Acupuncture therapy

An acupuncturist came to my house on our day off. She treats with acupuncture therapy to my family and me.

She stuck acupuncture needles into acupuncture points of my back and foot in the skin. She said that Japanese style acupuncture uses the needle which is about as thin as a hair.

My son is afraid of needle sticks in my skin, but I hardly have any pain from it. It felt good for the blood circulation in the shoulders to improve after treatment.

For my sons, she touched and stroke lightly with a bigger needle. Probably they were comfortable, so they kept still.

My father was relaxed and slept during the treatment. After the treatment, he said "I feel better!" , and he went out shopping on foot.

The acupuncturist gives me Moxibustion to use at home, and she taught usage of the Moxibustion for me.

If you get tired from walking too much while sightseeing or you want to experience acupuncture treatment in our guesthouse , she will come there and do acupuncture treatment.

Fushimi Momoyama-jo Castle

I went to the Fushimi Momoyama-jo Castle with my son and neighboring friends. It takes about 5 minutes by car from my house to get there. There were a few people, and we could hear bird song. Children ran around and played there.

When I was a child, there was an amusement park as Fushimi Momoyama Castle Land, but the park closed in 2003. Fushimi Momoyama-jo Castle escaped destruction by the people of Kyoto to preserve it as a symbol of Fushimi. I was relieved that the place of the memory in the days of the child was preserved.

Kaihouji temple

It was refreshing weather yesterday, so I went to the Kaihouji temple right near my house with my baby. The garden was maintained beautifully and was quiet and comfortable.

Three years ago, I visited here with my family for a festival day for my son of three, five and seven years of age. We had a lunch of vegetarian food that is a Chinese style cuisine known as "Fucha ryori". There were a lot of my favorite foods, including koyadofu (freeze-dried been curd), and yuba (bean-curd skin), included in the dish, so I want to eat it at the time of celebration again.

Wildflowers

My mother arranged some flowers recently in our guesthouse. The flowers she chose are wildflowers, which are Enkianthus perulatus and Red star lily. She said "I imagined summer is coming soon. I want you feel the beauties of nature."

The meshiya

I went to The meshiya near our guesthouse to have lunch with my husband. I prefer eating meals at home, but sometimes eat out. This is because I want to know more about cooking.

The meshiya is a wasyoku restaurant that is cafeteria style. You take some dishes that you want from many dishes and take a seat. Next, The restaurant staff comes to your seat and counts the total cost of the dishes, and you can eat instantly. If you want to eat the dish warmer, ask staff to heat up the dish.

Ten years ago, I visited to Italy on our honeymoon. I couldn't read the menu in Italian, so I didn't know which foods I should order. I recommend the restaurant of the cafeteria style such as The meshiya.

Guest book

The people who stayed at our guesthouse write their impression of the guesthouse in a guest book. They write a lot of thanks comments, so we are happy to read. I want there to be a lot of people to come and stay at our guesthouse and enjoy Kyoto, and I want to go to their country to meet them someday.

 

Our guesthouse

Kimono

Recently, I can see people wearing a kimono in many places. I think when there are people wearing a kimono, the town becomes gorgeous. I have learned kitsuke (how to wear a Kimono) 10 years ago, but I don't wear kimono now. Will I wear a yukata (a casual summer kimono) this summer?