Japan Kimono News

The Kumamoto Oiran Dochu event, the centrepiece of the Kumamoto Castle Tsuboigawa Garden Party Autumn Banquet, was held at Sakura-no-Baba Josaien in Kumamoto City, on 30 October, where women dressed as coutesans paraded through the venue, charming the visiters. The event was organised by an executive committee of companies and cultural organisations. The festival resumed in May for the first time in three years due to the coronavirus pandemic. On the day, four women in colourful kimonos and taka-geta appeared. When they demonstrated their unique walking technique, called Soto Hachi-monji, in which they tilt their toes inwards and turn them outwards, tourists were eager to take photos. A 71-year-old woman from Higashi Ward, Kumamoto City, who had come to see the festival for the first time, said: 'It was gorgeous and very good. Each oiran had a different kimono and hairstyle, and they were all beautiful'.

Providing Free Shichi-Go-San Kimonos and Photography for Children's Homes

From 30 September, fotowa, a business trop photography platform for families and children, will implement the Shichi-Go-San Support Project 2022, in which fotowa's business trip photography and RENCA kimonos will be provided free of charge to children's homes across Japan. Special website for the Shichi-Go-San Support Project 2022 We would be happy to help people deliver the Shichi-Go-San, where many families put on the event, visit a shrine and take photographs of their precious memories, regardless of their children's environment or circumstances. Project planning background - fotowa's thoughts Shichi-Go-San is essentially a once-in-a-lifetime event filled with a lot of love from parents and adults around the child, celebrating the fact that the child has grown up to that age and praying for their healthy growth in the future. Wearing a traditional Japanese kimono, paying a visit to a shrine and taking photographs of precious memorise. Last year, we launched the ...

Limited-Time Retro Yukata Shop in Fukuoka

Kimono Choya, a kimono shop, will open a limited-time yukata shop at InCube Tenjin, Fukuoka, from Tuesday 26 July to Monday 15 August 2022. A kimono specialist shop Kimono Choya, established in Kurume, Fukuoka in 1939, will open a limited-time shop with over 300 different types of yukata. Under the theme of "Retro", the shop offers unique kimonos in Showa-era (1926 - 1989) retro and Taisho era (1912 - 1926) roman designs that evoke a sense of nostalgia. The most popular of these are Showa-era retro designs with a nostalgic atmosphere. The line-up includes a model with a flesh white background and blue stripes, and a 1980s-style design with vitamin-coloured goldfish scattered all over. If you want to be enjoy a more nostalgic mood, the Taisho-roman design is a good choice. Classical yukata with bright red flowers and models with large chrysanthemums on a navy blue background will be available. Kimono Choya Limited time shop Period: 26 July (Tue) - 15 August (Mon), 2022 Venue:...

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