31 century museum in kanazawa

Tomoko Hayashi
林 朋子

9 years ago, when I was training my new job as a manager of players of traditional Japanese music, I stayed with family whose friends are musician who play for a concert with Seimei at Kyoto Sanzenin. The house was in Shogoin and the couple had two children who sat for entrance examinations. Like strolling musicians in old days, they offered us meals and lodging in return for performances. At that time, I was very nervous about every new experience. In such a situation, this Kimono was given to me from the host wife. She brought this from her home in Tanbashinoyama in Hyogo. It didn’t look magnificent, but I was attracted its graceful and firm texture. For me, this Kimono taken out of the closet reflects the days when I started to live independent from an organization of company, and now, I can look at this Kimono remembering those days in the sunny place.

手鞠の入ったビン

席に着くと山形ワインの食前酒。こちらが「ストップ」と言うまでコースで運ばれる串揚げの店「最上」。初めて訪れたのは２５年前、大阪ミナミ宗右衛門の本店。私達も夫婦になり家族が増え、店も大きくなり支店が増え、若い店員さんより私達の方が店の移り変わりを知っている。息子達が成人してもここへは夫婦だけで行く。お会計で渡される民芸品の手鞠。随分たまった。いつかどちらかが欠けたとしても、このビンを胸に抱いて訪れよう。