美の展覧会、テレビドラマ、トレンド、祭りなどの情報
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Taisho Era Meisen Kimono at the Yayoi Museum (Tokyo)
If you are in Tokyo, I highly recommend this exhibition on Meisen kimono at the Yayoi Museum, which is also a terribly fun small museum and connected to the Yumeji Museum next door.*Link to exhibition:https://www.yayoi-yumeji-museum.jp/yayoi/exhibiti
KAINOSHO Tadaoto: Crossing Boundaries in Nihonga, Theater and Film 2023.07.1 sat. - 08.27 sun. Tokyo Station Gallery As a Nihonga (Japanese-style) painter, Kainosho Tadaoto (1894-1978) was active in Kyoto during the Taisho (1912-1926) and early Showa
Kimono Coordinate for OC on 2923-03-25
Planning “O’hanami Coordinate” for Open Campus lecture on 2023-03-25
AFs April Kimono 2020-04-23 (Sat)
@Bunkyo Campus (Seminar Class)#LiveImitatingArtKiyokata Kaburaki (鏑木清方) Exhibition:https://kiyokata2022.jp/?fbclid=IwAR3Pvy-cynkkW6ihkB3siOseSUFyfRPpuJPbycAZrR7AC_QbbtHYKnDvY9YKiyokata Kaburaki (鏑木 清方, Kaburaki Kiyokata, August 31, 1
COVID Olympics (Tokyo 2021) NONO
The correspondance between the Tokyo Olympics 2020 2021 and the spike in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo, you be the judge.The Tokyo Olympics were held between 23 July and 8 August 2021.The Summer Paralympics were held between 24 August and 5 September 202
2021 AFs November Kimono Part 1
Now that the University is mostly back to live @university classes, I'm also back to being in kimono more often since I actually have to leave my house. (At home, I wear samue 作務衣 (kimono jacket&trousers work clothes).11/07 (SUN) @ Bunkyo Campus, for
AFs Recommended Readings on Kimono
Back by popular demand....(Click images to enlarge)
10/29 (FRI) @ Neighborhood 10/28 (THU) @ Bunkyo Campus 10/27 (WED) @ Bunkyo Campus (computer work) 10/21 (THU) @ Bunkyo Campus (Same kimono and obi as on Monday, see the diference)10/18 (MON) @ Funeral 10/16 (SAT) @ Bunkyo Camp
Kimono Communication Seminar Exhibition
@ Atomi University (Bunkyo Campus) 7/24-8/1, 2021This was the project I mentioned here (Kimono Display Ideas for Student Project)The seminar students wrote the wall texts explaining the motifs and the images. All the kimono and accessories are mine, a
It's only June, and I'm ready for summer, but the Japanese semester runs through July, and Tokyo is still in lockdown until the 20th.IN the meantime, I'm apparently "All about the kingyo (goldfish), all about the kingyo..."Speaking of going out
This "Little Disapproving Sensei" never fails to cheer me up during the travails of COVID and Tokyo lockdown. I imagine Rilakkuma in this garb scolding students: “Just you listen up here,” (adjusts obi), “You best get your act together, and I mean righ
The major event/holiday of March is Doll's Day on 3/3, the origins of which are maybe not what you might suspect. Traditionally, it was a day of purification to cleanse impurities and ward off the consequneces of any possible defilements, called "kegare-h
Miscellaneous Yellow Kimono Coordinate Examples
I decided to put all these yellow kimono coordinates in one independent post.I actually do not like yellow, I don't hate it as much as orange but still, so coordinating yellow kimono into my personal style is a challenge for me.Yellow Kimono Coordinate
