Thursday, April 30, 2009
Children's Day (Boys' Day)
May 5th is Boys' Day called "Tango no Sekku." Families with boys celebrate their boys' healthy growth and happiness, and usually fly huge carp-shaped streamers called "Koinobori" outside the house. The carp symbolizes strength and success.
(March 3rd is Girls' Day called "Hina Matsuri.")
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
After cherry blossoms
Friday, April 24, 2009
Chopstick Rests
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Kobe Now!
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Cherry Blossoms along Takase River
Monday, April 06, 2009
Maruyama Jizo
Saturday, April 04, 2009
Kimono Rental
Tamasaburo
"Tamasaburo Bando" is a world renowned Kabuki performer in female role called "onna-gata."
He began his theatrical career at the age of six, and began studying Kabuki. His most involved and experimental collaboration was with Swiss director Daniel Schmid for "The Written Face," an impressionistic cinematic portrait of Tamasaburo featuring extensive footage of his stunning Kabuki performances.
Photo is the book I purchased yesterday at Junkudo bookstore, titling "Bando Tamasaburo --- All is for the beauty of the stage."
In the meantime, Junkudo sells English books on their 2nd floor.
Friday, April 03, 2009
"Happy Binbo Fair"
Binbo means poor, needy, or poverty in Japanese. Kyoto's Junkudo bookstore is having a book fair featuring "binbo" from March 23 to April 19. Some of the titles are "Dreams in a house of cardboard boxes," "Zero yen house, zero yen life," "Famous quotes for homeless people," etc. I don't know what to say...
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Kofuku-ji Temple and Ashura
I just finished making this bag, with a design of "Ashura."
Kofuku-ji is one of the seven great temples in Nara City, and the temple's most popular treasure is the figure of Ashura (one of the Eight Buddhist Guardian Deities). Ashura is also one of the nation's most treasured sculpture made during mid-7th century. Currently, Ashura is in Tokyo National Museum for exhibition (March 31~June 7) to commemorate 1300th anniversary of the temple.
Kofuku-ji is one of the seven great temples in Nara City, and the temple's most popular treasure is the figure of Ashura (one of the Eight Buddhist Guardian Deities). Ashura is also one of the nation's most treasured sculpture made during mid-7th century. Currently, Ashura is in Tokyo National Museum for exhibition (March 31~June 7) to commemorate 1300th anniversary of the temple.
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