Konnichiwa and greetings. I live in the Barony of Seleone (south Mississippi) And have decided on a Japaneses heritage prosona ....have been able to make three...
If we bring it, will you come? Risen yeast is cast Into the purest waters Pearls of rice entombed Ten days in darkness dwelling Strain jollity for one's cup. ...
Good luck with your Japanese language study. I recommend this website: http://www.japanesepod101.com/ They have free audio lessons for all levels, even...
Pictures of Takuaki's Pennsic "tea" can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/23584908@N07/sets/72157606673338542/ If the link doesn't work, just cut &...
Greetings! The incoming Prince of Northshield is Tatsu Kitakaze Raito, who will be leading our troops in battle at the Great Pennsic War. My Laurel has put ...
i really havent used this group much. i just mainly read the topics posted here. never posted anything of my own. well now im in ned of information. does...
Greetings! Most recently my Laurel presented me with a Calligraphy brush kit. Being located in he Upstate of South Carolina, I do not have easy access to a...
Hey this Toki from Eoforwic in the North Lands. I am lookintg for clothing Patterns for Samurai clothes does anyone have any recommendations. I am new to this...
I plan to do the time just around the Sengoku Jidai since its the time when Japanese had access to European Trade my character is a ronin who after his Master...
Yes, we know, tea isn't really period for we idle Heian women. Join the ladies of Takuaki* at Pennsic 36, on the afternoon of Monday, August 4, 2008, in N13,...
I am taking a week's vacation next week. Been planned for some time and we were going to San Diego to kayak the Pacific Ocean (camp on the Navy Base, perks of...
Please join the ladies of Takuaki at Pennsic 37, on Monday, August 4, 2008, from 3-6pm in N13, on the corner of Cariadoc and Chandlers. We will have tea, soba,...
Just posting to say hello. I have been active on and off since 1986 in the SCA in the shire of Korsvag in the kingdom of the Midrealm. My persona is a country ...
Greetings all. I am looking for explanation on the Tales of Ise. Some sources say it is a Kamakura era manuscript but it was written during the Heian era. I...
Crosspost from the Tousando forum "OSAKA--A full set of chapters "The Tale of Genji," the world's oldest surviving full-length novel, believed to have been...
I know this is insanely vague, but I saw a reference to Japanese feast gear somewhere that showed metal spoons similar to those semi- modern shell shaped sugar...
What is the correct color for at 16th century Kamon? My lady is thinking of registering her families Kamon as her SCA device. I have talked with her relatives...
Greetings and well met! My question is really quick and posibly easy. What is the size of the kamon on the Kataguni? (top and hakama) Humbly, - Sukeie...
... Very true, one of the links in Google books is find this book in a local library, it takes you straight to worldcat. I have a tendency to use GB as a...
I am helping a young lady cultivate an interest in Heian garb (and at the age of 11 she decided that I looked TOO COOL in court garb and whiteface and insisted...
Yokoso Mina-san, I keep seeing "uji" pop up in reference to last names so I went to look it up and the definition I received is not clear enough. I just says...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080627/ap_en_mu/japan_obit_oguchi TOKYO (AP) — Master Japanese drummer Daihachi Oguchi, who led the spread of the art of "taiko"...
**Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing** by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada , Mary Kellogg Rice , Jane J. Barton. Kodansha International, 1999,...
I just went through the info on the list and read pages and pages on jewelry not being applicable to period Japanese wear. Are there any exceptions to this at...
Well all, it is unfortunately time for me to bow out graciously from the SCA. I have lurked here on the JML for quite some time, gaining much knowledge. ...
From Reconstructing History. Details can be found here. http://kass-rants.livejournal.com/99648.html http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/ Saionji no Hanae ...
