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May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month and we’re exploring one of Japan's most iconic cultural garments: the kimono. Tokiya Japan founder Tomomi Miyajima walks us through the history, identity ...
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They opened their Island account in style by releasing Kimono My House’s trailer single, “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us”: a magnificently tense, cinematic vignette which U.K ...
Photo: Supplied. Opening 4 June 2025 at NGV International, the new exhibition Kimono comprises over 70 garments including 30 never-before-seen kimonos new to the NGV Collection, as well as over 150 ...
Not only do you get to unwind with a long soak in their onsen, you can even rent a kimono for a photoshoot to complete the whole Kyoto-at-home experience. Here’s all you need to know: The current ...
More than 130 kimonos from the late 19th century to the late 20th century are on display. The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg exhibition, “Kimono: The Triumph of Japanese Dress,” showcases more ...
Sometimes, after he’d set me up on an easel, I could hear him chanting “Nam-myoho-renge-kyo" in the next room. One day I asked him what he was doing. He said he was chanting for my success in ...
Wearing a kimono or a yukata while exploring various iconic landmarks and trying out delicious local delicacies can definitely enhance your experience – even the process of putting it on is a cultural ...