Japanese culture is strongly influenced by the seasons.
Foods, dress, customs and language rely heavily on seasonal parameters.
One of my favourite examples of seasons influencing contemporary and convenient Japan are the sour orange Kit Kats produced as limited editions and highlighted by shibuya246 through a series called ‘conbini monday’ (Referring of course to the convenience stores with the word conbini).
- Magnificent colours representing January
Incorporating the seasons is a fantastic consumer tool. Traditionally, however, the change of the seasons has helped the Japanese culture develop with rich heritage.
Typically, the Japanese seasons provides the ability to find interest and joy in the detail of little things that can often seem quite ordinary.
One of these seemingly ordinary items that Japanese seasons dictate, are hair ornaments or kanzashi. See xVivienx on flickr for a wonderful photostream. She has also opened up an online site discussing how to make a kanzashi for each month of the calendar year.
- Fantastic Gallery of Kanzashi
Currently in the summer season and month of August, the ornaments that Japanese women traditionally wear to suit the kimono would be a starburst of spines, silver colours for younger girls and for senior ladies, perhaps light pink and turquoise.
- August Kanzashi
I think it is fascinating to observe the culture and changes of hair fashions in this way. Understanding how seasons have and continue to contribute to Japan’s makeup as a culture is both significant and enjoyable.
- Beautiful shot and fantastic headpiece
I love this kanzashi – tsuru or a crane. I would have thought this kanzashi was particularly relevant for new year seasons? I will have to find out.
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I like the last photo the best. When i was much younger,yea we we were all young once,:)
I thought this type of Geshia was kinda spooky, didn’t understand about that back then. But now I have fully come to understand the beauty of all of this,imho.
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old timers catching up with me. lol:)
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I like the last photo the best. When i was much younger,yea we we were all young once,:)
I thought this type of Geshia was kinda spooky, didn’t understand about that back then. But now I have fully come to understand the beauty of all of this,imho
Actually anonymous should have been me . I forgot to put name in.
You can delete anonymous.
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