RisingSunofNihon » Chloe http://www.risingsunofnihon.com all about gadgets, technology, electronics with Japan in the lead Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:14:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Kimono Love http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/asia/kimono-love/ http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/asia/kimono-love/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:41:30 +0000 Chloe http://www.onigirifair.com/?p=1152 I had been dreaming to wear a kimono when I saw Aya Ueto, a famous female artist in Japan wore it. Before I googled it, I have the wrong perspective that it was meant for females. Only then I found that males, children, kendo and even sumo wear it!

            Kimono is a traditional costume in Japan, a complete kimono outfit, with kimono, undergarments, obi, ties, socks, sandals and accessories can exceed US$20,000. It’s quite expensive for an unemployed high school student, so I shall compromise by looking at it until I have enough money in my piggy bank to fork out that amount of money. Nevertheless, this doesn’t stop kimono-lovers from trying kimonos and wearing them.

            Asides in Japan, people outside Japan seem to grow an endless enthusiasm towards kimono. This is because people can wear it in either formal occasion or on a daily basis. You can wear kimono in any function, it’s all up to you.

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]]> http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/asia/kimono-love/feed/ 0 Another sweet tooth… yet? Here comes Wagashi… http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/asia/another-sweet-tooth%e2%80%a6-yet-here-come-wagashi%e2%80%a6/ http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/asia/another-sweet-tooth%e2%80%a6-yet-here-come-wagashi%e2%80%a6/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:23:28 +0000 Chloe http://www.onigirifair.com/?p=1109 The traditional Japanese confectionary is absolutely what you want! Its monotonous sugary flavor and natural based ingredients has always been the apple for every social class in Japan especially for those who are sugar-addicted and health-conscious. A typical wagashi is made up of rice, sugar, and red bean filling.

There is a lot of different types of wagashi if you really take a carefully at it. Wagashi are classified into 3 different types according to the production methods and the moisture content, which is Namagashi (wet confectionary), Han Namagashi (Half wet confectionary) and Higashi (dry confectionary).

 

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