Bored being in a Kimono shop owner’s family

Some of them already have known that I am going to a university. My motivation is to keep Japan’s traditional culture including Kimono in such a modem (westernize) society and offer more chance to every one who are interested in Kimono by media and by moden social condition.

My department’s is School of Culture, Media and Society
http://www.waseda.jp/eng/academics2/cms.html
I'm still single and surrunded by around 120years old students! So wear Furisode (long sleeve Kimono) is OK!
So now I am using almost all power to write a thesis at the school, but please if you have any chance to visit our shop, let me know by e-mail. I love to meet you.

Dear all,

We will have holidays from 4th to 7th of May during Golden week. Sorry for inconvinient. However, if we can do something at these days, let us know by e-mail. We are happy to spports you!


Sakaeya Kimono Shop

Sakura is ready in Omiya park!

You might know our city Omiya is very famous for Sakura or cherry blossom.　It’s best season to try our one day Kimono rental. You can walk under cherry blossom　blooming in Kimono. I’m sure it’s photogenic!

More over, now Omiya local city provides a tea under the cherry blossom tree at Hikawa shrine where is front of the Omiya park. You can communicate with local Japanese and enjoy the tea!



Kimono one day rental

Inculuding everything 8000yen for each parson
All women and men are welcome!

Over two people? We have discount system　pay in advance by paypal.
http://english.kimono-sakaeya.com/?eid=1206829


Come to Omiya from Narita airport?
It’s easy, take a direct bus! http://www.keiseibus.co.jp/pc/foreigners/forforeigners.pdf

New saviors

* You don’t need to bring anything, just bring yourself. We will provide socks and shoes for Kimono. However, we wish you to wear row cut collar slip. It is going to be under Kimono.
* We will offer you to use our hair accessories and makeup kit for free!
It’s a beautiful experience to make your hair up and decorate it with some Japanese style hair accessories, and to put on special make up. We do not specialize in these parts of the dress-up process, but we will be happy to advice you. Experience our one day Kimono rental! You don’t need to bring anything, just bring yourself and your interest in Japanese traditional attire. We will help you become a Kimono beauty!
* We will provide one Sakura sweet and the Japanese tea.

If you take part in the Sakaeya Kimono shop one day Kimono rental, we will offer you to use our hair accessories and makeup kit for free!

It’s a beautiful experience to make your hair up and decorate it with some Japanese style hair accessories, and to put on special make up. We do not specialize in these parts of the dress-up process, but we will be happy to advice you. Experience our one day Kimono rental! You don’t need to bring anything, just bring yourself and your interest in Japanese traditional attire. We will help you become a Kimono beauty!

Sakaeya Kimono Shop is at Omiya. Omiya is part of Saitama city and is just outside Tokyo. It takes about thirty minutes by JR line, and you can get here from Narita Airport directory by ON liner bus or JR Narita Express train line.


Near Omiya station, there are many department stores, for example, Sogo, Marui and Takashimaya. You don’t need to worry about where you can shop! We have many places of amusement close to Omiya station too. Just two years ago the railway museum was constructed. Whenever at this area, you can hear charting voice. You may never be bored in this area.



Going over family’s Kimono shop for 10minutes from the station on foot, there is a shrine which called Hikawa Shrine. It is said to the one of oldest shine in Japan. Actually Omiya means “big shrine”, so the name comes from it. Local people are very proud of having it here, since it gives us a holy and traditional atmosphere and silent in spite of near Omiya station. On the 1st and 15th of every month, there is a small festival in the precinct of the shrine. You would have a chance to see Kagura which is a holly performance for god and getting a service of tea for free of charge!



Another twenty minutes from the shrine, there is a special area called Bonsai village.　Seven Bonsai artists open their garden to everyone, so you can see lovely Japanese cultural potted gardening. Some garden own Bonsai which are over 200 years old! The air is fresh, and there is a lot of beautiful green countryside.
I can say Omiya is a very well balanced city since there are three aspects as I described. Good for shopping, historical and very rich in green. What’s more, you don’t need a wallet to enjoy here. Imagine, at the Omiya station area, you can enjoy window shopping at departments, and Come to the Hikawa shrine on the 1st or 15th, you can get a free Japanese tea then go to Bonsai village, you can see a Japanese special art culture “Bonsai”　there for free. Everyone must come here once!

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For more information
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/rtg/pdf/pg-309.pdf
http://www.scvb.or.jp/e/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cmiya-ku,_Saitama

Other place of interest:
1. John Lennon Museum
2.The Railway Museum
3.Cartoon Art Museum

Message from one founder of NPO in Cambodia which Sakaeya is supporting and also Kahori joined their volunteer tour in last February.

This is the photo album from the tour.


Hello Sakaeya Kimono Shop customers -

PEPY has been proud to have the sponsorship of Sakaeya Kimono Shop for the past few years. The Ochi family has committed itself to preserving the traditions of the Japanese Kimoni, and we are grateful that they have also chosen to support the development of education programs in Cambodia.

I find it wonderful that Kahori and her family have chosen to preserve the tradition of Kimono in Japan for a new generation which sometimes seems to be more interested in modern things. Par of our work with PEPY in Cambodia involves working with organizations, like Cambodian Living Arts, which is working to preserve Cambodia's traditions which are also fading.

I hope that Sakaeya Kimono Shop and PEPY can work together to continue to promote the preservations of Japanese and Cambodian traditions through a strong friendship and partnership throughout the years.

With sincere thanks,

Daniela Papi
PEPY Founder
www.pepyride.org

Also we got this card and a calendar


If you would like to have the calender, let me know!

Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com

One magazine coverd me
No no it’s silly joke.

This is the real one.
One germany magazine used our shop’s event photo for their cover.

