The Nintendo Store Kyoto opens next week, but we got to have a sneak peek today. My wallet is so much lighter🥹 #京都 #Kyōto #Japan #Nintendo #NintendoStore #NintendoStoreKyoto #SuperMarioBros

🕯️📿ERASING EARTHLY DESIRES🙏🕯️ From around October 14th to 23rd each year Tōrin-in (東林院), a sub-temple of Myōshin-ji, illuminates its main garden with 800 candles. The "Bontō no akari ni shitashimu-kai" (梵燈のあかりに親しむ会) is intended as an elegant form of prayer. #Kyoto

A great way to start the day. Shiga is looking mighty fine🥰 #Shiga #Japan #autumn #ropeway

🎇🏮CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL🏮🎆 Kyōto has many light-up events during the autumn, but Manpuku-ji's is something to behold. As one might expect from one of the country's few Chinese-style temples, the colourful lanterns are heavily influenced by festivals on the mainland. #Kyoto

🪵ENERGETIC DRAGONS🐉 The Year of the (Wood) Dragon is almost here, & rather than a New Year's resolution, how about a famous proverb... "Head of a dragon, tail of a snake" (竜頭蛇尾 'Ryūtō dabi')...something that initially appears wonderful, but ends in disappointment🤔 #Japan

✨😇A SLICE OF PARADISE🪷🎶 Byōdō-in's ( 平等院) Hōō-dō (鳳凰堂 'Phoenix Hall') was completed in 1053. Once completely surrounded by Aji-ga-ike pond, the stretch of water helped protect the building from fires in 1336 and 1483 that completely destroyed the rest of the temple.

🎎🍵CAMELLIA TEA CEREMONY🌺🍡 The calm, cold, quiet days of winter are almost over, and the fragrant plum blossoms herald warmer days ahead. Before the trickle of visitors becomes a flood, let me take the time to show you around our teahouses, & explain what services we offer🙇‍♂️

"Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!" to all our Welsh followers. "Happy St David’s Day!"🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥳🎉 (聖デイヴィッドの日/セント・デイヴィッズ・デイ - March 1st). 聖デイヴィッド (500年頃-589年頃) はウェールズの守護聖人です。 #StDavidsDay #Wales #聖デイヴィッドの日 #セント・デイヴィッズ・デイ #Japan

👯🥳🥂CAMELLIA'S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY🎂🎉🍵 Tomorrow marks a very big milestone for our small company...it will be 10 years since Atsuko-san first opened a small tea room on Ninenzaka. A decade later and we have a lot to celebrate, most importantly all of you!🥰🙇‍♂️ #Kyoto #matcha

A break in the rain, and a quick jaunt to David Bowie's favourite temple to check on the progress of the sakura. #Kyoto #京都 #sakura #桜 #Japan #DavidBowie #デヴィッドボウイ #cherryblossoms

🌸🍲PUNISHMENT BY POT🥵🌸 Honpō-ji (本法寺) was founded in 1436 by Nisshin (日親) as a place to propagate Nichiren Buddhism. Nisshin would become better known as the 'Pot-headed Saint' (鍋かぶり日親) thanks to a run-in with Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshinori (足利義教). #sakura #Kyoto #桜

🌸SHIRAKAWA SAKURA🏮 Shirakawa Minami-dōri, often described as Kyōto's prettiest street, was repaved with flagstones taken from the old city tram-lines (the last was abolished in 1978). The neighbourhood of traditional machiya was made a special conservation zone in 1973. #Kyoto

🔥🍆THE 7 WONDERS OF MT. HIEI🦶🐍 Like many sites in Kyōto, Mt. Hiei has a curious collection of "7 Wonders" (比叡山七不思議). Here's some previous lists... 🐉Eikan-dō⤵️ x.com/camelliakyoto/… 🪙Kinkaku-ji⤵️ x.com/camelliakyoto/… 👹Yasaka-jinja⤵️ x.com/camelliakyoto/…

Farewell Sannenzaka sakura...it's going to be strange not seeing you on the way to work🥺👋 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #Sannenzaka #三年坂 #sakura #cherrytree

🥰 #Pride #PrideMonth #PrideMonth2024 #Pride2024 #teaceremony #茶道 #chasen #茶筅

How to use the chinowa-kuguri (茅の輪くぐり)👣... 🙇‍♂️1) bow 🔄2) pass through the ring & circle round to the left 🔃3) pass through & circle round to the right 🔄4) pass through & circle to the left again ⬆️5) pass through & proceed to the shrine to pray🙏 #Japan #茅の輪 #Kyoto

🌿🍵CAMELLIA ONLINE STORE😋🤲 Both our teahouses have small shops where it is possible to purchase tea bowls, caddies, teapots, and everything you need to make the perfect bowl of matcha. And from today, we also have an online store🙇‍♂️🙌⤵️ camellia-onlinestore.square.site #teaceremony

Living the matcha dream at Horiishichimei-en (堀井七茗園) in Uji🌿 I wish I could share how fragrant the air smells inside the matcha making room (even the air outside the building is filled with a wonderful aroma)🙌🥰 #Kyoto #matcha #Horiishichimeien #堀井七茗園 #Uji #宇治

👘📏CAMELLIA KIMONO STUDIO👐🎎 For guests attending our Flower Teahouse we have a dedicated kimono studio with professional dressers. Recently we've had a lot of questions about renting kimono, so I thought I'd compile a thread of useful information (& also introduce the team).

🕯️📿THE IMPERMANENCE OF ALL THINGS🙏🕯️ For one week from mid-October each year Tōrin-in (東林院), a sub-temple of Myōshin-ji, illuminates its main garden with 800 candles. The "Bontō no akari ni shitashimu-kai" (梵燈のあかりに親しむ会) is intended as an elegant form of prayer.