My Local Izakaya (i.e. Karen's Cheers)The motto on the side of their matchbox:The sake good, and the food is good, if you drink even better. Zashiki (small tatami room for parties) available on the 2nd FL.Various Coordinate Ideas for Green Stripe A
2/24 (Wed) @ NiizaTsubaki (Camellia) Tsumugi and Tsubaki Synthetic Hassun (8-sun width) obi2/22 (Mon) Tsubaki (Camellia) & Tsubaki Hassun (8-sun width) obiThis kimono was supposed to be tailored as a dōnuki, but the idiot shop (more than the tail
1/30 (Sat) @ Homesewing new sleeves on worn-out hada-juban1/29 (Fri) @ Neighborhood(cheating by wearing only half of tsukuri-obi)1/20 (Wed) @ Niiza (office)Purple Nishijin Tsumugi Kimono(one of my first kimono bought, many, many years ago no
2020 Kimono November and December
December Sundry AccessoriesDecember Nemaki CoordinateMisc. Yellow Kimono Coordinate Examples12/26 (Sat) @ Bunkyo12/25 (Fri) @ Niiza12/12 (Sat) @ Bunkyo11/28 (Sat) @ Bunkyo11/25 (Wed) @ Home11/22 (Sun) @ Bunkyo
Bruce Presents: A Virtual Kimono Showcase (vimeo link)
The Bruce Museum in Connecticut held the exhibition Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e (September 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020).In celebration of that exhibition, Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo-e, at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 20, t
11/4 (Wed) @ Niiza The Ueda tsumugi (see below for detail)10/20 (Tue) @ Neighborhood10/5 (Mon) @ Neighborhood 10/4 (Sun) @ Niiza (R) dressed for work, (L) Ueda tsumugi detail (different kimono)
Recently, this obi keeps popping up on ads, and I was pretty sure I already owned it. And, yep, the earliest photo I can find at the moment is 2017-9-24.(2017-9-24)9/14 MONAnd then I decided to compare the advice in Tōsei Fūzoku Tsū text, to
Aug. 5 (Wed) @ TNM "KIMONO" Exhibition・Indigo-dyed ro-weave summer kimono with mountain landscapes, Hanhaba Hakata obi, black ro crested haori藍染 絽小紋 紅葉・山岳 模様、半幅博多帯、黒絽紋付け羽織Walked to my station without tears, did fine at the
Hamamatsu-shijira Two-piece Kimono浜松しじら 二部式着物・セパレート着物米沢織 八寸名古屋帯Yonezawa-weave 8-sun width Nagoya obiWhen I've been in kimono, mostly I have been wearing this one. I bought this two-piece kimono so that I could wear just the
Due to online classes etc I have not been wearing kimono regulary, instead I have been wearing samue. But for what it's worth (eyecandy?), here's some recent kimono pics that I do have.July 22 (Wed)Yumeji Coordinate Plan for TNM Kimono Exhibition One
In honor of the 5th month (May), which starts off with Children's Day (the traditional holiday of Tango 端午) on 5/5 and approaches a close with Kimono Day (呉服の日) on 5/29, I have posted the answers to my workbook sheet on the iris motif which I make f
Personal Faves of COVID-19 Memes
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Left to right: April 27, April 28, April 29, and April 30April 25April 24April 19April 18April 17April 8 @ NiizaApril 4
Shiozawa omeshi 塩澤お召し 2020 March
