Representative Introduction
Rika
Representative
In spring, there are a hundred flowers; in autumn, the moon; in summer, a cooling breeze; in winter, snow. In traveling, we seek the unknown and find ourselves. Together, let’s experience the profound beauty of kimonos, for every encounter is fated.
Experience
| Born in Liaoning Province, China. | |
| 1992 | Came to Japan to study after graduating from high school when she was 19. Studied two years in Japanese language school, and four years in undergraduate university. |
| 1999 | Graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration. |
| 2000 | Married. Her husband’s family owned an onsen ryokan, and she worked as a waitress at the ryokan until their first son was born. |
| 2001 | She had a deep interest and curiosity in Japanese culture, especially kimono culture, and enrolled in the basic course of Kimono Fashion College in the same year. |
| 2007 | Entered the Toyoko Kobayashi Kimono Academy to learn more about kimono culture. |
| 2009 | Obtained a professor’s license from the Kyoto Kimono Association. |
| 2010 | Accompanied the Japan-China Folk Culture Exchange Mission to Nanjing and performed “Juni-hitoe”. She was also invited to Nanjing to plant 1,000 cherry trees given by a local residents’ group to commemorate the achievement of their goal. Later, she was invited to visit the Shanghai World Expo before its opening. |
| 2011 | Established her first solo company, which was basically a business travel service at first, but later added items for the wedding business, as well as beauty care and other services. |
| 2013 | Established “fuwalu” office in Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya. Services include kimono rental, fashion seminars, and wedding beauty treatments. |
| 2015 | “fuwalu” moved to the current Chikusa area. We accept various kinds of kimono dresses, photography and wedding business, as well as cultural experiences such as tea ceremony and folk crafts. |
| 2023 | “fuwalu” Asakusa branch opens. |
Store Introduction
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