As the national dress of Japan, kimonos have a long and colorful history.

A new exhibition in Japan explores the evolution of women’s kimonos over its 1,500-year history.

Interested guests also have the option to sign up for dyeing demonstrations and in-depth lectures on women’s kimonos.

Women’s Kimono Exhibition in Tokyo

Costume from the Kofun period[Reproduction], 1931.

Costume from the Asuka / Nara period[Reproduction], 1931.

Japanese Women’s Kimono

Costume from the Kofun period[Reproduction], 1931. (Kyoto Dyeing and Weaving Cultural Association Collection)

Japanese Women’s Kimono

Costume from the Asuka / Nara period[Reproduction], 1931. (Kyoto Dyeing and Weaving Cultural Association Collection)

Japanese Kimono Dyeing Technique

Yuzen dyed kimono in the middle of the Edo period(Reproduction), 1931. (Kyoto Dyeing and Weaving Cultural Association Collection)