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rpannier

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8. Most Japanese seem to like when foreigners wear Kimonos

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2020, 02:51 AM

Aug 2020

I have two. One I received from friends shortly after I arrived here in Kanagawa. I has a Yukata made end of last year just before I went to the hospital
They're nice.
My Japanese friends call it Cultural Appreciation

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Can Foreigners Wear Kimono? What Japanese think of Cultural Appropriation [View all] yuiyoshida Aug 2020 OP

that was a beautiful contrast to the news of the day and the shit show that is the rnc Kali Aug 2020 #1

When I saw that I thought about conversations I have had yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #3

This was wonderful and fascinating! fierywoman Aug 2020 #2

My daughter ordered a custom made Kimono from Kyoto in February. Kablooie Aug 2020 #4

How to put on a Kimono... yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #6

Thanks. I'll let her know about this. Kablooie Aug 2020 #7

I called it, I guessed that they would not mind at all Skittles Aug 2020 #5

Most Japanese seem to like when foreigners wear Kimonos rpannier Aug 2020 #8

I own a patchwork jacket made from kimono silk from worn-out kimonos Warpy Aug 2020 #9

I mostly have Yukata but I live close by to Japantown and there are several stores that sell yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #10

I suppose they make more sense with full dress kimonos Warpy Aug 2020 #12

I've had arguments like this Laha Aug 2020 #11

K&R n/t sl8 Aug 2020 #13

At our wedding, my sister-in-law wore a kimono DFW Aug 2020 #14

I know I've seen a video of Yasuharu Konishi amcgrath Aug 2020 #15