Japanese Kimono Japanese kimono is now well-known among foreigners. But there aren’t many occasions to wear them even for Japanese, except some formal events such as weddings, graduation ceremonies from college or university, or coming-of-age ceremonies. Since we don’t wear them in our daily life, only few Japanese can put it on by themselves. We usually ask a professional to dress us in a kimono. There’re some other reasons why kimono is not so popular now. Formal kimono is too expensive to rent, let alone to buy, and hard to take care. One easy way to enjoy kimono is to wear “yukata”. It’s informal kimono for summer, and cheaper as well as easier to put on. I think girls in it look cute.