Competition of Japanese art of archery!!

This can be an additional information of Coming of Age Day. On 15th January, at Sanju-Sangen-Do, from 9am, there is a competition of Japanese art of archery by people who are coming of age this year. About 2000 people from all over Japan come and aim at targets 60meter away. As you can see from the picture, they are really cool in colorful costume thinking only to hit a target.

Coming of Age Day is literally coming!!!!!

Coming of Age Day (成人の日) is a Japanese holiday annually on the second Monday of January. On this day, all those who have reached the age of 20 years old are celebrated that they have become adults. Festivities are taken place at local and prefectural offices. Traditionally, girls wear Kimono on the day and boys wear hakama(these days suits get more popular, though). If you see someone who looks happy in colorful costumes on the day around , she or he must be 20 years old:)

2012!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!! Japan turned into 2012!!!! What did you see in your dream?? If what you saw was Mt fuji, congratulation!! this year is going to be your year:)

We thank you everyone very much for being our friend through facebook and sharing lots of things. This year we do our best to update lots more than last year we did. If you got any chance to come to Kyoto, please feel free to contact us! You are always welocme here as long as you like!!

Best Regards,All staff

Pray to them, then eat them!!

-Tomorrow Event in Kyoto- 23rd December, there is an unique memorial service at 矢田寺(yadadera-temple). Guess what it is for. Suprisingly...it is pumpkins!! In there, you pray that you might be safe next year, and that your wishes might be granted by rubbing the worshiped pumpkins. What made me laugh is, at the end of the event, you can eat them for free(only offered to first 100people,though).Go pray to them and eat them!!!

Today's Kimono Experience!!

This time we did with a Japanese couple! Not very often this happens. It was just awesome!! They thankfully taught us how to make a pause beautifully. Please see below our improvement!

Autumn leaves are not over yet!!!!

It seems the number of tourists in kyoto are already going down, compared to a week ago....but...No No No!!! Hang on!!! right now is the best!!! full of red leaves everywhere!! Don't miss this chance! It will also be easier to get an accomodation now. Of course, we expect you to stay with us, though:)

Bhutan King and Queen visit Japan!!

The King and Queen of Bhutan is in Japan now!!!! and day after tomorrow, they are going to visit at Kyoto!!Kyoto are already a full of people enjoying autumn leaves all around. Their historic visit will make it accelerated and get more tourists to Kyoto:)