YELLOW In the ancient times, yellowish colors were generated by cape jasmine or chinese corktree. It is not clear why yellow is called “Ki(-…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Yellow
カテゴリー: Tradition
About Japanese tradition
Samurai
What is SAMURAI? “Samurai” refers to the warriors who put sword(s) on and excelled in swordsmanship, archery, equestrian skill, …Continue reading Samurai
Japanese Traditional Colors – Brown & Orange
BROWN & ORANGE “Daidai” means a bitter orange.“Cha” of “Chairo” means Japanese green tea, and brownish colors were generated by decocted…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Brown & Orange
Japanese Traditional Colors – Red
RED In the ancient times, reddish colors were generated by Akane (Rubia akane) or Benibana (Safflower).Purple is known as the noble color an…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Red
Temple
There are many historical temples in Japan. Pass under a gate called “Sanmon” and go into the temple ground. At the both side of…Continue reading Temple
Edokomon – Kimono
The feature of Edokomon (Edo-komon) is tiny and elaborate design dyed with pattern papers called “Ise-Katagami” as well as saras…Continue reading Edokomon – Kimono
Sarasa Komon – Kimono
What is Komon? ” Komon” is one of kimono types, which has little patterns in whole. And the patterns are regardless of position while homongi or tsukesage has upward patterns.
Shrine
There are numerous Shinto Shrines and Buddhism Temples in Japan and they are integrated into people’s everyday life. There is a little…Continue reading Shrine
Japanese Traditional Colors – Overview
About Japanese Traditional Colors Here is introduced the fascination of the Japanese traditional colors. You must feel the rich terms of the…Continue reading Japanese Traditional Colors – Overview