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”.

As part of the ceremony, women dress up in beautiful and colourful kimonos and men wear traditional Japanese dress or a suit and tie. The age of adulthood in Japan was set in 1876, but in 2018 the ...

A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe ...

KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Surprisingly, permanent museums dedicated to Japanese-style traditional clothing ... The Japan Kimono Museum, which opened its doors on Oct. 7, features rare ...

But Japanese people on social media have said the trademarked brand disrespects traditional clothing. The kimono, a loose long-sleeved robe typically tied with a sash, dates back to 15th Century ...

Eikoh Hosoe, who died on Sept. 16 in Tokyo, was part of a group of avant-garde artists in postwar Japan who were determined ...

NARA -- This western Japan city has seen increasing numbers of inbound visitors strolling around tourist spots wearing kimonos and their summer counterpart, yukata. Westerners in particular appear ...

Many of the men wear shorts and Frank Buck-style pith helmets; Osaka’s prostitutes are almost the only women who still wear the traditional Japanese kimonos; girl office workers do the best they ...

White Man In A Kimono also known as WMAF In Kimonos refers to an image of a white man and an Asian woman posing together at a ...

ZAMA, Japan – A traditional ceremony for children is catching ... Parents dress their girls and boys in kimonos and bring them to a Shinto holy place for the ceremony. On Tuesday, numerous ...