Japan Kimono News

A special exhibition, 'Authors' Favourite Items - Slightly retro things', is being held at the Prefectural Museum of Modern Literature in Aomori City. The exhibition features 442 items that writers associated with Aomori Prefecture have used with great care and persistence throughout their lives. The exhibition will run until 25 December. In addition to kimonos, obis and neckties worn by Dazai Osamu, the exhibition also features the manuscript of his short story "Happiness at Home", which was bound by his wife Michiko Tsushima with Dazai's kimono as the cover. It can be seen that even after Dazai's death, his family carefully protected and passed on the manuscript. Yao Kitabatake, who was strikingly dressed in kimono, exhibits the kimono and haori she wore during a conversation with fellow Aomori High School for Girls alumna Noriko Awaya, a singer. In addition, the writing desk, a box called tebunko and square tray she used at her home in Kamakura, Kanag...

People in Wheelchairs Enjoy Wearing Kimonos

An event was held in Awa City, Tokushima Prefecture, to allow wheelchair users and other people who need assistance to enjoy wearing kimonos in a barrier-free way. Six people, including pupils from special needs schools, took part. The kimonos used for dressing were barrier-free kimonos developed by a kimono workshop in Tokyo. There are buttons on the inside of the kimono to adjust the size, and knots have already made at the back of the obi, making it easy for anyone to wear. The dressing was completed in about 10 minutes, even for wheelchair users, and participants enjoyed looking in the mirror at their kimonos and taking commemorative photos in the garden, all with smiles on their faces. A parent and child from Tokushima City said, "It's been eight years since I've worn a kimono at Shichi-Go-San, and I'm happy. It was difficult to put it on then, but I was surprised at how easy and beautiful it was to put on." Mineko Enomoto, who organised the event, said: ...

Kimono Show at Kounji Temple in Gunma

The Chiyoda Kimono Collection was held at the main hall of Kounji Temple in Chiyoda Town, Gunma Prefecture, on 24 September, and was attended by about 30 people who applied to be models, and was bustling with spectators. Men and women of all ages, from pre-school children to primary and secondary school students and seniors, appear as models. Kiomonos for Shichi-Go-San and hakama for graduation ceremonies, as well as furisode, shiro muku and yukata, were worn on a runway through the main hall. The final part of the event involved five staff members dressing the participants in juni hitoe, and Morita, a second-year student at Chiyoda Junior High School, who wore the kimono said: "I originally applied because I like kimonos. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad I did it." The event was part of the town's project to utilise shrines and temples. It was orginised by Naganuma Shizuka Kimono Gakuin Kumagaya School and supported by the town.

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