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Toukasan (Yukata festival) in Hiroshima - Part 1

Short video from Yukata festival odori (dances) - Part 1.

from YouTube on Sat, Jul 05 2008

see also:

05 Jul 08 visit Toukasan (Yukata festival) in Hiroshima - Part 2  »  YouTube videoYukata festival part 2
05 Aug 08 visit Gion Matsuri, 2008, the yukata of Kyoto  »  YouTube videoKyoto Japan summertime festival. Fun and kimonos and yukata.
02 Jun 07 visit Tohkasan  »  YouTube videoDo you know Tohkasan Festibal in Hiroshima? Lots of people wear "YUKATA" which is traditional cloth in this festival.
19 Oct 07 visit Wearing Yukata: Dressing Up Chic  »  Japan Now & Then My friend Tanaka-san, who is relatively new to yukata having bought her first one last year, made the mistake of asking me advice about how to dress up her yukata so that it was a bit more chic. I love yukata questions, but this was quite a challenge ...
10 Aug 08 visit Yukata-The Simple Look (Wearing Yukata 2008 #4)  »  Japan Now & Then Anyway, after I finished writing about Yukata—The Finished Look, I was all pooped out with that and felt like wearing something different. I bought this Yukata last year at the kimono boutique Naraya near Meijiro station in Tokyo to wear on the ...
08 Aug 08 visit Yukata-The Finished Look: Elegant Yukata Fabrics  »  Japan Now & Then * Click image to enlarge The main difference between a yukata and a hitoe (unlined) summer kimono is the fabric, and too a lesser extent the pattern. Basically, summer kimonos are made of silk or a natural bast fiber such as hemp, whereas yukata are...

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