Fashionista sensei in Japan who loves traveling, is into fashion, shopping, beauty and health.
Bookmark this!! Japan's cherry blossom forecast for 2024 is out 🌸
*Dates refer to the forecasted flowering date (first bloom) announced on 10 Jan 2024. But forecasts will be updated closer to the actual dates, so keep a lookout on our socials!
Planning a trip to Japan? Check out our Japan Cherry Blossom Guide 2024: https://thetravelintern.com/cherry-blossom-japan-guide/
Nerikiri (練り切りfor New Year
(wagashi)
The Japanese are masters at turning food into art and nerikiri is a perfect example.
A star of omotenashi (Japanese hospitality,) Nerikiri is served at Japanese tea ceremonies. They are made with white bean paste and a thickener (such as yam or flour,) carefully molded into seasonal flowers—plums and hydrangea for example—or other beautiful, intricate, and typically seasonal designs. Introduced during the late Edo period (1800s CE,) Nerikiri is an exquisite work of art that highlights the culinary skills of wagashi artisans.
Kagami-mochi
It is made up of two white rice cakes, larger one and smaller one, stacked on top of each other, with an orange-colored fruit called "daidai" on the very top. This is a Japanese traditional New Year's decoration called "kagami-mochi," which translates to a "mirror rice cake." Mochi has a round shape, similar to that of a mirror. In Japanese culture, a mirror is more than just an object that reflects whatever is in front of it, it also appears in local folklore and is one of the three sacred treasures, along with a sword and jewel.
Kagami-mochi is not only visually appealing, but it also acts as a "yorishiro" for the Japanese New Year god "Toshigami." In Shinto religion, a "yorishiro" is an object that summons gods. At the same time, kagami-mochi also serves as an offering to the New Year god. On January 11, the Japanese traditional custom of opening a kagami-mochi, known as "kagami biraki," takes place.
A knife is not used to open this Japanese New Year's decoration and it is broken with a mallet or with one's bare hands. Because the custom takes place in January, the kagami-mochi is already dry, allowing it to be "broken." It is eventually cooked and consumed.
Shimekazari (注連飾り
New Year’s wreath made with a twisted straw rope, paper decorations and tangerines. These are hung above doors to invite and welcome the New Year god deities of good fortune and to ward off evil spirits.
It is available in a variety of shapes and sizes.
The shime-kazari i got (pictured) is made of a rope twisted into a round shape that resembles a Christmas wreath.
These decorations are said to be temporary dwelling places of kami and are usually brought to shrines to be burned at a special ceremony after January 15th.
The woman in the video was saying they are in Tocho Matsunami area in Ishikawa Prefecture and she’s asking for help.
She said “help us please!” 😭😭😭
January 1st
Earthquake at 4:10pm JST
Happy New Year! 🥳
Here’s our osechi ryori that I got from the supermarket. Osechis are too expensive so either I make my own and this year, I bought from the nearby supermarket.
Osechi-ryōri (御節料理, お節料理 or おせち) are the special traditional cuisine Japanese people eat at New Year, especially the first three days of January. It is eaten to pray for a bountiful harvest, excellent health, prosperity of descendants and for the safety of one’s family’s throughout the year.
The origin dates back to the old calendar from China. In the Heian period (794-1185), people celebrated sekku or division of seasons. Annual events were formalized at the imperial court, and a banquet called "New Year's Day Sechie (meeting on seasonal turning point)” was held among the nobility, where the sumptuous meal was called osechiku. This culture spread to the common people during the Edo period (1603-1867) and the word evolved as osechi. The stacked style became common from the late Edo to Meiji periods (1868-1912)
Osechi are easily recognizable by their special boxes called jūbako (重箱), which resemble bentō boxes. Like bentō boxes, jūbako are often kept stacked before and after use.
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November in Japan 🇯🇵 🍁🍂
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Arashiyama 🚉🛤️🍂🍁
Arashiyama (嵐山, Storm Mountain) is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district.
Hankyu Arashiyama Station is a very convenient station from which tourists can visit major sightseeing spots on foot, including Togetsukyo Bridge, Tenryuji Temple, and Arashiyama Monkey Park. The station is equipped with lattices, depicts a traditional townhouse in Kyoto, and is popular with visitors from around Japan and other countries. The square in front of the station is lit up in spring and fall to highlight cherry blossoms and colored leaves depending on the season. When you visit Arashiyama, enjoy the colorful views of Hankyu Arashiyama Station, which vary by time zone and season, in addition to your destinations.
A colorful autumn world 🌎 that dates back to Heian period in Kyoto Arashiyama’s dyeing studio.
This is a must visit for autumn foliage viewing which is at its peak until early December.
It overlooks the Oi River, which is said to have been one of the settings for the early 11th century novel "The Tale of Genji." The 150-year-old wooden building used to be a restaurant with an attached inn, and is known as the place where the late Nobel laureate Yasunari Kawabata penned his novel "Yama no oto" ("The Sound of the Mountain").
