POSTCARD OF THE WEEK IV: Japan

I use the word ‘obsessed’ a lot in thsi blog, don’t I? Well, be assured that when I use it here, I mean it in every sense of the word. I am obsessed with Japanese culture, in particular, the cultures of Old Kyoto and Gion. This card was sent to me by Annette-in-Japan.

I don;t have much to say other than I adore Japanese culture, so here are a few of my other favorite postcards from Japan I’ve received!

I love the style of this one…and it combined my love of Japanese art with my love of cats! Speaking of which, allow me to obsess again for a moment to say that Japan has a small island that is populated almost entirely by non-feral stray cats? It’s a fisherman island, so they live off the castoffs of the fishers, and they’re apparently quite friendly. I must go here and live my lifelong dream of rolling in a sea of cuddlies on Cat Island.

Obviously these two both show more of why I love geisha. The gorgeous art on the left is reminiscent of the ancient style, and the photograph on the right shows two geiko (master geisha). You can tell they are masters of their craft because their kimono collars are white. If they were apprentices (maiko), they would have red collars and larger obi knots on their backs.

And of course, no post about Japanese postcards would be complete without the obligatory anime card!

I’m not sure which anime this is from (I watch so little of it…I’ve only ever seen episodes from two shows).