Konnichiwa everyone! This is Yoko writing this week's newsletter. Ogenki desuka?Our Golden Week holiday was really nice with lots of sunshine and blue sky. How was your weekend?I did not go anywhere special just stayed locally, worked in m…

Dear Ichiroya news letter readers, Ohayogozaimasu, good morning from Yuka. It is Monday morning(May 08th) and we are all back from the Golden Week holidays. I apologize you regarding the newsletter No. 694 which was sent you about 6 hours …

On April 29th, I travelled to Nagasaki to visit Akemi san's vintage kimono collection. Nagasaki is really far from Osaka(about five hours taking shinkansen) but I really wanted to go, and was so looking forward to see this exhibition. She …

Dear Ichiroya newsletter readers, Hello! This is Nagisa from Ichiroya. How have you been? My brother had came back home from Hokkaido in early April. He stayed in Osaka for a week, and most of the days were raining. On the day when he retu…

http://Japanexperterna.se Dear newsletter readers,Hello, this is Mitsue writing. How are you doing? In Osaka, it is getting a little hot soon after cherry blossoms shower. And now, we see carps swimming in the sky! Guess what? Well, actual…

Dear newsletter readers, It is a pleasure to meet you. I’m Shigeoka.It has been a month since I started working at Ichiroya.I'm still nervous while I'm working here because it has been a long time since I left my last job for raising my so…

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アンティーク着物ファンの方に「出島べっぴん着物展」のお知らせ！アンティーク着物を愛してやまない方のコレクション展が 長崎の出島で行われます。エキゾチックな長崎の「出島」が2016年に6等の建物が復元され、表門橋も建設されさらに美しさがアップ！そ…

Dear Newsletter readers, Konnichiwa, this is Mari.Spring has come! It is officially Hanami season!As Yoko wrote about how much we enjoy Hanami last week, we are waiting for "Sakura"(cherry blossom) to bloom soooo much.The top picture is my…

Hello Mina-san!This is Yoko writing this week's Newsletter. Ogenki desuka? The top photo was taken at a narrow path when I take Marin for a walk. Do you see the beautiful 'Ume' (plum blossom)?Hope you are seeing some signs of Spring in you…

This is Hikone castle-Mitsue took the photo for the last newsletter and Yuka forgot to put this photo on top, domo sumimasen, so sorry about it and, for those who has not read the last newsletter, here is the one, please enjoy the article …

Dear newsletter readers, Hello, this is Mitsue. How are you doing?As Mari mentioned last week, March is a graduation season. My son will graduate university this week, and will enter a graduate school next month. Even during the spring vac…

Pember_ | Flickr Dear newsletter readers, Konnichiwa, this is Mari.In Japan, March is the graduation season. Female college students often wear kimono and hakama(divided skirt) at graduation ceremonies. Also, female teachers wear them. Whe…

ume | k_t | Flickr Hi everyone! This is Yoko writing again. Ogenki desuka? We had Haru-ichiban blew this week. Haru-ichiban is the first strong south winds of the year between Lichun (Imbolc) and Chunfen (vernal equinox), and it blew for t…

Dear Ichiroya newsletter readers, Hi! This is Nagisa from Ichiroya. Did you watch the Super Bowl? I just wanted to say this, 'What a Game!'. The coldest period of the year is almost over. It seldom snows here Tondabayashi, Osaka. So, I've …

Dear Ichiroya newsletter readers, Hello, this is Mei. These days I'm interested in "time slip photos". Have you heard of it? It is to make similar photos like old ones with same poses in similar clothes at the same place. Irina Werning, sh…

Dear News Letter readers, Hello, this is Mitsue. How are you doing? It's already February now. Wow, time flies!February 3rd was 'Risshun' this year, the first day of spring according to the old Japanese calendar (lunar calendar). On the da…

Men's Kimono #242291 Kimono Flea Market Ichiroya Dear readers, Konnichiwa, this is Mari. "Uramasari"(Austhetics of the back excel) is today's keyword.It means more expensive or flashy lining and juban(undergarment) than the outside. As man…

http://www.ichiroya.com/item/list2/351698/ www.ichiroya.com Hello from Yuka. Ogenki desuka, How are you? I hope it is not too cold at where you live. It is Daikan (the coldest time of the year)season here and so chilly! We went to Ichiro's…

Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu from Yoko at Ichiroya! Kotoshimo dozo yoroshiku onegai shimasu. May the new year bring peace, happiness and laughter to you and yours. Today, I would like to tell you about my Oshogatsu routine. I spend every O…

www.ichiroya.com Dear Ichiroya newsletter readers, Happy New Year! Finally 2017 has come! Thank you for always reading our newsletters and sending us some warm messages. We would like to introduce more and more interesting topics continuou…