Melissa in a Kimono

During the Gifu Festival, we also found a street vendor selling inexpensive kimonos. A kimono is a traditional Japanese robe with wide sleeves and a broad sash called an obi (they were once common clothing, but are now only worn to important festivals). They can range from $100 all the way up to $1,000,000. All 3 girls found some great deals! As we were purchasing them, a couple of young Japanese women dressed in kimonos invited us over to a local hotel to try them on. It happened to be a new hotel trying to promote to foriegners. It is a complicated process to actually put on a kimono (which takes about 15 min.) but it was really fun getting dressed up! Afterwards, they asked us if they could put us on their website. If you click on the link below, you will see us in the second picture!

http://www.weekly-sho.jp/en/eventphotos.html