Below is a chart of different types of obi and specifications. Different types of obi are compared by average length, width and occasions worn.
Different_Obi_Compared.html
The kosode was adopted as the standard dress for women regardless of class, but for formal wear, there was the long outer robe known as uchikake kimono.
Dobuku_kimono.html
In 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu, after having gained control of the whole country, founded the Tokugawa shogunate. Tokugawa moved the capital of Japan from Kyoto to Edo.
Edo.html
Attention gradually shifted in the middle of the Edo period from the kimono to the obi. Although designers were still producing creative and beautiful kosode designs.
Edo_Period_Kimono.html
This bow takes its name from an arched drumshaped bridge (Taiko-bashi) at the Tenjin Shrine in Kameido, Tokyo.
Fukagawa_Geisha.html
The furisode is characterized by long very full sleeves, for it was said at one time that a woman could win the man she loved by waving (furi) her sleeve (sode) to attract his spirit, even from afar.
Furisode.html
Below is a picture of a geisha coloring image. Japanese geisha are entertainers as well as mistresses to wealthy benefactors. Geisha always wear traditional Japanese kimono. This Geisha coloring sheet is free and printable.
Geisha_Coloring_Images.html
Geta is Japanese wooden sandals. Japanese wooden geta sandals are worn with kimonos in place of tabi socks and zori sandals.
Geta.html
Below is a picture of a Japanese woman in Japanese kimono working.
Girl_in_Kimono_Working.html
Below is a picture of a cute Japanese girl wearing an old styled Japanese kimono for outdoor use. This type of thick Japanese kimono keeps Japanese girls warm in the winter when it is cold in Japan.
Girl_Kimono_Coloring_Page.html
