Kyoto Garden Tulips and Chabana After Morning Rain

Kyoto Garden Tulips and Chabana After Morning Rain (雨朝京都町家庭 - チューリップと茶花)

Greetings From Kyoto

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

Kyoto photographer Kosuke Okuda and I teamed up to do an article for the Russian travel magazine Afisha Mir (Афиша-Мир). I just got a PDF of the article — hot off the server!

In the article I introduced the long history of Aritsugu which was founded in 1560. Aritsugu is one of the most famous makers of traditional Japanese knives and they are found in good kitchens all over Japan. We focused on the special eel bone cutting ‘honegiri’ knife that is used for the traditional Kyoto summer delicacy of ‘hamo’ pike eel. The knife is over 40 cm long, weighs more that 500 gm and costs more than $1,000 USD!

I wrote it, but I can’t read it!!

The last few weeks the tulips have been blooming in my little garden. This morning, after a night of heavy rain, I went out to have a look around and took a few photos. Elsewhere, in the garden the chabana ‘tea flowers’ are also blooming. Chabana are flowers that are used to decorate the tea room in the Japanese tea ceremony. Chabana should be simple and natural in their beauty and are usually wild.

Kyoto Garden Tulips and Chabana After Morning Rain (雨朝京都町家庭 - チューリップと茶花)
The view out my living room window this morning
Kyoto Garden Tulips and Chabana After Morning Rain (雨朝京都町家庭 - チューリップと茶花)
Tulips
Kyoto Garden Tulips and Chabana After Morning Rain (雨朝京都町家庭 - チューリップと茶花)
Tulips
Kyoto Garden Tulips and Chabana After Morning Rain (雨朝京都町家庭 - チューリップと茶花)
Tulips
Kyoto Garden Tulips and Chabana After Morning Rain (雨朝京都町家庭 - チューリップと茶花)
Chabana ‘Tea Flowers’
Kyoto Garden Tulips and Chabana After Morning Rain (雨朝京都町家庭 - チューリップと茶花)
Chabana ‘Tea Flowers’