2020-03-13 (Fri) @ Niiza (meetings)2020-03-03 (Tue) @ Home and Out&AboutQuote below from Ariyoshi Sawako's novel Shiba-zakura (book 2), published in 1970.御召 に 絣 模様 が でき た のは 正子 が 一本 に なる 前後 の こと で あっ た。 それ までの
Of late, I've been forgetting to take kimono pics, but this is what I have.2020-2-27 (Thu) @ NiizaStripe black Ōshima & Black shibori haori2020-2-22 (Sat) @ NiizaEdo komon & Ōshima haori2020-2-19 (Wed) @ NiizaEdo Komon & Velvet maroon sha
Week 3・2020-01-18 (Sat): Center Shiken (National Exams) @ Niiza, upper right・2020-01-16 (Thu): Kimono Communication class @ Bunkyo, lower left (went to Niiza in AM)・2020-01-15 (Wed): Meetings @ Niiza, upper left・2020-01-12 (Sun): Hatsugama, lower
2020-01-29 @ NiizaWeek 4Week 3・2020-01-18 (Sat): Center Shiken (National Exams) @ Niiza, upper right・2020-01-16 (Thu): Kimono Communication class @ Bunkyo, lower left (went to Niiza in AM)・2020-01-15 (Wed): Meetings @ Niiza, upper left
I spent Christmas in the US from Dec 21st to Dec 30th.Train to plane and hiking clothesHike 1 (12-22)Dad and his bridgeDad & Associates' landscaping project @ Kanawauke Regional Nature Museum (small zoo only open seasonally)H
2019-12-20 (Fri) @ Niiza2019-12-19 (Thu) @ Bunkyo2019-12-18 (Wed) @ Niiza2019-12-16 (Mon) @ Tea2019-12-14 (Sat) @ Bunkyo2019-12-13 (Fri) @ Niiza2019-12-12 (Thu) @ Bunkyo2019-12-11 (Wed) @ Niiza2019-12-10 (Tue) @ Neighborhoo
2019-11-29 (Fri) @ Niiza2019-11-28 (Thu) @ Bunkyo2019-11-27 (Wed) @ Niiza2019-11-25 (Mon) @ Home afer Tea2019-11-23 (Sat) @ HomeBefore and after obiage messMoved kimono to new houseRoof-leak old apartment2019-11-22 (Fri) @ Ni
2019 Kimono October Week 4 and 5
2019-10-29 (Tue) @ NeighborhoodIt was raining (new umbrella)2019-10-26 (Sat) @ Bunkyo2019-10-25 (Fri) @ HomeWater flooding kimono room AGAIN! (Same day I bought the cat umbrella)Kimono 10-26 (Sat), 10-25 (Fri), and 10-23 (Wed) -- (lef
2019 Kimono October Week 1 - 3
2019-10-19 (SAT) @ Bunkyo to Asakusa2019-10-19 (SAT), 10-18 (Fri), 10-17 (Thu) -- (Left to right)2019-10-16 (Wed) @ HomeAt home with the plague2019-10-16 (Wed) @ HomeConsidering obi options for Bingata wase kimono2019-10-9 (Wed) @ Nii
2019-9-27 (Fri) @ NiizaOmiya chijimi, really just too hot for anything else.2019-9-26 (Thu) @ BunkyoI'm not sure, but likely an Ojiya chijimi kimono2019-9-25 (Wed) @ NiizaStill too hot to wear anything but summer kimono.Omiya chijimi and Lea
2019-9-21 (Sat) @ Neighborhood2019-9-19 (Thu) @ Niiza (Admissions)2019-9-18 (Wed) @ Hospital Check-up2019-9-17 (Tue) @ Neighborhood.......* クリックしてね Blog Mura
2019-9-14 (Sat) @ Neighborhood2019-9-12 (Thu) @ Neighborhood2019-9-10 (Tue) @ Neighborhood2019-9-9 (Mon) @ Neighborhood.......* クリックしてね Blog Mura
2019-9-7 (Sat) @ Neighborhood2019-9-6 (Fri) @ Neighborhood2019-9-5 (Thu) @ Neighborhood2019-9-3 (Wed) @ Neighborhood2019-9-2 (Mon) @ Niiza (Admissions).......* クリックしてね Blog Mura
2019-8-31 (Sat) @ Neighborhood2019-8-27 (Tue), 29 (Thu), 30 (Fri) 2019-8-30 (Fri) detail2019-8-25 (Sun) @ Bon-odori at Ebisu with friend2019-8-24 (Sat) @ Neighborhood2019-8-23 (Fri) @ Neighborhood2019-8-17 (Sat) @ Neighborhood
東京都豊島区目白4丁目18の作業はうるさいすぎるし、その上、危険と思います。私の家はそのせいで、完全に揺れています。仕事できないだけではなく、気分が悪くなっています。それほどの作業は法律違反ではないのでしょうか。http://www.ryoki-japan.co.jp/家の
