tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71343711032116493502024-03-13T10:10:28.550-07:00IKI KIMONO~ THE ELEGANCE OF KIMONO ~Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-29807914389401563712016-05-29T06:05:00.001-07:002016-05-29T06:05:47.342-07:00Gofuku no hi (呉服の日) 2016<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">Hello dear Kimono lovers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Today is a special day - <b>May 29th</b> is the <i>international</i> 'Wear Kimono Day', called <i><b>Gofuku no hi</b></i> in Japanese. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">But why is it called Gofuku (no hi; の connects two nouns and 日 means <i>day</i> )? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">First of all, the Japanese people are writing the date in the following way (only for all those who didn´t know about that yet): first comes the year, then the month and lastly followed by the date of the month. Here in Germany we´re doing it the other way around ;-) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">That means that May 29th would be written like that in Japanese: 2016年5月29日 </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The numbers 5-2-9 can be read as go-fu-ku in Japanese! I think that it´s a nice wordplay :) Further, Gofuku (呉服) refers to the fabric you are using to make Kimono (and for Japanese traditional clothes in general). Kimono shop in Japan are also often called Gofuku-ya (<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">呉服屋)</span></span> instead of Kimono-ya (<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody">着物屋)</span></span>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">But let´s come to the more interesting part ;-) Well, since I knew that I probably wouldn´t have the time nor a real <span data-offset-key="88h7b-0-0"><span data-text="true">occasion (like going to a Japanese restaurant) would occur during which I could wear one of my Kimono today, I prepared at least a Kimono ensemble beforehand :) Now get ready for a flood of pictures *haha*</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><i><b><span data-offset-key="88h7b-0-0"><span data-text="true">THE PHOENIX ENSEMBLE</span></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span data-offset-key="88h7b-0-0"><span data-text="true">For my 呉服の日 entry I chose my phoenix <b>Kuro-tomesode</b> called </span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i>Senko fumetsu</i> (千古不滅), which means 'Immortality'. I bought this beauty about 5 years ago and 2014 I had finally found a matching Obi for it. What made it a little bit hard to find a matching Obi for it was, that I wanted to have one which has similar colors like the ones that can be found in the Kimono´s design, further it also should have phoenixes in it. I like Kimono outfits where the design of the Kimono and Obi are similar/the same :-P And one day I was lucky to find exactly what I was looking for! ♡ </span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">I think </span></span>it really was worth the patience :-)</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">the small, golden 'birds' are the phoenixes ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">The <i>karabana</i> design can be found both on the Obijime and Obi ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: #e06666;">... without the Tabi, now the whole design can be seen :-)</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">The bag´s design only ♥ By the way, <i>karabana</i> is a multi-seasonal motif ;-)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Yeah, I hope you like this coord as much as I do and it would be nice if you leave a comment below. I hope my love and enthusiasm for this ensemble wasn´t too much, but I simply couldn´t hide it *laughs* I don´t want to sound </span></span></span><span style="color: #e06666;">conceited but I think that´s one of the most beautiful coords I have ever created ~</span><br />
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<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-4276865937998805882016-02-20T00:41:00.000-08:002016-05-26T14:26:06.590-07:00Project - 1 Kimono, 3 different Obi -<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">Hi there dear Kimono enthusiasts!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">As the title of my new blog post implies, I was working on a small project. At first I had the idea to create some 'winter/early spring' coords but in the end I took out only one Kimono and created 3 styles by changing the Obi (and a few accessories).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Of course I wanted to follow the seasonality, therefore I chose the almost salmon pink Tsukesage I got for Christmas 2 years ago, which has primarily ume (plum) as motif. Since the plum blossoms are still blooming, I thought this Kimono would be perfect for this post ♡ Further, there aren't any proper 'Kimono coords' pics with this Kimono yet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Let´s start with <i>style No.1 </i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(as always, click on the pics to enlarge them)</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Front part of the Kimono´s design. <br />You can see the plums on the branch, fans (senmen), peonies and kumihimo (cords)</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Here I paired the Tsukesage with my sasa (bamboo) Fukuro Obi</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Detail shot of the Obi ~ The bamboo comes in silver, light pink and of course green<br />I used the same Obiage as before but changed the Obijime</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Last but not least - <i>style No.3</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">The Tsukesage paired with one of my fav Obi from my collection,<br />This Fukurou Obi has enmen (paper centres of folding fans), <br />botan (peony), ayame (iris) and eda-ume (plum on the branch) as motif.<br />Most of those motive also can be found on the Kimono, except the irises.<br />Iris is also one of those typcial spring flowers </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Detail shot of the Obi ~ As for the Obiage, I used a light lavender one.<br />The gold and silver of the Obijime can be found in the Obi as well </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">So, which one do you like the most? Would be nice to hear what you think about the different styles. </span></div>