　Photo by DJ
But do you like the idea to become a Maiko and Geiko?

Sakaeya can offer the hair arrangement ( using your own hair), Kimono and Kimono dressing.
The total cost would be around 40,000yen.

I have to say it is better to use your own hair to make this hair style ( Nihongami).
My friends challenged a Nihongami wig. I have to say the wig is only for Japanese face. You lost your natural beauty because of the wig!

If you are interested in pretending a Geisha/ Maiko like me, please let me know!

I love to supports you.

Kahori

우리 가족이 운영하는 매장은 지난 50년 동안 일본

전통방식의 기모노를 판매하여 왔습니다. 우리는

최신형 기모노뿐만 아니라 전통방식의 기모노와 중

고 기모노도 판매하고 있습니다.
카호리＆케이코


우리는 약 500여가지 이상의 품목을 항상 보유하고

있습니다. 가장 가격이 저렴한 기모노는 1000엔이며

오시마 쓰무기와 같은 우수한 수제품의 가격은

약100,000엔 정도입니다. 가장 저렴한 제품은

기념품으로 적합한 하오리 (반코트)로

가격은525엔입니다.
500여가지
만약 당신이 기모노를 입는 방법이나 기모노와 오비가

어떻게 꾸며지는지 알고 싶으시다면 우리는 기쁜

마음으로 당신에게 가르쳐 드리겠습니다.


기모노를 착용해보시는 체험을 원하세요? 우리

매장에서 기모노를 대여하시고 저희가 무료로 제공해

드리는 오미야의 관광가이드와 함께 하루를 즐겨보시지

않으시겠습니까?

기모노 대여 8000엔

도쿄와 가까우며 문화적이고 사랑스러운 도시 오미야를

여행해보시기 바랍니다. 　오미야는 일본에서 가장

오래된 사당 중에 하나인 히까와 사당이 있는 아주

매력적인 도시입니다. 　오미야는 또한 일본 정원 예술인

분재로 유명하니 오미야를 방문하시어 기모노를 입고

산책하시면 최고의 경험이 될 수 있을 것입니다. 　관광을

마치신 후 우리 매장에서는 일본 전통 차를 기념으로

제공합니다.

히카와 사당
분재마을

모든 남성분과 여성분을 환영합니다!

기모노 대여와 착용, 관광 가이드 무료제공 및 기념 차 포함하여 8,000엔

* 여성을 위한 기모노는 키 175cm이하 엉덩이둘레 100cm이하의

사이즈만 이용 가능합니다. 남성을 위한 기모노는 사이즈에 제한이

없으니 마음껏 즐기시면 됩니다. 남성을 위한 기모노는 키와 엉덩이

사이즈가 그다지 중요하지 않습니다.


* 3일이전, 2인이상 예약시에는 당신의 연락처 (주소와 전화번호)를

요청 드리겠습니다.


오미야 웹사이트 : http://www.sainokuni-kanko.jp/korean/images/top_01.jpg

http://www.scvb.or.jp/k/index.html
JR패스를 가지고 계시다면 동경역에서 신칸센을 타시면 20분정도 소요되며 무료로 탑승하실 수 있습니다.

JR 오미야역에서 도보로 12분.

토부키타 오미야역에서 도보로 10분.
홈페이지

www.kimono-sakaeya.com

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info@kimono-sakaeya.com

주소
さいたま市大宮区宮町3-15

전화번호 048-641-8137

영업시간

오전 10시 ~ 오후 7시

목요일 휴뮤


쿠폰

방문전에 예약하시면

기념으로

일본 차를 드립니다.

저는 한국말은 모릅니다만 영어는 합니다

You may know Japanese don’t have a certain religion. At new year, we go to a Shinto shrine, the most popular wedding style is western style which means Japanese go to a Christian church and for a funeral, most Japanese chose Buddhism. It might be true to say that we are not religious.


If I say “Japanese don’t have any religion” in general, I often get this question in repsonse, “how do Japanese keep their morality without religion?” It is a tough question for me to answer. I would like to say it's because of “family” or “tradition” but that doesn't seem to be true any more.

In my case, I went to a Christian school for 16 years and my family is still in the traditional style. So these things influenced me a lot. However now I don’t go to church any more and I have many chances to meet many people and get good and bad influences more easily.

I thought, ”I have to make a good motto to keep morality” At the Shodo exhibition, I wrote my motto from an ancient Chinese book called 千字文　

What I wrote is;

知過必改　　　得能莫忘　　　

when you find a mistake, you need to correct it immediately 　
When you learn a good thing, you should never forget it

徳建名立　　　形端表正

When you cultivate high virtue, you will get a good reputation and your appearance and behavior will become beautiful.


I especially value and appreciate the last one.

“Do what I believe is the right thing, and naturally my appearance and behavior will become beautiful and I will get high virtue ”

I am ageing but want to keep my beauty! So this is kind of my beauty salon treatment!

My Shodo, Chinese calligrapher, is being shown at one Ueno museum.

It is too shy to say,,, But I would like to invite you my fist exhibition at Tokyo city museum in Ueno. I have been studying Shodo or Chinese calligrapher for around one year. My teacher gave me a chance to show my one Shodo at the museum with many students. It is true my Shodo is the poorest. It means I have to practice more and more.

Even my shodo is not so good, other’s are so good! Worth to visit and see, if you have time. Here is the detail of the exhibition.


Day: 29th of Jan to 4th of Feb
Time; from 9AM to 4:30PM ( 4th of Feb : from 9AM to 2;30PM)
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan art museum in Ueno park http://www.tobikan.jp/
Entrance Fee:300yen
At the Tokyo Metropolitan art museum　there are many Shodo editions. Mine is “玄潮会書展“ Gen-chou-kai.

This is mine. I will let you know what they mean later...