Jinbei

Have you ever seen left side Japanese clothes? It is called "Jinbei." Jinbei is dressed in room by men in summer. It is said that the origin of Jinbei is "Jinbaoari." Right picture is Jinbaori. It was Japanese half-length coat which samurais wore when they took part in a war. Gradually, Jinbei spreaded among the common people. At first, it was called "Jinbeibaori." The word "jin" is from Jinbaori. The word"bei" means soldier. "Baori" means Japanese half-length coat. Then, the word "baori" was missed, and Jinbeibaori became Jinbei.

Left picture from http://www.kimonoichimura.jp/

Right picture from http://www.rakuten.co.jp/yoroi/119999/133184/

Originally, only men and children dress Jinbei. However, there are Jinbei for women today, and there are many colors and patterns. Although Jinbei is a kind of nightclothes, young people wear it when they go to convenience store or enjoy festival. I have Jinbei. It is really comfortable, but I don't want to dress it when I go out.

This picture from http://item.rakuten.co.jp/fuwari/1000022/

What's more, there are Jinbei not only for women but also for dogs! I introduced some clothes for dogs last time. There are many kinds of clothers for dogs in Japan. Japanese enjoy the four seasons dressing their dogs. I think it is a trouble for dogs to be dressed, but I like it.

This picture from http://item.rakuten.co.jp/pet-para/843-29903/

Pet Clothes

Now a days, a lot of Japanese dress their pets, especially dogs. There are many clothes for pets, but these are quite expensive. I have a dog and some handmade clothes.
Picture from http://www.mariateresa.jp/index.html



This is my dog, Will. When I was 16 years old, my parents bought him as my birthday present. Do you know the movie, "Pirate of the Caribbean"? There is a character named Will. Will is played by Orlando Bloom. I like him, so I named my dog Will.






My mother made this dress. It was made of a broken umbrella. She dresses Will when she walks in the rain or after rain.

Jyunihitoe

Jyunihitoe is a formal dress of a Japanese noble lady in the Heian Period. Ladies put on layers of kimono, and the gross weight of the kimono is about 20 kilograms. It is said that there were some people who could not walk because of the weight of their kimono. "Jyuni" means twelve, but in fact, ladies do not wear twelve kimono.

There are a lot of combination of colors and it matched by seasons or events. For example, this is colors for spring and it is images of cherry blossom.


This is colors for summer, and it is images of pink.





This is colors for fall,and it is images of maple.

This is colors for winter, and it is images of walnut.
These are only a few examples. There are more than 200
combinations of colors.


Pictures from http://www.kimono-japan.co.jp/jidaiisyo/01.html

Hakama

I belong to Aikido club. I practice it with 'dougi' and 'hakama.' When you do judo or karate, you wear only dougi. In the case of Aikido, we wear hakama on it. Hakama is a long pleated culotte-like Japanese trousers. There are many kinds of hakama. We wear it when we practice kendo , kyudo; Japanese archery or when we attend a graduation ceremony of an university. A medium wear a red hakama. These hakama are different delicately. What's more, there are a lot of ways to do up.

This is my instructor of Aikido. He is about 50 years old, but very strong!

Yukata

These are my Yukata. These yukata were made up by my mother when I wa

s a child. Yukata is an informal Kimono for the summer season. It is made of cotton. Even in now, a lot of Japanese have yukata and wear it in summer festivals. We can wear it easier than kimono, because yukata is reasonable. You can buy yukata at UNIQLO for only 5000yen.

A coming of age ceremony

A coming of age ceremony is called 'Seijinsiki' in Japan. It is a ceremony that 20- year-old people attend and feel they are adults. Most of the women who attend it wear 'Furisode.' It is a kind of kimono. Next year, I will attend the ceremony. I bought Furisode for it. Look at the picture. This is my Furisode. The main color is white. This Furisode is really simple, but I like it.

Introduction of kimono

Kimono is Japanese traditional dress, but now, few people wear it as their everyday clothes. It is usual to wear it in the events, such as matsuri (festivals), marriages and ceremonies. There are many kinds of kimono. I'll introduce you some of them.


This kimono is called 'furisode.' Only unmarried women can wear it when they are present at wedding or formal parties.