#katsuyama

[tanuki-kimono]

Hello! i saw your kimono drawing guide, and i have some questions. I saw this art and was wondering about a few things: what is the tied knot& tassel things on the sleeves for? and, what hairstyle is the lady wearing? If you know, please tell me! If you don't know, could it be possible to direct me to someone that might? Thank you for taking the time to answer, if you're able! Have a lovely night/day!

Hi and thank you for your question :) The ukiyoe you are sharing is by Utagawa Kunisada and titled Genji rokujo no hana (源氏六條の花), or "Cherry Blossoms at Genji's Rokujô Mansion". It is part of a three prints set:

It depicts an imaginary scenery from The tale of Genji, and the young lady playing with her pet cat is the princess Onna San no Miya.

Characters are not shown wearing period accurate clothes (from Heian era), but luscious Edo period attires. Because of her rank, the young princess is wearing what Edo princesses would, especially the trademark hairstyle named fukiya 吹輪.

You'll find below a translation from a costume photobook I did a while ago. Note the big bridge style front hairpin, and the drum like one in the back. Princesses from the buke (samurai class) would also have dangling locks called aikyôge (I also found the term okurege), but I am not sure kuge princesses (noble class) wore them too.

There is a whole dispute about this hairstyle, as we are not actually sure it was worn as such by actual princesses. This style may have in fact started as a somehow cliché bunraku/kabuki costume used to depict princesses (think a bit like Western Cinderella-types princess gowns). Nowadays, it is found only as a theater style, or worn by Maiko during Setsubun season.

For comparison, here is character Shizuka Gozen from kabuki play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura:

As for the dangling cords, I covered those in a past ask about kamuro that you can find here (part 1 / part 2). TL:DR: I am still not sure what is the exact name for those decorations (kazari himo? sode no himo?).

But their use is pretty much linked to 3 things:

1) luck + protection (knots have auspicous meanings),

2) reinforcing weak points of garnment (here: sleeves wrist opening)

3) cuteness impact, as much like furisode (long sleeves kimono) those dangling ribbons were mostly seen on girls/young unmarried ladies by the Edo period

All the design elements chosen by Utagawa Kunisada for his Onna San no Miya stress own young and carefree she is still (which considering her narrative arc is in fact a bit sad... like all Genji Monogatari stories). BUT: bonus points for pet cat!

Hope that helps :)

[eiichiyoshioka]

勝山左義長まつり Katsuyama Sagicho Festival 

photo: @EiichiYoshioka

[sheltiechicago]

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Echizen Daibutsu: The Tallest Seated Buddha Statue With The Shortest History

Japan’s Taishizan Seidaiji Temple in Katsuyama hosts Echizen Daibutsu (Echizen Great Buddha), one of the tallest seated statues of Buddha. It was based on the seated statue of Ryumon Hosenji Temple in China and was built on May 28, 1987.

With a height of 17 meters, 2 meters taller than the Great Buddha of Nara, it is the tallest seated Buddha statue in Japan. Although Echizen Daibutsu is taller than the other seated statues, it is not as famous as them because of its short history, making it the tallest and the youngest seated Buddha statue in Japan.

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[downfalldestiny]

Echizen Daibutsu, Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan 🇯🇵 !.

[proneboy]

Aroma-unique beginners should drink with an open mind.

Sake alone in the dust today! Flat in a popular liquor store in Ikebukuro. I looked around and it looked good. I had a gut feeling. Katsuyama　Tokubetsujunmai　En Katsuyama　Tokubetsujunmai　En Taste evaluation Today’s snack Katsuyama　Tokubetsujunmai　En This label looks luxurious and I picked it up. Without any previous information, I wondered what it tasted like. Wine-like…

[radioshiga]

Corrida de T-Rex em Fukui atrai mais de 100 participantes

Katsuyama, Fukui, Japão, 16 de outubro de 2024 – Agência de Notícias Kyodo – Uma inusitada corrida de dinossauros agitou a cidade de Katsuyama, na província de Fukui, no domingo (13). O evento, que atraiu mais de 100 participantes vestidos com fantasias infláveis de Tiranossauro Rex, teve como cenário uma pista de esqui gramada e visou promover o turismo na região, conhecida por suas descobertas…

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[sawworld]

福井県勝山市のスカーフ＆ライフスタイルショップ「nimbus」が、下記デザイン系ウェブサイトに掲載頂きました。 ご覧頂ければ幸いです ■designboom https://www.designboom.com/architecture/floating-goods-shop-arata-isozaki-original-concrete-building-japan-hiroshi-yamada-toshitaka-shimizu-12-11-2022/ ■ArchDairy https://www.archdaily.com/993575/nimbus-cafe-and-lifestyle-shop-loha-plus-fukui-university-of-technology?utm_source=offices&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=just-published ■Divisare https://divisare.com/projects/471082-loha-laboratory-of-hiroshi-yamada-architects-kyohei-noda-nimbus LoHA http://loha-fukui.com #architecture #renovation #fukui #katsuyama #nimbus https://www.instagram.com/p/CmGpxhgyhbk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[redsamuraiii]

