Yukata

Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Infobox clothing type A Template:Nihongo3 is an unlined cotton summer kimono,<ref name=JGuide>Template:Cite web</ref> worn in casual settings such as summer festivals and to nearby bathhouses. The name is translated literally as "bathing cloth" and Template:Transliteration originally were worn as bathrobes; their modern use is much broader, and are a common sight in Japan during summer. Though Template:Transliteration are traditionally indigo and white in colour, modern Template:Transliteration commonly feature multicoloured designs, and are designed to be machine washable. They are similar in appearance to the Template:Transliteration, a unisex short-sleeved kimono-like garment worn by guests at traditional inns.

Techniques and textiles

Yukata are made using various textiles and dyeing techniques. Traditionally they were made with a technique called Nagaita-Chugata, where fabric was dyed on both sides with stencils.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As this technique is expensive, a technique called Chusen was developed in the late Edo period to replicate the double sided cloth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Construction and wear

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As with all kimono, the left side of the Template:Transliteration is wrapped over the right side, and secured with either a stiff, one-layer Template:Transliteration, or a softer, also one-layer Template:Transliteration. An outer jacket may be added for cool weather.<ref name=JGuide/>

Traditionally, Template:Transliteration were mostly made of indigo-dyed cotton; however, since an increase in popularity in the late 1990s, a wide variety of colours and designs are now available, worn by both men and women.<ref name=JGuide/>

Customs

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  A family in Template:Transliteration in an Template:Transliteration town
• A Japanese woman wearing a yukata
  A Japanese woman wearing a yukata
• Women in Template:Transliteration
  Women in Template:Transliteration
• Folded Template:Transliteration and Template:Transliteration at Shibu Hotel in Yamanouchi, Nagano
  Folded Template:Transliteration and Template:Transliteration at Shibu Hotel in Yamanouchi, Nagano
• Endō Shimpei, 1887 woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
  Endō Shimpei, 1887 woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
• 19th-century Template:Transliteration at LACMA with illustrations from Hizakurige by Jippensha Ikku
  19th-century Template:Transliteration at LACMA with illustrations from Hizakurige by Jippensha Ikku

Though historically, Template:Transliteration were worn traditionally as a bathrobe all-year round, in the present day this is uncommonly seen, and is mainly confined to Template:Transliteration resort towns such as Atami, Kinosaki and Kusatsu, where Template:Transliteration are still worn as bathrobes, commonly given to guests as part of their stay at a specific hotel or inn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Clear

See also

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External links

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