Kimono Picture

I am posting my Kimono picture on this site also. The Kimono is the traditional Japanese costume. It comes in many forms and is worn by women and men. The men's style is jacket and pants affair while the women's version is more dresslike. My Vice Principal is very kind and took me to have my hair done and be dressed in her family's kimono. Usually a family with daughters will own one for the coming of age ceremony that happens when Japanese children turn 20. It is a very big affair that involves dressing up and going to the family shrine to pray. I went with my VP and several ladies from my PTA English Salon to a few different temples around our city. It was great because the plum blossoms were in bloom and we got some excellent pictures. My VP called them omiyai pictures, which are what you take when you are looking for an arranged marriage. Your potential mates are shown your pictures and you are shown theirs. I really had a spectacular time that day.


Kimono