Before the 1960s, Japanese streets had various vendors. After that, the only things left were fish vendors, baked potatoes vendors, etc.The street vendors who made me feel early summer was the goldfish vendors. The goldfish is thought to have been... Read More | Share it now!
There is a bathing called “Shobuyu” for the seasonal event in May.At “Tango no Sekku” on May 5, Japanese were in “Shobuyu” or iris bath for the purpose of avoiding mischief.At that time, it was said that they were... Read More | Share it now!
There are formal and casual clothes. In some times, it was required as a rule rather than as common sense. Especially for the pre-modern upper class, such codes were very important. Rather than economic disparity, the difference in status became the... Read More | Share it now!
Yukata was originally used to hide the skin when bathing. However, in the 17th century, a paid indoor sauna bath opened in Edo (Tokyo) and became popular, and bathers began bathing naked. On the other hand, sweating clothes after bathing were... Read More | Share it now!