Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Kimono

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Kimono

着物和服
alternative words: Wafuku, Japanese clothes, Japanese clothing
keywords: art , craft
related topics: Heian period , Samurai , Edo period , Haori , Obi , Hakama
related web sites: http://www.kimono-taizen.com , http://www.sgm.co.jp
explanation: Initially an imitation of Chinese style, Japanese clothes were born in the middle of Heian period when the newly-risen samurai class adopted "Kariginu", literally "clothes for hunts", of the court's aristocrats because of its commodity for moves. This samurai style clothes, "Hitatare", spread to other population during Kamakura and Muromachi periods. The main change which occurred in Edo period is the appearance of a wide belt (Obi) and an over clothes (Haori).