Dream up a Yukata with YoucoJAPAN

A casual version of the kimono is dubbed a yukata. It is a robe made of cotton that is wrapped around the body and secured with a sash. Customarily, the attire is worn after bathing in a communal bath, serving as a swift way to wrap the body whilst absorbing remaining moisture.

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Appropriately, the yukata is usually worn in onsen(hot springs) towns. Popping in an onsen town can offer the enjoyable experience of wandering in the streets in ayukata and geta (wooden clogs), creating scenes reminiscent of past times. Lately, the yukata has become a style of adorning for summer festivals. Yukata designed for men consist of darker colors, and for women a brighter set of colors are preferred, whereas for older women, the colors are less floral. For more on Japanese clothing style, visit youcojapan.com/great_japan/skajyan-japanese-vintage-fashion/ to get a sense of Japans ongoing trends in clothes.

Also read: Fancy a Kimono or a Yukata!

Wearing aYukata

Staying at an onsen town, is a suggested way of receiving theyukata experience. Most onsen town hotels provide yukata to their guests, so as to be won during their visit in the town and also to stroll on the streets. Some western style hotels also present a yukata in their rooms; but it is only to be worn inside the room.

At some tourist destinations, yukatas are accessible for rent at kimono rental shops. Shops like these are most abundant in Kyoto, wherein you can discover the place dressed in yukata for a bonafide Japanese experience. Some of the tourist destinations sell cheaper versions of yukata ,which can also be bought as souvenirs. The price of a yukata varies from a thousand yen to ten thousand yen.

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Steps to dress in Yukata

1. Wear your yukata over your under clothes.Slide your arms into the sleeves of the yukata and grip it by its front hem, one side in each hand, on your waist level. Layer the right hand side beneath the left hand side, and keep it in place with your hand.
2. Next, fold the right hand beneath the left hand side and keep it in place by holding it while you get your belt.
   

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   3. Fasten everything in place with a belt by draping it around your waist. Start from the front and finish offaround your back. The belt is usually folded into tiny pentagons.
   4. Overlap the belt across your back and knot it in the front. Men should tie the belt low on the hips, and women, at the waist.

   

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   5. Attune the length of the belt’s ends so that it hangs equally from your right hip, followed by adjusting the knot so it lies on your right hip.