2013年4月 のアーカイブ

Wajima-nuri lacquer ware

2013年4月7日 日曜日

The process of making Wajima-nuri lacquer ware is explained to tourists at Wajima Kobo Nagaya. Wajima-nuri is an exclusive type of lacquerware produced in Wajima city, which is located at the tip of Noto peninsula. It takes about 2 hours from Kanazawa by limited express bus to get there.

Wajima Kobo Nagaya provides visiters for having lacquerware experiment to make a pair of chopsticks. My customers, an Australian graphic designer and her husband enjoyed the experiment.

Wajima, including Noto peninsula is also well known for the huge Kiriko lantern festival. It’s a summer festival.

20 or more people join together to carry the huge Kiriko lantern.

 

 

Cherry flowers in Kanazawa

2013年4月4日 木曜日

Cherry flowers are almost in full bloom in Kanazawa on Thursday, April 4th, 2013. It is one week earlier than uasual. Here is Ex-castle moat.

Cherry flowers beautifully decorate the castle gate.

The nail hides of the castle gate make an interesting contrast with cherry flowers.