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Step one: Go to the bathroom. Step two: Put on tabi. . . . and then it gets more complicated. The first time I was dressed in kimono for Japanese tea ceremony, I simply stood... More »
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Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5, 2009 10:00AM - 5:00PM We’ve received new shipment of many Kimono, Obi, and Kimono Tansu, And are having a party to celebrate. Refreshments will be served in a... More »
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Have you always wanted to wear a kimono? For both men and women, come and learn how to dress and wear kimono properly. Everyone will be dressed in authentic kimono and obi. Ryokusuido has a... More »
margie
Part of the beauty of chanoyu is the stately and graceful way that the host moves in and out of the room and the sound of silk on tatami mats. I am so glad that... More »
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I enjoy collecting and wearing kimono for tea. I feel comfortable and wear kimono whenever I am teaching tea, in the tea room or sometimes just around the house. When I lived in Kyoto, Japan,... More »
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The Portland Japanese Garden just concluded an exhibition of kimono from the collection of Susan Kastner. As part of the program, there were two special events: a kimono dressing workshop and a lecture on kimono... More »
margie
I really don't go to tea lessons or tea class at least I don't call it that. It just seems inadequate to what I am doing. When people ask where I go every week after... More »
margie
I always try to wear kimono when I am in the tea room. Some people in America think that kimono is an anachornism. Very few people in Japan wear kimono these days. But for those... More »
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