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Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-82272829975716142472016-01-14T20:03:00.001-08:002016-01-14T20:13:09.801-08:002014 Kimono style <span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">Hello dear Kimono friends! (・ω・)/</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Even though my blog was on hiatus during 2014 and 2015, that doesn't mean I was totally inactive in the world of Kimono at this time. 2015 was a quite Kimono-free year for me, but during 2014 there were a few occasions when I could wear Kimono.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">To be honest, I have to admit that I somehow regret it that my blog was on a break for such a long time which caused a huge gap in my blog archive.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">However, I want to fill this gap now with an entry about which Kimono from my collection I wore during 2014. Let's start:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">From May 3rd to the 4th, I visited the annual convention called 'Hanami' which takes place in Ludwigshafen, Germany. This convention is one of the few bigger ones that isn´t soo far away from where I live. Of course, I took advantage of the opportunity to wear Kimono again in public.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">But before I come to what I wore during those two days, here are a some impressions of what kind of stuff they sold and what I bought ;-)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Cute pandas ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Pokemon plush toys</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">more Pokemon plush toys and some from Studio Ghibli ♥</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span data-offset-key="3ok49-0-0"><span data-text="true">'Another' which I really like. Her name is Mei Misaki :-)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">There even was a band called 'Unsayn' playing. They weren´t that bad and the German Cosplay Championship also took place, but I don´t want to start a pic spam here right now. Plus, the pics of that weren´t that great either *haha*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Now let´s come to my purchases which weren´t that much actually ~</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">and a super cute Alpacasso ^_^ That also was the most expensive thing I bought there *lol*</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Last but not least, my Kimono ouftits! On the 1st day, I wore the Furisode I got for Christmas 2014:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span data-offset-key="4v6a4-0-0"><span data-text="true">I tied my Obi in the Tateya style but wasn´t really </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span data-offset-key="dci3t-0-0"><span data-text="true">satisfied with how it turned out in the end ... and pls ignore my derp face ;-)</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">This pic was made by the photographer <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">AngelRei from the <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=8885753526&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/kwick.community/" id="js_84">KWICK! Community</a> (<a href="http://www.kwick.de/AngelRei/portrait/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kwick.de/<wbr></wbr>AngelRei/portrait/</a>)</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">My outfit for the second day was the following:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span data-offset-key="bl85u-0-0"><span data-text="true">and a creme-beige Tsuke-Obi (for the lazy Kimono fans *haha*) ~</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Which outfit do you like the most? Would be nice to read your opinion ♥</span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-41435127855273174142016-01-10T21:43:00.001-08:002016-01-11T20:11:11.219-08:00'Seijin no hi' coordinations<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">Happy 'Seijin no hi' (成人の日)! It´s the 'coming-of-age day' in Japan,
celebrated on January 11th this year </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">and when the young Japanese women
wear wonderful <span class="_58cl"></span><span class="_58cm">Furisode</span> Kimono. For this event, I created 3 outifts!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Same Furisode, but different accessories ~</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><b>Left outfit:</b><br /> <br /> A very princess-like/pinkish style. Personally, I am a fan of tone on tone outfits. I like the tassel on the Obijime, it´s a cute detail ♥ The peonies on the Kimono also can be found on the Kimono (pls click on the pics to enlarge)<br /> <br /> <b>Right outfit:</b><br /> <br />
I used the same Furisode like in the 1st coordination but changed the
Obi, Obijime, the bag and added an adorable bow-shaped Obidome *°</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qSkC8UdRsyE/VpM-OIxNSpI/AAAAAAAAbxQ/i38bPhnnOr8/s1600/145248645215993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qSkC8UdRsyE/VpM-OIxNSpI/AAAAAAAAbxQ/i38bPhnnOr8/s320/145248645215993.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />Further details of my 1st 'Seijin no hi' coordination - Obi, Obijime with tassel, embroidered Tabi socks and Han-eri/Kasane-eri with </span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">rhinestones (sorry that my camera couldn´t make a better pic of that detail) ♡</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Further
details of my 2nd 'Seijin no hi' Kimono outfit. I changed the Obi,
Obijime, the bag and added a cute bow-shaped Obidome. Like on the Obi,
there's also a peacock on the bag ♡</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">As
a contrast to my black Furisode, here's my cream-white one, which is
the 3rd 'Seijin no hi' coordination I created. This piece was the very
first Furisode I bought about 6 years ago, which even can be washed
since it's synthetic. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Also the Obi was one of my very first Kimono
purchases back then, bought only for this Furi. The bag and Zouri are a
set. I love it that the butterflies can be found on the Kimono and as
well on the Obi.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">A few further details of my 3rd 'Seijin no hi' ensemble: Obi, Obijime, two Date-eri and the Zouri with matching bag and embroidered Tabi socks.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Which ensemble do you like the most? </span></span></span>Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-31105363219972576222016-01-03T23:43:00.000-08:002016-01-11T17:36:09.584-08:00New Year Kitsuke coordinations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Following the ‘<i>New Year Kitsuke coordination</i>’ tradition - here are two <i>Kuro-tomesode</i> ensembles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">In the first pic (upper left corner), I layed out the Kimono a little
bit wider than usually worn, simply because I wanted to show more of
the lovely design, same with the Fukuro-Obi ♡</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">This coord shows how
Kuro-tomesode are <i>normally</i> worn nowadays - with a white Obiage and a
golden/silver (or one of those colors only) Obijime to complete the <i>
formal</i> look.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The 2nd outfit is a Kuro-tomesode from the Taishou era (with its
typical <i>red</i> inner lining and <i>longer</i> sleeves), the Maru-Obi as well. They
are the oldest pieces in my collection and I think they look as if they
were made for each other ♡</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I wanted to created a
‘Geiko-/Geisha-inspired’ look.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The last two pics reveal a few more details:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">the Han-eri is also rather
an older piece and I think it suits the ensemble very well ~ The bag
which I’ve used for both coords, was one of the first Kimono related
