日本の美しい伝統衣装、着物。実は、様々な種類があります。模様の位置、紋の数、袖の長さなどによってそれぞれに着ていく場所が決まっています。
Japanese beautiful traditional costume,Kimono.Actually there are various kinds of KimonoThese rules are decided strictly by who, when and where to wear them.
実は着物には、様々な決まり事があります。観光で着物体験をするだけなら気にならないかもしれませんが、実際に日本住んだり着物を着てどこかにお出かけするとなると、これらを無視するわけにはいきません。文化と深く関連するこれらのルールをみていきましょう♪
Actually,there are so many rules about Kimono.If you were a tourist and just want to experiense to wear it, it wouldn't be so important issue. When it become living in Japan or visit somewhere related to life events,you cannot through those rules. Let's see those rules deeply relateted with Japanese
culture!
1.浴衣（ゆかた）と着物の違いって！？女性の着物は、全部で大きく分けて８種類！もっともカジュアルな浴衣から豪華な振り袖までご紹介。
Kind of women’s Kimono is roughry devided into 8 types!I’ll show you From the most casual Yukata to gorgeous Furisode.
1.振袖【FURI-SODE)
振り袖は（ふりそで）は豪華な長い袖の着物です。結婚式や正式な儀式における未婚の女性の最礼装です。
Gorgeous and fancy long sleeve kimono.It’s for unmarried women in the most formal places like wedding or formal ceremonies.
▶日本人女性にとって、20才の成人式に振り袖は欠かせないアイテム!
For Japanese women, Furisode is essential for 20 years old ceremony!
▶振袖の、袖の長さは全部で三種類！＜大振り袖、中振袖、小振り袖＞
The length of sleeves has three types.
▶「袖を振る」ことには昔、どんな意味があった？What did “waving sleeves” mean in the past ?
2. 留袖【TOME-SODE】
エレガントな黒留め袖（くろとめそで）は、文字通り黒い短い袖の着物です。未婚の女性の最礼装で、花嫁の母親や入学式、卒業式などで着られます。模様は、裾の部分にのみ付いています。Elegant黒留袖 【Kuro-Tome-Sode】, literally means black short sleeves.It is the most formal kimono for married woman. It is worn by bride’s mother at wedding party or formal ceremonies like graduate or entrance.Patterns are only written on the bottom of kimono.
▶黒留め袖は、両胸・両肩・背中に合わせて五つの紋があります。
Kuro Tome Sode has totally five 紋【MON】crests on both breasts, both shoulders and back.
▶紋はそれぞれの家に代々受け継がれています。MORE DETAILS 紋【Mon】 is a symbol mark transmitted to each family for generations.
3.色留袖【IRO-TME-SODE】
色留め袖（いろとめそで）は、既婚・未婚どちらの女性も着ることができます。五つ紋であれば花嫁の姉妹や親戚、紋が三つならフォーマルなパーティーなど、一つ紋なら正式なお茶会などに着てくことができます。
色留め袖【IRO-TOME-SODE】Literaly means Colored short sleeves kimono. They can be worn by married and unmarried woman.
If the five patterns that were tailored to keep the pattern when spreading,it is and to the bride’s sister and relatives.If three crests are formal party etc.If it is a single crest, to an official tea party etc.
3.訪問着【HOUMON-GI】
訪問着はその名の通り「訪問するための着物」。模様は裾の部分だけでなく、肩や胸の部分にも付いています。それらの柄は広げたとき一枚の絵のようになっています。
“Houmon-gi” literally means Kimono for visiting”.The patterns are arranged not only around bottom part, but also on shoulders and chests Besides the hem. Because those patterns are lined like one picture when spread out, so HOUMON-GI’s 格【KAKU】 is higher 格上 than TSUKE-SAGE.
４.付下【TSUKE-SAGE】
付下げ（つけさげ）は、その縫製の仕方が名前の由来となっています。裾や肩にも模様があるのは訪問着と同じですが、広げた時にそれらが繋がっていないので縫製のとき柄あわせの必要がありません。ただし紋をひとつ付ければ、訪問着と同じ格になります。
put and downThose patters are like a paint.However, if you attach one crest to the attachment, it will be higher than the one without a crest.
