Cherry Blossom season is upon us, and all over the world people are celebrating the annual return of the famous flowers. The Japanese term for the cherry blossom is sakura (桜). Did you know that there are well over 600 different types of cherry blossom trees? The different types of cherry blossom trees have different colors, petal shapes, and even bloom during different times. The cherry blossoms trees are famously a little tricky to predict, and the bloom typically lasts aro

Youmacon 2018 has come and gone, and this year was our best year ever! Youmacon is an anime convnetion located in Detroit, Michigan and is one of the largest in the nation. The vendor room and artist alley was moved to Hall C, and the layout greatly improved upon. The vendor room as a whole had a wonderful flow through that benefited everyone. Over the course of the 4 day show we cross paths with many long term loyal customers, and many new ones! For the first year ever, we

Yukata are among the most popular kind of traditional Japanese kimono. These types of kimono are favored for being comfortable, easy to wear, and being casual attire that does not require many accessories to wear properly. As a result many people's kimono collection starts with a yukata, and from there grow to include more formal types of kimono including Furisode, and Houmongi. As people's collections grow many want a fresh look on their old favorite yukata. By changing up t

We recently acquired some very interesting advertising material from Japan. After reviewing the material we decided to do a mini blog series dedicated to kimono advertisements in Japan.The material in question features advertisements for yukata, but not any common kind of yukata; official Disney yukata! The first part of this series is a full color glossy advertisement for Disney yukata by Susunoya from 2005. Yukata are a type of very informal kimono worn in casual social set