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Princess Kako visits Kyoto guesthouse

Japanese Princess Kako is briefed about a kimono on display from Kunihiko Moriguchi, living national treasure for his mastery of "yuzen" resist dyeing technique, during a visit to a guesthouse operated by Panasonic Holdings Corp. in Kyoto on Oct. 9, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Momoko Kato (top) gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from Kato and another shogi pro, Miran Nohara.

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Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Miran Nohara gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from Nohara and another shogi pro, Momoko Kato.

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Traditional dance for noodle production in Japan

Women in traditional kimono attire perform a dance depicting the production process of Miwa Somen, a popular noodle in summer, during a festival celebrating the end of the peak season of its production at Omiwa shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 26, 2025.

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Traditional dance for noodle production in Japan

Women in traditional kimono attire perform a dance depicting the production process of Miwa Somen, a popular noodle in summer, during a festival celebrating the end of the peak season of its production at Omiwa shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 26, 2025.

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Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

JAPAN. NAGASAKI. JAPANESE WOMAN PRAYING IN OF THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO THE VICTIMS OF THE ATOMIC BOMB. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

JAPAN. NAGASAKI. JAPANESE WOMAN PRAYING IN OF THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO THE VICTIMS OF THE ATOMIC BOMB. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

JAPAN. NAGASAKI. WOMAN IN KIMONO LOOKING AT ONE OF THE SCULPTURES GIVEN BY A FOREIGN STATE FOR THE OPENING OF THE PEACE GARDEN IN 1978. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Summer festival in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, June 30 Kyodo - A woman wearing a Japanese summer kimono waves to the crowd in Osaka while sitting on a palanquin during a traditional parade as the three-day Aizen festival heralding the advent of summer begins in the western Japan city on June 30, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Women dressed in kimono dance during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess (far R), clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, arrives at Kyoto's Shimogamo shrine during a parade in the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess (far R), clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, arrives at Kyoto's Shimogamo shrine during a parade in the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

A palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, parades at Kyoto's Shimogamo shrine during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, leaves Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, leaves Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during the upcoming annual Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Shrine in the western Japan city on May 4, 2025.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during the upcoming annual Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Shrine in the western Japan city on May 4, 2025.

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Cherry trees bloom in Uzhhorod

A woman in a mask and a kimono poses for a photo with a katana against a Japan-inspired set of umbrellas and paper lanterns, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on April 19, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

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Cherry trees bloom in Uzhhorod

A girl in a fox mask and a kimono poses for a photo under a cherry tree against a Japan-inspired set of umbrellas and paper lanterns, Uzhhorod, Ukraine, on April 19, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

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Princess Margarita at Shine on Soestdijk Exibition - Netherlands

Japanese Kimono from Crystal exhibited at Soestdijk Palace. The major winter exhibition 'Shine on Soestdijk' will extensively showcase court life, combined with contemporary fashion, art and design, at Soestdijk Palace, Soestdijk, Netherlands, on November 20, 2024. Photo by Patrick van Emst/ NLBeeld/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM In the photo:

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Maiko dance practice

Maiko, or apprentice geiko, from Kyoto's five entertainment districts rehearse in the western Japan city on June 28, 2024, for the two-day Miyako-no-Nigiwai dance performance starting the following day.(Kyodo)

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Summer festival in Osaka

A woman wearing a Japanese summer kimono waves to the crowd in Osaka while sitting on a palanquin during a traditional parade as the three-day Aizen festival heralding the advent of summer begins in the western Japan city on June 30, 2024.

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Summer festival in Osaka

A woman wearing a Japanese summer kimono waves to the crowd in Osaka while sitting on a palanquin during a traditional parade as the three-day Aizen festival heralding the advent of summer begins in the western Japan city on June 30, 2024.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Women dressed in kimono parade during a summer festival in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2024, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, is seated in a palanquin at Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2024.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, is carried in a palanquin at Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2024.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Shimogamo shrine in the western Japan city on May 4, 2024.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Shimogamo shrine in the western Japan city on May 4, 2024.

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 13, 2024, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 13, 2024, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Women clad in kimono welcome the arrival of passengers at JR Kaga Onsen Station in Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023.

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 3 - Paris

Closeup illustration shows judokas fighters with judogi or kimono during a fight or competition bout during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 4, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

Illustration picture shows a judoka fighter putting his black belt back on his white judogi or kimono during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

Illustration picture shows a judoka fighter putting his black belt back on his white judogi or kimono during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024 - Day 2

Illustration picture shows a judoka fighter putting his black belt back on his white judogi or kimono during the Paris Grand Slam 2024 IJF World Judo Tour event at Accor Arena in Paris, France on February 3, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

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"Oshima tsumugi" Kagoshima fabric

People wearing kimono made of "Oshima tsumugi" silk pongee walk in a commercial district in Amami in Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 5, 2024, to promote the specialty of the southwestern Japan city.

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Year's first trading day at Nagoya Stock Exchange

Women dressed in traditional kimono attend a ceremony at the Nagoya Stock Exchange on Jan. 4, 2024, to mark the first trading day of the year.

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PFW - Street Style

Street style, Mademoiselle Yulia arriving at Casablanca Spring Summer 2024 show, held at Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France, on October 1, 2023. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Street Style

Street style, Mademoiselle Yulia arriving at Casablanca Spring Summer 2024 show, held at Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France, on October 1, 2023. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GINZA FESTIVAL

GINZA FESTIVAL==Date:Oct, 1973, Place:Tokyo, JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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KYOTO TURNS TWELVE HUNDRED

KYOTO TURNS TWELVE HUNDRED,1200 years of Kyoto, Japanese culture, Kyoto, Kinkakuji Temple, tourists, Kiyomizu Temple, dolls, kimono, tea ceremony, Gion Festival, traditional culture, Kyoto Tower, Ryoanji Temple, Karesansui Garden, cityscape,1990s=Date: Aug,1994, Place:Kyoto,JAPAN

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023.

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Young People Celebrating Coming-of-Age Shoot Arrows

KYOTO, Japan, - Jan 15: Wearing kimono, young women celebrating their coming-of-age shoot arrows in snow at a buddhist temple "Sanjusangendo" in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Jan. 15, 2017.

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.

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Traditional dance festival in Kyoto

Geisha and their "maiko" apprentices take part in a kimono-fitting session in Kyoto on Feb. 22, 2023, ahead of the annual Miyako Odori traditional dance festival from April 1 to 30.

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Traditional dance festival in Kyoto

Geisha and their "maiko" apprentices take part in a kimono-fitting session in Kyoto on Feb. 22, 2023, ahead of the annual Miyako Odori traditional dance festival from April 1 to 30.