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.