Kyoto 13 - Wandering Kyoto

I had to do a double take here. These animals are made from fabric. Have a look at this workmanship.

At the current exchange rate, it would be $196 for the rhino, and $1,264 for the elephant.

This is the main shrine for Gion, the Yasaka Shrine, which combines elements from Shinto and Buddhism.

Ôkuninushi and white rabbit

Thrift store near the shrine. There is no shortage of antique stores and thrift stores here.

This is the famous boxwood comb and hair accessory store.

Kazurasei

You would think there is no market for this ancient tech of hand made hair combs and decorations, but as you've seen, the Japanese still maintain the customs of their costumes. Who wouldn't, they are stunning.

The wood is able to prevent static electricity because of its smoothness attributed to its natural oily characteristics, which differs from chemically produced products .The more you use a boxwood comb, the better touch it will have because the sharp teeth of the comb will become blunt. In addition, it will become a beautiful amber color, and you can use it for over thirty years if you use it carefully. The boxwood comb is resistant to produce a static crackle and enables you to set your hair easily. It will also stimulate acupressure points as well as the hair by massaging the scalp to help to maintain a healthy scalp. Have you ever produced static crackles when you pulled your comb through your hair especially if you were using a plastic comb or hairbrush? This is a major cause of split ends or hair loss. According to many books about hair, there were almost no split ends or hair loss in the Edo period (the 17th ~ 19th Century in Japan). Our boxwood combs are made by craftsman with Japanese boxwood.

I need all the help I can get. They also sell camelia oil to use with it. I have to say, there's very little bad hair here. Their water is soft naturally vs my hard water at home, and I didn't inherit the Japanese hair genetics, that means I will need to work harder, I bought the set :)