{"id":2162,"date":"2019-04-24T07:54:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T22:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/?p=2162"},"modified":"2019-04-24T08:02:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T23:02:15","slug":"vol49-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/en\/local\/vol49-2\/","title":{"rendered":"vol.50\uff1aWhy don’t you make memories at the local event “Oharame (the women of Ohara) Festival” in Kyoto?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohara (\u5927\u539f, \u014chara) is a rural town nestled in the mountains of northern Kyoto, about one hour from Kyoto Station, but still technically located within Kyoto’s city limits.
\nOhara is best known for Sanzenin Temple and particularly popular in mid November during the autumn leaf season, which typically occurs about one week earlier than in central Kyoto.
\n 
\nToday, we\u2019re going to tell you about \u201cOhara-me Festival\u201d.
\n 
\nOharame Festival will be held in Ohara from the end of April to early May.
\nIn this event, Oharame Festival shows women, wearing Oharame clothing,
\nexplore Ohara and parade at Ohara village.
\nA woman in Oharame costume can receive discount and benefits at some temples and stores.
\nNot only young women but mother and daughter (over 4-year old) enjoy sightseeing with wearing the costume.
\n <\/p>\n

What\u2019s “Oharame\u201d? <\/h5>\n

The Oharame (\u201cmaiden of Ohara\u201d) is a historical female peddler of firewood (kindling rather than big blocks of it) from the town of Ohara.
\nOharame make their appearance in old literature about Kyoto, and in kyogen and buyo theater. They were portrayed in art, too, by the ukiyoe painter and printmaker.
\nDo you believe they placed the kindling on their head and walked for 20 km (12.4 mile) there and back in a day?
\nAnd more, the weight of those goods were usually 30~40 kg (66\u301c88 pounds) .
\nIf the women are strong, they could carry 50 kg (110 pounds) one!
\nCan you do this?
\nOf course attendee of festival don\u2019t need to carry a heavy kindlings.
\n 
\nThe number of Oharame was declined so much in the early Showa period, but 800 years had passed since Kamakura period.
\n 
\n\"\"
\n <\/p>\n

Oharame Festival<\/h5>\n

This event is a wearing the Oharame costume and stroll in the village.
\nA mother and a daughter, friends, and of course foreigners are welcomed.
\nIf you post the photo of you in the costume on SNS, you can receive a present!
\n 
\nVenue:<\/strong>
\nOhara Sightseeing Hokatsu Society
\n\u3012601 – 1242 81-2, Ohara Raigo\u2019in cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
\n 
\nDate&Time:<\/strong>
\nApril 20th(Sat)-mayJune14th(Fri)
\n(As currently planned) 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
\n 
\nFee:<\/strong>
\n1,500 yen per person during the festival period; generally 2,500 yen is charged
\n 
\nAccess:<\/strong>
\nKyoto Bus 17 at Kyoto Station to \u201cOhara\u201d bus stop
\nKyoto Bus 10,16,17 at Demachi yanagi Station to \u201cOhara\u201d bus stop
\nKyoto Bus 10, 16-19 at Yase Hieiyamaguchi Station to \u201cOhara\u201d bus stop
\n <\/p>\n

Oharame Historical Procession<\/h5>\n

The women in the Oharame costumes worn in three different periods parade from Jyakko-in to Shorin-in.
\nAny women can attend this event if they make a reservation.
\nA girl ( more than 4 year-old) also can join the festival, so it\u2019s a good idea to join with a mother.
\n 
\nVenue:<\/strong>
\nOhara Sightseeing Hokatsu Society
\n\u3012601 – 1242 81-2, Ohara Raigo\u2019in cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
\n 
\nDate&Time:<\/strong>
\nMay 11 (Sat), 1:00 p.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m. *Will be postponed in the event of rain.
\n 
\nPrice:<\/strong>
\nOharame Costume Wearing (Reservations required)
\n1,500 yen per person during the festival period *Reception closes at 1:00 p.m.
\n 
\nAccess:<\/strong>
\nKyoto Bus 17 at Kyoto Station to \u201cOhara\u201d bus stop
\nKyoto Bus 10,16,17 at Demachi yanagi Station to \u201cOhara\u201d bus stop
\nKyoto Bus 10, 16-19 at Yase Hieiyamaguchi Station to \u201cOhara\u201d bus stop
\n 
\n\"\"
\n <\/p>\n

Do you need more information?<\/h4>\n

You should receive such local information of Kyoto by an application \u201cKoI APP\u201d.
\nWith this application, even if you don\u2019t have Wi-Fi, you can find nearby stores and so on.
\nYou can install the application from the following URL.
\nAndroid app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a>
\niPhone app\u300cKoI Service\u300d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ohara (\u5927\u539f, \u014chara) is a rural town nestled in the mountains of northern Kyoto, about one hour from Kyoto Station, but still technically located within Kyoto’s city limits. Ohara is best known for Sanzenin Temple and particularly popular in mid November during the autumn leaf season, which typically occurs about one week earlier than in […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"2156"},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2166,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2162\/revisions\/2166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/koi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}