Category Archives: kyoto

Today we had three meetings with various affiliates of the Tatsumura Textile Company. We first met with the future successor of Tatsumura Co. Tatsumura Amane. He is praised within the company for his work towards increasing the functionality of Nishiki … Continue reading →

Although I have worn kimono before, I did not know much about the weaving process until today. I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to visit the Nishiki Koho Tatsumura Company, as well as other artisans he works … Continue reading →

Today was my topic day. We started with a trip to Tatsumura Textile Co. and met with its future successor, Tatsumura Amane. Then we visited Ozasa-san, a pattern planner and finally the Okamoto brothers that were the 5th and most … Continue reading →

Today I felt fully adjusted to the pace of this trip. I think my jet lag is completely gone, which is slightly sad because we’re going to leave so soon. We left with an early start, meeting for breakfast at … Continue reading →

Today we saw the performance of two Noh plays–Haku Rakuten and Ikkaku sennin (the horned hermit). With each performance I found out something new about this art as well as about myself. For one, I realized that I’m not physically capable … Continue reading →

This morning Louisa, Ayami and I went to Kitano Tenmangu to get amulets for studying. We didn’t spend a lot of time there but got a number of great pictures. At about 10:00 we realized that we were extremely close … Continue reading →

January 15th, 2017 Each day is filled with such wonderful experiences, places, and people that writing this journal at the end of the day is nice as I’m able to think back and remember what happened throughout the day. Today, there … Continue reading →

Alright so today was the day that I got to redeem myself of my previous Noh experience. I feel as though with the new background in it, I was able to enjoy the performances a little bit more. The transcripts … Continue reading →