家守

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Lunar July starts from today. So Ms. Piano, could you join Mei-Shun to sing scores honoring that gentle lady who stays behind dark sky tonight? By the way, “gecko” sounds like her light in our language. He/She might therefore mean the same appearing on a kitchen window from a few days before. Thanks a million for your protection — we hope our brightness indoors helps to serve you enough dinner.

Joy of Gion: 3

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Shin and Mei-Shun had breakfast on higher floor of their regular hotel, saw a young guy in kimono. “He might work at next door,” the wife said meaning 南座. They currently  accommodate kabuki actor 尾上菊之助, or ex-head of Kikunoe Ryu 扇舎 in Nausicaä, Princess of Windy Valley while features 坂東玉三郎 whose 京鹿子娘道成寺 DVD helped her so much.

Joy of Gion: 2

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Shin and Mei-Shun quite liked another float 黒主山=kuronushi-yama. This chic, black stage features one of 六歌仙=roku-kasen, 6 great waka poets 大伴黒主 who looks up a cherry tree in full blossom. Both of 山 like above and 鉾; including their favorite 大船鉾, elder 船鉾, famous leader 長刀鉾=naginata-hoko and 月鉾=tsuki-hoko show all different façades between day and night.

Dining Delicacy

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It was my 1st long trip with dad and mom, purr. He takes the most trips on business, both at home and abroad. She sometimes makes a short excursion as far as Tokyo, while has never visited foreign countries for a dozen years. The latter excludes driving to a horsey riding club accompanied by me, where she completely consumed gorgeous plates at a French restaurant in Kyoto.

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Joy of Gion: 1

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Thanks a lot, Mikan-chan. She gave you kind followers one of the reasons Mei-Shun went outdoors into severe sunlight last Wednesday. Here the latter rider show you another: she visited Kyoto with Shin to see 宵々山=yoi-yoi-yama, 後祭=ato-matsuri of Gion Festival from Friday. Oh, beautiful 大船鉾=o-fune-hoko, great to meet you for the first time in recent 8 years after you came back.

Melodious MTG

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Hi, a cicada lady, great to see you again. Listen, Mei-Shun hears many guys of your species sing in woods, while not at all around her place. It might be cause by a lot of rainfalls following merciful Typhoon Aere. Their wings are available solely in dry condition, aren’t they? So Ms. Piano, please join her to help them with moonlight scores composed by Masters Debussy and Beethoven.

Summer Snow?

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Meow, mom went out at noon for horsey riding — or precisely dancing with Princess Maria. She had canceled many lessons held in scorching sunlight, yet courageous enough today. Are you kind 477 followers interested in her reasons? All right, the 1st is that a class to stroll in a wood with above white partner is on normal Mondays only, not for this week started from Marine Day.

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Cool Color

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This yukata or summer kimono is from mom-in-law. Since a bit small in size, Mei-Shun used it as an underwear for longer one to practice 恋の手習い. Washed over and over, it has become soft enough to change into a bathrobe. It often reminds her of Master Mei-Shu who also gave her last 名取 many including one the latter praised when the former lady put it on.

Japanese Culture@holiday

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Shin, mom-in-law and Mei-Shun visited a restaurant serving grilled eels. This delicacy is popular on summer 丑の日=Day of the Ox during 土用=doyo. Yet oh, it starts from tomorrow to continue until one day before 立秋=risshu, the 1st of autumnal 二十四節気.  They therefore went too soon for a week, how nice a mistake! A big egg roll would also help them to keep lively.

Rainy Route

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Meow, this is the 2nd day for mom to get on Ms. Scarlet with me to visit the patisserie. She compared two photo books this morning, between 恋の手習い from 京鹿子娘道成寺 and 梅の栄 performed on the same stage, yet a decade apart. And it was just by chance that the latter was followed by my smile on her previous refrigerator. Yes, I always love to see you dance, used to protect you driving in kimono.

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