What is Shichi Go San
November 15 is a holiday called Shichi Go San in Japan. Shichi means 7, Go means 5, and San means 3. When a girl becomes 3 and 7, and a boy becomes 5 years old,
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Category: Kimono
How Gold is Woven into Obi
In my previous blog post “Wearing Gold – Japanese Way”, I mentioned about my obi that is woven with 24K gold thread. It is not easy to imagine how that is possible with only still
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What Does This Symbol Mean
When I was in grade school (I admit it was half a century ago), we students had to memorize map symbols. This symbol means a school, that one means a police station… It was sort
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How to Prepare for Obi Weaving – Jacquard Loom
We Love Kimono Project #5 Mr. Nagamura of Mamiya sent me photos of my obi design. At first I was surprised, because the colors were no where close to ones that I have chosen. What
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How Equador and Japan Cross Over in Kimono
This documentary is a beautiful journey of a woman from Equador learning Yuzen hand dyeing technique in Japan. Please enjoy!
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What Is Imagine One World Kimono Project
Imagine One World Kimono Project’s Facebook page says it “is a Japan-headquartered endeavor sharing the beauty of the traditional hand-made Japanese kimono. We are creating unique garments for each of 206 countries, to unite the
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What is Medashi – We Love Project 4
About a month after the meeting, Mr. Katsuyama made a trial color sample for my obi. Mr. Nagamura sent me a photo of the sample, which is on the left. Not only the color of
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