@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2026-07-20 05:29 UTC
As the famous Hokuriku saying goes "even if you forget your lunch, don't forget your umbrella" (弁当忘れても傘忘れるな)🌂
The region's silk fabrics have long been praised for their quality, in part thanks to the moist microclimate which keeps silk threads supple and strong.
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2026-07-20 05:39
Although many of the 'funaya' (船屋) have now been renovated into holiday homes, shops and cafés, originally they wouldn't have been used as houses but rather as storage sheds. Fishermen would have had a family home slightly inland, and used the funaya for work needs. #船屋 #京都