I have previously written about the Tansu-Ya chain of used kimono shops. Tansu-Ya was the dream child of Nakamura Kenichi, whose family had a kimono...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
I went to visit Maebashi the other day, to learn a little about the place, enjoy the autumn leaves and sunshine and to meet a...
Keiko from Taylor Hawkins on Vimeo. There used to be almost 400 dyers of beautiful Japanese kimono fabrics in the Tokyo Hand Dyed Yuzen Guild (Tokyo...
At first glance it may not be immediately obvious that there is a relationship between what is happening in the world of kimono and COVID-19....
The opening of this exhibition was delayed due to coronavirus, and entry is by online reservation. Speaking is prohibited inside the museum building to prevent the...
Almost 10 years have passed since Akira posted his first kimono image on Facebook. He began to post regularly, and his fashionable kimono images began circulating,...
We are almost at the beginning of the yukata season. One of the joys of the Japanese summer for me is seeing all the people...
What have you been doing in lockdown? So many kimono events have been cancelled this year. In more usual times, I would have been...
At the end of February, the biggest kimono exhibition to be held outside Japan opened at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Kimono: From...
Japanese have been enjoying cherry blossom viewing for a long time. Well, to be precise, it may have been plum blossom viewing. At least as...
Most people are familiar with Kyoto as one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan. It is also known as a center of the...
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