Kimono 6 - meaning by type

Short sleeved kimono by an older woman (married)

Long sleeved kimono by a  young woman (single)

Geisha girl with lower neckline

By the type of kimono a woman is wearing, we can see the approx age and material status of a woman.
The length of the sleeves has a meaning : long sleeves is worn by a single young woman, short sleeves is worn by a married woman. The sleeves are cut short to show a woman is tied to her husband's family.
The back neckline also shows the age difference: younger women cover their neck, older women lower their back neckline. (Geisha girls has lower neckline to appear sexy)


One of good souvenir for foreignness is a cheap kimono; but this is not real silk, made of polyester.　(price: 5,000-10,000 yen ($50-100)), which can be found at Japanese souvenir shops or airport shopping stores.