On the first day of my first trip to Japan, I hit my head on a doorway walking towards a talking toilet. This particular ...

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 ...

Discover Japanese streetwear, a mix of high fashion, skateboarding culture, and traditional elements like kimono fabric and ...

NAHA--After a rocky start, Kariyushi wear (the Okinawan version of the ... The designs of the shirts vary from traditional patterns, such as “ryukyu kasuri” (patterns based on diagrams from ...

Japanese monks have been skipping, skating and juggling to show how unrestrictive their traditional attire is. It comes after a monk was fined by police for driving while wearing a kimono because ...

NIKKO, Tochigi -- A unique "gacha" vending machine selling antique kimonos has been installed near a road leaning to Nikko Toshogu Shrine, targeting foreign inbound tourists. The "Kimono Gacha ...

(Mainichi/Yuko Fujita) The "Kimono Gacha" machine allows customers to randomly receive traditional Japanese "haori" kimono jackets and "michiyuki" coats, which do not require assistance to wear ...