Tuesday, July 16, 2013

**** Kimono and yukata ****



着物(きもの)はもちろん日本(にほん)の民族衣装(みんぞくいしょう)ですが、その一(ひと)つに「(「)浴衣(ゆかた)」(」)というものがあります。
浴衣(ゆかた)は一般(いっぱん)に木綿製(もめんせい)で、とても涼(すず)しいので夏(なつ)に着(き)ます。また、字(じ)のとおり「入浴後(にゅうよくご)にきる服(ふく)」として、今(いま)も旅館(りょかん)などでよく見(み)かけますね。
夏(なつ)は、浴衣(ゆかた)を着(き)て花火大会(はなびたいかい)や夏祭(なつまつ)りにでかける若(わか)い人(ひと)が大勢(おおぜい)います。

                                    

The kimono is of course Japan’s traditional clothing. One of these is the yukata.
The yukata is generally made from cotton, so it is very cooling and thus worn during summer. Also, according to the kanji, as ‘clothes worn after taking a bath’, yukatas are even now a common sight at ryokans.
During summer, many young people wear yukatas to fireworks displays and summer festivals.





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