Japanese Traditional Color: SHION

Keiro's Day Limited Edition Theme Color

We have selected the traditional Japanese colors of SHION and KUCHINASHI with a wish these limited editions to be loved by a wide range of customers.
Both are traditional Japanese colors loved by the aristocrats of the Heian period. The Heian period was about 1,240 years ago, when Japanese culture flourished. Please enjoy these graceful Japanese colors that have been cherished since ancient times.

Shion is a perennial of the Asteraceae family that produces beautiful purple flowers in the fall.
Shion is a color that was cherished by the aristocrats of the Heian period, who praised the color purple, and was worn in the fall. Shion is a color that frequently appears in literature of the Heian period.

The flower languages for Shion are "I will never forget you" "I think of you far away" and "Reminiscence."