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How to make Jinbei and Yukata

Posted by okinawatime on 2009/07/27

How to make Jinbei (甚平)and Yukata(浴衣).

フリー甚平の型紙、浴衣の型紙、着物の型紙、手づくり.(製図)

Jinbei and Yukata are Japanese summer nightwears or pajamas. Many Japanese people also wear these in festival (Obon Festival and Eisa Festival).

See my kid’s picture below, when they are little we just got back from Okinawa and these Jinbei were gifts from my family. They are so happy to wear their Jinbei with Japanese animation characters and special Japanese footwear called a Gata for the first time. You can the wear Gata(下駄) with Jinbei and Yukata. (Little tips; there is another footwear called the Zouri(草履). The Zouri is for when you wear a Kimono(着物).)

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