Samurai, #portrait Jidai Matsuri
Kyoto 2010
Thanks to these 4 samurais who kindly posed for a portrait during Jidai Matsuri 2010.
16 February 2011
Samurai, portrait series
Thanks to these 4 samurais who kindly posed for a portrait during Jidai Matsuri 2010.
13 February 2011
Hanagasa Junko, boy portrait
Boy portrait, Hanagasa junko
Kyoto 2010
There was such a crowd around this boy at Hanagasa Junko (flower hat procession). He was such a stunning character in the parade, but not sure he enjoyed it as much as everyone did.
11 February 2011
Hanagasa Junko, Girls with wagasa
Hanagasa Junko, girls with wagasa
Kyoto 2010
Here is another photo series of Hanagasa Junko. No Maiko for this one, but lovely girls carrying wagasa. What a photogenic event!
8 February 2011
Hanagasa Junko, Flower hat procession
Maiko Kikune, Fukuya and Fukuyu, from Miyagawacho
Kyoto 2010
Hanagasa Junko "flower hat procession" is one of the parade of Gion Matsuri, Kyoto most popular festival. In 2010, Maiko from Gion-kobu and Miyagawacho participated to this beautiful procession. And it was all about white.
Maiko Kikune and Fukuya
Kyoto 2010
6 February 2011
Plum Blossom, Imperial Park
Plum blossom, Kyoto Imperial Park
Kyoto 2011
After an unusual snowy winter, plum trees started to bloom a week later than last year at Kyoto imperial park.
29 January 2011
Maiko Katsuyuki, Chion In temple
Maiko Katsuyuki, playing hanetsuki with...
Kyoto 2011
As I promised to some of you I finally posted some pictures of Maiko Katsuyuki. With her upcoming erikae, all the focus and attention will be on her. So the timing is good to post these pictures taken during a photo session at Chion-In temple in Nov 2010.
Katsuyuki, make up
Kyoto 2011
Katsuyuki, smile
Kyoto 2011
25 January 2011
Maiko Chikayoshi at the Kabuki
Maiko Chikayoshi, after attending Kabuki
Kyoto 2011
While waiting for the bus in front of Minamiza (theater) on Shijo-dori, I saw Maiko Chikayoshi leaving the theater after attending Kabuki. She kindly posed for a portrait.
Maiko Chikayoshi, portrait
Kyoto 2011
Archery contest at Sanjusangendo
Archery contest, snowfall
Sanjusangendo temple, Kyoto 2011
As every year, on Jan 16 an archery contest took place at Sanjusangendo temple (Temple Webpage in Japanese). 2000 contestants came from all over Japan wearing their nicest suits. 20 year-old women could also wear their furisode (kimono) from seijin-shiki on this occasion (see below photos).
Most of the participants were eliminated after shooting only 2 arrows. And that's the beauty of it : what matters about the contest was not the contest itself but just to be there, to gather with friends and to wear these colorful kimono.
It was really cold and the young archer on the top picture was shaking before shooting. So he missed the target. His suit was really photogenic but surely not appropriate for such weather. I didn't like this spot to take pictures at first because of the back light but finally the snow made it quite nice.
Archery contest
Kyoto 2011
Preparation, focus, concentration. Most of them did not hit the target. But it was great to watch them preparing the bow so carefully.
Archery contest, girls
Kyoto 2011
Archery contest, portrait
Kyoto 2011
I asked her if she was not too sad to be eliminated after shooting only 2 arrows ? Obviously she was not.
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