2019-7-31 (Wed) @ Neighborhood2019-7-30 (Tue) @ Neighborhood2019-7-29 (Mon) @ Tea Lesson2019-7-27 (Sat) @ Hachioji: Dyeing Works 染工場2019-7-26 (Fri) @ Neighborhood2019-7-25 (Thu) @ No class2019-7-24 (Wed) @ Niiza: Last Facult
2019-7-20 (Sat) @ Bunkyo: 3rd & 4th year seminars + Yukata Kitsuke Practice2019-7-19 (Fri) @ Niiza: 2nd year's "Intro to Research" class 2019-7-18 (Thu) @ Bunkyo: "Japanese Religious Art" class 2019-7-17 (Wed) @ Niiza: Faculty etc meeting
2019-7-13 (Sat) @ Bunkyo: 4th year seminar + Yukata Kitsuke Lecture with Obi practice2019-7-12 (Fri) @ Niiza: Intro to Research 研究入門2019-7-11 (Thu) @ Bunkyo: Japanese Religious Art2019-7-10 (Wed) @ Niiza: Faculty etc meetings2019-7
2019-6-29 (Sat) @ Bunkyo: 3rd & 4th year seminars 2019-6-28 (Fri) @ Niiza: Intro to Research (Scholarly Reading) (Wore grey haori so I wouldn't get my kimono sleeves in my students' faces as I checked their work.)2019-6-27 (Thu) @ Bunkyo: Japan
"Kimono" is the traditional clothes of Japan.Dear Kim Kardashian,Not only is "kimono" not underwear, but the function of specialized underwear for kimono is to minimize the natural curves of the body for the straight lines of a "kimono"; it is NOT
2019-6-23 (Sun) @ ???(What on earth did I do that was so fancy-pants?!)I remembered, Open Campus @ Bunkyo2019-6-22 (Sat) @ Bunkyo: 3rd year seminar -- Yukata Dressing 2019-6-21 (Fri) @ Niiza: Intro to Research (Motifs and Their Meanings -- Sum
2019-6-16 (Sun) @ International Ukiyo-e Symposium2019-6-15 (Sat) @ Bunkyo: 3rd and 4th year seminar 2019-6-14 (Fri) @ Wake for friend 2019-6-13 (Thu) @ Bunkyo: Japanese Religious Art 2019-6-12 (Wed) @ neighborhood 2019-6-9 (Sun)
2019-5-25 (Sat) @ Bunkyo: 3rd & 4th year seminars 2019-5-24 (Fri) @ TNM: Japanese Religious Art (Kūkai & Tōji Exhibition) (actually in very light awase kimono)Giorgio Armani Fashion Show? Photo Shoot? to occure later @ TNM2019-5-23 (Thu
2019-5-17 (Fri) @ Niiza (Intro to Research: モノ学コミ material culture comunication)2019-5-16 (Thu) @ Bunkyo: Japanese Religious Art (Asuka-Hakuhō periods)2019-5-15 (Wed) @ Home (Making class lecture PP's)In samu'e 作務衣: No photo201
2019-5-11 (Sat) @ Bunkyo (Zemi Ia: Kimono Library; Zemi IIa: Google survey)2019-5-10 (Fri) @ Niiza (Intro to Research モノ学コミ: Motif Communication 柄・模様コミ)2019-5-9 (Thu) @ Bunkyo: Japanese Religious Art (Intro to Buddhism)2019-5-
2019 Kimono April 30th Shitamachi Flowers
* BTW, no Kimono May Week One due to Golden Week Holidays2019-4-30 (Tue) @ Shitamachi Flowers (Nezu Shrine & Kameido Tenjin shrine)1st stop: Nezu Shrine 根津神社: Azaleas ツツジ(躑躅)Stop 2: Lunch @ Izue in Ueno (上野不忍池 伊豆栄)
You Say Iris, I Say Ayame (The Kakitsubata Poem)
I am reposting this old post just because I like it, and because a Japanese friend asked for a modern Japanese translation of the Kakitsubata poem below.The first syllables of each line of the poem spell-out “ka-ki-tsu-ba-ta.” Just in case you hadn
2019-4-27 (Sat) @ Bunkyo (Zemi Ia: 着モノがたり)2019-4-26 (Fri) @ Niiza (Kenkyu Nyumon: Material Culture Communication)2019-4-25 (Thu) @ Bunkyo (Japanese Religious Art)2019-4-24 (Wed) @ Niiza (Faculty & Committee Meetings).......
