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  2. List of items traditionally worn in Japan - Wikipedia

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    A thin, nagajuban-style garment, considered to be "kimono underwear" and worn underneath the nagajuban. Hadajuban have tube-shaped sleeves and are worn with a slip-like wrap tied around the waist. [2]: 60 [3] Hadajuban are not always worn underneath kimono, and may be substituted for a t-shirt and shorts in the modern day. Hakama

  3. Tasuki (sash) - Wikipedia

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    Tasuki as seen from the front at a summer festival. A tasuki (襷/たすき) is a fashion accessory used for holding up the long sleeves of the Japanese kimono.It is a sash made from either cloth or cord that loops over each shoulder and crosses over the wearer's back.

  4. Kimono - Wikipedia

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    The first instances of kimono-like garments in Japan were traditional Chinese clothing introduced to Japan via Chinese envoys in the Kofun period (300–538 CE; the first part of the Yamato period), through immigration between the two countries and envoys to the Tang dynasty court leading to Chinese styles of dress, appearance, and culture becoming extremely popular in Japanese court society. [1]

  5. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  6. Japanese clothing - Wikipedia

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    Photograph of a man and woman wearing traditional clothing, taken in Osaka, Japan. There are typically two types of clothing worn in Japan: traditional clothing known as Japanese clothing (和服, wafuku), including the national dress of Japan, the kimono, and Western clothing (洋服, yōfuku), which encompasses all else not recognised as either national dress or the dress of another country.

  7. Furisode - Wikipedia

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    ' swinging sleeves ') is a style of kimono distinguishable by its long sleeves, which range in length from 85 cm (33 in) for a kofurisode (小振袖, lit. ' short swinging sleeve '), to 114 cm (45 in) for an ōfurisode (大振袖, lit. ' large swinging sleeves '). Furisode are the most formal style of kimono worn by young unmarried women in Japan.

  8. Japanese dolls - Wikipedia

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    Japanese doll in traditional kimono and musical instrument. Japanese dolls (人形, ningyō, lit. ' human form ') are one of the traditional Japanese crafts. There are various types of traditional dolls, some representing children and babies, some the imperial court, warriors and heroes, fairy-tale characters, gods and (rarely) demons, and also people of the daily life of Japanese cities.

  9. Sleeve - Wikipedia

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    Kimono sleeve: A sleeve cut in one with the bodice in a wide sloping shape, similar to that on traditional Chinese robes (not Japanese kimono, whose sleeves are sewn separately) Lantern sleeve: Full, gathered sleeve where the top part of the sleeve is plain and the cuff balloons out halfway between wrist and elbow Long sleeve