Comments on: Kyoto’s “Aoi Matsuri” Festival http://regex.info/blog/2006-05-18/195 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:38:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marylis http://regex.info/blog/2006-05-18/195#comment-42189 Marylis Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:53:21 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-05-18/195#comment-42189 Hi, This comment comes a bit late but---in case you're still looking for the hollyhock flowers, they are not the point of this event. It's the hollyhock LEAVES---which are particularly attractive. Three of them arranged in a circle in fact comprised the Tokugawa crest. Also, I believe the cart decorated with wisteria fronds refers to the Fujiwara clan---prominent during the Heian era; most probably too, the cart is a reference to an incident in chapter 9 of the Tale of Genji, where the competition for the positioning of carriages---one occupied by Genji's wife, and the other by one of his lovers led to the humiliation of the latter, with dire consequences for the former. Anyway, thanks for the photos. How I wish I could attend one of these elegant matsuris! Hi,

This comment comes a bit late but—in case you’re still looking for the hollyhock flowers, they are not the point of this event. It’s the hollyhock LEAVES—which are particularly attractive. Three of them arranged in a circle in fact comprised the Tokugawa crest.

Also, I believe the cart decorated with wisteria fronds refers to the Fujiwara clan—prominent during the Heian era; most probably too, the cart is a reference to an incident in chapter 9 of the Tale of Genji, where the competition for the positioning of carriages—one occupied by Genji’s wife, and the other by one of his lovers led to the humiliation of the latter, with dire consequences for the former. Anyway, thanks for the photos. How I wish I could attend one of these elegant matsuris!

]]> By: els spieker http://regex.info/blog/2006-05-18/195#comment-20012 els spieker Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:08:16 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-05-18/195#comment-20012 jeffrey, what a fantastic photogapher are you !!! Man, I really enjoyed your "magic eye" we're leaving for Japan in two weeks and come back the first week of november. I think I have to buy a very high capacity memory card for my camera. thanks for sharing. regards els spieker from the netherlands jeffrey, what a fantastic photogapher are you !!! Man, I really enjoyed your “magic eye”
we’re leaving for Japan in two weeks and come back the first week of november.
I think I have to buy a very high capacity memory card for my camera.
thanks for sharing.
regards
els spieker from the netherlands

]]> By: Julie http://regex.info/blog/2006-05-18/195#comment-2303 Julie Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:01:34 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-05-18/195#comment-2303 But where are the hollyhocks??? I came here expecting exquisite Japanese blossoms and to invite fanciers of hollyhocks to my blog, which today featured hollyhocks!! However, I'll just have to tell my readers that in Japan, there's such a thing as a Hollyhock festival. Enjoy. Granny J But where are the hollyhocks??? I came here expecting exquisite Japanese blossoms and
to invite fanciers of hollyhocks to my blog, which today featured hollyhocks!!

However, I’ll just have to tell my readers that in Japan, there’s such a thing as a
Hollyhock festival.

Enjoy.

Granny J

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