2019-4-20 (Sat) @ Bunkyo (Zemi Ia: 着モノがたり)2019-4-19 (Fri) @ Niiza (Kenkyu Nyumon: Material Culture Communication)2019-4-18 (Thu) @ Bunkyo (Japanese Religious Art)2019-4-17 (Wed) @ Niiza (Faculty & Committee Meetings)& Chinsanzo
2019-4-13 (Sat) @ Bunkyo (Zemi: 着モノがたり)White Ōshima kimono with floral pattern Black Hassun Obi with Tsubaki (camellia) flower design本場大島紬 白大島 花丸文八寸名古屋帯 黒紬地 華やかな椿文2019-4-12 (Fri) @ Niiza (Kenkyū Nyūmon:
2019-4-7 (Sun) @ Bunkyo (Class prep)Stripe Denim KimonoHakata Nam'haba Obiアシンメトリーデニム×ヒッコリー デニム着物半幅博多帯2019-4-6 (Sat) @ Bunkyo (Zemi: 着モノがたり 1st Class!)2019-4-4 (Thu) @ Niiza (1st & 2nd years guidance)Gr
2019-4-6 (Sat) Zemi Museum Trip
For my "Ki-mono-gatari" 着モノがたり seminar class, I took the students to the Tokyo National Museum (TNM) in the afternoon, and they had to write a short report and do a PP presentation for the next class.Course: Ueno Park --> TNM Rear Garden --> Ho
After the university entrance ceremony at Atomi, I went to see the sakura (cherry blossoms) at the Sumidagwa river.
April 1st Kimono Heisei 31 (2019)
Cotton Kimono & Hakata Han'haba ObiGreen Block Check
Reiwa from the Manyoshu、poem on plum blossoms.Era name means "Wonderful Harmony"
2019-3-29 (Fri) @ Bunkyo (Guidance for 3rd & 4th years)Lunch with Professors2019-3-27 (Wed) @ Niiza (University Meetings)2019-3-26 (Tue) @ neighborhood
I went to Hakone onsen (hotspring) with a friend, for an overnight trip on March 24-25.Photo of Mt. Fuji 富士山 from window of Narukawa Art Museumhttp://www.narukawamuseum.co.jp/Tea Sweets at Cafe in Narukawa MuseumSoba Restaurant near
JAPAN BLOG by AubergineFleur™ : Kimono and yukata, Japanese exhibitions, TV Dramas, news briefs, flowers and festivals, various Japan event info, and handy Japan links.
Kansas kimono Trip day 1 (March 1)
JAPAN BLOG by AubergineFleur™ : Kimono and yukata, Japanese exhibitions, TV Dramas, news briefs, flowers and festivals, various Japan event info, and handy Japan links.
JAPAN BLOG by AubergineFleur™ : Kimono and yukata, Japanese exhibitions, TV Dramas, news briefs, flowers and festivals, various Japan event info, and handy Japan links.
JAPAN BLOG by AubergineFleur™ : Kimono and yukata, Japanese exhibitions, TV Dramas, news briefs, flowers and festivals, various Japan event info, and handy Japan links.
JAPAN BLOG by AubergineFleur™ : Kimono and yukata, Japanese exhibitions, TV Dramas, news briefs, flowers and festivals, various Japan event info, and handy Japan links.
