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Interview
Japanese people about when and how often they dress in kimono. Also
ask them to list the pros and cons of wearing a kimono.
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Research
project using the Internet #1. Go to the web site below and investigate
how kimono are structured, their history, and the occasions on which
they are worn.
 http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/kimono/top.html
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Research
project using the Internet #2. Study the differences between kimono
for men, women, and children.
http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono/index.html
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Research
project using the Internet #3. Study the history of kimono and compare
the style of each era with your own culture's costume of the same
period.
http://www.rindo.com/105/kimono/data/history/history.html
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Hold
a kimono design contest. The web site below provides tips on how
to design kimono. You can hold a contest in class, at school, or
even participate in the contest introduced on the website.
http://www.sensho.or.jp/
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Vote
for your favorite kimono fabric pattern among those posted on the
website below. Organize the poll outcome and the best three patterns
on a poster
and present it in class.
http://www.rindo.com/105/kimono/index.html
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Have
the students compare traditional sports outfits like those for Kendo,
Judo, Karate, and Kyudo (if there is a picture available, show the
outfit for Ninja as well, though this is not a sport), to the kamishimo,
the very
formal style of men's kimono. Draw the students' attention to the
length and width of sleeves, and to the hakama, a skirt-like outfit.
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If
the class has some students with ethnic backgrounds that include the concept
of a national costume, ask them to introduce their costumes to the class.
Examples from other cultures will broaden the students' horizons in terms
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