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Summer In Japan - Weather, Clothing And Travel Tips For June-August
Summer in Japan runs from June to August and is a season of fireworks, festivities, and delicious food. This article introduces weather, summer activities, and recommendations for making a memorable trip.
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Stained glass umbrella by YOU+MORE! I am not sure if it is suitable for sunshade use by oh god this is so pretty!!!!
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Fresh and calming blues for this outfit, featuring a kimono with michinagadori (patchwork like pattern mimicing irregular cut and pasted papers), paired with a lovely matching ryuusui (running water) obi. The barest hints of gold in both kimono and obi must truly make this outfit shine irl!
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Mysterious aura for this lovely outfit featuring a delicate higanbana (spider lily) in blue tones by kanzashi artist Sakae, paired with a custom made higanbana yukata/kimono by Cotoco.
Higanbana are usually red flowers, especially link to the underworld and the dead. Seeing such a pattern in blues is lovely. It would be an amazing wear during the smothering summer, as since the Edo period, it is the perfect time for any spooky story (cold sweat fending of the heat).
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Refreshing antique summer outfit, featuring the cutest bat obi paired with a lovely tsuwabuki (leopard plant) kimono.
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Fresh early antique summer outfit, featuring an amazing embroidered obi depicting a swallow under a willow tree (yanagi ni tsubame), paired with a bright kimono with a dynamic ryuusui (running water) kimono.
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Sleek seasonal outfit with the most beautiful ayame (iris) patterned kimono. I love how the leaves blend into striped-like background!
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Soothing summer weave outfit, featuring a beautiful himawari (sunflower) obi, paired with a kimono depicting hoozuki (physalls/ground cherry) over namimaru (round waves) ground.
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The Japanese never fail to impress me. I went to the Sumidagawa Fireworks last night, with an estimated crowd of 1 million people. These are comparison shots of two streets during the peak of the fireworks, and the streets just 20 mins after the fireworks finished. The people cleared the area with remarkable efficiency and orderliness and left not a scrap of rubbish on the street. China made me develop a hate for crowds, Tokyo is slowly reversing that.
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#JLMyōkaioftheday : Ame-onna, or “rain woman”. ☔️
If you see a lady with pale skin, ghostly eyes, and long hair, standing in the rain, and holding an umbrella, there’s a chance that she might be an ame-onna.
The ame-onna is said to roam during rainy days, looking for a victim to take to the spirit world with her (get spirited away). It is said that children are usually taken by the ame-onna, but there are also tales of adult men and women last seen sharing an umbrella with a ghostly lady, never to be seen again.
Art by @littlemisspaintbrush
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#JLMyōkaioftheday : Nekomata A nekomata is a very powerful and dangerous cat yōkai that is able to walk around with their two feet, usually has two tails, and can transform into anything, even into a human.
Most nekomata live in the mountains, but there are some that evolve from wise old domesticated cats.
Like normal cats, nekomata view themselves as superior to human beings. #japanloverme
Art by @littlemisspaintbrush
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#JLMyōkaioftheday : “Enenra” Enenra are yōkai that looks like black smoke, and usually reside in bonfires.
Sometimes, they take a human form. It is said that only those who are pure of heart may see their true form. #japanloverme
Art by @littlemisspaintbrush
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#JLMyōkaioftheday : Amabie, or the Japanese legendary mermaid.
It has flowing hair, a mouth that is shaped like a bird’s beak, scales from the neck down, and 3 lower appendages (legs/tails).
It is said that seeing one brings good harvest, good sea weather, and a cure to all illnesses in the nearby area.
However, in some cases, it brings the exact opposite, especially when harmed or angered.
Art by @littlemisspaintbrush
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#JLMyōkaioftheday : Hitodama or spirit orbs (human soul) Hitodama are like will-o’-wisps, often appearing in graveyards, forests, or places where someone has died.
It is said that they are a manifestation of a human soul just after the moment of death, and are on their way to the “other side”.
Sometimes, they are seen accompanying a yuurei (ghost), and represent “parts of the soul” of that said ghost.
#japanloverme Art by @littlemisspaintbrush
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Maximize your summertime experience in Japan by enjoying these popular summer food items! ❤️
As recommended by @rainbowholic and @anammmoon ✨
Art by: Little Miss Paintbrush
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