It’s so confusing! That’s one of the reasons
Japanese culture is profound…
5.色無地【IRO-MUJI】
模様のない色無地の着物です。紋をひとつ付ければ、結婚式や正式なお茶会に行ける格の高い着物です。
literally means colored plain kimono.If you put one crest, you can go to wedding ceremonies and formal tea ceremonies very well. It is a high and expensive kimono.
▶江戸小紋【EDO KOMON】▶︎MORE DETAILSIt developed from a samurai society of the Edo era.When the gorgeous kimono was banned in the shogunate, it is a very fine patern that looks solid in the distance.
6.小紋【KOMON】
小さなあるいは中ぐらいの模様が全体に広がっているのが小紋です。柄の位置に決まり事がなく、カジュアルなお出かけ（お食事、結婚式の二次会やパーティー、気軽なお茶会など）に着ていくことができます。現代では、洗えるポリエステルの着物も若い世代に人気です。
Small or middle sized patterns are spread all over the MOMON kimono.It is good for temporary going out like lunch, date, casual tea ceremony etc.Recently cheap polyester, washable Komon is very popular among young people.
7.浴衣【YUKATA】
最後は、浴衣（ゆかた）です。最もカジュアルなタイプの着物で、下に襦袢（じゅばん＝通常、着物の下には半襟を縫い付けた着物と同じ形の襦袢を着ます）を着る必要がなくさらりと一枚で着ることができます。夏のみ着ることができ、若い世代にも大人気でお祭りや花火大会などには欠かせません。
Yukata is the most casual types of kimono.You need not to wear JYUBAN under shirts but wear only YUKATA.
Usually, when you wear kimono NAGA-JYUBAN; Jyuban long under shits the same shape as a kimono and washable 半襟【HAN-ERI】is sewn around the neck , under Kimono. A Naga-jyuban is just like a shirt or blouse wearing under a suit. YUKATA is very popular to go to festivals, fire works so on in summer.
2．着物を着るときに必要なものって？帯はもちろん、襦袢、半襟。あとは腰紐、伊達締めなど見えないところにもいっぱい！
Other items you need for wearing KIMONO
Other items you need for wearing Kimono
1.襦袢【JYUBAN】
2.半襟【HAN-ERI】
Usually, when you wear kimono NAGA-JYUBAN; Jyuban long under shirts are the same shape as
a kimono and washable 半襟【HAN-ERI】is sewn around the neck,under Kimono.
3.腰紐【KOSHI-HIMO】strings to hold Jyuban and Kimono
4.伊達締【DATE-JIME】5.衿芯【ERI-SHIN】
6.帯板【OBI-ITA】7.帯枕【OBI-MAKURA】
7.肌襦
＜5＞草履【ZOURI】and下駄【GETA】
＜6＞羽織【HAORI】 or Kimono COAT
HAORI is worn put on kimono like a jacket or cardigan and
Kimono coat is warm outer in winter season.袢【HADA-JYUBAN】under wear▶︎ESSAY:３parts important to make coordination of kimono pleasant much more；半襟【HAN-ERI】half-collar , 帯締【OBI-JIME】strings to hold OBI, and 帯揚げ【OBI-AGE】rectangle cloth shown on the top area of OBI.
▶︎ESSAY:３parts important to make coordination of kimono pleasant much more；半襟【HAN-ERI】half-collar , 帯締【OBI-JIME】strings to hold OBI, and 帯揚げ【OBI-AGE】rectangle cloth shown on the top area of OBI.
3．袖の長さ、染め物か織り物か、紋の数、模様の位置、裏地の有無、帯の種類・・・。それらの決まり事によって、誰がどんな季節に、どこで着ることができるか厳密に決まっているのです。Kinds of Methods, Techniques or fabrics of kimonos Seasons of kimono are divided very finely.
