The inro was fastened behind the man's kimono sash using a silk cord and secured ... symbolise the influence of western culture on Japan in the 19th century. In the 1870s the Japanese government ...

We visit a Hakata ori textile manufacturer with over 160 years of history and explore the kimono sash designs created by their youngest worker, who is in her third year with the company. In another ...

Sherry Drury took the “tasuki” sash in a national women’s ekiden long-distance relay race here on Jan. 15 and ran like a sprinter, her arms swinging wide. The Japanese-Canadian junior high ...