浮世から A Japan blog with a focus on the traditional. Expressing the wa (和) aesthetic in images both historic and modern. I will do monthly features when I have the time. You can view past features at the link below. Tumblr (3.0; @fromthefloatingworld)http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b8e2c0cebcab48daa424b5bffc067930/tumblr_mmz692VpIR1rrn3yro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tofuist.tumblr.com/post/50702636791/poetry-is-then-a-childrens-game">tofuist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Poetry is then a children’s game</span><span>  by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ionushi/">aurelio.asiain</a></p> </blockquote>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51234817080http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51234817080Fri, 24 May 2013 13:20:29 -0400karutawafukuphotograph<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e30febdf7f288bd81efe36c6c0e5a033/tumblr_mn5etsn86l1qfl9dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geraldford/3079701360/" title="Tea House at Ryuanji">Tea House at Ryuanji</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geraldford/">geraldford</a> on Flickr.</p>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51228998530http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51228998530Fri, 24 May 2013 11:33:50 -0400ryoan-jizengardenjapanphotographq<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b009f09e98e67b8b50a63ad54e23c78a/tumblr_mmneq3z6ZK1qedijlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://okiya.tumblr.com/post/50186775389/geiko-sayaka-gion-kobu-2013-4-28-52-by">okiya</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Geiko Sayaka, Gion Kobu</p> <p>２０１３年４月２８日-52 (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tallmonkeyproductions/8728038410/">Aiganaiguy</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51223822729http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51223822729Fri, 24 May 2013 09:46:55 -0400geishaphotograph<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/998ffe3e9da33a7524416919058e00f8/tumblr_mn5cyfQuk81qfl9dgo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uw_digital_images/4951162497/" title="Woman with umbrella, studio portrait, Japan">Woman with umbrella, studio portrait, Japan</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/uw_digital_images/">UW Digital Collections</a> on Flickr.</p><p>ca. 1906</p>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51195091618http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51195091618Thu, 23 May 2013 22:13:43 -0400kimonowagasajapanvintagephotographq<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0a526db55491444f18f3445cbf9105e/tumblr_mm0iyoitDY1rrn3yro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tofuist.tumblr.com/post/49170668407">tofuist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span> </span><a href="http://pinbokejun.blog93.fc2.com/blog-entry-58.html">春日大社　御田植神事</a></p> </blockquote>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51187005224http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51187005224Thu, 23 May 2013 20:27:06 -0400mikoshintofestivalphotograph<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7c10cb0107028a6b6693101937db79cd/tumblr_mn5eqalCkp1qfl9dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geraldford/5336599798/" title="Kannon Bodhisattva Statue">Kannon Bodhisattva Statue</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geraldford/">geraldford</a> on Flickr.</p>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51179356062http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51179356062Thu, 23 May 2013 18:40:30 -0400kannondaien-jibuddhismjapanphotographq<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a751830c11b3b3f6e1f115dcffa5ead3/tumblr_mml0zu3hr01r80ryqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51171511750http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51171511750Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:53 -0400kimonophotograph<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f8055f23a3a115f3598771e5967bd31a/tumblr_mn5cdrsSlw1qfl9dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7930283@N04/8738670241/" title="Noh">Noh</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7930283@N04/">jumbokedama</a> on Flickr.</p>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51163928632http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51163928632Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:56 -0400nohsensukimonojapanphotographq<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/45994083118c064381e460ed01e942e7/tumblr_mkumesDyMk1qedijlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://okiya.tumblr.com/post/47575612629/geiko-ayano-gion-kobu-via-the-photo">okiya</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Geiko Ayano, Gion Kobu (via <a href="http://yasu733.exblog.jp/20206565/">魁桜と彩乃さん！ : THE PHOTO DIARY by CANON</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51157753660http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51157753660Thu, 23 May 2013 13:20:26 -0400geishakimonosakuraphotograph<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d617a7f278820ec1aa555c41dbc5516/tumblr_mn5dzbdCHe1qfl9dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51152096914http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51152096914Thu, 23 May 2013 11:33:48 -0400kotohira-gushrineshintolanternphotographq<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07c0498db5ec7f0fec0d4bf75ccce3d2/tumblr_mmwj4cxp811sqnb8ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>by <a class="x" href="http://huaban.com/yaksha/" title="Yaksha">Yaksha</a></p> </blockquote>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51147202661http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51147202661Thu, 23 May 2013 09:46:54 -0400kimonophotograph<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bc77debd19a78de6ec9d6e7638892da6/tumblr_mmv2to4yOM1qedijlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://okiya.tumblr.com/post/50527468986/geiko-fukusuke-1930s-by-blue-ruin1-geiko">okiya</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Geiko Fukusuke 1930s (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blue_ruin_1/8740950194/in/contacts/">Blue Ruin1</a>)</p> <p>Geiko (Geisha) Fukusuke, wearing a rinzu (figured silk) kimono with a delicate honmon pattern of interlocking swastikas (a Buddhist motif), interspersed with flowers and arabesques.</p> </blockquote>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51117936830http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51117936830Wed, 22 May 2013 22:13:50 -0400geishavintagephotograph<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/948738244872363ad42777d16695deda/tumblr_mn5clvsSSk1qfl9dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7930283@N04/8686089748/" title="Sodehagi saimon">Sodehagi saimon</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7930283@N04/">jumbokedama</a> on Flickr.</p>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51109482967http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51109482967Wed, 22 May 2013 20:26:55 -0400kabukishamisentheatrejapanphotographq<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1539eabf87879f12132f7fd8aec3a6b7/tumblr_mn21mg4CRo1ruk8xyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://talefromtheeast.tumblr.com/post/50830785462/par-zoohiko">talefromtheeast</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>上野動物園にある五重塔 (par <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoohiko/3621691555/">zoohiko</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51101578151http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51101578151Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:34 -0400uenotokyopagodatemplephotograph<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9a8b6f9877bec75de49a5788923f5e0b/tumblr_mmhr6rZrPi1qfl9dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aya1gou/3869929374/" title="pink flowers!">pink flowers!</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aya1gou/">aya1gou</a> on Flickr.</p>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51093428625http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51093428625Wed, 22 May 2013 16:53:42 -0400kimonoyukataphotographq<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f7be0867aa0e21d2ed8e8d14b2adf02b/tumblr_mkz4kiDgti1r82c9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://floradecorum.tumblr.com/post/47522761690/the-shimabara-taiyu-kyoto-1956-by-blue-ruin1-on">floradecorum</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blue_ruin_1/4832924397/" title="The Shimabara Taiyu - Kyoto 1956">The Shimabara Taiyu - Kyoto 1956</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blue_ruin_1/">Blue Ruin1</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51085710280http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51085710280Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:05 -0400tayuuoiranvintagephotograph<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec0d2610eda52912655a43dfd2dbc7e3/tumblr_mn5el1KGVe1qfl9dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51079455966http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51079455966Wed, 22 May 2013 13:20:19 -0400ganryu-jitemplejizobuddhismphotographq<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c600192278d441020792c1901598deb/tumblr_mm7x4qZlxn1qhaxrio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kuroyuki.tumblr.com/post/49935699426/mikoshi-by-teruhide-tomori-on-flickr">kuroyuki</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kamomebird/8695857744/" title="MIKOSHI">MIKOSHI</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kamomebird/">Teruhide Tomori (◠‿◠)</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51073773413http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51073773413Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:41 -0400shrinefestivalphotograph<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7ec60786b281c7ecfeea6981732f7704/tumblr_mmhp4wYq5b1qfl9dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aisforangie/13827371/" title="Shrine in the Shrubbery">Shrine in the Shrubbery</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aisforangie/">A is for Angie</a> on Flickr.</p>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51068804020http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51068804020Wed, 22 May 2013 09:47:03 -0400toriishintoshrinejapanphotographq<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5ffcfb951fffa4a76719d39c3dd74bd3/tumblr_mn5ehnTGYo1qfl9dgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51038591823http://fromthefloatingworld.tumblr.com/post/51038591823Tue, 21 May 2013 22:13:39 -0400kannon-dotempleonigawarajapanphotographq