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Persimmons, Chestnuts & Edo Cats | Slow Autumn in Rural Japan

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · 5d

🍁 Fall in Japan
Slowing down in the countryside 🇯🇵

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · 5d

How many people can you count? #art

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · 13d

Persimmons ripening under a pale autumn sky, chestnut rice, followed with a bit of Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

A slow, reflective autumn in the Japanese countryside 🍂👘🐈‍⬛

🎥 Persimmons, Kimono and Edo Cats | Slow Autumn in Rural Japan
youtu.be/9demsEkW40U

##JapanVlog #RuralJapan #SlowLiving #Kominka #Kimono

$30 for 8 Vintage Kimono?! (Actually $32)

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · 28d

I am loving this Obijime. When she reached out and began to touch my Obijime, I thought it was just to straighten it, but little I know she was going to tie this lovely knot.

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · 29d

I bid on eight old kimono at an online auction — $30 total.
I planned to take them apart for patchwork obi… until I realized some were still wearable.
A quiet little kimono story from my old Japanese farmhouse.
🎥 youtu.be/t7Y31vRvR94
#KimonoVlog #VintageJapan #SlowLiving

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 24

Arigatou 🙏🏾 Gozaimasu

Half Japanese in Rural Japan: Here's How I Sew Kimono By Hand

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 24

I’ve been learning wasai (traditional Japanese sewing) and just finished making kimono waist straps. Simple, but deeply satisfying.
Do you prefer hand sewing or machine sewing?
youtu.be/hu66tgBTiFk

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 24

No, but they do send a letter. I hate for them to waste the postage though. 😉

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 20

Old Camera #pentax #stillworks #35mm

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 20

I would pay NHK, but I don't have a TV and don't watch it. Simple really.

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 18

How do you know when black eyed peas are ready? Watch the color!

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 17

A small step in my sewing journey—made my own kimono waist strap (koshihimo).
It’s the little things that make kimono come together ✨
Short video here: youtube.com/shorts/j43M7...

#kimono #japaneseculture #sewing

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 13

Checked the chestnut tree by our 100-year-old Japanese house today. Still waiting for them to fall… autumn is patient here. 🌰🍁 #KominkaLife #Japan

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 7

A samurai garden, a lotus pond, and the quiet hills of Shimonoseki.
Chōfuteien is an Edo-period mansion once home to the Mori clan’s chief retainer.
🎥 Full tour here youtu.be/gtIbpc1LSX8

Traditional Japanese House Tour – Chōfuteien, Edo Period Samurai Mansion

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 6

Step inside an Edo-period samurai mansion.
Chōfuteien in Shimonoseki was once the home of Nishi Yukinaga, chief retainer of the Mori clan.
A glimpse into the elegance of samurai life off the beaten track.
youtu.be/gtIbpc1LSX8?...

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 5

Indigo Blue Cotton Kurume Kasuri
Vintage Kasuri (Pre-1945)
Sewn in Kyoto
Okinawa Minsaa Obi
Python bag with Bamboo
#indigo #kasuri #kimono #cotton

#kominkalife #kimonolife #slowlifejapan #kominka #quietmorning

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 4

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This Kimono has had a full life. Now I'm giving it a new one as an obi. #quietmorning #americanexpat #halfjapanese #notindian

Japan Through Victorian Eyes | Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Part 6

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Sep 4

Time for a garden reset. With the nights and early mornings turning cooler, we only have a short window to get the soil ready for your autumn veggies. By the way, the calendula are beginning to bloom. #kominka #slowlifejapan #over40vlogs

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Aug 24

2,000 years of Asian pottery 🏺 + handmade yukata 👘 + seiro soba in a courtyard garden 🌿… a perfect day in Japan. Catch it in the vlog 🎥 youtu.be/ehNAOG4rh9Y

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This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Aug 23

Did you know Victorian travelers were surprised that Japanese people ate lotus roots? 🌸🥢
In Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, Isabella Bird shares her reaction to seeing them grown for food.
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/hHOvbxDzWl0 #audiobooks #kimonolife

Japan Through Victorian Eyes | Unbeaten Tracks in Japan - Part V (Okubo’s Fate)

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Aug 17

⚔️ From the assassination of Home Minister Ōkubo to the watchful eyes of temple Niō, Isabella Bird’s journey through Meiji Japan spares no detail.
In this second half of Letter V, we also glimpse the lives of women in a rapidly changing era.

Join me on the engawa

youtu.be/6ukbcCRV0hk

Japan Through Victorian Eyes | Unbeaten Tracks in Japan - Letter 4 Part Two

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Aug 12

Needing a Japan fix before bed? 🌙
Join me on the engawa as we step into newly opened Japan, where Isabella Bird 🐦—the first foreign woman to travel the country—and her quick-witted guide Mr. Ito uncover what awaits them.

📖 Settle in, relax, and travel back in time..

youtu.be/wKGO0EVOsSU

Japan Through Victorian Eyes | Part 4 – Unbeaten Tracks in Japan (Read from the Engawa)

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Aug 11

🏯 Japan, 1878.
A Victorian woman steps off the ship and into a world she’s never seen.
Part 4 of Unbeaten Tracks in Japan — read from my engawa.

🎧 youtu.be/B6uJlKsftbQ

#Japan #VictorianEra #IsabellaBird #Engawa

Part 2 - Unbeaten Tracks in Japan | Live Reading from a 100 year old Japanese house

This Old Japanese house @tojhouse.bsky.social · Aug 7

📖 Isabella Bird continues!
Live reading from our garden. This is Part 2, but if you missed the start, Part 1 is where the adventure begins. 🌸🚶‍♀️

Start here 👉 youtube.com/live/GbWczZa...
Then join me for Part 2 👉 youtube.com/live/gLjMRbe...

#IsabellaBird #MeijiJapan #LiveReading #JapanHistory