https://secondbloomtokyo.com/blogs/journal/%F0%9F%8C%B8-why-the-world-calls-it-a-kimono 2026-10-02T15:35:28-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0989/6545/5127/articles/kv_tmb_caa46b32-c5ee-42a1-8994-6aafd6a3d49c.jpg?v=1790980528 🌸 Why the World Calls It a “Kimono” Ukiyo-e woodblock print of women wearing kimono https://secondbloomtokyo.com/blogs/journal/%F0%9F%91%98-why-layer-so-many-clothes-the-secret-of-junihitoe 2026-10-02T15:36:04-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0989/6545/5127/articles/25661586_m.jpg?v=1790980564 👘 Why Layer So Many Clothes? 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A red furisode with white cranes https://secondbloomtokyo.com/blogs/journal/first-kimono-pop-up-store 2026-10-02T15:36:37-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0989/6545/5127/articles/Forget_fast_fashion._26.jpg?v=1790980597 Preparing for My First Pop-Up Store: Sharing the Beauty and Stories of Kimono Road to Our First Pop-Up Store: saving kimono, one step at a time https://secondbloomtokyo.com/blogs/journal/kimono-ichi-japanese-summer-festival-torrance 2026-10-02T15:36:37-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0989/6545/5127/articles/Forget_fast_fashion._27.jpg?v=1790980597 Kimono Ichi & Japanese Summer Festival: Celebrating Kimono and Japanese Culture in Torrance Kimono Ichi in Torrance, CA: a man in a Kimono Pocket T-Shirt beside an event poster https://secondbloomtokyo.com/blogs/journal/shochikubai-pine-bamboo-plum-japanese-kimono 2026-10-02T15:45:33-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0989/6545/5127/articles/Forget_fast_fashion._28.jpg?v=1790980597 Why Pine, Bamboo, and Plum Appear Together in Japanese Kimono: The Meaning of Shochikubai Japan's luckiest plants? 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