Kyoto Kimono
Kimonos, Vintage Kimono, Obi, Fabric, and more.....!

PO Box 5709
Endicott, NY 13763
(607) 765-3960

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We Had A BLAST!
PHOTOS
From our Trip to Kyoto
May 18-29, 2007


Our group of 14 wasbigger than we usually have but it seems to be true: the more the merrier!

Click below on the photos to see snapshots taken by our group members.

Maybe you'll decide to make the journey with us in 2008....

(if so, email me for more info)


WE SHOPPED!
At Toji Temple ... resting between buying ...market food stall ...


WE ATE & DRANK!

tofu lunch ... a traditional Japanese breakfast ... a gift from the chef ... lunching on udon ... sushi for dinner ... cocktails on the hotel deck ...

WE LEARNED ABOUT TEXTILES

the Sensei explains ... Sensie's collection ... Yuzen artist ... yuzen stencils ... yuzen brushes ... fabric overhead ... Ohara Kobo loom ... kimono dressing demonstration ...


WE CREATED MASTERPIECES

Natural Indigo: suiting up ... dye vats ...group effort
Roketsu Dying: applying the wax ... the fabric before dipping ... dipping in indigo ... roketsu studio ...
Vegetable Dyes: indigo vat ... vegetable dye vat ... dipping the fabric ... ringing it out ... tea afterwards ...


WHEN IN ROME...

purifying our hands .... ring the bell ... observe the ritual .. temple monk ... tea ceremony ... Guy and the Geisha ... on the subway ... Japanese toilet ... finding our way ... rickshaw rides ... the sake factory tour ... floor sitting ...


WE GOT AROUND!

crossing the Kamo Gawa ... in the garden ... monk in the street ... Fushimi Inari Shrine ... on the canal ... Ohara rice fields ... view from Ginkakuji ... at the Natural Spring Water Shrine ... night in Old Gion ... night in New Gion ... bamboo forest in Daitokuji ...
 

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