Kimonos Everywhere

[Osuitea]

21st Century, get over it. Kimono, Victorian, and other body restricting fashion is not easy. However seeing a butt cheek down the street is eye opening and jaw dropping as in gasp.

[lukkha1]

i think the modern version of furisode looks bad, the girls have no clue have to wear it and it shoes, they look unconfortable in their own national outfit, that's odd/ beside the silk of those new furisode is cheap, most of the time it is polyester anyway. but more importantly i am completely against the fur collar , tens of thousands of animals are killed each year for that and they were it just once in their life. their is nothing seijin about their attitude.

[nirvgardengod]

do you have to be 20,,or be turning 20??

[rainbowsnow7596]

I thought the ones they wear for coming of age is called furisode :/

[welwisher]

Heh. It's kinda funny that the women in kimonos are like a tourist attraction.

[hvguy]

lol, good point

[kmah88]

hi kevin ~ i like your videos!

how long have you been in japan?

[BusanKevin]

Thank you very much.

I havent been here too long...just under 2 years :)

[softypapa]

I saw on TV groups of young adults celebrating this holiday at Disneyland which seemed like a curious place to celebrate becoming an adult. Great video, Kevin! :-)

[iggytan]

Aw cute! :D

[quietflight1972]

I love a women in a Limonos, nice video and comments about the holiday...

[BusanKevin]

Thanks so much :)

[MajorAddiction]

snow bunnies!!

[BusanKevin]

haha...well put :)

[weya]

Aw. Here, January 11th was the day for all twenty-year-olds to start spring session at college... meh. It would have been better if I wore a furry-collared kimono.

I really liked some of the obi bows the girls had outside the print club. There was a little variety in the styles.

5*, as always! ;)

[BusanKevin]

yeah....a really variety of kimonos and obies.

Thanks for watching and enjoying!

[ANBUShika]

what is the melody on the start of the video ? Is it another one you did yourself or is it a song ?

Those are some pretty kimonos but they seem a little different than the "regular" ones...Maybe because of the cold weather ?

[BusanKevin]

the music is default music that comes with iMovie on the Mac.

Those were pretty standard kimonos. The furry collar is a special thing. In colder weather, women normally wear a special overcoat over the kimono. These girls weren't though. Young women tend to wear very bright and flashy kimonos as well!

[VKQueenVamp]

@BusanKevin I know that over the age of 18 your not supposed to wear bright red.. red shows a playful side or innocence i believe.. so.. im guessing that tradition has slipped.. strange.

[Broan13]

jesus white scarves everywhere!

[Broan13]

beautiful downtown

[ArachneGothic]

i can never imadgin my self wearing a Kimono and a fuzzy scarf .... but it seems like an awsome holiday ... WE NEED BETTER HOLIDAYS HERE!

[ltlocus]

Everyone's holidays are different. They prolly feel the same about our holidays.

[jk2900a]

Haha, reminds me of my Bar Mitzvah!

[FelineFantsy]

I wish america had something similar to this, it'd make growing up seem like a good thing. So far it hasn't appealed to me. LOL

[MrJingjong]

Do a lot of the girls buy the kimonos, or do they rent them for that day? They look expensive.

[BusanKevin]

I think they buy them and yes...they are expensive!

[nokomarie1963]

All the white fuzzies!

[AntoneX6]

hehehe nice video :D fuzzy scarves

[JoeCubicle]

Very nice slice of Japanese life. These are wonderful videos Kevin.

[BusanKevin]

Thanks so much. I appreciate you watching them as usual! Must be cold there?

[bornslippy666]

nice video!

but i just wanted to note that its not just for women but all the people who are 20 years old.

[BusanKevin]

cool...thank you very much :) I've only been here for less than two years and commonly make mistakes like that!

Thanks for watching.

[bestiaccia]

Very interesting!!!

Why are they often doing that sign with their fingers when they take a picture? :D

[BusanKevin]

that is a mystery that may never be solved. I have asked many Japanese people the same question and they normally can't even tell me why!

[bestiaccia]

LOL!

[reynoldsair]

There's 50 reasons to love Japan in this video...and they were all 20 years old :)

[BusanKevin]

haha...that was a good one! And soooo true;)

[Dragon22873]

Do they have this sort of event for the guys? And out of curiosity, would it be only for Japanese people? Like for example.. a 16 year old foreigner staying there for 4 years, would he get the adult thing?

[cyb3r0r30]

Well this national holiday aren't only for women. I doubt this event is only for Japanese people.

[yokohamaguy75]

Thank you for this post! My wife, Naoko and I like your posts because they're from her home town. We lived in Yokohama for about 4 years, but we will be coming to Osaka in March. Your videos really help us feel like we're keeping pace with Japanese traditions. I have never been an English instructor in Japan, but it's looking more and more attractive with your posts. Please, keep them coming! A year and a half is WAY to long to be away from Japan for me.

[jtothedubya]

Was hoping for another Jackass tale, but I'll admit, this is an Interesting post. I'm aware that some places have have 'coming of age' festivities i.e. 'quinceañera' or 'sweet sixteen' etc, but never expected an actual holiday. Guess I learn something new everyday.

- J

[kushinbou]

Aww.they look so cute!

Aww you're so lucky BusanKevin! You get to live in a cool city like Kobe,I have to live in Yamanashi after marriage.

[kalmtraveler]

Do they have something similar for boys?

and on a side note, any reason for tons of young women to get all prettied up and parade around is A-OK with me :)

[IHaveNoNameRawr]

At 1:58-ish I felt this urge to dive into their photo right before they took it. I'm not sure why...

[JimmyRond]

weird, nice vid man. 5/5

[BusanKevin]

Thanks a lot :)