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Very helpful after buying my first gorgeous original Japanese Kimono on Auction.Thanks !

The fold lines on my yukata don't seem to match up to align the seams. Is it different with a man's yukata or is it something else?

This looks very hard.

thanks for this!

Thank you for the video! My obaa-chan, mom, and I are selling kimonos at the obon festival here soon. And ironically, i was having trouble putting on my own kimono! 😂 so im glad i found this lol

I bought a thing Zabuton mat made by Beams Japan. I like how it smells like the grass material of a tatami mat. Other than that, it’s not as comfortable as a pouf.

Thanks but you did the tie a normal bow way too fast

🤣 And then I'm done. Can you show?! So useless!

Thrilled to find this channel. I watch all your videos on your Billy Matsunaga. I learn a lot and it is interesting. Thank you.

I CAN BARELY DO IT, AND I CANT DO IT FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE, BUT MY BACK FEELS MUCH BETTER AFTER TRYING!!

Thank you! Do you wear a scirt or a trousers?Are there trousers for woman?

How do ypu keep the right side from falling down thats the one part I have trouble on??

I don't have a vintage kimono but this video is infomative, in Thailand we can find and buy kimonos from an imported Japanese secoundhand store or from online kimono store 👘

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TH-cam subtitles: My name is Pyramid Naga.. Me: Oh wow.

Is there a way to wear a kimono without the obi? At least without the ribbon in the back? I’m disabled and I doubt I’ll even be able to stand long enough to tie the kimono but I definitely won’t be able to tie the ribbon in the back

Never did I imagine my inflexibility would be so offensive

I like the shoulder bag & backpack furoshiki

Numb legs when sitting in seiza

I've been looking for ways to improve my posture but I am unsure wether I should attempt these with a lower spine hernia :c

Hello, Thank you for your informative video. I bought a used kimono and, as it was secondhand, I gently washed it. Now I know that was a mistake because it released the chemical mothball smell that is toxic to humans. After drying in the sun is the chemical in the fabric still present? Is the fabric too toxic to wear? Thank you so much for your help.

TYSM!!! どうもありがとうございます　between learning how to iron 2 on a floor-based half ironing board and then learning how to fold them, I now know why older women are so hunched over 😅😭🤣. Had to roll my back out, spine curve, cat/cow. WOOOO. Now, the process of putting them on my friend and I tomorrow to go to Shofuso in Philly.

i didn't know there were ties in a kimono!

HELP!!!! I bought a kimono clearly post war from what you say on your videos. Only paid $50 in antique shop for it. Knew was dirty so I carefully washed it multiple times and decided to separate seams and put back together in appropriate size. Do you have a tutorial for putting the pieces back together or is there a pattern for the longer sleeved one that you can share. This kimono is so beautiful even with remaining stains. Needs to be put right. I am an excellent seamstress and have made many clothes from pattern.

Wish I were a Geisha!❤

arigato gozaimasu

I love 💕 Japanese culture and I am going to an international festival tonight, and needed to know how to properly wear my kimono. Thank you 😊 “arigato go Zai mas”

Try to seiza in a concrete

I can't move my legs i tried for 5 minutes

I’m gonna cosplay soon and go to an event and i will need to sit on the ground in chinese robes and i hoped this would help me but i’m still stuck on not ruining my “skirt” when sitting :’) Tho this was helpful for my normal life since i really adore japanese/chinese culture ^^ So tysm for that

cultural rape at its finest

I don't know why more of the esthetics of Japan are not commonly known, appreciated or used in other countries. It's all so calming and a beautiful piece of art to have with you.

Isn't that Yukata? So why is the title kimono?

I bought my first vintage kimono last year! It turns out it is a furisode (and I’m now 27 😅), but I didn’t know about the traditional age requirements at the time. It’s beautiful and I love it! It’s blue with red and white and gold, and I have a gold and orange obi and a red, pink, white and gold obijime. I even got a proper hair accessory to wear with it!

I came here to learn furoshiki, but now I want to learn how to style my hair like yours! Beautiful!!

I love watching 1960's samurai films. Always wondered what was going on with the ladies dress belts. Looked like they had a water bottle, or a pack of sandwiches stuffed in there. But now I know, thank you. However, the diameter of the dress doesn't look functional? And what about going to the loo, it's going to take half an hour? Well that said, next is hats as people always seem to be walking around with some ridiculously over the top lampshades as hats. Apparently, they had something to do with their status. Anyway, you wouldn't laugh at these hats unless of course your name was Zatoichi!!! Update, yep just as I thought. had a look at the Japanese straw hats and many look absolutely stupid and probably on purpose to start a fight. Check it out, monks literally walking around with waste paper bins on their head. Still when in Rome! If everyone is walking around with a stupid hat on, you're going to look really odd if you don't have one. Anyway Japan is such a cool and rich place. Thank you for the informative video.

I just bought my first vintage kimono -- made of silk, $40. :)

I wonder what people with pets do, can you sit on a table or surface so that you are not directly on the floor

Saving this video

This video is being harder to find lately. Please like and share, too many westerners with back problems could benefit from this

My obi is to thick and doesn’t look right I’ve tried so mucch 😢😭😭

Wow. I always wanted to be able to sit this way but my knees have never bent that far. I am not flexible at all and am worried about not being able to sit on the floor when I visit. I can’t sit comfortably in any of those positions

Wanna sit like anime 🎐

Tip 1: you could ware decritve wrist/arm warmers or decorative gloves for the yukata too! (Especially for those of us who are bigger size then yukata!) Tip 2 you could tie your sleeves back too if they are too long

I'm just trying to figure out how to stop my legs going numb after just a few minutes in seiza... 😭

Thank you so much . Lucky I have watched your videos before I got my antique kimonos . I knew how to keep them well now. Thank you very much, Billy. Love your kimono fashion styles. 😍😍😍Make more videos about kimono , please. 🫶💪

Hi! I was wondering if it is ok to wear casual flower hair accessories bc I have got my yukata today and I want to see if I can accessorise but I don’t want to be disrespectful

Thank you for the explanation. I always wondered why Japanese people sit in a kneeling position, which looks uncomfortable as hell. So if I understood correctly, it's all about tradition. After all, a basic chair and table wouldn't take more space. Choosing tradition over physical comfort is stupidity in my book. You mention that it's inappropriate for woman to sit with her legs crossed, but it's OK for man. That sounds like another good reason to dislike this particular aspect of Japanese culture. At least, for me.

Ouch! Help

Oh wow! I bought that exact Obi on amazon japan! (though I got it in a different color) The kimono and obi combination here is absolutely gorgeous!