A kimono is a long Japanese traditional dress which wraps around the body and has distinctively voluminous sleeves. It is tied around at the waist with the Obi belt. The elaborately tied Obi belt which could be as long as 12 feet or more is another distinguishing feature of the Kimono.
In Japan, a Kimono is worn by both men and women. Since then Kimono has undergone many changes. Kimono was accepted as the traditional clothing of Japan for a long time. But with the Meiji era from the Japanese government started discouraging Kimonos Wafuku meaning Japanese clothes and Japanese people were encouraged to adopt western clothes.
Nowadays Kimonos are worn only during special occasions like funerals, festivals, and weddings. Kimono is a wrap around dress worn left front of the kimono overlapping the right front; worn the same way by both males and females.
To wear a kimono in the traditional way you need a lot of accessories like the obi belt, and other accessories that will support the obi belt like Obimakura, Koshihimo, Obita, Datejime which gives the obi-belt support, make it look good and prevent it getting wrinkled and out of shape when tied around the body. Hakama is the name of pants, sometimes worn under kimonos by men.
Michiyuki is a coat worn over the Kimono. How to wear a Kimono. Wearing a kimono is very easy if not for the obi belt tying. The men wear kimonos simply by tying the obi belt around the waist. But for wearing a traditional kimono, especially for formal occasions, a woman has to tie the obi belt in a special way — it is called ohashori and it is a triple belting process which involves the obi belt and another belt tied around the obi belt with a bow at the back.
This could take hours to perfect. But you could also settle for the simple Obi knot known as Nagoya obi knot. If you are rich you will be wearing more than a one single kimonos. You can wear as many as 12 kimonos one on top of the other. The experts could tell a lot of things about the wearer like the age and status of the wearer, her family, where she is going to and what is the season etc from the Kimono she is wearing. By looking at the sleeves of the kimono you could deduce the age and marital status of a woman.
For example young unmarried women would wear kimonos with loose flowing sleeves which are very long as to touch the floor. But married women wore kimonos with short sleeves. If you are a married woman you will wear a short sleeved kimono. The colors of this kimono will be more subdued than for the unmarried girls. If you are a bride you will wear a white kimono. If you are a child you will wear kimonos which are brightly colored or with vivid prints and patterns. Today, the Kimono is mostly worn on special occasions like weddings, festivals and funerals.
Tourists can also rent a Kimono for the day and see the sights in true Japanese fashion. Today, Kimonos are most often worn by women, and on special occasions.
A few older women and even fewer men still wear Kimonos on a daily basis. Also, it takes more time to wear and store properly.
This is why the Japanese now wear the Kimono at weddings, tea ceremonies, formal events, seasonal and religious festivals. Overall, Japanese people generally embrace foreigners wearing Kimonos.
There are a number of places available across Japan for renting a Kimono for the day. Kyoto has the most Kimono rental shops in Japan. It is best to make an appointment beforehand. The rental price includes your choice of accessories, outfit and the time span. Hair styling is also offered for an additional charge. An expert helps you wear the Kimono the right way and you leave your own clothes at the shop as a guarantee of return. Most Kimono rental shops have their prices stated on the website with the option to book in advance over the phone.
Even though there are many places you can rent a Kimono in Kyoto, we recommend you to stay comfortable. The Hotel can help you with your rental. We also provide a Yutaka for each and every of our guests during their stay. Please note that Yukatas are indoor use only. It is a great to wear in your room or the common spaces of the ryokans.
Sake Tasting in Kyoto in — The most cozy events to learn about Sake. Share Kimono and Yukata are traditional Japanese garments that have charmed their way around the world due to their beauty and style. What is the Kimono? Where did the Japanese Kimono originate from? Who invented the Kimono? What does the Japanese Kimono represent?
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Is the Kimono still popular in Japan? Where can people rent Kimono in Kyoto? We hope to see you soon in Kyoto! Sakura Hongan-G Mar 31, Edo Sakura Mar 31, Edo Sakura Tokyo Feb 3, Kyoto Sakura Urushitei Dec 18, Hanhaba obi are half-width obi generally worn with yukata or casual types of kimono, and which do not necessitate any extra accessories. There are endless styles of obi tying, some of which are incredibly complicated and others simple enough for even the first-timer to succeed at.
Sheila and Nichole will demonstrate how to tie a hanhaba obi in a follow-up article. The kimono is the garment itself. It can be made of silk, linen, cotton, wool or polyester. Furisode are worn by unmarried women and are sometimes associated with maiko , the girls studying to become geisha. Tabi are traditionally white, but today, you can find them in many colors and patterns that can complement your kimono ensemble or personal style.
Zori are flatter, and modern styles are made of synthetic materials that create endless options for colors and patterns. Zori are considered more formal footwear than geta. Some are rectangular in shape, while others are more elegantly cut in the silhouette of a foot. Dressing in kimono might take some practice, but following these five steps will help you get started in experiencing dressing in kimono by yourself.
This is an often-overlooked first step, but putting on tabi socks after getting dressed in kimono can be tricky. At the very least, it increases the chances that something will slip out of place as you bend and twist to get your tabi socks on! Put on the susoyoke or long johns, if you prefer first, then the hadajuban. Make sure the hadajuban is centered on your torso and pull it down on the back hem to expose the back of your neck.
Do not tuck the hadajuban into the susoyoke or long johns. You need to have an erishin , which slides under the collar to keep it stiff and wrinkle-free. Center your nagajuban on your body, leaving a space the width of your fist between the collar and the back of your neck. Take one of the koshi-himo and tie the nagajuban to your body, just below the bust, then take one of the date-jime and tie it over the koshi-himo , securing it.
Pull any excess material of the nagajuban to the side seams to hide it. Center the kimono on your body by matching the lower seams of the collar to each other in front of your body. If one seam is higher than the other, the kimono is not centered. The two collars should be the same height at the back but the nagajuban collar should show by one or two cm at the front.
You can use a clip or clothespin to hold the kimono and collar in place at the center back. Before performing the next step, make sure your second koshi-himo is easy to reach or already in hand. Grab the kimono about 10cm from the bottom of the collar on both sides, and hoist the bottom hem of the kimono just above the top of your feet.
This is your starting point. With the collar in your left hand, wrap the kimono around your legs, pulling the left edge of the kimono around to the right side of your body. The left edge should end up about 7cm higher than the point above your feet. This is just for measuring. After measuring, keep your arm at that height and unwrap yourself.
Next, wrap the right side of the kimono around to the left side of your body, this time raising the right edge of the kimono cm above the top of your feet. Hold it there and re-wrap the left edge of the kimono over the top. Because the right side was lifted higher than the left and is now under the left side, it will not be visible, which is how it is supposed to look.
It is crucial that you wrap the left side of the kimono over the right , because the opposite way is only used to dress dead bodies for funerals!
There are some mistakes you can get away with while wearing kimono, but this is not one of them. Now that you have everything in place, make sure your koshi-himo is handy because you have to tie it down.
Tie the kimono right over your belly button, and tie it well, because this is the primary sash holding the whole thing together.
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