Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Do they still wear kimono?

When I first came to Japan 30 years ago, it was mostly older women who wore the traditional kimono.  And there are still a few older women in kimono, but now it seems to a fairly usual outing for a young couple (both dressed in traditional clothes), or a group of young women, or even occasionally, a group of young men. I did not want to be too invasive with taking pictures, but I could not resist capturing some of this.  This batch of pictures comes from Arashiyama -- a beautiful spot with a UNESCO World Heritage Temple, river, and scenic path through the bamboo forest.  Today's required accessory for the kimono seems to be a cell phone, and maybe a selfie stick.










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