Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Vernal Equinox Day

 



Tomorrow is a national holiday in Japan - Vernal Equinox Day. Before WWII, the holiday was called Shunki Koreisai, a shinto holiday to honor past emperors of Japan. In 1948, it was changed to Shunbun no Hi, a day to celebrate beauty in nature and living creatures.  The traditional food for this day is botamochi, a wagashi made with glutinous rice, white rice and sweet azuki paste.



Monday, March 18, 2024

Monday Morning Star Count - Four New Hexagons

 For a total of 212 hexagon flowers.  To see the total piece so far with 17 rows of 12 flowers connected, check out this post.


Sunday, March 17, 2024

Kyoto Costume Museum

The last time I was in Kyoto, The Costume Museum was closed, maybe for exhibit change.  I can't remember. On my way home from Osaka and Nara, I decided to make a short stop to visit it.  The museum is about a 15 minute walk from Kyoto Station. The Tale of Genji exhibit was fabulous! It was well worth the 800 yen admission (recently raised from 500 yen). The miniature detail is absolutely fabulous! I am fascinated by the story and have downloaded the English version of the book to my Librivox, so I can listen to it while I stitch.




The exhibit is like a giant doll house with the different rooms telling the story. The entire "house" is bigger than my apartment!

































































This exhibit is fascinating.  If you go to Kyoto, I highly recommend it!