Echizen Katsuyama Castle

越前勝山城

柴田勝家の一族である柴田勝安によって築城され、江戸時代は勝山藩の藩庁であったが明治になって廃城。

建物も壊されたが、元の場所から2kmほど離れたところに博物館の模擬天守として1992年創建。

姫路城に似せられた模擬天守は日本一の高さ57､8メートルの威容と美しさを誇る。

まだ雪の残る山並をバックに桜に囲まれた春の景色は絶景

どの角度から見ても惚れ惚れする美しさ🥰

入城すると一応お堀

そして石垣

先ずはぐるりと周囲を一周

四方の石垣にある龍は九頭竜川と、市内で発掘される恐竜に因んでとのこと

こんなところにも龍が

周囲を一周し、いよいよ掘りにかかる石橋を渡って本丸に

三匹の龍がお出迎え🐉

左に回って入り口に。立派な石回廊はラピュタの城みたい

こちらも立派な門構え

中は虎口っぽい

近くの白山神社も桜に包まれてました。

最後にもう少し😁

[1976desire]

bob dylan, budokan, 1978. photos by taisuke katsuyama

[asknarashikari]

Funny what if: Souji and Rin has a daughter in the future, and little her one day asks if she could marry Ian when she grows up

Rin has to stop her husband from running a very sharp and not-wooden sword through Ian, who is very pointedly screaming that of course he wasn't gonna go for his friend's kid

[blaze-n-rekka]

Japanese comedian Moody Katsuyama posts another Yakuza-esque photo, fans go wild

YouTube – shimamiya Comedian Moody Katsuyama posts another funny photo in the spirit of a popular video game series, Yakuza, causing quite an uproar among fans. As posted on Twitter, Moody Katsuyama shares yet another photo in the spirit of the Yakuza video game series. 龍が如くサブストーリー「挟まって動けなくなったムード歌謡歌手」 #龍が如く pic.twitter.com/oukzlKjsGP— ムーディ勝山 (@katsuyama0611) April 16, 2024 Yakuza Side Story –…

[eiichiyoshioka]

勝山左義長まつり Katsuyama Sagicho Matsuri 2023 | Japanese Festival | Sony aS7III 

YouTube: @EiichiYoshioka

[missmyloko]

Kanzashi of The Month: July - Gion Matsuri 2024's Design

Way back in 2019, Kazurasei went and uploaded images of the yearly kanzashi at the time and I covered them like a normal kanzashi feature. However, they hadn't uploaded the Gion Matsuri design annually even after it resumed... until now! As always, the kanzashi are courtesy of Kazurasei.

Image is courtesy of Kazurasei. Chō (蝶) - Butterflies Tsuyu Shiba (露柴) - Dew On Grass Tessen (鉄線) - Clematis When this image was originally uploaded at the beginning of July it came as quite a shock as the yearly motifs aren't often leaked early, but boy was it a great thing that it was! 2024's design is actually very similar to 2019's on paper; it features an insect and dew on grass on top of clematis. However, unlike the shimmering wings and stick figure bodies of the dragonfly, we instead have the puffy wings and silver wire bodies of the butterfly! Silver paper butterflies accompany the main motifs on the katsuyama (bridge) piece, so it's interesting to see them used now as a main motif too, making the katsuyama absolutely full of fluttering butterflies! Oddly enough, the rule of colors seems to have changed for this year as junior maiko were seen wearing kanzashi sets with two light pink butterflies and one purple butterfly while senior maiko were seen wearing kanzashi sets with two purple butterflies and one light pink butterfly. Usually junior maiko wear deeper, darker colors to symbolize their inexperience and senior maiko wear pastels to show their seniority, but this year everyone shared the same colors!

Image is courtesy of the Shigemori Okiya. Last time the clematis was featured, it was simply the six petal kind with a rhinestone center. This time around, it still has six petals, but the main ones are white and the accents are pink and blue. It's not unusual to see cultivated clematis have main petals that are one color and smaller, inner petals that are another, so this type of tsumami clematis is emulating that. When put together, the motifs make for a very cooling and calming effect, as shown on maiko Fukunagi (ふく凪) of Shigemori (しげ森) in Miyagawa Cho above. 2024 has now become one of my favorite yearly designs that I can remember (my other favorite is 2018's fireworks and water design). What's yours?

