着物の展示会に行ってきました。玄関に作られた日本庭園。そして梅と桜です。 女性が着る着物の帯にはこのような刺繍がされて華やかさをかもし出しています。 I went to a kimono exhibition. Japanese garden at the entrance. Plum and cherry trees. The obi (sash) worn by this lady is embroidered. I found it exquisitely elegant and beautifully made.
The first Hikone Daimyo "Ii Naomasa" and the Hikone Castle, dated from 1622. It's beautiful from outside too. The inside of the castle is very narrow to protect from enemies attacking with guns and arrows.