from Japan2023-10-07T18:34:20+09:00berry-raspberryHi! I'm a Japanese woman from Osaka, Japan. This blog is mainly about the introduction of places, events, and various stuff in southern part of Osaka City, Osaka, Kansai, and JapanExcite BlogToyosato Elementary School 2023http://indigo05.exblog.jp/30457208/2023-10-07T18:34:00+09:002023-10-07T18:34:20+09:002023-10-07T18:34:20+09:00berry-raspberryShiga
]]>Sumiyoshi Festival 2018 ~The parade was successful this year ~http://indigo05.exblog.jp/27470484/2018-08-08T00:43:00+09:002018-08-08T00:46:02+09:002018-08-08T00:43:54+09:00berry-raspberrySumiyoshi Shrine
The parade of Sumiyoshi Festival, on the 1st of August, 2018.
This year, they successfully crossed the Yamato River.
]]>The Parade of Sumiyoshi Festival, 2017http://indigo05.exblog.jp/25952945/2017-08-01T20:11:00+09:002017-08-01T20:11:58+09:002017-08-01T20:11:58+09:00berry-raspberrySumiyoshi Shrine
These are the photos taken in Osaka City Side:
The photos below were taken on Sakai Side:
This year, due to the heavy rain in Nara, the Yamato River’s water level got too high to go into the river.
The portable shrine went across the bridge.
dissapointing...
]]>The Biwako Terracehttp://indigo05.exblog.jp/25800152/2017-05-26T00:27:00+09:002017-05-26T00:27:01+09:002017-05-26T00:27:01+09:00berry-raspberryShiga
In the west side of Lake Biwa, there is BiwakoValley. It is a popular place for skiing, and only winter season was theirseason, but………
The Biwako Terrace opened last fall, sothat we can enjoy the view.
I went there on one of the holidays ofGolden Week.
Nice Views!!!!!
However, it’s definitely much better to gothere on weekdays, definitely not during the Golden Week. Too many people!!
http://www.biwako-valley.com/tips/biwako_terrace_en/
]]>Roses, Peonies, and Poppies in Nagai Botanical Gardenhttp://indigo05.exblog.jp/25780795/2017-05-18T00:29:00+09:002017-05-18T00:29:45+09:002017-05-18T00:29:02+09:00berry-raspberryOsaka C.-HigashiSumi
From May 19th through June 4th,“Osaka Oktoberfest”, a beer festival from Munich, Germany, is held at NagaiPark. Admission 200 yen. It’s not in October, but May and thebeginning of June (before the rainy season) is a very nice time of the year inOsaka!
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]]>Emperor Nintoku’s tomb, museum, and Daisen Park・・・・ nice place to visit!http://indigo05.exblog.jp/25589067/2017-03-13T00:22:00+09:002017-03-13T00:22:25+09:002017-03-13T00:22:25+09:00berry-raspberryOsaka Pf - Sakai In Sakai City Museum, across from the tomb,you can see a short movie about Emperor Nintoku’s tomb with English subtitles.
There is also Disen Park across from thetomb. Ancient mausoleums are only Emperor Nintoku’s,but there are also small tombs in the park, which makes the park calm.
Ume, plum blossoms are blooming.
A few minute walk from Mikunigaoka Stations of JR Hanwa Line or Nankai Koya Line.
About 15 minute walk from Goryo-mae Station of Hankai Tramway.
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]]>Secret Hideaway: Kagaya Shinden Kaisho and its gardenhttp://indigo05.exblog.jp/25450768/2017-02-27T00:10:00+09:002017-02-27T15:44:13+09:002017-02-27T00:10:04+09:00berry-raspberryOsaka City-Suminoe
In Edo Era, Osaka was the centeral business place in Japan.
Kagaya Jinbei was one of the successful business people; he was like abanker in those days.
After he retired, he devoted to develop the rice fields. The newlydeveloped rice fields were called “Shinden”.
There are four Shindens, including Kagaya Shinden, remained inOsaka Prefecture.
Kaisho means a gathering place.
It was also Kagaya Family’s villa by the sea.
The gate
Sward rests at the entrance
Zen style window.
The sliding panel paintings are from 400 years ago.Now it’s got pale but was painted with gold powder.
View through the kitchen door.
This stream used to be connected to one of canals which broughtthem to Minami Area, such as Namba, Dotombori maybe for business, orentertainment.
The waiting place for tea ceremony.
His name Kagaya, is now the name of the town.
Admission Free
Now the property is owned by the City of Osaka.
4-8-7 Minami Kagaya, Suminoe-ku, Osaka City
About 15 minute walk from Abikomichi Station of Hankai Tramway (Nickname:Chin-Den)About 17 minute walk from Suminoe Koen Station of Subway Yotsubashi Line(Yotsubashi Sen)About 20 minute walk from Suminoe Station of Nankai Main Line (NankaiHonsen)[#PARTS|USER|79351#]
]]>The lobby of Four Seasons Hotel in Kyoto http://indigo05.exblog.jp/25264981/2017-02-01T00:35:22+09:002017-02-01T00:35:22+09:002017-02-01T00:35:22+09:00berry-raspberryKyoto
The old tea company, Tsuboichi bought an old Japanese house which was built over 400 years ago, and renovated it into a nice tea room that everybody loves.
