I enter the changeroom with trepidation, crossing my fingers that there will be no one around. My heart rate has doubled and ...

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 ...

As part of the ceremony, women dress up in beautiful and colourful kimonos and men wear traditional Japanese dress or a suit and tie. The age of adulthood in Japan was set in 1876, but in 2018 the ...

this time over its planned photoshoot event featuring female models posing in school uniforms and “yukata” at a former municipal elementary school here. The event, involving about 120 women ...

"We wear kimonos to celebrate health ... It's celebratory wear and passed on in families through the generations," one Japanese woman, Yuka Ohishi, told the BBC. "[This] shapewear doesn't even ...

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 ...

The folkloric inspirations for Supernatural's first ever monster-of-the-week were cleverly translated to screen.

New Year's is the most important traditional holiday celebrated in Japan. In the pre-World War II Osaka of my ... approach of New Year's came when our mother pulled out our festival kimonos to make ...

6 or even 10 people – it’s ideal for a multi-generational trip to Japan. At check in, guests of all ages will receive a yukata robe. There are spacious public onsen baths for men and women in the ...

In this historic image, a woman admires the intricate ... While no longer an everyday garment, kimonos are still an iconic part of modern Japanese culture. Photograph by Molly Ferrill Visitors ...

“Streets are clean in Japan, where there are also a lot of good things to eat,” said a 31-year-old woman who was strolling in rented yukata in the theme park on a recent national holiday in ...

On cruises out of Japanese ports, you'll also be treated to a few Japanese women in beautiful silk kimonos. For the guys, dark suits or slacks with nice shirts and sports jackets are common.