Japanese Kimono

Archive for November, 2009

Question: Is going as a Japanese Geisha a good idea for an anime con?

I'm going to an anime convention within the next few weeks and I was having trouble finding a costume that I liked. When I was looking around I found a great kimono pattern and print that I figured would look great if I went as a Geisha. But is going as a Geisha a good idea for an anime convention?

Answer: I've never been to one, but I have a sister who loves that sort of thing, and I've learned a bit second-hand.

A Geisha is a pretty recurring theme in Japanese culture, and therefore it wouldn't look unusual if you went to an anime con dressed as one.
However, an anime con is usually less for dressing up in Japanese attire as it is for dressing up as a character as a sort of 'cosplay' effect. It would be better, I think, if you could find something from an anime to wear, or perhaps find an anime with a Japanese Geisha character already in it. ; )

But then again, I've seen people dressed up in anime conventions as gigantic Pocky boxes.

Good luck!

Supanova Sydney 2010 Madman Competition : Hakuouki

Question: what is my japanese book trying to tell me -_-?? about de particle.?

it says:
The particle "de" can also specify other types of surrounding conditions of an action.
then it gives me these examples.

tomodachi no kettkonshiki ni kimono DE ikimasu.

hitori DE bijutsukan ni ikimasu.

and yet i still dont get it. someone help D:? put this in your own words for me to understand.

Answer: you're right, it's hard to understand.

maybe it's trying to say that DE can also be used to describe*. and you can confirm this by asking HOW. taking the given example:

"tomodachi no kekkonshiki ni kimono DE ikimasu."
- i went to my friend's wedding ceremony in kimono.
- HOW did i go to my friend's wedding ceremony? in komono.

"hitori DE bijutsukan ni ikimasu."
- i will go to the museum by myself.
- HOW will i go to the museum? by myself.

additional sample:

"kaisha he densha de kayou"
- i commute to the office/company by train.
- HOW do i commute? by train.

so in the samples above, DE can be like "IN" or "BY" as long as they are descriptive*(like, means of...?) clauses.

* i'm not sure if "describe" is the right term. i'm still digging on it.

anyway, i hope that helped.

Serge Mouange introduces the WAfrica concept and kimono