Hari-Kuyo

On February 8th every year there is a ceremony where Japanese tailors, needlewomen, seamstresses, kimono makers, and of course quilters and us who love embroidery, say thanks to old and broken pins and sewing needles. How? By sticking them into a big block of tofu at a Buddhist temple.

This picture is from the blogpost I wrote last year:

This year Hari-Kuyo fell on a Sunday and I took part despite the snow and cold.