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japanese clothes

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.

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).

Kimono

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

furisode sleeves

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.

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.

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.

dotera/tanzen | Coat length winter wear.

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

hanten | Tied jacket length winter wear.

kariginu (+ suikan)

kesa | Worn only over the left shoulder.

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

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.

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.

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

Kasa

Refers to traditional Japanese conical hats.

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

Mask

Noh masks

Hair ornaments

tsumami kanzashi | Hair flower made of folded fabric.

Hairstyle

tsubushi shimada

Earrings

magatama earrings

Legwear

Hakama

hakama / hakama skirt

hakama short skirt

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

Footwear

jika-tabi | Tabi shoes.

tabi | Socks.

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.

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

wataboushi | Wedding hood.

tsunokakushi | Wedding hat.

Held objects

kinchaku | Small drawstring bag.

naruko | Wood clappers.

ritual baton (Shaku or hu)

Misc. Synonyms

Hakoseko -> women's wallet

Misc. Terminology

A frame for hanging kimono is called an ikou.

Ethnic minority clothing

ainu clothes

See also

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, and miko (learn more).

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