Welcome to blog Cogley. I've been sticking out like a sore thumb in Japan since 1987! 日本語もOK ☞ I'm founder and Co-RD at eSolia.com ☜ I ❤️ family life, Maru the Shiba, blogging, coding, hiking.
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There’s an old kimono shop near my office, «Choujiya», which is 221 years old. Founded in Kansei 10 (寛政10年) or 1798, they opened the Toranomon shop in Meiji 35 (明治35年) or 1903. A real “shinise”. I bought a couple “tenugui” utility cloths there. 👘🇯🇵