For my friends in Charlottesville, keeping you up-to-date on my adventures in Japan シャーロッツビルの皆様へ:2度目の葉山暮らしのレポートです

Saturday, May 24, 2008

振袖

Furisode is a type of Kimono with long sleeves which only young and unmarried women are allowed to wear. Many Japanese women wear Furisode at their Seijinshiki (Coming of Age Ceremony) or at commencement. My niece, whose Seijinshiki is coming up, went to a professional photo studio and had a Furisode photo session. She was so beautiful! (This photo is not taken by a photographer but by me.)

姪(ミュージカル歌手兼大学生の)が振袖を着て写真館で写真を撮ってもらったので、私も息子と一緒に見学してきました。とってもきれいでした!(残念ながら写真館の中では写真を撮ることが禁止されていました。)

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