Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Shuugi Bukuro ( 祝儀袋 )

Shuugi Bukuro
Last week I had the opportunity to visit a Japanese wedding in Hiroshima. There are lots of wedding custom in Japan. One of them is the Shuugi Bukuro. There is a custom in Japan to give money inside an envelope for special occasions such as wedding, new year, or funeral. The standard general envelope is called Noshi Bukuro (熨斗袋). There are also a special envelope for specific occasions, such as the Otoshidama Bukuro (お年玉袋) for giving money to kids on new year. You could easily find most of the envelopes in a stationary shop. The price ranging from 100 ~ 500 yen. Make sure you get a nice one !

The tradition of giving money gifts in an envelope goes all the way back to the samurai period. The money had always been considered as something "dirty", something that "corrupts" the society. Simply by looking at the money, you could have a corrupt mind. Because of that, the money was put inside an envelope before giving it to somebody.

Shuugi Bukuro (祝儀袋) refers to a traditional envelope (paper wrapping) to celebrate wedding or recovering from illness. First, the money is placed inside an envelope. Then the envelope is wrapped in a piece of decorative paper folded in a certain way based on what it is going to be used for. The last touch is a bow wrapped around the paper.

One thing you need to know is that there is a rule, an etiquette on how to use the Shuugi Bukuro correctly. This post is a guide to properly use the Shuugi Bukuro.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Thumbnail of Life Fan Pages


Thumbnail of Life now has its own Facebook Fan Page. With Fan Pages, you could easily contact me, ask questions, or give suggestions. I will also upload photos of my daily life ( taken with iPhone ) from time to time.

Say a big hi to Thumbnail of Life Photography Fan Pages.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Izu Teddy Bear Museum

Izu Teddy Bear Museum
Izu Teddy Bear Museum was the best Teddy Bear Museum I've ever been so far. There were lots of teddy bears of all sizes on display from all around the world. There was also 'Teddy Girl', a 1904 cinnamon Steiff bear which sold over £110,000 ( around 14.5 million yen ) at an auction in London. The museum was designed with old English style. There were store, garden, cute cafe, and a special exhibition floor. Very impressive.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Nippon, Fight !


Received this lovely drawing of Danbo from Felix yesterday. Thanks, Felix !

Head over to his galleries to see more of his work.
http://nekomancerz.deviantart.com/
http://nekomancerz.cghub.com/

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