things I bought when I started my collection ♡</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">What do you think about those coords? </span><br />
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Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-22539406691174484232016-01-02T22:30:00.000-08:002016-01-11T20:35:25.209-08:00It´s been a while ...<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">Hello to all those who are still following me. It´s been a while since I posted something new (my last entry was 2013!).</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">Indeed, this blog, once known under the name <i>Kimono Momiji,</i> was inactive for quite a long time. I wasn´t satisfied with the name and the whole design anymore and announced, ages ago, that I will open a new Kimono blog.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Time passed, but I just couldn´t find the motivation to work on this blog again ... further, I also haven´t found many occasions to wear my Kimonos in public anymore.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I still love Kimono a lot, nevertheless, last year I haven´t bought any new piece for my collection. And so everything regarding this blog came to a standstill.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">However, since my motivation to work on this blog again came back a little bit, I decided to reactive it! Many things aren´t finished yet, and older posts will be deleted/changed with time or newly shared!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">But my Kimono blog is now back to life under the name:</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Iki-Kimono ~ <i>The elegance of Kimono</i> ~</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Best wishes and I hope all of you had a good start into 2016!</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><i>Aichi</i></span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-74373524649900268822013-12-28T08:55:00.002-08:002016-05-26T14:27:08.412-07:00Christmas Kimono<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The Christmas season came and went as fast as every year - I hope you all had a nice time together with your dearest people! ♥ Unfortunately I couldn´t feel the Christmas vibe as much as in the past years, surely due to the stress caused by all the preparations we had to make *sighs* Though another reason could be that we had rather warm Christmas days, who knows!?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">My family and me have spent Christmas at my sister´s and her husband´s house this time which was very nice. A few impressions for you all:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I got many lovely presents and the ones which certainly interest you the most are the two Kimono *smile* Here they are ~</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Hakubai (白梅) - White plum</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">... with eda-ume (plum on the branch), botan (peony), </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">senmen (paper centres of folding fans), ougi (folding fans) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I already made a first coordination try with it. What do you think? ♥</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">And now my fantastic new Furisode - in real it´s much more impressive, you cannot imagine *o*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Hana matsuri (花祭り) - Flower festival</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">... with hana guruma (flower cart), peony (botan), </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">sakura (cherry blossoms), fuji (wisteria), ayame (iris), </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">nadeshiko (dianthus/pinks), kiku (chrysanthemum), </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I am still unsure about which Obi is better? 1st or 2nd one <span class="null">(・−・)・・・?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Somehow I totally forgot to show you my new Tabi socks (>_<). They go perfectly with the Furisode, right?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Kohaze Tabi with beautiful rhinestones <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[4dm71].[1][3][1]{comment373919852652073_1034536}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[4dm71].[1][3][1]{comment373919852652073_1034536}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[4dm71].[1][3][1]{comment373919852652073_1034536}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[2]">♡</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I wish you all already a good and save start into 2014! Feel hugged by me <span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[284y].[1][3][1]{comment673521476025241_90122011}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[284y].[1][3][1]{comment673521476025241_90122011}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[284y].[1][3][1]{comment673521476025241_90122011}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[2]">ヽ(´▽`)/*</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-50657719919631239372013-11-23T16:42:00.001-08:002016-05-26T14:28:50.876-07:00Is it already Christmas? (Part 2)<span style="color: #e06666;">Actually I only have to replace a few words and lines from my previous entry and change them like this:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">... and then my brother asked me what I want to have for Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I donnot wanted to have another Tsukesage only but also a new Furisode since a while. The one I have is nice but there are more beautiful ones out there >_<</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I surfed through Shinei´s pages again and couldn´t believe my eyes ... a Furisode with a black basic color, in perfect condition made of silk for a super price. I was like: (o.o)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I still don´t understand why it was so cheap, even the Houmongi was more expensive *haha* Good for me I saw this beauty ... I want to give you only a little preview again ~</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Some of the peonies and other flowers are embroidered ♥ </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The design is fantastic, cannot wait :3</span></div>
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<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-67435254463823021092013-11-18T09:19:00.001-08:002016-05-26T14:28:22.805-07:00Is it already Christmas?<span style="color: #e06666;">Hello my dear followers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Yes, Christmas is just around the corner and I am sure most of you already thought: What shall I buy for my relatives and friends? I asked my sister, brother, mother and boyfriend what their wishes are and then my sister said to me: "What do you wanna have actually?" My first reaction was: "Hm, I don´t know yet ...."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The day before I talked with my boyfriend about our plans for the Japanday 2014 in Düsseldorf, which hotel we´ll choose etc. And of course the topic Kimono came up as well. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">And then everything was clear: <b>I want a new Kimono!</b> >o<</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Since ages I wanted to have another Tsukesage, they are just one of my fav types of Kimono. I surfed through their shop and luckily I found one ON SALE which I liked very much! I wrote a message to my sister and told her about it. In the end she said: "Yes, you can have it!" ... First I was too afraid asking her because with shipping the Kimono cost 60€ *ehem ...* Therefore I am even happier that I could get it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I want to give you only a little preview of the lovely details:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">CAN´T WAIT to get it ♥</span></div>
