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Kimonos, yukata surge in popularity among foreign visitors to Japan's ancient capital Nara
The number of male patrons is also rising. At around 3 p.m. one day in early July, a 35-year-old woman from Italy visited the rental kimono store NOEL in the Suimoncho district of Nara.
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10 different uses of the swastika. None of them Nazi
The swastika is one of the most ancient symbols used by humans and has ... It was used on Samurai swords and traditional kimono designs. Today it is often seen on maps signifying the location ...
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Star geisha hangs up kimono so she can see the ‘broader world’
KYOTO--A star geisha from Gion-Kobu, one of the five major “kagai” traditional entertainment districts of this ancient capital ... For example, she had a kimono made on the motif of ume ...