Category: 一般

How do you pile your age ?

      The Christmas party of Good Aging Club had given sweet happiness to the guests. I had also won “the best dresser prize” as last year. As the place was a China restaurant, I put on my works of China dress which made from no more produced special KIMONO fabric with white head… Read more »

Repay a people’s favor

      The lecture remains me “Crane repays a favor”. The essay has been just started through internet service by Mr. Jyunichi Nakamura who used to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for over 50 years. The content is “I would send messages of only 18 chapters about Japan ”. “From receiving to… Read more »

Chance to wear KIMONO

               The number of woman wearing KIMONO has been increasing recently. They prefer “KATAMONO” which means hard hand-feeling of weaved pattern fabric like TSUMUGI for casual occasion. When do they prefer “YAWARAKAMONO” which means soft hand-feeling like CHIRIMEN for not casual occasion. I met the people who celebrated “753 ceremony” which… Read more »

My superiors who are keeping their aims

            I introduce my two superiors who are keeping their aims. They are executives of my KIMONO-MIRAI executive committee. Mr. Junichi Nakamura who was the Japanese Ambassador to Belgium. He is an honorary professor of my old school. My fashion show in New York in 2014 was realized by his big efforts. Recently… Read more »

Moon & Sun, and Harvest

                 Dragon God was spinning around the moon to celebrate the removal of MANAI shrine. Next morning, the sunrise was telling us the fresh start of day. My black jacket with family crest was gotten much attention at the ceremony. After that, the special Bento (Japanese food box) filled with harvest… Read more »

STUDY during the day

  The weather was not fine due to typhoon. I made a corsage at “mano” atelier from 1:30pm. The chic color organdie corsage is a trial one and I will make some artificial ones using kimono fabrics on next time. This can be coordinated with the aqua blue color dress reformed from KOMON kimono. This dress… Read more »

JAZZ SONG by OKALINA

              My remade KIMONO Dresses were rent to a concert of OKALINA. OKALINA is a pottery flute born in north district of Italy 1800 years ago. The name of OKALINA means “small goose” expressing the external form. “We are exciting to wear these remade KIMONO Dresses like when we were a bride.” When one… Read more »

Wedding Costume

      The wedding ceremony of my niece was held at a chapel of hotel faced to Osaka Castle on 19th. The weather forecast was heavy rain due to typhoon but it was stopped while the wedding by her “fine woman power”. Recent wedding ceremony and reception become casual and entertain for friends instead… Read more »

World Heritage

A puppet of BUNRAKU which is Japanese traditional puppet show, is shown at Shin-Osaka station. I took some photos of the beautiful puppet on Aug. 20th.  Mr. Yoshida Bunjyaku who was a human living national treasure died on the same day. JORURI which is Japanese ballad drama story with special BGM for BUNRAKU comes from… Read more »

Winning Portrait

          How do you take a photo for your name card or SNS ? You might pay attention to the purpose, business or private. It is necessary to show “confidence” ”cleanness” for business, “characteristic” ”entertaining element” for private ? Twelve women had attended an event “The knack of being taken perfect photo by… Read more »