The Summer Outfit Locals Wear to Festivals (and What to Say)
To say summer cotton kimono in Japanese, say 浴衣 (yukata).
That cotton 'kimono' everyone's wearing at the summer festival? It has its own name.
浴衣
yukata
summer cotton kimono
In this video
- 着物じゃないよ、これは浴衣。 Kimono ja nai yo, kore wa yukata. Not a kimono — it's a yukata.
- 夏のお祭りは、浴衣。 Natsu no o-matsuri wa, yukata. Summer festivals mean yukata.
- 浴衣、似合うね！ Yukata, niau ne! The yukata suits you!
- 浴衣は、夏の着物。 Yukata wa, natsu no kimono. A yukata is a summer kimono.
- 今年の夏、日本で会おう。 Kotoshi no natsu, nihon de aō. Follow for your summer in Japan.
Why this phrase
At summer matsuri, locals wear yukata — a light cotton summer kimono, not the formal kimono. Teach the word and a friendly compliment to use.
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