A native Briton spends nearly 365 days of the year wearing kimono, even though daily use of the traditional Japanese clothing is on the decline among modern Japanese fashionistas. Sheila Cliffe ...

During our visit to Kyoto we decided to rent Kimonos to experience ... As fate, or Japan, would have it, the cloud cakes were located half way down a very steep hill with, guess what, stairs.

A key that is dispensed when pressing the purchase button on the vending machine is shown along with instructions on how to retrieve the kimono in English and Japanese, together with an ...

To make this day even more special, Takaku dressed in a kimono, the traditional wear for celebrations in Japan. Takaku had worn her family kimono when she was 3 and 7 years old for a festival ...