{"id":4631,"date":"2021-06-20T15:27:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T06:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/buying-yukata-tokyo\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:34:06","slug":"buying-yukata-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/en\/buying-yukata-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Summer Yukata in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have ever been to a\u00a0summer\u00a0fireworks festival\u00a0around Tokyo<\/a> you may have noticed many people wearing traditional Japanese dress and wondered what was going on. Well, summer festivals are a time when Japanese and foreigners alike can wear yukata, a summer, and informal variant of the famous kimono.<\/p>\n

What is Yukata?<\/h2>\n

The word \u2018yukata\u2019 means \u2018after bathing\u2019, as they are the clothing that is often worn after onsen or sento in traditional Japanese \u2018ryokan\u2019 hotels. However, in the hot summer months, these unlined kimonos are worn by men, women, and children particularly when celebrating\u00a0hanabi.<\/p>\n

Yukata\u00a0are usually made of either cotton or synthetic fabric, being cooler than the silk of traditional kimonos, and are made up of three main aspects:\u00a0a\u00a0\u2018juban\u2019 cotton undergarment, the yukata itself, and an \u2018obi\u2019 belt that ties it together. On the feet wooden sandals called \u2018geta\u2019 are worn and to carry personal goods including cell phones, both men and women carry small bags called \u2018kinchaku\u2019.<\/p>\n

Cheap: UNI QLO<\/h3>\n

For a basic, easy starter kit you can find yukatas in discount clothing store UNI QLO all over the city that are pretty easy\u00a0on the pocket. You can even buy\u00a0full yukata sets including obi and kinchaku. However, when the store\u2019s range changes from summer to autumn in late July\/early August yukata are one of the first things to go. Get in there quickly.<\/p>\n