Japanese culture-THE KIMONO

The kimono is a traditional form of cloting worn by japanese women and men.There are many different kimono styles:

-GEISHA KIMONO:GEISHA STILL WEAR KIMONO AS A PART OF THEIR TRADITIONAL DRESS AND ENTERTAINMENT;

-YUKATA KIMONO:SUMMER CASUAL KIMONO;

-FURISODE KIMONO:THE MOST FORMAL ANND GORGEOUS KIMONO,FOR SILGLES GIRLS AND WOMENS;

-WEDDING KIMONO-UCHIKAKE:WORN BY JAPANESE BRIDES AT TRADITIONAL WEDDINGS;

-HOUMONGI:A FORMAL KIMONO WORN BY MARRIED WOMEN;

-TOMESODE:FORMAL JAPANESE KIMONO WORN BY A JAPANESE WOMAN TO SPECIAL FAMILY FUNCTIONS.

GETA SANDALS:

Many kimono should be worn with geta.Long before the 1970's and the platform shoes,japanese women had been wearing geta sandals or clogs.