INFLUENCES影響 My grand mother learned Japanese traditional dance. When I was 16 years old, I went to Finland to study for one year. My grandmother taught me Japanese traditional dance and I showed how to wear kimono and do Japanese dance in a class in Finland. My grand mother also presented a kimono sewn to…
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Kuniko’s Kimono Story (Part 4)
STORIES 着物物語 These two mourning kimono were owned by my mother. They both carry the facing pigeon crest of her family. This family crest was given by the Shogun Minamoto Yoritomo to my mother’s ancestors. I can associate with the samurai spirit through this, as it has been passed down the generations. I have many…
Kuniko’s Kimono Story (Part 3)
STORIES 着物物語 This kimono with a pattern all over was worn by my aunt in Kyushu, and the tomesode was worn by another aunt in Shiga. My grandmother had six daughters and two sons. My mother was the youngest girl and her oldest sister was twenty years older than her. The oldest and second oldest…
Harumi (Tokyo)
Harumi is in the 45-54 year old group, and is married with three cats. She is working in display at a department store. She has about a 50 year kimono history. She wears kimono very often except when working. She does not care about the size of the kimono she wears, she wears them like…
Tansu Biraki – Aunt of Furukawa Kazuhide
These are two photographs from the tansu biraki
The Kimono Closet 