KYOTO--A unique collaboration to promote Nishijin-ori silk fabric gives fans the chance to suit up in kimono and obi sashes themed on the popular “Mobile Suit Gundam” robot anime series.

Ikebana (flower arranging), and Kimono displays. Drawing from modern anime themes along with classic Japanese customs, these were events that offered immersive experiences looking at both the old ...

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 ...

As far back as 1966, All Japan Kimono Promoting Association designated 15 November as Kimono Day, a day when Japanese families with a 5-year-old boy or a girl aged 3 or 7 celebrate the Shichigosan ...