Postcards - High on my travel destination list is Japan. The ancient and modern culture, architecture, interiors and stunning landscape of the country, and of course the Sakura has beckoned me for some time and yet I still haven’t managed to visit. Even the shops with the entranceway like curtains, ‘Noren’ that look so aesthetic fascinate me as they hold great meaning. Noren were originally made to protect a house from rain and wind. It also kept the home warm on cold days and created a cool shade on hot summer days. Many noren contain the names of shops or symbols of a business, called yago. It functions as a main signboard for a shop. Also, the yago represents the trust and status of the shop itself. Furthermore, when a long-term disciple of a shop leaves to become an independent worker, they are granted permission to use the yago. This privilege also shows how the disciple's shop has taken on the master's traits. In Japanese, when a disciple is allowed to work independently, the term is called "noren wake" or "the sharing of the noren." You can also see if a shop is open or closed just by looking at the noren. When the noren is hung across the entrance, it signifies that the shop is in business. However, when there is nothing hung outside, it means that it is closed. Among the Japanese, there is a common saying that goes, "If the noren is dirty, the shop is in good business." The reason is that a busy shop will have many customers touching the noren, thus making it dirty! I’d love any of your recommendations of places to go and best times of the year to visit . . . . Photograph Aesthete Label Pinterest #japan #traveljapan #wanderlust #japaninterior #japaneseart #japaneseculture #traveltheworld #postcardsofjapan #japanesearchitecture #sakura #blossomseason #zen #japanesedesign #yoga #mindbodyspirit #interiordesign #interiorstyling #mindfulness #consciousliving #japaneseart #journey #aesthetic #homeinspo #slowliving #norem #japandi #vegan #crueltyfree #nature #interiorinspo #aesthetelabel https://www.instagram.com/p/COXqUOLrC94/?igshid=1egbzil4o204h
