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 ...

However, if you're simply wearing a kimono so you can take thousands of selfies to get more likes on social media, you should think twice. Japanese people typically wear these ankle-length robes ...

Once dismissed as outdated and having little value, kimono from the postwar era are now being re-evaluated for their rich ...

“I’m so grateful that people look at the cherry blossoms and think about the Japanese culture,” she said. On Sunday, March 30th, Tokiya Japan is hosting a kimono fashion show at Dupont ...

elegant garments that reminded her not so much of Japan but of royalty. "I didn't know those dresses were kimono," says Harris, an elementary school teacher in her 40s now living in Chiba Prefecture.

When men and women swung their kimono sleeves ... Another reason falls into the high context of Japanese language and culture. People believe that if there is good chemistry between two people ...

Kimono, which use brilliant dyes and fine patterns that depict the beauty of nature, are the traditional dress of Japan. The elegant silk garments are attractive to many non-Japanese people for ...

More than 5 million people have watched Sumire Morino, 20, shred the slopes in a red kimono. Morino wore a long-sleeved furisode kimono to mark Coming of Age Day in Japan. Her fashion decision ...

Onosato, 24, is the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in years, and he's vowed ...

“Wearing kimonos should not be banned in ... “We shouldn’t deny a degree of agency to Chinese people. … Not every case of anti-Japanese sentiment in China should be immediately connected ...

I wear a kimono in the videos because I used ... I also started an online shopping business in 2022 to help more people overseas enjoy Japanese home cooking. In addition to earthenware pots ...