As part of the ceremony, women dress up in beautiful and colourful kimonos ... year-olds in Japan will still be banned from drinking alcohol, smoking, gambling and adopting children: they will ...

Now Smythe, along with her daughter Nancy Clair, who brings a business background to the table, is eyeing expanding Kiku ...

The rite, which means Seven-Five-Three in Japanese, is traditionally celebrated in mid-November for children reaching those ages. Parents dress their girls and boys in kimonos and bring them to a ...

Maybe being outside Japan helped ... It is considered a good day for the whole family, including children, to wear kimono. More recently, kimono lovers have taken their passion ...

“What did women (of this country) wish to express with their kimono?” she came to ask herself. Cliffe got married, had children and got divorced in Japan. She had three children to raise and ...

The Japanese kimono and obi (belt ... The kimono which features Australia is one of a few kimonos which involved children in its making process. Year 4 students in Takatsuki city participated ...

Considered the national dress of Japan, it is now mostly worn during special occasions. "We wear kimonos to celebrate health, growth of children, engagements, marriages, graduations, at funerals.