Renovate Antique Kimono in Tokyo to Wear & Take Home!

Overview

If you want to get your very own kimono in Tokyo, join our renovation workshop and make a "3-minute kimono"! A brand-new kimono can cost hundreds of dollars, and even most Japanese struggle to put one on. Come remake one of our many beautiful specimens with an innovative design that anyone can wear with ease. Kimono is included in price: about 300 designs to choose from!

Highlights

• Want to wear a kimono but not sure how? Create and take home a kimono you can wear with ease!!
• Choose your favorite from our selection of about 300 unique kimono
• Preserve the environment and the legacy of Japan by remaking an antique kimono that anyone can wear
• A local experience: just 5 minutes’ walk from Kiba Station in a cozy private home
• Reserve with a Rakuten account to earn or use Rakuten Points for each booking

Important Information

You'll remake a kimono chosen from our in-store selection, and take your easy-to-wear creation home at the end of the activity

We lend accessories to try on with your kimono and take photos, but please purchase separately if you wish to take any home

Easy-to-wear obi (belt), obi-himo (belt cord), and obi-age (belt scarf) are available for purchase on-site, from about 5,000 to 12,000 JPY

An eco-bag for carrying your kimono home is recommended

What to Bring

If you have your own, bring:

Obi

Obi-himo

Obi-age

You can also borrow these during the experience, or purchase on-site for about 5,000–12,000 JPY

Meeting Point

"3minkimono" Kimono Classroom near Kiba Station

Venue Address

6-8-6 Kiba, Koto, Tokyo, Japan

Schedule

Offered daily at 10:00 and 15:00

Experience flow:

Choose your favorite kimono (about 15 minutes)

Remake as your own unique easy-to-wear kimono (about 1.5 hours)

Try on your kimono and obi, then take photos and change back (about 15 minutes)

Cancellation Policy

No-show: You pay 100% of experience price

Previous day: You pay 100% of experience price

Description

• If you've ever wanted to buy or wear a kimono. but it seemed too expensive or difficult, this is the workshop for you!

  Visit a cosy private home in Tokyo's Koto Ward for a special workshop to remake a traditional kimono of your choosing as an innovative and easy-to-wear "3-minute kimono"!

  In our mission to spread the love of kimono far and wide, we have taught over 700 people from 45 different countries how to wear kimonos without the need for traditional dressing skills that take extensive training to learn.

  Located just a 5-minute walk from Kiba Station on the Tozai Line, our class is perfect for anyone who wants to try kimono dressing for the first time, and be able to wear their own kimono they'll take home afterwards.

  1: Choose from our selection of around 300 different kimonos

  2: Remake the kimono with our innovative process so it's easy to wear

  3: Coordinate your finished kimono with a pre-prepared easy-to-wear obi, obi-age, and obi-himo, and take photos of the ensemble

  You'll keep the kimono (included in the fee) so you can take your creation home and wear it easily any time.

  We have four different ranks of kimono that you'll choose from

  Red Sticker: standard kimono included in this plan
• Blue Sticker: +2,000 JPY upgrade
• Green Sticker: +4,000 JPY upgrade
• Yellow Sticker: +6,000 JPY upgrade

Easy-to-wear "obi" belts are available for purchase from 5,000 JPY, and they come with an obi-age and obi-himo. We also give a free casual photo session at the end, to capture to moment in your new renovated kimono with all the accessories.

My mother was a kimono teacher, and from an early age, her students would visit our home. She was always moved by the beautiful transformation it created. But, it is said less than 5% of people in Japan can wear a kimono now, because it is quite challenging to put on.

One common issue with antique kimonos is their small size, as Japanese people were generally smaller in the past. Typically, kimonos require folding a part called "ohashiyori." However, we've redesigned the process to eliminate this fold, allowing even taller individuals to wear these beautiful antique kimonos comfortably, without a trained kimono dresser.

How it Works

1: Choose your favorite kimono (about 15 minutes)

2: Create your easy-to-wear kimono (about 1.5 hours)

3: Try on your kimono and obi, then take photos and change back (about 15 minutes)