We offer genuine, Japanese-made vintage kimono for sale.  These kimono are not made by us, but were purchased from retailers in Japan.  Before ordering, please read the following:
  • If you see a kimono you like, please send an email and note the Item # of the one you wish to buy.  We'll discuss payment and shipping options from there.
  • The vintage kimono offered here are all used.  No, that doesn't mean they're dirty or unwearable!  We have nothing to gain by selling unwearable clothing.  Most of them have only been worn a few times but it's not possible for us to know exactly how many times they've been worn by the original owners.  They're all in excellent condition, are very inexpensive, and have a classic look to them.

  • There's several reasons why are we selling used, vintage kimono:
    1.  New, authentic, quality kimono from Japan are very expensive, usually several hundred dollars.
    2.  Our kimono are very inexpensive compared to new ones of similar quality (our average price is $40.00).
    3.  The material and craftsmanship of our kimono is superior to that of mass-produced ones.

  • Please keep in mind that all the kimono you see listed here are also available for sale in our physical store.  There's a chance someone may have already bought it before we could update this page, and it's first come, first serve.  Of course once we get your email, and payment, regarding your wish to purchase something here, we'll pull it immediately from our stock and ship it to you.

    We actually have many more pre-made kimono, hakama, yukata, happi coat, and other Japanese crafts available in our physical store.  We will eventually have all for sale online on our site.

  • To clean your kimono, it's recommended you dry clean only.  Machine and hand washing will most likely cause the kimono to shrink. 

 

  • We're in the process of totally revamping this kimono site.  On the new kimono site, we'll have various types of kimono and yukata (for both men and women) we can make as well as pre-made ones.  In addition, we'll also showcase the various types of traditional, authentic Japanese obi we can make.  There's actually many styles of obi we think most people are not aware of, and we can make them all, in accordance with traditional, Japanese fashion.  There will be photographs of the different styles of obi, modeled on our assistants, as well as instructions on how to tie them.

    Moreover, we'll also have a gallery of our authentic Japanese kimono, yukata, and obi fabric.  Many (if not all) of these fabrics cannot be easily found outside of Japan but every year, we visit Japan and stock up on our inventory of these fabrics.  Simply choose which fabric you'd like for a kimono and/or yukata, choose the fabric you wish for an obi, choose what obi style you'd like, and we can custom create any traditional, Japanese outfit for you!

    At this point, we estimate we'll have all this ready by early 2008.

 

 

 

Kimono Length - It doesn't matter if the kimono is really long, even if it's a lot longer than your usual size, because kimono can be worn with a double-fold at the waist where you tuck in any excess length.

Sleeve Length - Some kimono styles have long sleeve lengths, while some are short.  They should be allowed to hang loosely and shouldn't be a factor in deciding if a kimono will fit you or not.

Sleeve Width - Worn loose over the arms, most kimono sleeves should approach the wrist or slightly higher.

Width - A kimono's width is roughly equal at the hips and bust/chest area though most kimono are so wide that they'll universally fit most people unless you are very large or are very small.

 

 

 

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