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About yukatas
Despite the cold season, today's topic is about yukatas. A long time ago, yukatas were used only for bathing time. Actually, people from...


Requirements for KYO BIJIN (Kyoto Beauty)
I heard that the recent questionnaire about "KYO BIJIN (beautiful women from Kyoto)" showed the following results. Q : What is the...


KIMONO Terminology
For people from overseas, the words and terms for KIMONOs must be very difficult and complicated to understand. For example, we have...


A Color Dedicated to Japanese Emperor
In mid November of 2013, I visited a prestigious fabric-dye master in the Saga district of Kyoto. I went there because I heard that there...


Traditional Japanese Colors and Kimono
2017/11/09 | Beniko Since ancient times, Japanese people have been valued the sense of seasons, especially when wearing Kimonos. Patterns...
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