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<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-86726143476274672122013-06-02T16:48:00.001-07:002016-01-11T17:51:55.632-08:00 Japantag 013 Düsseldorf Part 2 (Saturday 25th)<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">Hello and 今日は (konnichi wa) dear followers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">First I want to thank you all for the nice comments I got to my two previous entries. Always makes me happy to read them, 本当にありがとうございます。</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Today I want to continue with the Japantag (Japan-day) event. This entry will be about the actual Japantag which was on Saturday. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I woke up around 9:30 am to get ready in time. It always takes around 45 minutes only for getting dressed up in Kimono (+ 1 hour for makeup etc. ). After my boyfriend and me were ready we took a taxi to drive to the <i>Nikko</i> hotel. My friend Laura wanted to make my hair =) Here is the final result and the whole Kimono ensemble for Saturday:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"> We also made a few group pictures in front of the hotel <i>Nikko</i>, here is one of them:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">First we went to several shops:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">the <i>Kyoto</i> shop had many beautiful and traditional stuff, even for Kimono and Yukata. But all was very expensive :(</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">the <i>Nippon bookstore</i> had mainly Japanese learning books, not very interesting since I already have such books - and tons of magazines:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">the <i>OCS</i> store was also open again, but for the last time and had a mega sale. I bought cute rice- and soup bowls there and a mobile phone charm (see on the other pics): </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">After our shopping trip we all went to the Bolkerstraße (Bolkerstreet). I´ve never been to this part of Düsseldorf before *lol* This street it full of restaurants and bars. I mean, in my hometown there are also a lot ... but this place OMG - FOOD HEAVEN! o.o</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">In the end we found a bar called "Sweet Heart" and ordered some cocktails; mine was without alcohol tho ~ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">To get to the Rheinufer (Rhine) where the actual festival takes place, you have to walk through the city:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Funnily enough this year a lot more people took pictures of me. A man came to me with a professional camera and made a few pics directly in the city. I wish that I can find them someday online but a friend of mine made a pic while I posed ^^"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">and a few more stalker pics from my friends *haha*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Finally we arrived at the Rhine promenade ^_^</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The first thing I did was ordering Sobanoodle-soup which was very delicious *o*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Like every year there are tons of stalls which sell anime/manga merchandise, display traditional stuff and much more:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Nya Nya ~</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">many Maneki-Neko O(=^_^=)O</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">You really can get a lot of cute and lovely stuff, but most of it is often super expensive, you cannot imagine *sighs*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Here you can see my shopping haul of Saturday:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">finally I have Kiharu´s book ^-^ and another Ukiyo-e book</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Around 20:30 pm we went back to the hotel, I changed my clothes (and already packed most of my stuff into the luggage) to go back to the Rhine promenade for the firework which started aroun 23:00 pm.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">It was a good idea that I had changed into normal clothes cause the weather changed and it rained literally cat and dogs ...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Hope you enjoyed the pics and would be nice if you´d leave a comment. THANKS ♥</span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-19510189089177508772013-05-28T15:04:00.000-07:002016-01-11T17:58:45.302-08:00Japantag 013 Düsseldorf Part 1 (Friday 24th)<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">From May 24th until May 26th I have been to Düsseldorf with my boyfriend and friends cause of the Japan-day (Japantag) which takes place every year. In Düsseldorf there live more than 3000 Japanese people and there are a lot of Japanese stores, too ♥</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">We also went to the Japantag last year but this time we arrived in Düsseldorf already on Friday to see more from the city and can go shopping without much stress. The Japantag event itself took place on Saturday =)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">With the InterCity train it took approximately 3 hours and so we arrived around 15 pm in Düsseldorf. During the train ride we also passed Cologne and I made a few pics from the train´s window of the <i>Kölner Dom</i> (Cologne Cathedral):</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">After we stored the luggage in our hotelroom and I dressed into Kimono we went to the famous Immermannstraße where all Japanese stores and restaurants are located. Since we were both very hungry our first stop was the Maruyasu - Japanese gourmet food store:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The women who worked in the shop were super friendly and they loved my Kimono very much =D One asked me if I dressed all by myself, I said "Yes" and she was impressed ~ They always react like that *laughs*</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">many delicous food *o*</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">I also liked their interior design ♥</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"> I bought Onigiri with plum flavour and Temaki sushi ♥ Very good ~ I would go to this store again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"> Following this, we went to several shops and this is my haul of the first day:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">ramune and some sweets (mainly with grape flavour) ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">two hashioki (chopstick rest)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">and two cute rice bowls ♥</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">For 18:30 pm my friends reserved a table for us all in the restaurant <i>Okinii</i> - Japanese all you can eat, which is very well known!