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Kimono Links

Buying Kimono

• Vintage Kimono Yamatoku-Classic
  • Wonderful site!
• Kimono Flea Market Ichiroya
  • Also a wonderful site! Has some very unique items.
• Antique Trading Ryu Japan
  • From bank busters to budget.
• Chuu
  • Lots of kimono and obi. Also textiles, antiques and artworks.

Kitsuke

• tomasan
  • This is a wonderful resourse. In Japanese, but with tons of explanitory pictures.
• somesho.com
  • In Japanese, but with tons of pictures. It shows how to wear every type of kimono.
• How to dress in Houmongi
  • In Japanese, pictorial tutorial for Houmongi, but if you poke around the site you’ll find many other tutorials as well.
• How to tie a Taiko knot
  • In Japanese, pictorial tutorial for taiko obi knot, but if you poke around the site you’ll find many other tutorials as well.

Helpful Sites

• japanesekimono.com
  • Brief information on kimono.
• Immortal Geisha
  • Lots of info on geisha and maiko. Very informative BBS for geisha, Japanese culture, and kimono.