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Hello, ICHIROYA news letter readers, How are you doing?This time Mitsue is writing. The rainy season was over and we are suffering from the summer heat now. It is extremely hot and humid in August. The sound of cicadas singing makes us feel much hotter. Schools are in summer vacation now, so students enjoy planning some exciting events.Well, we have many festivals throughout the country in summer. The Gion Festival in Kyoto is one of Japan's THREE major festivals. It lasts for the entire month of July and various different events are held. For example, prayers to the shrine, assembling Yamahoko, dedicatory of traditional arts, Yamahoko parade and more. Yama (festival cars, float) Hoko (long-handled spears) parade is the most famous and have visitors the most. Yamahoko is decorated by each towns of Kyoto. They are decked with local arts and crafts, so that's why they are called walking museums. The festival was named from the Gion district of the city.The origin of Gion Festival is in 863 AD, the Imperial Court held a religious service to stamp out epidemic diseases and to let calm departed souls. Natural disasters also occurred such as earthquake and Mt. Fuji Eruption which cause damages to the land and epidemic diseases. So a religious service started letting the evil spirit transferred to 66 Hoko (number of prefecture at that time) to save the country. It became called Gion Festival and began to hold annually since 970 AD. With a history of more than one thousand years, the Gion Festival and Yamahoko are recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage.Kyoto's downtown area is full of people to see the massive parade during the festival. The streets are lined with food stands of such as Yakitori (barbecued chicken on skewers), Taiyaki (fish-shaped pancake filled with sweet beans), Takoyaki (dumpling with octopus), Kakigori (shaved ice with sweet syrup) and other popular food. Various kind of Chimaki (a rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves) shaped charm are also sold. Women and men dressed in Yukata walk around the area, carrying with paper fans. A member of my orchestra living in Kyoto showed me some pictures of Gion Festival. You might see many pictures on internet, but the ones taken by ordinary women living in Kyoto will show you resident's view.ICHIROYA has some items with Gion Festival design.KurotomesodeTsukesageFukuro obiThank you for reading till the end. Next news letter will be sent on August 18. Till then, Good bye! Please have a wonderful weekend!
Kimono Flea Market ICHIROYA's News Letter No.805
I recently started learning to play the piano. Actually, I learned how to play the piano about 20 years ago, but gave up and didn't play since then because it was difficult. I have always wanted
to try again. Besides, I heard that it helps to prevent dementia!
depicted beautifully in kimonos.
Tsuzumi is a Japanese hand drum. It has loud and pleasant tones. It is often depicted colorfully in kimonos because it is regarded as auspicious motif.
Kimono Flea Market ICHIROYA's News Letter No.784
Obi #820088 Kimono Flea Market Ichiroya
Obi #820099 Kimono Flea Market Ichiroya
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How are you doing?
This time Iori is writing.
"Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun", the ancient tumulus structures were designated for Cultural World Heritage Site in 2019.
This is the first cultural world heritage for Osaka, and Furuichi is the next city of Tondabayashi, in which Ichiroya is.
There is a plan to look it on a balloon from the sky! It must be cool!!
I wish many people around the world visit our neighbourhood and enjoy sightseeing!
Instagram??
https://www.instagram.com/kimonotteichiroya/
Most of Kimonotte items are reprinted of patterns from vintage kimono or obi. Cute and colorful obiage(sash), han-eri(added collar) and obi surely go well with vintage or modern kimono outfits! It is just fun to look at them. Of course I check it out everyday!
This obi is from Kimonotte sideproject.
It is very easy way to tie, actually no need to tie, just roll up and fasten with obijime(cord) .
Its cool, isn't it?? You can even use any belt you have. Actually, the above belt is not obijime, it was sold as a regular belt, it works really nice!
I also introduce vintage summer kimono and colorful eye-catching Yukata kimono.
However, I think you can enjoy them to slip on such as Haori.
Summer kimonos are comfortable with its smooth and light touch.
Besides, vintage kimonos are colorful and have dynamic patterns, which are very eye-catching.
Please visit our Instagram sometime and enjoy the world of attractive vintage kimono!!
https://www.instagram.com/kimonotteichiroya/
Please have a wonderful weekend!
Kimono Flea Market ICHIROYA's News Letter No.783
Kimono Flea Market ICHIROYA's News Letter No.782
This is Yoko writing this weekend's newsletter. Ogenki desuka?
A few days after water was drawn into next door Tanbo (rice field), the Kaeru has returned (literary kaeru(return) in Japanese) to our gate top. To be honest, after seeing him sitting there for years, it almost makes me happy to see him again, well.... except my daughter. hahaha
Well, July is starting tomorrow, and it will only get hotter next month to August which also means it will be a great season to enjoy Yukata and summer Kimono!!
This year's trend for summer Kimono in Japan is 'modern' and 'sophisticated' and so blue and white colors should become popular.
For your information, our new arrivals are added at about 5:45am on weekday mornings, Japan Time.
Good luck to you!!!
itsumo arigato gozaimasu for reading our newsletters and if you have any request or ideas for our newsletters, they are more than welcome!!!
Kimono Flea Market ICHIROYA's News Letter No.781
Renga-kan in in Kumatori-cho, Osaka
In Osaka, rainy season is just around the corner. It will be humid with high temperature for about a month, but I can't hate this rainy season. I like the sound of rain drops, because I feel something relieved from the sound.
looms
from raw cotton to cotton yarn
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Me holding niko
ancient lotusSome of them are old and have flaws, but we would like you to enjoy these tasteful cotton texture. Thank you for reading. Hope you enjoy this weekend!
Kimono Flea Market ICHIROYA's News Letter No.799
Obi #295953 Kimono Flea Market Ichiroya
Dear Ichiroya newsletter readers
Hi, how are you doing? This is Azusa writing.
It's getting hotter and soon we will enter the rainy season in Japan.
Last month I went to Nara Park to see flowers and deer.
The wisteria in the park was in full bloom. The flowers were very elegant and reminded me of the long sleeves of Furisode!
Nara Park is famous for deer. In Nara Park area, people and deer live together in peace.
There are over 1,000 deer in the park. They are roaming around the park while relaxing and eating rice crackers called Shika-Senbei, which people feed them here and there to attract their notice. They don't even look at a person who doesn't have a Shika-Senbei.
They rested together in the shade of the tree. It was hot on that day, so they seemed a little tired. I took over 30 pictures of them for about 30 minutes, but they looked like they didn't care at all. Kawaii!
By the way, why do you think deer are loved and taken care of like that in Nara?
They are cute, but it's not that because they are cute. It's because they have been believed to be messengers of deities since ancient times. It is said that the deity enshrined in Kasuga-taisha in Nara Park came on a white deer.
The cute deer are depicted in kimonos and obis!