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Recently, I realized how many autumn flowers carry Japanese names.
The “Seven Flowers of Autumn” are the most famous example, but compared with the spring season, far more autumn flowers retain traditional Japanese names.

I came across a text explaining that many spring-blooming flowers were introduced from Europe, while most autumn flowers are native species that have long existed in Japan. In the Nara period, when the “Seven Flowers of Autumn” first appeared in poetry, autumn may have been regarded as a particularly meaningful season for the Japanese.

Today, with countless plants arriving from overseas, our surroundings are colorful year-round. Yet autumn feels shorter than ever—long hot summers stretching into September and October, followed suddenly by winter. Thinking of autumn as once a season that reflected Japan’s original landscape, I sometimes wonder if that sense of “old Japan” is fading.

We cannot know what future landscapes will look like, but just as the Manyoshu preserved the autumn scenes of its time, I hope to share with others what plants and views we cherish today.

One tradition that embodies this is Otsukimi—moon-viewing. As the nights grow cooler and the air clears, the moon shines more brightly. And with it, pampas grass, one of the Seven Flowers of Autumn, appears even more graceful in the moonlight.

Autumn has long been a deeply memorable season in Japan. We would be delighted to share the joy of Otsukimi with you at Little this year.

This year’s moon-viewing day is October 6. A little earlier than the calendar date, we invite you to enjoy pampas grass in a seasonal vase together with us.

Location address
Yutenji, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0052
　1-22-7 Yutenji, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
　03-6452-3723


What is a bundle die?
Bundled dye, in which plants are rolled into cloth and steamed, is one of the techniques of herb and tree dyeing that has strangely not been used much in Japan, where many dyeing cultures still exist.
The little cover is dyed using botanical dyeing, a technique that draws out the colors of the plants and uses a little chemical power to achieve uniform dyeing with little color fading.
Natural herb dyeing reflects the colors of the plants themselves, so it has the beauty of uneven coloring and fading as it ages.
We will hold a bundle dye workshop where participants can dye handkerchiefs from petals and stems left over from the Little's. We want people to know the advantages of both dyeing methods. We hope you can feel the diverse possibilities created by these plants.
Please come and experience it for yourself!
Organizer & Cooperator: WONDER FULL LIFE

Precautions
Please wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty as there is a possibility of getting the dye on your clothes.
The participation fee includes the cost of one purse.
If you want more than one person to participate, such as children, you can participate for the fee of one piece if you make one piece.