simplifying the purchase especially for first-time customers.

The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ki, meaning “to wear”, and mono, meaning “thing”.

She chose a pink kimono with a subdued pattern ... there has been a wave of male customers buying yukata and samue, or traditional work clothing. Store manager Hideki Nose, 57, commented ...

KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu, one of the five major “kagai” traditional entertainment ... For example, she had a kimono made on the motif of ume (Japanese plum) and snow, which is ...