How Japanese Feel About Foreigners Wearing Kimono #Shorts

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One of Japan’s most representative traditional cultures is the kimono. I’m sure many of you are looking forward to trying it on at the kimono rental shops in Japan.

However I’ve had many people asking me about how Japanese feel about foreigners wearing their traditional clothing. From my opinion, I would say that most Japanese people are honored that our traditional clothing is worn and gaining popularity around the world!

…But there's actually one thing that might make some Japanese people uncomfortable. It is when they see people wearing kimono that aren’t properly dressed or don't match the seasons.

Some kimono rental shops provide terrible quality kimono, and they don’t even hire trained kimono dressers so sometimes they dress people incorrectly and make them wear summer kimono in winter or vice versa.

Please be very careful when you choose a kimono rental shop. Always check their websites and reviews to see how other people have rated them. I would recommend you avoid the extremely cheap shops.

*The content is based on personal studies and experience
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[mobbs]

I like this.
"how do you feel about us wearing the kimono?"
"absolutely fine, but that's last seasons colours"

[Mr.Dirty]

I love that Japan’s only issue with us wearing kimono is that “that Kimono was from last Fall you need this Spring’s pattern.”

[TheStickman]

As a Nigerian it's always an honour to see a foreigner wear our clothing...at it actually makes is feel way more connected to the rest of the world

[aryssah]

the only thing you should really be worried about is how the front part of the kimono overlaps because one way is only used for the dead

[logcabininaforest]

I have a traditional kimono with a matching obi and was even fitted by a couple of very nice Japanese ladies who helped me pick a color and they all decided on the blue/green one that matches my eyes. It was a very wholesome experience and I still have it to this day. I love it.

[Lycaonightley]

To clarify, when we say “not matching the season”, about kimono we are not referring to fashion trends. Wearing your grannie’s kimono is perfectly fine and stylish. The main thing is to choose a kimono that suits the weather: light and airy fabrics for summer, thick and warm ones for winter. Another aspect is to pick a kimono that reflects the season in its design or color, such as camellia for autumn and hydrangea for June.

[bdt]

Wish I could find to link it, but there was an online exchange. A caucasian girl posted a picture of her a wearing traditional Japanese outfit. A commenter stated it was disrespectful to wear a kimono as it was cultural appropriation. The poster replied back, it was a Yukata, they were practically handed to visitors and she would know, she was born and raised in Tokyo with the passport to prove it.

[xraydoge]

Freddie Mercury: “You can do what you want with my music, but don't make me boring."

Basically what he saying

[yakitorisutan]

Both my sister’s Japanese pen pal and my own pen pal gifted us yukata and taught us how to wear them properly. When I studied Japanese in Japan years later our program gifted every foreign student a yukata❤️ They were so excited to share their culture and take pictures with us

[GaijinGoombah]

Whenever we're allowed back in, absolutely!

[scottnunnemaker]

I love that Japan is like “you’re choosing to wear our traditional clothes? 🥺really? 🤩 OK but it’s got to be done right!”

[NurKurt]

I feel honoured every time a foreigner wears my traditional clothing, and I don't mind if they mix the season or different cultural areas, as long as they wear it respectfully I love it, people really act like A-holes calling everything cultural appropriation but most of the time is simply cultural appreciation

[MsTemperTantrum]

I am so happy that japanese people are okay that foreigners wear kimonos! Because I am south east asian and not japanese at all, but I love japanese culture.❤

[sweetsushiness]

Foreigners should wear it the same way locals do. Treat it respectfully like a cultural garment, not like a costume.

[raven]

When I taught in Japan in 2017, I was so excited about the cherry blossoms and my female students helped me go around and find a beautiful spring kimono for the festival. They all dressed up and we had such a nice time in Kyoto. I miss it.

[matthewlaurence]

When my parents were touring Japan, they were presented kimonos and walked the streets. Local business owners would rush out do their shops to applaud and some actually cheered.
Japanese don’t typically wear or even own such garments nowadays, and their is concern that it is in decline; to see foreigners wearing kimonos and yukatas is an honour, serving to keep the customs alive.

I don’t disagree with Shogo about wearing the appropriate kimono for the time of year, yet there’s a general feel that a kimono inspired outfit worn by non-Japanese also serves to promote the culture.
Adopting and altering the kimono to make your own is acceptable in your own country.

[leminu]

People really don't get the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation . No foreigner acts like their own country invented the kimono and tries to gain profit out of it. Because that's the real definition of cultural appropriation

[chronosite]

Japanese : "Please wear them, we'd love to see you wearing them"
Twitter : "No you're supposed to be offended!"

[lorifischer]

"you can wear our clothes, just wear them right."

[tylermadison]

The idea that wearing a different cultures clothes is “cultural appropriation” is uniquely western. Most non westerners are happy to see their culture worn by others