《WHAT IS KIMONO!?*》 Introduction to Japanese culture⑤

Kimono is a Japanese traditional costume,** which has several types.

There is a type of kimono for ceremony. We call them “first formal dress***”.

As first formal dresses, there are “Uchikake” for wedding brides and “Mofuku” for funerals service.

We also have “second formal dress.”

The most famous second formal dress is “Furisode”. In Japan, when we turn 20, girls wear it and participate in a coming-of-age ceremony.

There is also a “going out kimono”（literal translation)in Japan.

When we go to a casual party, we wear this kind it.

We also have “basic kimono” and “Yukata”.

They are the most casual types of kimono. Although, there are only a few Japanese who wear the above three kinds of kimonos in current modern Japan, many girls still have a Yukata. They wear them at fireworks festival**** in summer.

* This should be either: "What is a kimono!?" or "What are kimonos!?"

** "Costume" usually means something that is worn for an act (e.g. a play or Halloween).

*** This sentence is a little strange. Do you mean that kimonos worn for ceremonies are the most formal? It is the same for "second formal dress"

**** If more than one festival exists: "They wear them at firework festivals in summer." If only one festival exists: "They wear them at the firework festival in summer."

Hope this helps!