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Kimono Fair
We had a day off today, both of us, so we were able to enjoy the sunny autumn day as well as the kimono fair that took place right in our backyard, at Kamigamo-jinja.
While kimono merchants were proudly displaying their merchandise and visitors were treated with green tea prepared by maiko, the central attraction of [...]
Moon Viewers
“The clouds come and go
providing a rest for all
moon viewers.”
(Matsuo Bash?)
We enjoyed a superb evening yesterday, at the Moon Viewing Festival at Shimogamo-jinja. The weather was in perfect resonance with the collective wish of all of us present there, allowing us to witness the full moon shining brightly as it rose over the trees surrounding [...]
Admiring the Moon
As fall starts to make noticed its discrete presence, Japanese people’s sensibility towards nature comes forward once again, expressed through a variety of local events and festivals. They say we entered what they call Chushu no Meigetsu, or Mid Autumn’s Most Beautiful Moon.There are at least five* local moon admiring events in two days here [...]
Asatsuyugahara
It’s been a year since we moved to our new house, in the North Ward of Kyoto, near Kamigamo shrine. Just across the street, the Kamo River makes its way slowly through what is called Asatsuyugahara-cho.I found this particular name to be extremely poetic: imagine the rise of the sun over a green field wet [...]