Dyeing artist Yusai Okuda, designed the structure's striking round windows, harnessing the aesthetic sense he has nurtured through his work.
Make sure to check this studio when you’re around Kyoto for a full autumn 🍂 experience.
🚉Arashiyama
📍祐斎(YUSAI)
〒616-8386 Kyoto, Ukyo Ward, Sagakamenoocho, 1 官有地内 嵐山夢祐斎 京都市右京区嵯峨亀ノ尾町 官有地内 松籟庵隣
𝑀𝒶𝓎𝒷𝑒 𝓈𝒽𝑒'𝓈 𝒷𝑜𝓇𝓃 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒾𝓉. 𝑀𝒶𝓎𝒷𝑒 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝓂𝒶𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓋𝑒𝓈.
𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝐹𝒶𝓁𝓁, 𝓎’𝒶𝓁𝓁! 🍁🍂🧡
Your sign to fly to Japan 🇯🇵
Happy Fall, ‘y’all!
Location Kita Senri, Osaka
📸 iphone13promax
𝓛𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓼𝓵𝓮𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓾𝓶𝓷 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓼, 𝓶𝓮𝓮𝓽 𝓶𝓮 𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓼. 🍁 🍂🤎
Early Fall in Shizuoka Prefecture 🇯🇵
https://exploreshizuoka.jp/en/blog/autumn-leaf-viewing-at-the-famous-yume-no-tsuribashi-suspension-bridge-in-sumatakyo-that-you-will-want/
Like a dream 💭🤎🍂🍁🗾
Fall in Japan 🇯🇵
Yume no Tsuribashi Suspension Bridge across the Sumatakyo Gorge is Japan's most beautiful suspension bridge and was named one of Trip Advisor's Top 10 Walking Suspension Bridges in the World to Cross Before You Die.
Location: Sumatakyo Gorge, Yume no Tsuribashi Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan 🇯🇵
https://www.gltjp.com/en/directory/item/11723/
𝒻𝒶𝓋𝑜𝓇𝒾𝓉𝑒place 𝒻𝑜𝓁𝓁𝑜𝓌𝓂𝑒𝓉𝑜𝒷𝑒𝒶𝓊𝓉𝒾𝒻𝓊𝓁𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈 shizuoka 𝒶𝓊𝓉𝓊𝓂𝓃 𝒻𝒶𝓁𝓁 shizuokaprefecture yumenotsuribashi 夢の吊り橋 bucketlistchecked
It’s officially Fall in Japan 🇯🇵 🍁🗻
Location: Lake Shoji, Yamanashi Prefcture
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by your fashionistasensei
November
Thanks, cousin Jek!
I finally reactivated this page.
Thank you for being my silent tech support ☺️
Love yah! ❤️
Almost Fall 🤎 🍂
In a few weeks, this will be colorful with all shades of autumn
Family ❤️
Brunch 🇯🇵😂
Summer Mt. Fuji view at Fujikawaguchiko station
Looks like Mt. Mayon sans the perfect cone
(photo not mine)
#富士山 🗻
It’s almost Halloween! 🎃
Halloween themed product packaging in Japan 🇯🇵
You’ll find most of the product packaging change, every season in Japan.
Thank you! ❤️
“Children learn more from who you are than what you teach.” 👩🏫
All the hard work you’re putting into your lessons…that, matters! But patience, kindness, compassion, a growth mindset … our actions and behaviors speak as loudly as any of our “lessons” do!
Happy World Teacher’s Day! 👩🏫 🥰❤️
Follow my page Your Fashionista Sensei for my teaching adventures in Japan.
One of my favorite kindergarten schools.
This is a typical nursery/kindergarten classroom in Japan. 🇯🇵
Yōchien (幼稚園), known as preschool or kindergarten in English, is an educational institution in Japan for children ages 3 to 5, helping prepare them for elementary school.
Elementary or primary school starts at Grade 1 when children are 6 years old. Before then, they have the option of attending a yōchien, which is considered both preschool and kindergarten.
Kindergarten falls under the umbrella of the Ministry of Education (MEXT) and its purpose is to prepare children for first grade and beyond. This is done through academics, English classes, and music/physical education classes and standards set by MEXT.
Another day, another unique vending machine in Japan 🇯🇵
Frozen Yakiniku meat 🥩 vending machine in a suburb in Osaka.
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
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Winter is coming ❄️🩵 #yourfashionistasensei 📍Hokkaido, Japan winter December 2022
Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi Prefecture 🤎🍁🍂🗻
Hotel with a view in Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi 🗻 #mtfuji #kawaguchiko 📍The Grand Princess Resort, Kawaguchiko
📍Shibuya Scramble Crossing view from Starbucks 2F #shibuya #starbucks #peoplewatching #
