The kimono holds deep cultural symbolism in Japan, representing tradition, status, and aesthetics: During Japan’s Heian ...

A man and a woman clad in Heian period costumes became a lord and a lady, the latter in 12-layered kimono. They floated down a river a straw lid on which hina dolls were placed to drive away bad ...

The ceremony is held to commemorate Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), a scholar, poet and politician in the Heian Period (794-1185). This year’s event marked the 60th since the tradition was ...