Traditional Japanese Costumes

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Traditional Japanese Costumes
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Kimonos

• Beautiful patterns
• Colorful
• Made of silk, cotton, cotton sateen or polyester

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Yukata

• Made of light cotton
• Less formal

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Socks, Belts, and Sandals
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Footwear...

• Tabi (socks) have toe sewn in
• Tatami Zori (sandals) made of tatami, foam, and
  rubber

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Geta

• Sandals
• Called Geta because of the "clack clack" sound
  they made when walking.

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Obi

• The sash or belt on a kimono
• Can be formal like this

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Obi

• A smaller belt is used for casual wear
• Obi Jime small braided cord tied on top of the
  women's formal obi and butterfly obi

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Obi Jime
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Eri Sugata

• Eri sugata are kimono collars worn under the
  kimono
• to give the traditional formal kimono appearance

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Fans

• Keeps people cool
• During formal occassions
• Made of sandalwood, paper, or silk

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Hakama

• outer garment worn over the kimono that are
  either split between the legs like pants
• or non-split like a skirt
• to protect samurai warriors legs from brush when
  riding a horse

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Wedding Kimono
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Wedding Kimono
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Taiko

• Happy Coats
• Used by Taiko drummers

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Taiko Drummers