The cherry blossoms are almost full bloom! Pictures are HERE! MayumiHi! I’m an enthusiastic Kimono consultant, the manager of Project …Continue reading Sakura (cherry blossoms)
投稿者: Mayumi
Hi! I'm an enthusiastic Kimono consultant, the manager of Project Japan. Beyond work, I love kimonos, relaxing in onsens, exploring music, and traveling. When it comes to food, I have a soft spot for traditional Japanese cuisine and enjoy Japanese sake, wine, whiskey, and coffee.
As a web and video producer, I keep up with the latest in tech.
A heavy snowfall 2
We had twice snowy weekends in Feb and the capital sphere saw around 7-8 inches of snow. In central of Japan, Yamanashi, Gunma, Nagano pref.…Continue reading A heavy snowfall 2
A heavy snowfall
Japan was hit by heavy snow on Feb. 14th & 15th 2014. It was the heaviest snowfall in 20 years and the transportation in the capital sph…Continue reading A heavy snowfall
Hanafuda (Japanese playing cards)
About Hanafuda | How to play | Combo About Hanafuda Hanafuda is a Japanese traditional card game.It is a braingame by reaching a deduction w…Continue reading Hanafuda (Japanese playing cards)
Sakura (Japanese Cherry)
We can see various motifs of sakura in many things. Cherry blossom motif * When two words are united in one word, the pronunciation of the i…Continue reading Sakura (Japanese Cherry)
Cho (Butterfly)
Motif of butterfly has been used on various things. MayumiHi! I’m an enthusiastic Kimono consultant, the manager of Project Japan. Bey…Continue reading Cho (Butterfly)
Yukiwa (Snow Wreath)
The shape of the snow crystal is usually a concentric and hexagonal. The “Snow Wreath” is a stylized motif of the snow crystal, …Continue reading Yukiwa (Snow Wreath)
Japanese Traditional Colors – Achromatic color
ACROMATIC COLOR(Black, White and Gray) The range of achromatic color is very wide. Many grayish colors were expressed as the colors of Japan…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Achromatic color
Japanese Traditional Colors – Purple
PURPLE We can say that purple is the most noble color. (“Kodai-murasaki” is the most typical.)Since ancient times, purple has be…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Purple
Japanese Traditional Colors – Blue
BLUE Since ancient times, blue has been liked by the common people while purple has been a noble color.Especially, “ai-iro” line is one of t…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Blue
Japanese Traditional Colors – Green
GREEN Most of the greenish colors were generated by vegetation, and their names were also derived from vegetation as well as birds. *An exam…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Green
Kumo (Clouds)
Kumo (clouds) in Japanese traditional motif In ancient times, the Chinese people performed augury by observing the figure or color of clouds…Continue reading Kumo (Clouds)