Kimono and Yukata are two different articles of clothing. Kimono are the older, more traditional, and more expensive garment. They’re usually made of silk or brocade, have an inner layer and an outer ...

The Sankei Living Shimbun Inc held a special yukata experience workshop on May 23 at the historic Taiko-en estate in Osaka. During the full-day event, 10 Japanese women and five foreign women were ...

Women wearing yukata in the annual summer event in Akihabara electronics shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, August 2, 2014. AP/Eugene Hoshiko TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Yukata is one of the ...

The four young women clip-clop along the cobbled streets of Kyoto, their hair pinned up and their yukata summer kimono cinched at their waists with decorative obi belts. A tourist takes a snap as they ...

Kimono maker Yamato has released a line of yukata (light summer kimono) showing a completely new take on the traditional Japanese garment. The Yukata Zero collection boasts three new yukata models ...

Join us for a sneak peek of this unique cultural showcase of traditional Japanese kimono, alongside newly designed apparel, that incorporate donated heritage fabrics from kimono, yukata, obi and other ...