(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Kimono-clad women take a photo after a ceremony to celebrate the Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday celebrating the milestone from child to ...

KYOTO--Alarmed at decreasing opportunities to wear kimono in modern Japan, dyers specializing in ... clothing has become widely adopted as women have more opportunities in society.

During the opening of Japan to Western trade during the Meiji period (1868-1912), there was a drive towards wearing Western clothing, but women still wore the kimono for everyday wear until World ...