Kimono has inspired the world of beauty to this day. Perhaps the most striking encounter came in the late 19th century, when Europe first met not kimonos themselves, but ukiyo-e prints depicting women wearing them.Let’s start with Danae... Read More | Share it now!
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!
May 5th is a national holiday in Japan called “Children’s Day”. Originally called “Tango no Sekku”（端午の節句）, it was the festival day for boys. On the other hand, March 3rd is the festival day for girls.... 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!