It's celebratory wear and passed on in families through the generations," one Japanese woman, Yuka Ohishi, told the BBC. "[This] shapewear doesn't even resemble a kimono - she just chose a word ...

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 ...

The economy ministry on Oct. 17 unveiled the uniforms for its volunteer attendants who will guide visitors at the Japan ...

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”.

“I studied Japanese to learn about kimono, and kimono taught me Japanese ... an obi sash and a collar to go with them. “What did women (of this country) wish to express with their kimono?” ...

After spending a year in Tokyo, American teacher Alice Mabel Bacon (1858–1918) became the first author to usher Western readers into the graceful, paper-walled realm of the Japanese woman. An intimate ...

Westerners in particular appear to want to try on traditional Japanese clothing ... a 35-year-old woman from Italy visited the rental kimono store NOEL in the Suimoncho district of Nara.

An curved arrow pointing right. Kimonos are known for being expensive, and a kimono from the Japanese brand Chiso is one of the most expensive you can buy. One kimono takes around 20 artisans over ...

For us children, the first indication of the approach of New Year's came when our mother pulled out our festival kimonos to make sure they still ... the rice with a large wooden mallet while the women ...

Sanrio, the global powerhouse behind Hello Kitty, expands its operations further into India with a stylish new collection ...