Happy times at Hyper Japan!

Nikki modelling our Japanya Happi Coat! 

Heart Sutra Yukata (Cotton Kimono)

This week we have added Heart Sutra yukata (available in black and white) to our webshop.  The design uses script from the Buddhist Hannya-shingyou (the heart of perfect wisdom) Sutra.  This chant also known as the Heart Sutra, teaches the secrets of life and the universe!

The Heart Sutra yukata although similar to our Kyoto Saga yukata in having a Japanese kanji theme actually looks very different. The Heart Sutra script is slightly smaller but more dense and a gold hanko stamp is used in the design whereas a red hanko stamp is used in the Kyoto Saga design. 

Origami Owl Earrings by Orinique

We'll be selling a new range of origami jewellery, including these cute lucky owl earrings, at Hyper Japan in July.

Getting ready for Hyper Japan

We have been busy making a few adjustments to our website which we hope to finalise over the next few days. Shortly we will be adding some new yukata and obi as well as launching a new range of handmade jewellery.  We will also be turning our attention to planning our stall for Hyper Japan next month.  

"Bringing Ryokan style into your home" Good Things Magazine

In the recent issue of Good Things, a magazine that explores premium multicultural cuisine,  Kavel Favelle shares the secrets of staying in Japanese ryokan.  Two of our yukata were featured in the piece:
 

Recent Feedback for Japanya

As mentioned on a previous blog article we don't operate a feedback system on our own website.  However, here is the most recent feedback received on our Amazon Marketplace shop :

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• • 5/5:
  • "Absolutely beautiful almost too precious to use."
  •  14 April 2014
• • 5/5:
  • "great kimono thanks"
  •  6 April 2014
• • 5/5:
  • "great very happy with it thanks"
  •  26 March 2014
• • 5/5:
  • "Arrived very quickly, very well packaged and exactly as expected. Perfect. "
  •  13 March 2014
• • 5/5:
  • "Fast and product as discribed"
  •  11 March 2014
• • 5/5:
  • "Good product and service"
  •  28 February 2014
• • 5/5:
  • "Lovely paper and service great!"
  •  26 February 2014
• • 5/5:
  • "Beautiful patterns and quality"
  •  26 February 2014

Kanji Pendants

We have posted ready made kanji pendants on our amazon marketplace shop this week 

Fuurin kazan (風林火山) "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain"

The full battle emblem used by daimyo, Takeda Shingen is from a quote from Sun Tzu's The Art of War and can be translated as follows:

疾如風 as swift as wind
徐如林 as orderly as forest,
侵掠如火 as fierce as fire
不動如山 as unshakeable as mountain

You may like to try designing your own pendants on our sister website:  www.kanjizone.com