Renovate Antique Kimono in Tokyo to Wear & Take Home!

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If you want to get your very own kimono in Tokyo, join our renovation workshop and make a "3-minute kimono"! A brand-new kimono can cost hundreds of dollars, and even most Japanese struggle to put one on. Come remake one of our many beautiful specimens with an innovative design that anyone can wear with ease. Kimono is included in price: about 300 designs to choose from!

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If you've ever wanted to buy or wear a kimono. but it seemed too expensive or difficult, this is the workshop for you! Visit a cosy private home in Tokyo's Koto Ward for a special workshop to remake a traditional kimono of your choosing as an innovative and easy-to-wear "3-minute kimono"! In our mission to spread the love of kimono far and wide, we have taught over 700 people from 45 different countries how to wear kimonos without the need for traditional dressing skills that take extensive training to learn. Located just a 5-minute walk from Kiba Station on the Tozai Line, our class is perfect for anyone who wants to try kimono dressing for the first time, and be able to wear their own kimono they'll take home afterwards. 1: Choose from our selection of around 300 different kimonos 2: Remake the kimono with our innovative process so it's easy to wear 3: Coordinate your finished kimono with a pre-prepared easy-to-wear obi, obi-age, and obi-himo, and take photos of the ensemble You'll keep the kimono (included in the fee) so you can take your creation home and wear it easily any time. We have four different ranks of kimono that you'll choose from • Red Sticker: standard kimono included in this plan • Blue Sticker: +2,000 JPY upgrade • Green Sticker: +4,000 JPY upgrade • Yellow Sticker: +6,000 JPY upgrade Easy-to-wear "obi" belts are available for purchase from 5,000 JPY, and they come with an obi-age and obi-himo. We also give a free casual photo session at the end, to capture to moment in your new renovated kimono with all the accessories. My mother was a kimono teacher, and from an early age, her students would visit our home. She was always moved by the beautiful transformation it created. But, it is said less than 5% of people in Japan can wear a kimono now, because it is quite challenging to put on. One common issue with antique kimonos is their small size, as Japanese people were generally smaller in the past. Typically, kimonos require folding a part called "ohashiyori." However, we've redesigned the process to eliminate this fold, allowing even taller individuals to wear these beautiful antique kimonos comfortably, without a trained kimono dresser.