Before the Tokugawa shogunate, "kimono" was called "thing", and clothes sewn with high-grade textiles were called "martial clothes". The word "fixed use of kimono" is a concept produced in contact with western culture after Tokugawa shogunate.

The "Clothing Essentials Copy" in the Edo period of Japan pointed out: "Kimono follows the clothing of the Tang Dynasty and the system is similar. The communication between this country and China also began in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. The court ordered the ministers to take the ancient clothes as an example to compromise the Han and Tang systems, and the good ones followed the bad ones. Cultural relics in this state are uncertain. "

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Japanese kimono is one of the national costumes with high reputation in the world. The definition of kimono in Du Niang is as follows: the kimono (wafuku) is the national costume of Japan. Before the Edo period, Five Blessingg was referred to, and his words were Ancient Events, Daily Records and A Dream in a Window. It originated in the Three Kingdoms period when Soochow introduced textile and sewing skills to Japan through commercial activities, which were divided into public work and martial work.

At the beginning of the 20th century, nationalism was introduced into Japan, and the concept of "Japanese nation" rose, so it was renamed kimono and became the traditional national costume of Yamato nation.

Because kimono has the characteristics of solemnity, tranquility, stability and beauty, Japanese people will wear kimono when attending crown ceremony (adult ceremony), wedding, funeral, sacrificial ceremony, kendo, bow road, chess road, tea ceremony, flower road, graduation ceremony, banquet, elegant music, cultural performances, celebration of traditional festivals and other activities.

Reference source; Baidu encyclopedia-kimono