Kimonos and cherry blossoms: Tokiya Japan brings authentic Japanese culture to the DMV
Tomomi Miyajima, founder of Tokiya Japan, showed Good Morning Washington's Megan Clarke how to wear a traditional kimono.
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All about the kimono, Japan’s traditional form of dress
The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ki, meaning “to wear”, and mono, meaning “thing”.
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From Japan to Australia, the kimono emerges as symbol of creative expression
As far back as 1966, All Japan Kimono Promoting Association designated 15 November as Kimono Day, a day when Japanese families with a 5-year-old boy or a girl aged 3 or 7 celebrate the Shichigosan ...
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Kimono museum offers rare peek into fashion styles of the past
The Japan Kimono Museum, which opened its doors on Oct. 7, features rare kimono made between the Edo Period (1603-1867) and the early Showa Era (1926-1989). Its collection is comprised of around ...