the Hans Gruen Postcard Collection

Kyoto5 - Kitayama is a district in northern Kyoto in the present Kita Ward. The costume of the women is characteristic dress of farm women of the Ohara village and district somewhat north of Kyoto City. Traditionally, the women of Ohara carried heavy loads of produce and other goods on their heads for sale in Kyoto.

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