十日町友禅【YUUZEN】／塩沢紬【SHIOZAWA-TUMUGI】／小千谷縮【OZIYA-CHIJIMI】／越後上布【ECHIGO-JYOUFU】／辻が花【TUJIGAHANA】／インクジェット印刷【INKJET-PRINT】／江戸小紋【EDO-KOMON】／ポリエステル【POLYESTER】中古【USED】／アンティーク【ANTIQUE】／マジョリカ【MAJYORICA】／ウール【WOOL】
7 Seasons of Kimono
From O」ctober to March /袷【AWASE】Kimono with liners
June and September /単【HITOE】Kimono without liners
July and August/Very thin and delicate fabric of 絽【RO】,紗【SYA】 and 浴衣【YUKATA】
▶︎TOURS:To 十日町【Tokamachi】, the town of KIMONO factories
KimonosTOKAMACHI YUZEN
-Niigata prefecture is one of the largest Kimono fabrics production area.
<<GOLDFISH TOURS>>十日町【TOUKA-MACHI CITY】 Kimono Tour / Niigata prefecture is one of the largest Kimono fabrics production area.
Tokamachi Kimono Tour
KIMONO for men
4．<3>Kinds of 帯【OBI】belt
単なる長方形の布から、様々な形のバリエーションが生み出されます。まるで折り紙のよう！
From just a rectangle fabric, various shapes are arranged like ORIGAMI
1.袋帯【FUKURO-OBI】／名古屋帯【NAGOYA-OBI】
2.丸帯【MARU-OBI】
3.半幅帯【HANHABA-OBI】
4.兵児帯【HEKO-OBI】
<4>足袋【TABI】
草履を履くために、つま先が親指とそれ以外に分かれています。綿で白が基本ですが、最近は様々な色柄があり着物とのコーディネートもお楽しみです。
Toe separate socks made of cotton. Recently many colors and patterns are appeared and it’s fun to select it.
8男性の着物 Kimonos for Men
江戸時代、
羽織袴【HAORI-HAKAMA】The ｍost formal style of Kimono for men, with 羽織【HAORI】 coat and
袴【HAKAMA】 wide spread trousers.
︎9 How to tailer HAORI-HAKAMA Kimono for men
10 Kimonos for children」
ここでは、最も基本的な７種類の女性用の着物をご紹介致します。
There are various kinds of Kimono; length of sleeves, dyed or waved, places of patterns, Number of Mon crests or no crest, how to tie Obi, and so on. These rules are decided strictly by who, when and where to wear them.
There are mainly 8 types of Kimono for women..We will show you most popular 7 types of Kimono for women.
２ What you need when you wear KIMONO
1着物【KIMONO】/ ２．帯【OBI】 /３．草履【ZORI】 or 下駄【GETA】/４. 足袋【 TABI】/５.襦袢【JYUBAN】６.半衿【HAN-ERI】/７.帯揚【OBI-AGE】/８帯締【OBI-JIME】/９. 羽織【HAORI】 or COAT（in cold season）
<Under wear>１０.肌襦袢【HADA-JYUBAN】
<Tools to wear KIMONO>１１.腰紐【KOSHI-HIMO】（２〜３）/１２．伊達締【DATE-JIME】／13帯枕【OBI-MAKURA】／14帯板【OBI-ITA】／衿芯【ERI-SHIN】
▶︎ESSAY;Why Japanese kimono has such so many rules!?
▶︎ESSAY:３parts important to make coordination of kimono pleasant much more；半襟【HAN-ERI】half-collar , 帯締【OBI-JIME】strings to hold OBI, and 帯揚げ【OBI-AGE】rectangle cloth shown on the top area of OBI.
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5Kinds of 帯【OBI】
From just a rectangle fabric, various shapes are arranged like ORIGAMI
袋帯【FUKURO-OBI】／名古屋帯【NAGOYA-OBI】
丸帯【MARU-OBI】
半幅帯【HANHABA-OBI】
兵児帯【HEKO-OBI】
折り鶴ピアス【ORI-ZURU Earrings】
▶︎ESSAY;Why Japanese kimono has such so many rules!?
帯板【OBI-ITA】／衿芯【ERI-SHIN】
From <金魚亭【KINGYO-TEI】events >>Goldfish Chafe’s”Tea Ceremony for beginners”
1.振袖【FURI-SODE】 Gorgeous and fancy long sleeve kimono.It’s for unmarried women in the most formal places like wedding or formal ceremonies.
・The length of sleeve has three types.
▶︎MORE DETAILS
▶︎Essay:What did “waving sleeves” mean in the past ?