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">me in front of Okinii wearing Kimono ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">me again :P</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I really ate a lot, it was super delicous. Here you can see everything I had this evening:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Itadakimasu ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">tamago and unagi are one of my favs ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">gyoza *q*</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">fried Tofu with Teriyaki-sauce ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">edamame, shake, temaki and tako >_< ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">futomaki ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">mango icecream *3*</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Me in the restaurant:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"> Some of the food my boyfriend had:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">After the food marathon, we all went to the <i>Nikko</i> hotel - they have a karaoke bar =D *party time*</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">choosing a song ♫</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">They had not only Japanese songs, but we also tried to sing in Japanese. It was so much fun xD</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">my friend Laura and my boyfriend singing together ^_^/</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">*yay* ♫</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">In the end we all had a hoarse voice but it was worth it. Would do it again *haha*</span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-86298275774834927982013-05-27T15:54:00.001-07:002016-01-11T18:16:15.961-08:00JAPANWEEK part 3: Third and final event day<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">Hey guys!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I am sorry that it took a while to write this last entry about the Japanweek but I was busy. However, hope you like it ^_^/</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><i>May 5th programm</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">- Calligraphy course</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">- Cooking course</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Around 12 pm the <b>Calligraphy course</b> started ~</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">First they talked about the history of Calligraphy and then they showed us the basic techniques - not easy! After this we had to try writing the following Kanji which means 'kome' (米 - rice):</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Then we had to choose a Kanji we like the most - I took botan - peony, my favourite flower.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">left: original - right: my first try =D *fail*</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">and the final result written on ricepaper:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I think for my first try it went pretty well (*coughs*). But to be very good you have to train for years *haha* It was really a nice experience though =3 </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">LUNCHTIME - Off to the <b>Maid Café</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Menu of the day at the maid café was Yakisoba (I adore noodles *laughs*)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">15 pm - time for the <b>Cooking course</b>!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">We were seperated into 2 groups - the course instructor first talked about the history of rice. I always thought that rice came originally from China but I was wrong, it has its origin in Korea *haha*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Further they showed us the many many rice varieties, rice products and meals cooked with rice:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">furikake and a traditional Japanese meal ♥</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Then we learned how to wash rice correctly:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">After this we went to another room where we all cooked <i>chicken teriyaki</i> together. I am a big fan of teriyaki-sauce ♥ The taste is just awesome!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">You need sugar, a lil bit sake, soy sauce, mirin, water and potato starch solved in water.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">done! *o*</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Then we roasted the chicken meat and added the sauce in the end:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Back in the first room, we all made miso soup together but first they told us about the different types of miso:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">right: white and red miso</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I didn´t know that there are so many miso sorts in Japan (^~^)"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">For our miso soup we used white and red miso paste:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">left: chopped leek - right: adding miso paste</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">And here you can see the final result of the cooking course - itadakimasu ♥</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">right: with tofu was also super delicious ^ _ ^)/</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I´m sure you are all hungry now! Thanks for reading, would be nice if you leave a comment ♥</span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-66870321226674163272013-05-21T06:40:00.000-07:002016-01-11T20:09:07.366-08:00My Kimono Story published on i-Wabijin<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">I can imagine that you are asking yourself now: What is "i-Wabijin"? It´s a page which represents women from all over the world who have the essence of both Japanese and Western beauties and also enjoy Kimono dressing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">You can read about the whole concept here and please join their page: <a href="http://www.i-wabijin.jp/e_concept.html" target="_blank">i-Wabijin concept </a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">When you are interested in Kimono and also do Kitsuke, you can write down your personal Kimono story and send it to the page here: <a href="http://i-wabijin.d2.r-cms.jp/en/kimono-story-entry/" target="_blank">KimonoStory Entry form (click)</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">If they accept your story they will answer and also translate it into Japanese. I am happy to say that they really published my Kimono story and that I am now part of this wonderful page</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Click on the following links to read my story:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Hello <span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">♡ readers!