[maigeiko]

The look of... VIII: Shimizu 清水

Historical context The first official date in the history of Shimizu Geigi is 1872, when "Machi Geisha" (まち芸者), who were distinct from "Kaku Geisha" (廓芸者), appeared. A Kenban (registry office) was established in 1877. At that time, Machi Geisha and Kaku Geisha combined were around twenty people. Only ten years later, in 1887, their number had increased to 100. The number of Geigi continued to grow.

In 1938, the number of Geigi was around 260, and they were highly regarded nationwide for their skills in art and behaviour. In 1951, a "Shimizu Geigi school" (清水芸妓学校) was opened, around 150 Geigi attending the event.

In the 1970's, Japan's period of economic growth started tapering off, interest in traditional arts dwindeled, which resulted in less work opportunities for Geigi and the number of Ryotei decreasing. In response to this, local business leaders and Shimizu Geigi started an organisation to help fostering new Geigi (Seibikai 清美会).

By 1985, their number had decreased to thirteen and the Kenban closed. In 1991, local businessmen and Geigi formed a different company (Seibi Co. 清美(株)), which worked as employer for Geigi. Due to a bad economic environment, Shimizu Odori (清水をどり) was last held in 1998, Seibi Co. was dissolved in 2004, and Haru no mai (春の舞) was discontinued in 2009. As a result of this, some of Seibi's employees became independent Geigi.

Allegedly, the number of Geigi hit rock bottom in 2011 with only two remaining. However, in 2012, around eleven Geigi worked in Shimizu. Since then, the city had a steady stream of Geigi coming and going again. At the end of this year, 2023, there are ten Geigi working in the city.

The look of Shimizu Geiko Local Term: Geigi 芸妓 ※ Hairstyle: Taka shimada, Tsubushi shimada ※ Kanzashi: Kushi, Maezashi, bekko kogai, ear of rice in the new year period ※ Kimono: Homongi, Kuromontsuki Hikizuri ※ Haneri: white ※ Obi: Taiko musubi ※ Obiage: green, pink, white, red ※ Obijime: flat, 1 knot ※ Footwear: Zori

Casual look ※ Hairstyle: Yohatsu ※ Kanzashi: none ※ Kimono: Homongi, rarely Komon ※ Haneri: white ※ Obi: Taiko musubi ※ Obiage: white, pink ※ Footwear: Zori

The look of Shimizu Maiko Local term: Shinjin Geigi 新人芸妓 ※ Hairstyle: Momoware Katsura, sometimes real hair styled (shin nihongami) ※ Kanzashi: seasonal and non-seasonal Hanakanzashi, Katsuyama, maezashi, Shidare in all age groups ※ Kimono: Furisode with shoulder tucks or no tucks at all ※ Eri: white with white embroidery, plain white, white with multicolour embroidery, other colours possible especially during summer months ※ Obi: Koken musubi ※ Obiage: flat, mostly red/silver, red/white shibori, other colours also possible (green/beige/light blue) ※ Obijime: flat or round with 1-4 knots. No obidome ※ Footwear: Zôri

Notes Shimizu was merged with Shizuoka in 2003. Shimizu Geigi and other traditional arts performers are backed by 静岡伝統芸能振興 Shizuoka dentô geinô Shinkô-kai/Shizuoka traditional performing arts promotion association, which is the successor to Seibikai. You might notice I didn't start this post with a historical b/w photo. There are some old photos on the Shizuoka Dentogeino homepage, but they are the size of a postal stamp. And that's it. I feel let down. No chance to explore the historical style of Shimizu. Anyways. "The look of Shimizu/Shizuoka" was requested by @geimaiko. The layout of this post is based on geimaiko's own. Also... geimaiko originally started these series. If you liked this post, you should go and thank her, because without her, there would be no "the look of..." ;)

Sources https://www.shizuoka-dentogeino.jp/geigi/shizuoka_history/, https://www.shizuoka-dentogeino.jp/geigi/shimizu_history/, http://www.shimizu-port.jp/geigi.html, https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNZO41971500Z20C12A5L61000/ (headline and preview only), https://www.youtube.com/@shizuokadentogeino/videos

Pictures: Komachi May 17, Makoto May 17, Komachi+Makoto Oct 17 (sources nowhere to be found), Sakurako+Fukutaro Apr 22, Kikuno+Umeka Nov 14, Iroha Jun 20, Iroha Oct 20, Fukutaro Oct 20, Ichiryo+Komachi+Makoto ~2016, Komachi+Sakurako Apr 18, Fukutaro+Sakurako Oct 18, Iroha+Fukutaro+Sakurako Oct 20

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Thanks to @plokool and @killdeercheer for helping me put this together in a way that wasn't too usa or europe biased ^_^