2. 留袖【TOME-SODE】Elegant黒留袖 【Kuro-Tome-Sode】, literally means black short sleeves.It is the most formal kimono for married woman. It is worn by bride’s mother at wedding party or formal ceremonies like graduate or entrance.Patterns are only written on the bottom of kimono
▶︎MORE DETAILS
紋【Mon】 is a symbol mark transmitted to each family for generations.
Kuro Tome Sode has totally five 紋【MON】crests on both breasts, both shoulders and back.
▶︎Essay:About MON family symbols.
3.色留袖【IRO-TOME-SODE】Colored short sleeves kimono. They can be worn by married and unmarried woman.
If the five patterns that were tailored to keep the pattern when spreading,it is and to the bride’s sister and relatives.If three crests are formal party etc.If it is a single crest, to an official tea party etc.
▶︎MORE DETAILS
3.訪問着【HOUMON-GI】“Houmon-gi” literally means “Kimono for visiting”.The patterns are arranged not only around bottom part, but also on shoulders and chests Besides the hem. Because those patterns are lined like one picture when spread out, so HOUMON-GI’s 格【KAKU】 is higher 格上 than TSUKE-SAGE.
▶︎MORE DETAILS
４.付下【TSUKE-SAGE】
put and downThose patters are like a paint.However, if you attach one crest to the attachment, it will be higher than the one without a crest. It developed from a samurai society of the Edo era.When the gorgeous kimono was banned in the shogunate, it is a very fine pattern that looks solid in the distance.
▶︎MORE DETAILS
5.色無地【IRO-MUJI】literally means colored plain kimono.If you put one crest, you can go to wedding ceremonies and formal tea ceremonies very well.
It is a high and expensive kimono.
▶︎MORE DETAILS
6.小紋【KOMON】Small or middle sized patterns are spread all over the MOMON kimono.It is good for temporary going out like lunch, date, casual tea ceremony etc.Recently cheap polyester, washable Komon is very popular among young people.
▶︎MORE DETAILS
7.浴衣【YUKATA】
Yukata is the most casual types of kimono.You need not to wear JYUBAN under shirts but wear only YUKATA.
Usually, when you wear kimono NAGA-JYUBAN; Jyuban long under shits the same shape as a kimono and washable 半襟【HAN-ERI】is sewn around the neck , under Kimono. A Naga-jyuban is just like a shirt or blouse wearing under a suit. YUKATA is very popular to go to festivals, fire works so on in summer.
▶︎ESSAY;Why Japanese kimono has such so many rules!?
3 Kinds of Methods, Techniques or fabrics of kimonos
十日町友禅【YUUZEN】／塩沢紬【SHIOZAWA-TUMUGI】／小千谷縮【OZIYA-CHIJIMI】／越後上布【ECHIGO-JYOUFU】／辻が花【TUJIGAHANA】／インクジェット印刷【INKJET-PRINT】／江戸小紋【EDO-KOMON】／ポリエステル【POLYESTER】中古【USED】／アンティーク【ANTIQUE】／マジョリカ【MAJYORICA】／ウール【WOOL】
4 Seasons of kimono are divided very finely.
5Kinds of 帯【OBI】
From just a rectangle fabric, various shapes are arranged like ORIGAMI
袋帯【FUKURO-OBI】／名古屋帯【NAGOYA-OBI】
丸帯【MARU-OBI】
半幅帯【HANHABA-OBI】
兵児帯【HEKO-OBI】
折り鶴ピアス【ORI-ZURU Earrings】
8 Kimonos for Men
羽織袴【HAORI-HAKAMA】The ｍost formal style of Kimono for men, with 羽織【HAORI】 coat and
袴【HAKAMA】 wide spread trousers.
︎9 How to tailer HAORI-HAKAMA Kimono for men
10 Kimonos for children8 Kimonos for Men
羽織袴【HAORI-HAKAMA】The ｍost formal style of Kimono for men, with 羽織【HAORI】 coat and
袴【HAKAMA】 wide spread trousers.
︎9 How to tailer HAORI-HAKAMA Kimono for men
10 Kimonos for children
KIMONO for men
◀︎Various pattern of washable KOMON kimonos.
From <金魚亭【KINGYO-TEI】events >>Goldfish Chafe’s”Tea Ceremony for beginners”