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">First I want to say THANK YOU for the nice comments to my last entry. That made me very happy, please feel hugged by me (*^o^*)/° </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">But now lets start to write about the second event day of the Japanweek ~</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent"><i>May 4th programm</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">- Origami course</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">Because I am not soo much into Origami I only went to the Tea ceremony and Music evening. I have to say that the Tea ceremony was my personal highlight of the Japanweek. I am very much into such traditional Japanese things, it was kinda touching for me *laughs*</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">First they told us that you will always find also a calligraphie hung up during a tea ceremony. This one above means: <i>nichi nichi kore koujitsu</i> - every day is a good day!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">A lovely message for all guests - which means you have to enjoy this special day. ♥</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">Then they explained the most important basic rules of Chadou (the way of tea) and we had to learn how to use and fold the <i>fukusa</i> - it´s not easy! It is used for the symbolic cleansing of the tea scoop and tea caddy, and (usually by women) to handle hot kettle or pot lids. The host and assistants at a tea gathering wear the fukusa tucked into the Obi. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">After this we had to try making the green tea by our own in proper sequence. </span></span>Here you can see my tea equipment and my first selfmade matcha ♥~</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">At the end of the tea ceremony course they performed a full ceremony for us. It was a very peaceful moment *tears*</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">LUNCHTIME - Off to the <b>Maid Café</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">After the great Tea ceremony we all made a break and had something to eat. The menu of the day was curry with rice:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">Yes, also on the second day I wore Kimono:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">NEXT AND LAST POINT - Music evening</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">Around 18 pm the music evening started ~</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">They played mainly classical music with the piano, flute, trumpet and also with a shakuhachi. I liked Chopin´s pieces the most ♥</span></span>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent">Hope you had fun reading about the second day, please leave a comment. Thanks!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span class="messageBody"><span class="userContent"> </span></span></span> Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-44852642171826781872013-05-10T17:03:00.000-07:002016-01-11T18:06:52.733-08:00JAPANWEEK part 1: Preparations + first event day<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">Hello hello my dear readers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Finally I have time to write a few new entries here. Yes, I wrote <i>`</i><i>a few´</i>. I wanna tell you about the Japanweek and I have to split everything into 3 parts. The private language school called "F+U", located in Heidelberg, organized the Japanweek again (May 3rd-5th) and I am happy to say that I was a member of the Kimono/Yukata course (^_^)/°</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><i>THE PREPARATION TIME:</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">We started about 2 weeks before the event started to prepare everthing. We often met, had meetings, practiced the dressing part and I also translated a lot into German (most of our group members were Japanese people who learn German since a few months/weeks - we talked in English, Japanese and German *laughs*) for the presentation and dressing explanation. Everytime we met we worked at least 4 hours but it was always funny =3 Actually I should only help during the dressing part (Yukata), but ´cause I know much about Kimono I conducted the presentation with another member of our group as well.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I also helped with hanging up posters and handing out flyers in the city, which looked like this:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Our Yukata test dressings:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Since I collect only Kimono I wore Yukata for the first time. It´s very easy =D Maybe I will buy one someday ^_~</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">FIRST EVENT DAY:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">- Kimono/Yukata course</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">- Japanseminar</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Around 15 pm the Kimono/Yukata course started. We had about 20 guests. First we held our presentation:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">We talked about the following things:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">the meaning and origin of Kimono, Furisode, Obi musubi, Uchikake, Mofuku, Shichi-Go-San, Maiko and of course Yukata. We also prepared a little quiz for our guests =D Since I own a Furisode and many accessoires you need for it, we showed them during the presentation:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Then our guest had to try dressing themselves into Yukata without any help. Here you can see everything we provided:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">After this we showed how it works correctly and also helped when they still needed some advice:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">All had a lot of fun and wanted to know much about Kimono. ♥ And this picture shows all the Kimono group members together:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Thanks for the good work! m(_ _)m</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Like you can see in the pics above I wore Kimono (what a surprise *haha*). Here you can see the whole ensemble for the first day:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">I wore my Komon ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">... with Asami-chan ♥</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">LUNCHTIME - Off to the <b>Maid Café</b>:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Everday the Maid Café offered many delicious Japanese meals. I never ate so much within 3 days =3 *yummy* The menu of the first day was Oyako-Don - my personal fav ♥ It was so good ♥</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">oishikatta desu ♥</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">NEXT AND LAST POINT - JAPANSEMINAR:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">They talked about men society, women´s fashion and Sushi:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">we could make our own sushi ♥</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I hope you all had fun reading this entry and looking at the pictures. ありがとう ♥</span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-20776282861689910512013-04-25T07:52:00.002-07:002016-01-11T18:23:22.039-08:00Kushi and tekagami<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">Today I snatched this beautiful kushi (comb) and tekagami (handmirror) set for a reasonable price.