Posted Thursday, April 2, 2009
Featured on Episode 26 of the 2008-2009 season
As Japan fights recession, the tradition of making and wearing kimonos is struggling to survive. It's simply become too expensive for many women. Shop owners Fumiko and Tatsuo Sekine show us how traditional kimonos are as intricately tied to Japanese culture as they are to the women who wear them. Each made-to-order kimono costs upwards of 10,000 U.S. dollars. The Sekines hope to pass the business on to their son – if they can manage to survive this recession. A Tokyo department store says the way to grab new customers is to change the kimono and discard the old craftsmanship to lower the price.
Wikipedia: Kimono
Japanese Kimonos
Japan Web Pages for Children
Kimono As Art - Exhibit at Canton Museum of Art through April 26, 2009
We will take a look at the history of the kimono, its place in the Japanese culture, and expand our study of the kimono through art and poetry.
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