blog

『夏至』(げし) 初候、乃東枯(なつかれくさかるる)

"Summer Solstice" (Geshi)

From yesterday, the solar terms have changed to "summer solstice". What is the summer solstice? The summer solstice is the time when the days are the longest and the nights...

"Summer Solstice" (Geshi)

From yesterday, the solar terms have changed to "summer solstice". What is the summer solstice? The summer solstice is the time when the days are the longest and the nights...

オリジナル注染手ぬぐいを作っていただく工場訪問コラム

Factory visit column where you can make origina...

The other day, I went to a meeting with Kitayama Dye Factory, a chusen tenugui maker in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, about new tenugui.

Factory visit column where you can make origina...

The other day, I went to a meeting with Kitayama Dye Factory, a chusen tenugui maker in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, about new tenugui.

『芒種』(ぼうしゅ) 末候、梅子黄(うめのみ きなり)

Kinari Umeko

By the way, from today, the seventy-two seasons have changed to Umenomi Kinari, the last season of "Mangshu". Umenomi Kinari refers to the time when the taste of plums ripens...

Kinari Umeko

By the way, from today, the seventy-two seasons have changed to Umenomi Kinari, the last season of "Mangshu". Umenomi Kinari refers to the time when the taste of plums ripens...

『芒種』(ぼうしゅ) 次候、腐草為蛍(くされたるくさほたるとなる)

"Boushu" (Boshu) Next, Kusataruku Sahotaru beco...

Ladies and gentlemen, it's getting a little hot, but how are you doing? From today onwards, the 72 seasons will become Kusaretarukusahotaru, the next season after Mousse. It is the...

"Boushu" (Boshu) Next, Kusataruku Sahotaru beco...

Ladies and gentlemen, it's getting a little hot, but how are you doing? From today onwards, the 72 seasons will become Kusaretarukusahotaru, the next season after Mousse. It is the...

『芒種』(ぼうしゅ) 初候、蟷螂生(かまきりしょうず)

"Boushu" (Boushu) First season, Mantis life

From today, the twenty-four solar terms will change to "Boshu". In the calendar manual "Calendar Handbook" published in Tenmei 7 (1787), it is written that "It's time to harvest grains...

"Boushu" (Boushu) First season, Mantis life

From today, the twenty-four solar terms will change to "Boshu". In the calendar manual "Calendar Handbook" published in Tenmei 7 (1787), it is written that "It's time to harvest grains...

高虎商店 訪問日記

Takatora store visit diary

I visited Hamacho Takatora, a dyeing factory opened in 1948, located within a 5-minute walk from Hamacho Station in Nihonbashi.

Takatora store visit diary

I visited Hamacho Takatora, a dyeing factory opened in 1948, located within a 5-minute walk from Hamacho Station in Nihonbashi.