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Fukagawa Geisha
Fukagawa Geisha
This bow takes its name from an arched drumshaped bridge (Taiko-bashi) at the Tenjin Shrine in Kameido, Tokyo. The bow was created in the late Edo period by the Fukagawa geisha especially for the ceremony commemorating the opening of the bridge. There are many variations of the taiko musubi, it is still very popular, and can be considered representative of obi bows. Men of the Meiji period most often wore a sack suit for everyday wear, reserving the kimono, haori and hakama ensemble for ceremonial and formal occasions.
The history of kimono does not end with the Meiji period, but it is only natural to devote the greatest attention to the earlier periods, for it can be said that kimono styles, and to a lesser extent, obi styles, became standardized in the late Edo and Meiji periods. In the years since then, as the Japanese increasingly took to western clothes, fashion designers looked more and more to the West for their inspiration.
The wearing of kimono reached a nadir during the first two decades of the postwar period. Nowadays, although there are relatively few women-and almost no men-who prefer the kimono for everyday wear, many are beginning to rediscover the subtle beauty and attractiveness of Japan's national costume.

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