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Kimono has meaning of something we wear. Originally, kimono means only clothes. Japanese called all clothes kimono, and there are no meaning to distinguish western clothes and Japanese clothes. As time advanced, in daily life people use western clothes, and original meaning of kimono faded, and the meaning of Japanese clothes became strong.
Kimono date back to “kantoui” of Jomon era. In the Asuka era, it was affected by “Tou” (period of China). In the Heian era, “juunihitoe” that is a bright ceremonial dress was born. There are many kind of kimono, because it is different by the time. In the period of Syotokutaishi, lank was separated by the color of the kimono. Until 1960, lapanese mwn wore a kimono in daily life, but it was very expensive and hard to wear, so people began to wear clothes.