2019 Cherry Blossom Schedule Forecast in Japan 平成31 桜開花スケジュール
Cherry Bossoms, Sakura, 桜、さくら、サクラ、🌸 I'm posting a bit late this year, so The Japanese WeatherNews’s weathernews.jp, and the official Japan Weather Association’s tenki.jp, as well as Weathermap are all available.*Check for update
2019-2-15 (Fri) @ Bunkyo --to-- NiizaI rather like how the stripes in the obi just happened to match the stripes in the kimono.2019-2-14 (Thu) @ Neighborhood (Valentine's)2019-2-11 (Mon) @ Tea Class.......* クリックしてね Blog Mura
2019 Kimono February Week 3 (Asakusa)
2019-2-10 (Sun) @ AsakusaA friend called me out of the blue. A friend had given her some kimono, so she wanted to get dressed up and go to Asakusa. First she came over to my house, and we sorted through her kimono. Then we had to sew on a han-eri collar
2019-2-9 (Sat) @ Neighborhood2019-2-8 (Fri) @ NiizaSame kimono and obi as 2019-2-5 (Tue) below, but different abi-age sash and obijime cord; here light blue and below yellow. 2019-2-7 (Thu) @ Neighborhood2019-2-6 (Wed) @ Niiza2019-2-5
2019-2-2 (Sat) @ Bunkyo(Yuuki Tsumugi)2019-2-1 (Fri) @ Niiza.......* クリックしてね Blog Mura
2019-1-29 (Tue) @ Bunkyo 2019-1-28 (Mon) @ Bunkyo (A-Nyushi Exam Day 2)2019-1-27 (Sun) @ Bunkyo (A-Nyushi Exam Day 1).......* クリックしてね Blog Mura
2019-1-26 (Sat) @ Bunkyo2019-1-25 (Fri) @ Niiza2019-1-23 (Wed) @ Niiza2019-1-22 (Tue) @ Bunkyo2019-1-21 (Mon) @ Tea(The day I split the back seam on this kimono. It is now at the kimono shop, along with a summer silk-koubai kimono, ge
2019 Kimono January Week 2 and 3
* BTW, there is no Jan week 12019-1-19 (Sat) @ Niiza (Center Shiken)2019-1-16 (Wed) @ Niiza2019-1-15 (Tue) @ Bunkyo2019-1-14 (Mon) @ Hatsugama (NY's Tea Ceremony)2019-1-13 (Sun) @ Bunkyo2019-1-11 (Fri) @ Niiza2019-1-9 (Wed
The Four Deva Vegetables of the Japanese Entrance Exams
For the Japanese National Entrance exams (Center Shiken, センター試験) on Jan 19, the Listening Portion had a question about which (vegetable) character matched the description in the listening. These rather odd, but adorable, characters have now become a
Back in Japan, and back in kimono
2018-01-05 (Sat) @ Torihachi(wore samue 作務衣, kimono jacket-and-pants work clothes)Just because...2018-01-09 (Wed) @ Niiza.......* クリックしてね Blog Mura
I was supposed to fly out on Delta, but the plane was delayed arrival to Newark, hence would not make connection at Detroit for flight to Narita, so I was transferred to United. Direct flight! Yippee!When the United flight actually took off...Newa
Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve
2018-12-29 (Sat) with DadNice for a short hike (walk) on an overcast day, and even prettier in spring.Walking counter-clockwise, enlarge map held by Dad3 trail markers marks the startThe lake with narrow pennisula cutting across itDad on a br
According to the Farmer's Almanac of 2019, Men's Wear Daily predicts kimono in muted blues and grays for men. (Seriousy?! In the US?!)
Bookshelf from my undergraduate days at RU
2018-12-26 (Wed)Bookshelf from my undergraduate days at RUDetail of The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi and Arrowroot, written by Tanizaki, and translated by Anthony H Chambers
2018-12-25 (Tue)Table Centerpiece by AFMother's Favorite Tea (Dimbula)
「ブログリーダー」を活用して、auberginefleurさんをフォローしませんか?
