#oharame

In the northern outskirts of Kyoto is the farming village of Ohara. The Oharame (women peddlers) were a symbol of rural beauty, who plied their trade in the countryside around Kyoto from the beginning of the Heian period until the end of the Meiji period. They walked around towns and villages selling products from the village of Ohara, which they carried on their heads. The distinctive work clothes of the Oharame included a tenugui (kerchief) on their head, an indigo-blue kimono, a gosho-zome dyed obi (sash), an apron, white hand covers, white gaiters and grass sandals.

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Rose-Oharame-,Kyoto Botanical Gardens,Kyoto by Yopparaino Kobito Via Flickr:

Via Flickr: Oharame (women peddlers) were a symbol of rural beauty, who plied their trade in the countryside around Kyoto from the beginning of the Heian period (794 CE) until the end of the Meiji period (1912 CE). They walked around towns and villages selling products from the village of Ohara, which they carried on their heads. The distinctive work clothes of the Oharame included a tenugui (kerchief) on their head, an indigo-blue kimono, a gosho-zome dyed obi (sash), an apron, white hand covers, white gaiters and grass sandals. This is probably a Geiko (Geisha) in costume rather than an actual Oharame.

Oharame remain symbols of rural beauty in Kyoto KYOTO–Starting in her late teens, Tokiko Nishiyama would trek once every three days from her hometown of Ohara to Demachiyanagi in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward. Dressed in an indigo blue kimono, a red sash around her shoulders to tuck up the...