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Relaxing Ryokan MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427] My husband had his best sleep ever in our ryokan in Japan. Destinations: Kochi(Japan) \| Tokyo \| Oita Prefecture \| Nara \| Nagoya \| Hiroshima \| Wakayama Prefecture \| Kochi \| Okinawa \| Kyushu \| Nagano prefecture \| Kagoshima Prefecture \| Uraga \| Ishikawa \| Sapporo \| Nikko \| Hokkaido \| Kyoto \| Kanagawa \| Japan \| Yokohama \| Osaka Topics: Adventure \| 20th Century History \| Economy \| People \| Fashion \| Ancient History \| Traditions \| Culture \| Architecture
Kimono Robert George - rgeorge [1,340] A story told with photos. Destinations: Tokyo \| Japan Topics: People \| Festivals \| Fashion \| Traditions
The Silkworm Stefan Chiarantano - schiarantano [2,714] I am writing about the silkworm. In my travels in Japan, I had seen the remnants of silk farms. When I lived in Maebashi, Gunma, I discovered that it was once a famous silk production center before... Destinations: Tokyo \| Japan Topics: Fashion \| Agriculture
Japanese Style Robert George - rgeorge [1,340] A story told with photos. Destinations: Tokyo \| Japan Topics: Fashion

Neatly folded kimonos and the Buddhist Scriptures were provided in our ryokan

Relaxing Ryokan

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

My husband had his best sleep ever in our ryokan in Japan.

Destinations: Kochi(Japan) | Tokyo | Oita Prefecture | Nara | Nagoya | Hiroshima | Wakayama Prefecture | Kochi | Okinawa | Kyushu | Nagano prefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture | Uraga | Ishikawa | Sapporo | Nikko | Hokkaido | Kyoto | Kanagawa | Japan | Yokohama | Osaka
Topics: Adventure | 20th Century History | Economy | People | Fashion | Ancient History | Traditions | Culture | Architecture

Every year on November 15, Japan celebrates Shichi-Go-San--Children's Day. Dressed in their very finest garments, girls and boys aged three, boys aged five, and girls aged seven, go with their families to nearby shrines, where they line up, sometimes for hours, to await their turn to be blessed by the presiding priest. After the blessing, the child is presented with a gift of long sticks of candy called chitose-ame, "thousand year sweets," wrapped in ornate bags decorated with cranes and turtles, both symbols of longevity.

Kimono

Robert George - rgeorge [1,340]

A story told with photos.

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: People | Festivals | Fashion | Traditions

The Silkworm

Stefan Chiarantano - schiarantano [2,714]

I am writing about the silkworm. In my travels in Japan, I had seen the remnants of silk farms. When I lived in Maebashi, Gunma, I discovered that it was once a famous silk production center before...

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Fashion | Agriculture

Although most women dress in contemporary clothing, many women still hold to the tradition of dressing in kimono for everyday wear.

Japanese Style

Robert George - rgeorge [1,340]

A story told with photos.

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Fashion

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