Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ki, meaning “to wear”, and mono, meaning “thing”. Today, kimonos are mostly worn by women on special ...

At around 3 p.m. one day in early July, a 35-year-old woman from Italy visited ... "Many people equate kimonos and yukata with Japanese culture," Nose says. "We want to put our effort into the ...