It employs the tea ceremony guru, Sen no Rikyu’s idea,” Shichu no Sankyo”, which means even in the town, feel like in the mountain or in the nature.
Matcha is good!
Japanese sweets is also good!
Website:http://www.tsuboichi.co.jp/saryo
Saryo TSUBOICHI
1-1-2 Kuken-cho, Sakai City, Osaka
Next to Shimmei-cho Station of Hankai Tramway
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]]>The Golden Portable Shrine crossing the River at Sumiyoshi Festival http://indigo05.exblog.jp/24568132/2016-08-02T00:25:24+09:002016-08-02T00:25:04+09:002016-08-02T00:25:04+09:00berry-raspberrySumiyoshi Shrine
On the 1st of August, the big parade takes place.
It starts from Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine to Shukuin, the branch shrine of Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine in Sakai City, and it’s about 4.6 km long.
The biggest event is the portable shrine crossing in the Yamato River.
This year, the portable shrine got renewed and got really shiny and golden than ever.
The portable shrine arrived.
The samurai soldiers arrived.
They triggered their matchlock guns.
Osaka side people carried the portable shrine to the river.
In the middle of the river, Sakai side people took over and carried to Shukuin, the branch shrine of Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine.
]]>Experience Casual Style Tea Ceremony at Risho-no-Morihttp://indigo05.exblog.jp/24398864/2016-05-22T00:16:26+09:002016-05-22T00:16:10+09:002016-05-22T00:16:10+09:00berry-raspberryOsaka Pf - Sakai
Sen no Rikyu is the great master of tea ceremony who lived in the 16th century and Yosano Akiko was a writer who were born in the late 19th century.
Both were born and grew up in Sakai City, Osaka.
Next to the exhibition room, there is a tea ceremony room.
They offer casual style tea ceremony called “Ryurei Teicha”
There are three main schools of tea ceremony in Japan: Omote-senke, Ura-senke, and Mushanokoji-senke.
At Risho no Mori, these three schools cooperate, and the teachers of each school take turn to demonstrate the ceremony.
On the day when I went, the school was Omote-senke.
This is a demonstration video which was taken at Risho no Mori.
The teacher is from Ura-senke.
The tea ceremony master demonstrates and explains, and the guest learns how to do it. It’s in Japanese but you may know what it’s like.
But don’t worry. Believe it or not, many of the Japanese don’t know how to do it.
As a matter of a fact, I have experienced attending the tea ceremony but I haven’t learn how to do it. Maybe it’s high time I started learning…..
The admission for the tea ceremony is 500 yen which includes matcha tea and Japanese sweets.
The admission for the museum is 300 yen.
You can go both or you can choose one of them.
2-1-1 Shikuin-cho Nishi, Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka
Two minutes from Shukuin Station of Hankai Tramway.
It's next to Rikyu's Birth place.
http://www.sakai-rishonomori.com
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]]>Great Master of Tea Ceremony, Rikyu’s birth placehttp://indigo05.exblog.jp/24364843/2016-05-08T22:11:00+09:002016-05-08T23:36:37+09:002016-05-08T22:10:20+09:00berry-raspberryOsaka Pf - Sakai
Sen no Rikyu, the tea ceremony guru, was born in Sakai, Osaka in 1522.
In those days, tea ceremony was for male, not for female.
Not only as a leader of tea ceremony, he had even political influence to the authority at the time.
He established “Wabi-cha”, and cherished the feeling of “Wabi Sabi”.
He appreciated the serenity in simple and plain surroundings.
His house where he was born was a huge place, but now just a small part of the garden is remained. It is amazing that his trace still exists.
]]>Facebook Page "I love OSAKA"http://indigo05.exblog.jp/24356887/2016-05-05T23:05:00+09:002016-05-10T00:07:06+09:002016-05-05T23:04:52+09:00berry-raspberryOsaka
Please visit and "like" it!!
]]>Sakai Hamono Museum in northern part of Sakai Cityhttp://indigo05.exblog.jp/24355417/2016-05-05T13:09:47+09:002016-05-05T13:08:45+09:002016-05-05T13:08:45+09:00berry-raspberryOsaka Pf - Sakai
The picture below is one of the craftsmen's factory.
Making knives has been one of its crafts for over 400 years.
Until the end of Edo era which finished in 1868, when samurais existed, they made swards as well.
Most of the chefs in Japan use the knives from Sakai.
I saw Martha Stewart using the one from Sakai in her TV shows.
There is a small museum called “Sakai Hamono Museum”.
Hamono means edged tools.
There is a souvenir shop on the first floor, and small rooms of exhibition on the first and second floors.
There are some English flyers.
You can see the real craftsmen perform sharpening knives on Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 a.m to noon, and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., on Friday, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
You can buy knives and some other souvenirs from Sakai here.
Sakai Hamono Museum opens every day from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission Free
It’s between Myokoku-ji Station and Hanataguchi Station of Hankai Tramways.
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