��Furisode��
one of kimono in japanese
         
 
-Introduction-
 Furisode is full dress and regalia of unmarried woman.
Girls who become twenty years old in that year almost all wear a long-sleeved kimono
on Coming of Age Day.
Japanese call a long-sleeved kimono "Furisode".
Furisode is so beautiful , gorgeous.
Furisode can divide into a long-sleeved kimono(Honfurisode) / a middle-sleeved kimono
(Chuufurisode)  / a short-sleeved kimono(Kofurisode)  by length of a kimono sleeve.
But now general selled at the mercer or we wear on Coming of Age Day  is Honfurisode.
Chuufurisode and Kofurisode general don't be sell.
 
-History-
  In period of Edo, long "kosode" which can swing is "Furisode", Children and unmarried
young women wore it.

In those days, women who became eighteen years old cut and plug sleeve as celebration of
their coming of age. This kimono which cuted and pluged is "Tomesode". Tomesode is length
of normal sleeve and married women's formal dress.

 Now "Furisode" and "tomesode"  leave original meaning, we call long sleeve  "Furisode" and short sleeve  "Tomesode".

-length of sleeve-
  As begining is 55cm.
A middle-sleeved kimono(87�`106cm)

A short-sleeved kimono(76cm)
Now general a long-sleeved kimono is 110 or thereabout.
it is 110cm or thereabout.

If your height is tall, it will should lengthen it. And if your height is small, it will should
curtail. 


�[color variation�[
  Furisode's color and design is generally so gorgeous.
For example red, black, pink ,purple, orange,
blue,�@green, white and so on. Everyone wear own favorite color.
And beautiful flower and so on�@is painted these base color.
Red or a warm hue is popular in general,but recently also black is popularity.
Until become married woman we can wear it.  So there are people who select dark color (black or navy blue).





-collection-

                                                          
                a long-sleeved kimono                  a middle-sleeved kimono                 a short-sleeved kimono
               
                                                               



-manner and point in order to became kimono beauty-

1����For the first time When we wear a long-sleeved kimono,�@what do we careful ?? �B���G�K��
�@When we wear it for the first time, we are confused by long sleeve.
If want to sit on the chair, we should lap sleeves at the front of ourself.
And we must be especially�@carful in the toilet !!!
If you staint your important it in there, you'll spoil not only a kimono but the important day.
So when we go there, we should tie sleeves or catch the sash.

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�@ First you stretch back and nape, draw jaw, take out a little forward and turn inside toe.
this balance is the basis of behavior. When you walk, you keep to walk pigeo-toed in mind.
When you sit on chair, you sit at right of your seat and sit shallow.

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�@We catch handkerchief at our throat or put it on our knee.
this thing is the same as clothes. When we take things on the table, we should hold a sleeve by one hand.


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Where do we should take off coat or haori in home of acquaintance?? �B���G�K
  You visit friendly house. In this case, you should take off it before enter the front door.
Normal haori undress in the entrance of a house. But formal crested haori or ��ehaori don't need to undress.
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��Ehaori which is painted picture is one of haori.

-Celebrate Coming of Age Day and Furisode-
 
Girls generallry wear a long-sleeved kimono at this day.
That day purge myself body and parents preach daughter preparation of life over a dressing.
We who come of age thank that we grow up into mind and body and greeted Coming of Age Day to patron saint.
Our family bless happiness of the our new life. In this wearing a long sleeved kimono has meaning.

-Birth of Coming of Age Day-
  After World War �U, it was established as holiday of citizen at 15 January.
It'mean is "Young man know what they become come of age, and adult celebrate and encourage
them who will survive in society."

But now, it was  amended in the year 2000 and the second monday of January is Coming of Age Day.
This year is 8 January.

 



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��Yumiko's furisode and Comin of Age day��
                   
These is me in two picture.
I wore furisode of pink color at Coming of Age Day this year.
This day was so happy !!


     This picture is my old school's session of celebrating come of age  in Teikoku Hotel at Osaka.

People who can join in this session graduated preschool and elementary school, junior high school and high school of  Tezukayamagakuinn. It gathered about 200 classes.

All girls wore furisode. So meeting place is very very gorgeou mood !!.
We talked about memory and future and dream each other over dinner. 
This day was a full and happy day.




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This one is purple and white so cool!!
My furiend's kimono


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