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">on the mirror you can see "hanaguruma" - flower cart ♥</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I just adore such traditonal motives, it was love at first sight ♥ I got it from a private sale. I think that I will show you my other few kanzashi someday, too.</span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-18922564739350866632013-04-21T14:21:00.004-07:002016-01-11T18:23:45.763-08:00Multi-seasonal bag<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">I really have to go on hiatus now ...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">... just won this cute casual bag with many different motives:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">sakura-bana (cherry blossoms), sakura no hanabira (cherry blossom petals), ko-tsuzumi (little taboret), kiku (chrysanthemum), momiji (maple), ume (plum), hagi (bush clover), seigaiha (semicircular repeated wave), shippou (interlocking circles), sensu (semicircular fans) and ryusui (flowing water)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I think it´s perfect along with Komon kimono <span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">(♥ω♥)/"</span></span></span>Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-89436283453661952302013-04-18T15:34:00.002-07:002016-01-11T19:59:20.120-08:00Recent wins part 4<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">I was weak again, what a shame >3< But look how beautiful they are:</span><br />
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<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-90219964541171391572013-04-14T18:17:00.000-07:002016-01-11T18:24:14.447-08:00Usagi no mimi musubi tutorial<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">I want to show you a very cute Obi musubi tutorial this time.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">It´s called ウサギの耳 (usagi no mimi) which means <b>rabbit ears</b> ♥</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Actually you use a Nagoya Obi and wear this kind of musubi with Komon kimono but the problem is that I´ve no Nagoya Obi and so I had to use one of my Fukuro Obi. A part of Nagoya Obi is always already folded and that makes it easier to tie though before you start tying Fukuro Obi you have to fold it in half by yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">However ... now lets start with the things you need:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">1st: Fukuro Obi (actually a Nagoya Obi!)</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">2nd: Obi ita</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">3rd: Obi makura</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">4th: <b>two</b> Koshihimo</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">5th: Obijime</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>1st step:</b> Since I use a Fukuro Obi I have to fold up around 75% in half first:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>2nd step:</b> take the Obi ita, tie it around your waist and close it on your back:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>3rd step:</b> the open part of <b>tesaki</b> has to be on the left side of your shoulder:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>4st step:</b> start to wrap it around ....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>5th step:</b> wrap it again </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>6th-7th step:</b> in the end I had to wrap it around 3 times until I saw the pattern of the Obi only</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>8th step:</b> after this fold the <b>tare</b> like you can see here</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>9th step:</b> take your first Koshihimo (tesaki and tare are now above)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>10th step: </b>bring the Koshihimo to the front and make a loop</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>11th step:</b> tuck the loop underneath your Obi</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>12th step:</b> the tare part is now "hanging" down</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>13th step:</b> now we want to build the rabbit ears! Take the tesaki from above and fold it down</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>14th step:</b> then fold the right part up like you can see on the following picture</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>15th step:</b> use now the second Koshihimo and slide it over the rabbit ears</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>16th step: </b>then bring the Koshihimo to the front, make a loop and tuck it underneath the Obi.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Bring the strings of the Obimakura to the front, tie and then tuck them underneath the Obi. You can see how you have to tie the Obiage in my previous tutorial, so I skip this part now!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><b>20th step: </b>now the final steps ... tuck up the tare and then put the Obijime on the center part of Tare, bring the Obijime to the front and tie it (you can see how to do it in my previous tutorial!)</span><br />
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<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-58646183149151305252013-04-12T04:42:00.001-07:002016-01-11T19:58:56.365-08:00Beautiful but difficult Obi Musubi Part 1<br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">Like we all know there are tons of beautiful Obi musubi, some are easier and others are more difficult. Today I want to start showing you very beautiful but in the same way difficult Obi musubi tutorials. They are all mainly for Furisode Kimono.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"> 1st one: <b>春の花 バラ</b> (Haru no hana bara : Spring flower - the rose)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The pictures donnot belong to me (© <a href="http://振袖日和.jp/">http://振袖日和.jp</a>)</span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-32456099448440980932013-04-11T15:30:00.002-07:002016-01-11T18:22:41.609-08:00Recent wins part 3<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">I bought two new Kimono items, hope you like them ♥ At the moment I´m investing my money more into Komomo.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I have just far too little Obiage and I wanted to have a pink one. I am happy that I got this cute Shibori Obiage for only £0,99 *laughs*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">... and last but not least - a wonderful Kinchaku bag! *yay*</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">Isn´t it super adorable?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">It´s from Shinei´s page. They have still a lot of them with different designs. You should check it out! Just search for "<i>Kinchaku</i>"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Now I have really <b>everything</b> I need for the Japan-Day in Düsseldorf. Let´s hope all arrives soon and safely. (^o^)/ </span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-18040806303667340202013-04-08T17:32:00.000-07:002016-01-11T18:18:46.212-08:00My birthday party - 私の誕生日パーティー <br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">Hello my dear readers! ヽ(。