#Matsumoto Japan

[2001hz]

Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) Dir. Toshio Matsumoto

#funeral parade of roses #toshio matsumoto #toshio matsumoto archive #shinnosuke ikehata #1969 #avant garde #experimental #punk #lgbtq #film #stills #japan

[naradreamt]

Two page spread of hide at The Last Live from the X JAPAN Forever hide magazine

#hide #hideto matsumoto #x japan #vkei #denno scans

[zegalba]

Matsumoto Jun’s bloodbank's crushes (2013)

#Matsumoto Jun #bloodbank's crushes #japan #photography #2013

[inefekt69]

Matsumoto, Japan

#Matsumoto #Japan #night #neon #street #shop #restaurant #nikon #d5500 #松本 #日本

[livesunique]

Fukashi Castle, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan,

@ Kota_ig

#art #design #architecture #japan #castle #winter scene #matsumoto castle #kukashi castle #edo period #nagano #matsumoto #luxurylifestyle #luxuryhouses #luxuryhomes #style #history

[ventowol]

hide 🕷️💓

#art #illustration #drawing #my art #anime #digital art #fanart #sketch #doodle #procreate #hide #x japan #hide with spread beaver #visual kei #vkei #v系 #hideto matsumoto

[ebisusan-jpidol]

松本日向チャン₍ᐢ⑅•ᴗ•⑅ᐢ₎♡

Hinata Matsumoto japanese gravure idol

#gravure idol #japan beauty #japan girl #bikini beauty #グラビア #グラビアアイドル #グラビア画像 #ビキニ女子 #ビキニ水着 #松本日向 #hinata matsumoto

[tokyostreetphoto]

National Panasonic, Matsumoto 松本

#日本 #長野 #松本 #japan #nagano #matsumoto #photography #photo #city #retro #urban organics #urban #metropolis #Ricoh GR III

[redsamuraiii]

Fun Trivia : Did you know that Osaka Castle was black?

It was built by the real Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, before it was destroyed and reconstructed into a white castle by Tokugawa Ieyasu. After the death of the "dictator" Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi constructed impressive castles like Osaka to herald his new position.

Castles that were built during Hideyoshi's reign like Hiroshima, Okayama and Matsumoto are black. Castles built during Tokugawa's reign like Hikone, Himeji and Nagoya are white. So when you see a castle on your next trip to Japan, you can guess who built it. 😉

The differences in color is due to the resources availability at the time, as white plastering were more expensive than black lacquered timber, so it is of no surprise that Tokugawa later used white for his castles as a symbol of wealth and power. 

You can read more from the book, Samurai Castles by Jennifer Mitchelhill which share the history of Japanese castles, from its designs, architectures, layouts, significance and legends, coupled with wonderful photos of the castles by David Green.

#osaka castle #japan #samurai castle #japanese castle #shogun #shogun fx #shogun 2024 #toyotomi hideyoshi #tokugawa ieyasu #oda nobunaga #sengoku jidai #japanese culture #hiroshima castle #okayama castle #matsumoto castle #hikone castle #himeji castle #nagoya castle

[2001hz]

Leiji Matsumoto: 'Oyashirazu Sanka' Limited Edition Manga Cover Artwork (1978)

#leiji matsumoto #leiji matsumoto archive #oyashirazu sanka #1978 #manga #manga art #cover #limited edition #fantasy #body #illustrations #japan

[naradreamt]

#hide #hideto matsumoto #x japan #vkei #denno scans #god he was so pretty it has me weak

[zegalba]

Matsumoto Toshio: Átman (1975)

#Matsumoto Toshio #Átman #oni #madk #demon #japan #art #1975

[merpmonde]

Some amusing art in Matsumoto

In my previous post, I mentioned I was taking the train from Nagano to Tokyo, but my destination for the day was actually Matsumoto. There's quite a lot to see there, mainly the castle, but I'll get to that another time. For now, I'd just like to share some lighter, more amusing details.

This awesome statue depicts two samurai frogs riding on toadback - the poor thing seems to be overwhelmed! That would be because the street by this river has adopted the frog as a mascot. According to local history, the river used to have loads of frogs, making it a rather noisy place (I bet, if my memories of Futami, Mie, are anything to go by!). But after a typhoon caused a flood, the frogs left for higher ground and didn't go back to the river, so loads of frog statues were erected instead.

On the bridge near the entrance to this street and near the castle, other creatures could be found: "Y-cats", created by Yamazaki Takashi. I think this was a temporary exhibit.

Oh alright, I'll tease the castle...

#Japan #Matsumoto #frogs! #cats! #松本 #蛙 #猫 #山崎貴 #Yamazaki Takashi #Y-cat #2023-08

[old-dramas]

I don't need your compliments.

Gokusen (2002)

#gokusen #gokusenedit #jdramaedit #userdramas #jdrama #asiandramasource #dailyasiandramas #asiancentral #dramasource #nakama yukie #matsumoto jun #drama #2000s #japan #by us #zoe

[lunaticspider]

#hide #hideto matsumoto #x japan #90s #visual kei #y2k aesthetic

[tanuki-kimono]

Hey! Might be a bit of a random one but as a non-binary (but basically male presenting) person married to a Japanese woman we've decided to both wear womens' iro-Uchikake and Shiromuku for our wedding photos. Already did the try-on and initial counseling. I'm not super interested in "passing" as I just wanna look like me — but wondered if you'd seen any womens' wasou-appropriate gender neutral wedding hairstyles in your travels? It's such a specific thing and I'm not having much luck.

Hi and congrats for your soon-to-come wedding pics :)

Tbh, you are not going to have much luck finding any formal wear kimono "neutral" hairstyle. The thing being that traditionally, Japanese hairstyles were SUPER gendered: they could tell age, sex, marital status, sometimes even where you'd come from etc.

The only exception I can think of are children hairstyles, which for long were basically unisex until coming of age ceremonies - but those would not be suitable for a wedding imo ^^;

Agender hairstyle is so definitely not a thing if you're searching for "classical kimono look" appropriate hairdo. Yet, that does not mean you cannot choose any style you like and run away with it!

Most wedding-looks now have brides in modern (=Westernized) fancy hairdo. If you see a "traditional" style (=taka shimada), it will 9 times out of 10 be a wig provided by the kimono rental. Very few undergo the tedious process of having their natural hair styled this way (and less and less hairstylists actually know how to do that):

So, what fancy style would YOU love?

Without knowing you or your hair lenght it's difficult for me to help, but my first thought was a variation of moga's 耳隠しmimikakushi (hairdo covering the ears, often with finger waves). As moga's chose not to follow traditions + as mimikakushi can work on long and shorter hair alike, this "historical" style could work for you?

Also, you might wanna look into any modern kimono stylist/photographer. For example, see Stasia Matsumoto's social accounts, as she's both a kimono and hair stylist.

Congrats again, and TLDR => don't fret too much over "traditional hairstyle": in nowadays bridal kimono world, that doesn't mean much anyway ;)

#ask #japan #hairstyle #hairdo #nihongami #gender neutral #non binary #bridal #wedding #moga #mimikakushi #finger waves #Stasia Matsumoto #inkimono #agender #genderqueer #着物 #帯