19 years ago Bought TOYOTA High Ace for going to auctions-15 years ago Today at our office We live quite far away from your place but we are all the same, living in this tumultuous time, so we are nakama(comrade). It has been a great pleas…

Thank you for your patronage. I am YUKI, I work as a receprionist of Ichiroya. Yes Ichiroya is a net shop and does not have actual store open for public, but still Ichiro and Yuka thought it is better to have a receptionist lady at the ent…

あと少しとなりました イチロウヤのユキでございます。ネットショップとはいえ受付嬢がいたほうがよいということで、ワタクシこの約19年間入り口にいすわっておりました（ちょっとほこりっぽくなっております）時々忘れられてはおりましたが、夏は浴衣にも着…

お話しても良いでしょうか？ 私：こんにちは、今日はお呼びだてしてすみません。 この着物を染められたあなたは、この頃の大変有名な染織家でいらっしゃったにちがいありません。アンティークの着物には落款や名が入っていないもので、わたしたちには誰の作…

May I talk to you? Dear Sir Thank you for taking your time to come here to talk with me, Sir. You must have been a famous dyer of the time, even though we have no clue for the kimono has no labels, no dyer's stamp, rakkan or anything. (Wel…

Konnichiwa Minasan, Ogenki desuka? Rainy season has officially started in our area, and it has been raining off and on allweek. About this time of year, after water was drawn into nearby ricepatties, insects, geckos, frogs... come back to …

Vintage Uchikake #473107 Konnichiwa Minasan! Ogenki desuka? This is Yoko writing again this week. Thank you sooooo much for your responses to my short survey from last week's newsletter. It was so much fun reading what our customers miss a…

＃477202 Maiko susohiki traditional hemp leaf, flower circles, and bell design Mina san! Ogenki desuka? This is Yoko writing this week's newsletter. Ohisahi buri desu.I hope everyone is safe and keeping away from the Coronavirus! Go away!I…

着物の生地はなにでできているか？言葉はちょっとあやふやですね？ 「絹」「正絹」・・・どちらもシルク(silk)ですね。 「合繊」「交織」・・・うーんこちらもわかりにくいかも。合繊は合成繊維（人工的につくられた） そして交織は違う素材のものを組み合わ…

Our favorite vintage bird furisode I like to talk about our good friend Akemi san from Nagasaki in this newsletter. Nagasaki is one of the prefecture in Kyusyu island in Japan. Nagasaki has a unique history (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N…

Easter omedeto gozaimasu(Happy Easter in Japanese) Susanne Nilsson | Flickr Happy Easter, everyone! This is Midori from Ichiroya. Spring has sprung! Here’s hoping your Easter is as beautiful as the flowers in bloom. Easter was not well kno…

Konnichiwa, this is Yoko from Ichiroya. Minasan, Ogenki desuka?I am calling out your names this week!! Can you hear me!!!!!!????? We received so many responses on Yuka's newsletter from last week. We feel very connected with our readers no…

Staying home for the weekend, feeling uneasy and scared, I was sorting out my kimono dresser. I found these in the bottom of the drawer, two furoshiki (wrapping cloth) with dyed name and a little fukusa(gift cover), I had them since I got …

Dear newsletter readers, This is Mitsue writing this week. The climate in Japan is warmer than usual, and spring flowers are blooming much earlier this year. 'Sakura'(cherry blossom) will gradually bloom from this weekend, but today I woul…

Zicarlo van Aalderen | Flickr Konnichiwa, Ichiroya news letter readers! How are you doing? I hope everyone is having wonderful weekend. This time Iori is writing. It is getting warmer these days. The other day, the flower forecast for 'sak…

Konnichiwa, Ichiroya news letter readers! This is Ayumi writing this week. How is your weekend? Hope you are having nice one! March has begun! The sun is getting shiny and warmer around Ichiroya. In this season, I consider when to put my d…

Dear newsletter readers, This is Mari writing this week. Last time I wrote, I said happy new year to you. Now, it is already March! Can you believe it? Time really flies! March 3rd is "Hinamatsuri", girl's festival to celebrate the growth …

Dear Ichiroya News Letter readers, Konnichiwa! How are you doing? I hope you are having a great weekend. Midori is writing this week. I am a new member of Ichiroya. I write English descriptions of Kimono. Since this is my first entry, I wo…

Konnichiwa everyone! Ogenki desuka? This is Yoko from Ichiroya. Our Winter in Osaka this year has been rather warm which is quite unusual. We have at least a day or two days of snow in Winter, but this year we have not had any snow. It is …

Paul Williams | Flickr Dear newsletter readers, Hello, Mitsue is writing this week. How are you doing? There was a good thing last month which is not sure it could be understood by everyone. I saw a flight of International Space Station (I…

Hello, Ichiroya news letter readers! Ogenkidesuka? Hope you are having wonderful weekend. Though a month has passed already, this is the first time writing the news letter for me in 2020, so Akemashite Omedetougozaimasu!(Happy New Year to …

Dear newsletter readers, Konnichiwa! this is Ayumi writing this week. How is your weekend? I hope you have a wonderful time:) January is almost gone. I put my decorations of the New Year celebration away at last. They will be burned in 'To…

On the morning of Seijinshiki Konnichiwa Minasan! Ogenki desuka? This is Yoko writing this week's newsletter. I hope everyone had a very nice start of the New Year! Readers in Australia, our hearts are with you. We pray that good amount of…

Minamiza theater Dear newsletter readers, Happy new year! This is the first issue of our newsletter in 2020. This is Mari writing this week. We are thankful for your patronage through last year. We look forward to do business with you this…