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Can you believe its already September?? The past months sure have gone by like a whirlwind. Compared to the past years I suddenly got a bit of media coverage all at once, which I’d like to share here (also partly as a diary to my future self, haha). ご機嫌いかがですか？　 いやー、もう9月なんですね。なんだか時がたつのが早くて参っちゃいます（年寄りです　笑）。夏ばてしてるんではないか、と思っていらっしゃる方々に（？）、近況についてご報告します。 The Japan Times Due to the “KimOhNo” incident I got interviewed for The Japan...

Today (1st May 2019) marks a special and historic day in Japan. The change of the emperor which ultimately includes the start of a new era. 本日、2019年5月1日は日本では記念すべき日になりました。第125代天皇明仁が退位され、皇太子徳仁親王が即位されました。何かと騒がれた退位ですが、天皇制の歴史の中では、これまで何度もあったようですね。 令和 – REIWA I really love the name for the new time period, because it sounds similar to the period I was born in (昭和 – Shōwa) and has the Kanji 和 (wa) in it, which stands...

Autumn seemed to have passed by in the blink of an eye. Feeling bad for having neglected my blog all too much (I update all my kimono looks primarily on my instagram, but realized it’s a shame to let my own page slide..) So let me make up for it and share my favourite outfits from the not-hot-yet-not-cold season: 2018年は秋は早くなかったですか？夏が長くて、ちょっと秋になったと思ったら、一気に冬になっちゃった感じ。インスタではご紹介した着物撮影をこのブログでも・・やっと掲載します！！ 暑くも寒くもない秋という季節にあったコーデを考えてみました。みなさんのコーデのアイデアや（きびしー　（笑））ご意見お待ちしてます！ The mysterious red...

Thinking to visit Japan in the summer time? We introduce you some nice beach and tourist spots not so far from Tokyo. Last Summer I visited Kamakura again after many years. Since I already saw the main tourist attractions various times (big Buddha statue, large Shrine..) this time, seeing uncrowded and not as familiar locations was my goal. <> みなさん、いかがお過ごしですか？今年の夏は鎌倉を訪れました。 鎌倉の大仏や鶴岡八幡宮をはじめとする神社は一通り見たことがある（鳩サブレも大好きです）ので、穴場を探しに行ってみました。日本人の皆さんには、馴染みがありすぎて、穴場でもなんでもないと怒られそうです（すんまそん！古！）。 For those of...

The trees start changing their colours. A fresh breeze makes you want to wrap yourself in a cosy jacket. It’s officially sweater weather. Autumn has arrived. 紅葉が始まりましたね。風も肌寒くなりジャケットがほしい今日この頃です。先日まで台風で大変でしたが、セーターの時期になったといっていいのではないでしょうか？皆さんはいかがお過ごしですか？ Since I have a backlog of pictures from this Summer I’d love to share them here as my: Summer throwback! Bon dance, fireworks, Awa-odori and a lot of sweating in yukata. You probably know already that Japan...

こんにちは、皆さん！ This blog has been inactive for months! And all that has a reason: I was working and renewing this homepage as well as implementing a shop directly in here. Many of you know that I have been selling selected kimono items via a platform called Etsy.com (-> My Etsy shop) I will continue to do so. Etsy has been a great venue for...