和服 和装

Any variety of traditional Japanese clothing. This excludes modern Japanese fashion, such as lolita fashion and school uniforms like serafuku and gakuran.

Clothing

ecchuu fundoshi | A fundoshi with a loincloth.

jinbei

meiji schoolgirl uniform | Despite the name of the tag, it's not always a school uniform.

mizu happi | A combination of a happi coat and fundoshi (underwear).

montsuki | A men's attire for special occasions (black being the most formal color among them). It must feature a mon (family emblem).

samue | A simple outfit originally worn by Japanese Zen Buddhist for manual work.

sokutai | Formal court clothing.

shosei | A houseboy (but features a particular style of clothing).

karate gi

Kimono

While some of clothing above features kimonos, this category refers to just the kimono itself.

bath yukata

funeral kimono

furisode

furisode sleeves

karaginu mo

hadanugi dousa

kimono

kimono dress | Not really traditional but is somewhat a kimono more or less.

kosode | Predecessor of kimonos. The proportions of one is different from a kimono.

layered kimono

right-over-left kimono | Kimonos folded this way are worn by the deceased.

shiroshouzoku | White kimono (usually for the deceased).

susohiki | Very long kimono that it drags on the floor.

yukata

Obi

obi | A sash to keep a kimono in place. Can have a obimakura on the back.

obijime | A chord tied in the front or back.

obidome | Any obijime accessory.

obiage | Material under obi.

manaita obi | An obi knot tied to the front.

Neckwear

magatama necklace

agekubi | Round high-necked collar.

han'eri | Detachable collar that is sewn onto the juban collar. There use to be ornate but is usually a plain-white now and days.

furoshiki around neck

Outerwear

chanchanko | Tied vest.

chihaya

dotera/tanzen | Coat length winter wear.

haori

happi | Common features: Bright color. An emblem or logo. Text on lapels. Short-to-medium sleeves.

hanten | Tied jacket length winter wear.

hifu

jinbaori

kappougi

kariginu (+ suikan)

kataginu

kesa | Worn only over the left shoulder.

michiyuki

tonbi coat | Inverness coat (shown on the right).

uwagi

mino | Straw raincoat or winter coat.

Headwear

hokkamuri | A tenugui (towel) tied around the chin but is often portray to be around the nose. Commonly shown on thief characters.

maetenkan

nejiri hachimaki | A traditional hachimaki (headband) worn during festivals (often with a mizu happi).

shaguma | Sort of a wig.

tate eboshi | Any of the tall cloth caps worn by male aristocrats since the Heian period.

tenugui | Towels with many uses but for clothing it can be made into a headscarf or hokkamuri.

tokin hat

triangular headpiece | Has various regional names. Commonly seen on ghosts within folklore.

Kasa

Refers to traditional Japanese conical hats.

ajirogasa

amigasa

ichimegasa

jingasa

roningasa

sandogasa

torioigasa | Akin to a amigasa but worn during the Awa Dance Festival.

Mask

fox mask

noh mask

oni mask

tengu mask

Noh masks

hannya

hyottoko mask

saru

Hair ornaments

hair stick

hirabitai

motoyui

kanzashi

tsumami kanzashi | Hair flower made of folded fabric.

Hairstyle

chasenmage

chigomage

katsuyamamage

nihongami

tsubushi shimada

Earrings

magatama earrings

Legwear

kyahan

mawashi

Hakama

hakama / hakama skirt

hakama short skirt

hakama pants

hakama shorts

sendaihira hakama | A white or black vertical-striped hakama used as formal wear by men.

Footwear

geta

jika-tabi | Tabi shoes.

koma-geta

okobo

tabi | Socks.

waraji

zouri

Addons

stole / boa | Worn over the shoulders. Take note when tagging as it's not always Japanese clothing.

haori himo | A chord underneath the haori.

tasuki | Bow tied on shoulder to keep sleeves clean.

haramaki | Cloth over stomach, for warmth.

Undergarment

fundoshi (underwear)

juban | A kimono undergarment.

sarashi

Cosmetic

komachi beni | Red makeup made from a benibana put on the lips and around the eyes.

irezumi | Japanese style tattoo.

hikimayu | Removed eyebrows with new ones painted on.

oshiroi | A form of facepaint where white powder covers the face to the end of the neck.

• ohaguro | Dyeing the teeth to be black.

Wedding clothes

hiki furisode

uchikake

shiromuku

wataboushi | Wedding hood.

tsunokakushi | Wedding hat.

Held objects

ema

hagoita

kagura suzu

kinchaku | Small drawstring bag.

naruko | Wood clappers.

omamori

rattle drum

ritual baton (Shaku or hu)

shamoji

uchiwa

Misc. Synonyms

• Hakoseko -> women's wallet

Misc. Terminology

• A frame for hanging kimono is called an ikou.

Ethnic minority clothing

• ainu clothes

See also

• Tag group:Attire
• Tag group:Image composition (Traditional Japanese patterns)
• Tag group:Prints

External links

• Wikipedia: Japanese clothing

The following tags are aliased to this tag: japanese_clothing, traditional_japanese_clothes, and wafuku (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: fundoshi, hakama, haori, happi, hifu, karaginu_mo, kariginu, kataginu, kimono, miko, and wa_lolita (learn more).

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