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TATAMI (畳)When we transition between 'summer' and 'winter' in the tearoom, one particular tatami mat is lifted up and replaced, to either conceal or reveal the sunken hearth.https://twitter.com/camelliakyoto/status/1324877
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THE WIZARD'S GRAVEFor #FolkloreThursday I have talked a lot about one of my favourite figures, Abe-no-Seimei (安倍晴明). Known by some as the 'Merlin of Japan', Seimei was Japan's greatest 'diviner'.His
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'THE SEVEN GODS OF FORTUNE' (七福神)O New Year's godthis year toosend help!とし神やことしも御世話下さるる-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).As the year draws to a close, images of seven cheerful figures (often ridi
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A THREAD FOR CAT LOVERSplum blossom scentsends him off carousing...lazy cat梅がかにうかれ出けり不精猫-小林一茶, 1808.Kyōto is not particularly cat crazy, but there is a wealth of cat-inspired tales, sweets, charms & cu
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For #FolkloreThursday I thought I'd talk about one of Kyoto's most famous bridges...though perhaps you've never heard of it.The bridge makes an appearance in the lives & deaths of many
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SETSUBUNTomorrow is Setsubun (節分), the beginning of spring in the old lunar calendar. This rather intriguing festival falls a little earlier than usual this year.Understandably, the celebrations at Yoshida-jinja, Heian
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FAMILIARS AND FORTUNESVisitors to shrines & temples for a long time have enjoyed having their fortunes determined by lucky dip, but in recent years Kyōto's familiars have helped kickstart a
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