#yaguruma

[tanuki-kimono]

Kodomo no hi 子供の日, Tango no Sekku 端午の節句

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Interesting article by Xavier from Archéo'Japon, overviewing the history and beliefs surrounding May 5th Kodomo no hi 子供の日 (children's day) / Tango no Sekku 端午の節句 (Japanese take on Duanwu festival) traditions.

Original article is in French but really worth a read through auto-translate if you wish to learn more about the origins of some of the Kodomo no hi rituals :)

[taishou-kun]

Tsukuba Yukiko 筑波雪子 (1906 - 1977) modelling for Yaguruma ヤグルマ sake advertising - Japan - 1920s

Source goodsroom.blog.jp

[tanuki-kimono]

Children’s day outfits seen on + on, I love how in the first picture OP paired this chic obi with a waves pattern edokomon kimono - hinting at the Chinese legend of the carp bravely swimming upstream to become a dragon

[tanuki-kimono]

Months gijinka by Shiraho, each full of monthly symbols :

April - spring season: sakura, butterfly and mejiro bird, school uniform for return to school, plane for golden week holidays, sansai young spouts (here is tsukushi/horsetail?)

May - children’s day : iris, samurai helmet, oak leave used in kashiwa mochi, koinobori windsocks, pole with arrow-shaped wheel (yaguruma)

June - rainy season : hydrangea (flowers and leaves), teru teru bozu, umbrella / rain boots, snail, lucky frog

July - Tanabata and summer season : morning glory, Tanabata stars, tanzaku on bamboo, uchiwa round fan, furin wind charm, fireworks

[horizaru]

🎏#矢車 #yaguruma #arrowwheel #tokyotattoo #東京タトゥー (En a.k.a Horizaru) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnf0RRrh5tF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[chuck-clenney]

Planted Black Bachelor's Button in full bloom The Japanese name for Cornflower is 矢車菊 Yaguruma-Kiku, which translates to "Arrow Wheel Chrysanthemum". #花 #植物 #自然 #矢車菊 #yaguruma #綺麗 #種から #black #flowers #bachelor #button #centaurea #plants #fromseed #nature #beautiful #🌺 (at 古仁屋) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Pw4LgFqPG/?igshid=uuhdpwu9pr5

[kije-magazine]

Start selling from tomorrow is a "YAGURUMA" collection, commemorating Mikimoto's 125 years #anniversary since its success on #pearl culture. "YAGURUMA" collection is inspired by its own sash clip "Yaguruma" (Wheel of Arrows), which was exhibited at the 1937 World Exposition in Paris and attracted people's attention by its #beauty and its #multifunctional #design (which could be used in 12 different configurations). #yaguruma #mikimoto #ミキモト #125周年 #明日から #矢車 #帯留 #銀座 (Mikimoto Ginza)

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