The bottom floor of the 旅亭紅葉 Ryotei Koyo Ryokan.
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The kaiseki ryōri 懐石料理 that I had at 旅亭紅葉 Ryotei Koyo Ryokan.
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Nishijin Brocade evolved from weaving techniques which flourished as part of the elegant Court culture imported to Japan from China around the fifth or sixth century.
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Those techniques developed into a weaving style which was nurtured throughout Kyoto's long history. In the fifteenth century it came to be known as Nishijin Brocade, a name representative of traditional Japanese weaving with an air of splendor.
Kinran, or gold brocade, is a technique that was brought over from China in the sixteenth century. In Nishijin Brocade, gold leaf and gold thread are incorporated to create a unique, sparkling world. BANDO's Kinran (gold brocade) adds the NIshijin style to the newest technology and a modern aesthetic sense -- bringing out the best of tradition in textile which enhance a wide variety of settings ranging from Japanese - to Western - style.
Yuuko Kondou, Toshie Hijikata, and Kaoru Okita are the daughters of the legendary and honorable Mobile Shinsengumi team. They have been passed the torch to carry on in the noble tradition of their samurai fathers. Their task is to defend Kyoto from a hoard of outlawed and unlicensed beasts! Prepare for a zany ride as the Mobile Shinsengumi usher in a new era of magical mayhem! With heroes like these, who needs enemies?
Chinese cosmetics imported from China may be dangerous - mercury. Kyoto Protocol Reviewed by Australian Prime Minister Howard. Myanmar cracks down on illicit drugs. Former Chinese Diplomat reveals the top enemies of CCP. Leaders of Israel publicly condemn Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Taj Mahal supporters paint themselves to get citizens to vote for landmark as one of the 7 Wonders.
North Koreans living in Japan accuse the police of brutality,
Australians celebrate ANZAC Day
and a report on the rise in the trafficking of women in India.
Falun Gong practitioners in Sydney Australia and around the world commemorate 4-25 Day
Seven Chinese oil rig workers were shot by members of an Ethiopian extremist group
Tibetans in India hold a marathon in a symbolic protest on the 18th birthday of 11th Panchen Lama who is in Chinese communist captivity.
One famous clothes designer claims that trendy and "chic" Mandarin collars may be the new fashion wave in the corporate boardroom.
We'll go down under to where a group of female skydivers claim to have performed a world record jump.
And we'll follow one of Kyoto's famous Geisha home and sneak a peek behind the make-up.
Kyoto's Golden Pavilion, the city's landmark, a clip from "Castles of the Rising Sun", the Intrepid Berkeley Explorer's free video of Japan.
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Introductory clip to "Castles of the Rising Sun", an Intrepid Berkeley Explorer free video of a recent trip to Japan that highlights Japanese Castles, the temples of Kyoto, traditional Japanese entertainment, and much more.
To watch the entire film plus thirty more free, non-commercial, streaming travel videos from every continent, plus still pictures, please go to:
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In 1929 an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo from a fishing village is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy of Hatsumomo, until she is rescued by and taken under the wing of Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive in her society. As a renowned geisha she enters a society of wealth, privilege, and political intrigue. As World War II looms Japan and the geisha's world are forever changed by the onslaught of history.
