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At the Tokyo National Museum, “The Modern Kimono,” featuring the most exquisite pieces from as far back as the Edo Period (17th-19th c.), was easily one of the more popular exhibits.

Inro and netsuke are men's accessories which date from the Edo period of Japan (1603-1867 ... The inro was fastened behind the man's kimono sash using a silk cord and secured with a netsuke ...

KAWAGOE, Saitama Prefecture—The Ichibangai shopping street here is lined with quaint warehouse-style merchant houses and bustling with rickshaws and couples in kimono. The 430-meter-long street ...

They’re made with Kawagoe tozan, a local kimono fabric used since the late Edo period (1603-1868) and held in place by decorative traditional ume musubi-style knotted cords. If the weather ...