If you are in Tokyo, I highly recommend this exhibition on Meisen kimono at the Yayoi Museum, which is also a terribly fun small museum and connected to the Yumeji Museum next door.*Link to exhibition:https://www.yayoi-yumeji-museum.jp/yayoi/exhibiti
KAINOSHO Tadaoto: Crossing Boundaries in Nihonga, Theater and Film 2023.07.1 sat. - 08.27 sun. Tokyo Station Gallery As a Nihonga (Japanese-style) painter, Kainosho Tadaoto (1894-1978) was active in Kyoto during the Taisho (1912-1926) and early Showa
Planning “O’hanami Coordinate” for Open Campus lecture on 2023-03-25
@Bunkyo Campus (Seminar Class)#LiveImitatingArtKiyokata Kaburaki (鏑木清方) Exhibition:https://kiyokata2022.jp/?fbclid=IwAR3Pvy-cynkkW6ihkB3siOseSUFyfRPpuJPbycAZrR7AC_QbbtHYKnDvY9YKiyokata Kaburaki (鏑木 清方, Kaburaki Kiyokata, August 31, 1
The correspondance between the Tokyo Olympics 2020 2021 and the spike in COVID-19 cases in Tokyo, you be the judge.The Tokyo Olympics were held between 23 July and 8 August 2021.The Summer Paralympics were held between 24 August and 5 September 202
Now that the University is mostly back to live @university classes, I'm also back to being in kimono more often since I actually have to leave my house. (At home, I wear samue 作務衣 (kimono jacket&trousers work clothes).11/07 (SUN) @ Bunkyo Campus, for
Back by popular demand....(Click images to enlarge)
10/29 (FRI) @ Neighborhood 10/28 (THU) @ Bunkyo Campus 10/27 (WED) @ Bunkyo Campus (computer work) 10/21 (THU) @ Bunkyo Campus (Same kimono and obi as on Monday, see the diference)10/18 (MON) @ Funeral 10/16 (SAT) @ Bunkyo Camp
@ Atomi University (Bunkyo Campus) 7/24-8/1, 2021This was the project I mentioned here (Kimono Display Ideas for Student Project)The seminar students wrote the wall texts explaining the motifs and the images. All the kimono and accessories are mine, a
It's only June, and I'm ready for summer, but the Japanese semester runs through July, and Tokyo is still in lockdown until the 20th.IN the meantime, I'm apparently "All about the kingyo (goldfish), all about the kingyo..."Speaking of going out
This "Little Disapproving Sensei" never fails to cheer me up during the travails of COVID and Tokyo lockdown. I imagine Rilakkuma in this garb scolding students: “Just you listen up here,” (adjusts obi), “You best get your act together, and I mean righ
The major event/holiday of March is Doll's Day on 3/3, the origins of which are maybe not what you might suspect. Traditionally, it was a day of purification to cleanse impurities and ward off the consequneces of any possible defilements, called "kegare-h
I decided to put all these yellow kimono coordinates in one independent post.I actually do not like yellow, I don't hate it as much as orange but still, so coordinating yellow kimono into my personal style is a challenge for me.Yellow Kimono Coordinate
My Local Izakaya (i.e. Karen's Cheers)The motto on the side of their matchbox:The sake good, and the food is good, if you drink even better. Zashiki (small tatami room for parties) available on the 2nd FL.Various Coordinate Ideas for Green Stripe A
2/24 (Wed) @ NiizaTsubaki (Camellia) Tsumugi and Tsubaki Synthetic Hassun (8-sun width) obi2/22 (Mon) Tsubaki (Camellia) & Tsubaki Hassun (8-sun width) obiThis kimono was supposed to be tailored as a dōnuki, but the idiot shop (more than the tail
1/30 (Sat) @ Homesewing new sleeves on worn-out hada-juban1/29 (Fri) @ Neighborhood(cheating by wearing only half of tsukuri-obi)1/20 (Wed) @ Niiza (office)Purple Nishijin Tsumugi Kimono(one of my first kimono bought, many, many years ago no
Planning “O’hanami Coordinate” for Open Campus lecture on 2023-03-25