Yes, I made it! Thanks for all of your well-wishes and messages! :D While I'm waiting for my resident card, the level break that unlo...

Mayu, the girl in the cute Harajuku snap above (thank you, Tokyo Fashion!), is wearing a great example of the relaxed, modern style of kimo...

Houston's Japan Fest, one of the biggest in the country, is coming up the last weekend of this month! I'll be part of a group dance...

Japan has traditionally prided itself on its awareness of the four seasons and the fleeting nature of each one. Special foods, events, and e...

I am happy to report that my first experience with Rakuten , a collection of Japanese shops that ship internationally, was a great one! As...

Kimono dealer Yamatoku is having a huge sale on wedding kimono (uchikake) and wedding reception kimono (kakeshita/hikifurisode) right now, ...

I bring two unusual finds this week! For the tall girls out there, there's a "5L" size new women's yukata over at Ichiroy...

For Westerners new to kimono, many expect all kimono to be covered in cherry blossoms or other super-Japanese motifs, to the point that some...

Darari obi だらり帯 "dangling" obi, are a special type worn by maiko (apprentice geisha). While most obi are around 12-13' long,...

If you look at the dates, you can see I missed my first weekly update that I said I'd start doing. I've thought long and hard abou...

No news is sometimes good news! Sadly, my first post back after a week of insanity (I've just become a middle school English teacher, wh...

If you're more interested in crafting with kimono than wearing them, check out online dealer YokoDana Kimono . They specialize in bulk k...

Online dealer Ichiroya's update tonight includes a flashy Kabuki samurai costume kataginu (the big pointy shoulder vest) from the Meiji...

Online dealer Yamatoku Classic has about three and a half days left on their children's clothing sale , featuring a ton of kimono and cl...

Speak of the devil! Matching nicely with my post about soft obi a couple of days ago, online dealer Ryu Japan posted some heko obi yesterday...

There's about 20 hours left in vintage kimono dealer Yamatoku Classic's big sale , which does feature some heavy discounts in higher...

Kimono can be quite expensive when purchased new, so some shops rent them out instead. Wedding kimono, furisode, and other fancy kimono can ...

A quick post tonight... while surfing Ebay I ran across this pretty furisode in dark blue, a color I don't see very much on secondhand ...

Kimono dealer Yamatoku Classic has a new " kimono goods festival " sale up, with some good prices (5 pack of obi-age scarves for $...

If you're intimidated at the thought of tying your own taiko knot (the drum-like box knot often worn with kimono more formal than yukata...