◕‿◕。)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">On Sunday (April 7th) we celebrated my birthday party. My birthday is actually on April 1st. First of all I want to show you the "surprise" cake I got - I didn´t know anything about it. *laughs*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Doesn´t it look beautiful? In this case thanks again to my mum and sister ♥ Very delicious! The text says: Happy birthday dear Laura ^_^/</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">The theme for this party was of course "Asia/Japan". Here you can see the lovely decorated table:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">We cooked a lot of different food, here you can see the things I ate:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Of course I wore Kimono. Well, in my defence I have to say that I was really in a hurry and my Kitsuke looks not very good, I am sorry. Somehow I have often problems with my collar ... however, I hope you still like the pictures =3</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Zori with Sakura tabi ♥</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Now the presents I got from my friend Laura (yes, we have the same name *lol*)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">me unwrapping the gift from Laura ~</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">cute chinese tea cup with a tea strainer inside =D</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">She also gave me the amazing "Sakura" gift set from RITUALS:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">This set contains shower foam, shower cream scrub, body cream & the ultimate hand sensation. Arigatou again ♥ The scent is amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">One of the cute presents from my sister, an adorable key chain (* v *)/ It´s called <b>Nelly</b>. Looks cute together with my Kimono, right?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">It was really a nice and funny evening!</span><br />
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<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-84305291173719973332013-03-23T20:47:00.000-07:002016-01-11T18:21:28.809-08:00Introducing KIMONO PONCHO<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">Last year a friend of mine, Yukiko Tanaka, wrote about my Kimono style/collection on her own blog. You can see the entry here:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/wafuuponcho/diary/201209270000/" target="_blank">click</a> (Japanese only)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">She wrote that I prefer more the elegant and traditional style of Kimono - that is true. Also that I am very interested into Geisha and Maiko. Further she talked about my other Japan related blogs.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">She said in the end that she is happy that I love the Japanese culture so much. =) I have to say that Yukiko-san described my Kimono style and my collection very well. That makes me so happy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Now some facts about Yukiko and her Kimono shop:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Yukiko-san is the owner of KIMONO PONCHO (since 2010). This shop sells selfmade Kimono poncho´s made of kimono, yukata or western fabrics.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">© <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kimonoponcho" target="_blank">Kimono Poncho</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Further you also can find Kimono, Yukata and komomo (Kimono accessoires), fabrics or silk threads on the shop´s page.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">You can visit her Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/KimonoPonchoCom?page=1" target="_blank">here (click)</a> and her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kimonoponcho" target="_blank">FB </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kimonoponcho" target="_blank">p</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kimonoponcho" target="_blank">age (click)</a>. Her ponchos are very beautiful and as far as I know she also make ponchos, yukata and obi on request.</span><br />
<br />Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-42892191043111263732013-03-23T14:24:00.001-07:002016-01-11T18:26:44.052-08:00Cute Han-eri<span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #e06666;">Today around 5 am I finally won a cute and pink Han-eri. Last time I tried to get one from the same shop I lost the auction ... but now I am even more excited. ♥</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Isn´t it beautiful and cute? Cannot wait to wear it for the Japan-Day in Düsseldorf. Speaking of the Japan-Day ... finally booked the hotel room. We are going to stay in the IBIS Hotel near the main station.</span>Aichihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756636865410784256noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134371103211649350.post-38261908719938270952013-03-19T18:27:00.000-07:002016-01-11T19:57:14.827-08:00Spring has come - Kimono coordination project Part 3 <br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I want to present you now the last part of my Kimono coordination
project "Spring has come".</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I created different outfits with the same
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Please tell me which one you like the most. Thank you! ♥</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">1st outfit</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Pale lilac Tsukesage with peony motive, </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">Fukuro Obi with kanzemizu (whirlpool) design, </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">salmon pink Obiage with Shibori pattern and green/pink Obijime</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Along with orange-gold Zori and matching bag</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">2nd outfit</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I want to wear this outfit one day before the Japanday in Düsseldorf.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">My bfriend and me will be there already on Friday and go to a </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">here with another Fukuro Obi </span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">(senmen, ayame, peony and eda-ume design),</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">a green shibori Obiage and silver Obijime.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Along with silver/pink Zori and matching bag</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">3rd outfit</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I think I will wear this for my birthday party ♥</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">here with Rokutsuu Fukuro Obi</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">(ryusui - flowing water motive),</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">salmon pink Obiage with shibori pattern</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">and shiny pink Obijime</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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