Japanese Culture: 2006年4月アーカイブ

Orinasukan is a museum exhibits Nishijin-ori, Nishijin weaving and other woven clothes including Noh costumes.
Admission fee is 500 yen and to experience weaving with craftman is 5,000 yen. You can have your original woven cloth.If you plan to stay in Kyoto, you would certainly enjoy a stay at "Orinasu Shukusyo: Orinasu inn" is 5 minutes walk from this museum. Orinasu Shukusyo has a kitchen and a neat wood bath tub. Enjoy staying at a nice Machiya!

Orinasukan
open: Tue. - Sun 10:00 - 16:00
address: 京都市上京区浄福寺通上立売上ル大黒町693番地
tel: 075-431-0020
fax: 075-415-2590
admission fee: 500yen(350 yen for students)


Orinasu Shukusyo:
To join membership: 10,000 yen
3 people/night 10,000 yen
5 people/night 15,000 yen
tel: 075-431-0020
fax: 075-415-2590

NISHIJIN TEXTILE INDUSTRIUL ASSOCIATION
provides its history and processes in English.
Especially the processes of Nishijin part gives you info with photos.

Machiya de ho is a kimono studio and exhibit their kimono works. To see more about this studio, visit their website.
URL：http://www.machiyadeho.jp/

"Kyoto-jin Blog" provides very interesting info with beautiful photos. They have photos of "machiyadeho."

What's your plan for weekend?
This weekend might be the best time for viewing of the cherry blossoms, sakura.


There are lots of nice place to visit.

Kiyomizu dera temple
Cherry blossoms are illuminated at night between 28th March and 16th April.
You will find different beauty of sakura at night.
Open: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
admission fee: ¥400/adult, ¥200/kids


Nijo Catsle
Cherry blossoms are illuminated at night between 24th March and 16th April.
Nijo Catsle Office Tel: 075-841-0096
Mon-Thu: entrance 18:00-21:00 (close 21:30)
Fri-Sun: entrance 18:00-21:30 (close 22:00)
Admission fee: ¥400/adults ¥200/kids
Access: Nijo-jo-mae Bus-stop. (Kyoto Station Bus-stop. Take the Kyoto City bus.)
Subway Tozai Line to Nijojo-mae Station
If you visit here wearing Kimono, no admission fee is required.