Andersen Japanese Garden, Summer Festival 2016

Ohio Kimono is honored to be a part of the Andersen Japanese Gardens Japanese Summer Festival in 2016!  Did you know that the festival offers Tea Ceremony? Seating is limited, so it is important that you reserve and pay for your spot in advance!

 

“For those wishing to participate in a more intimate cultural experience, traditional tea ceremonies will be led by members of Urasenke Tankokai and students of Professor Kimiko Gunji. Gunji is Professor Emeritus of Japanese Arts & Culture in the School of Art & Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the former Director of Japan House at the University of Illinois. Reservations are required for all tea ceremonies. For more information please contact Katie Weston at kweston@andersongardens.org.”

 

To reserve and look at times: http://www.andersongardens.org/formal-guest-house-tea-ceremony/ and http://www.andersongardens.org/gazebo-tea-ceremonies/ to reserve your space in advance! It is only $15 a person!

See you this weekend, rain or shine!

Want to keep up to date with Ohio Kimono? Check out our main site at http://www.OhioKimono.com

Ohio Kimono 2016 Schedule

 

 

2016 (Confirmed or Pending – subject to change)

• Jan 2016 – OhayoCon (OH) – http://ohayocon.org

• Jan 2016 – Washi Con (MI) – https://www.facebook.com/washicon

• Feb 2016 Alma Con (MI) – https://www.facebook.com/AlmaCon-283377051694212 

• Feb 2016 – KatsuCon (MD) – www.KatsuCon.com

• Feb 2016 – ZipCon (OH) – http://zipcon.weebly.com

• March 2016 – ShutoCon (MI) – http://www.shutocon.com

• March 2016 – Animarathon (OH) – http://www.animarathon.com 

• April 2016 – Tekko Con (PA) – http://www.teamtekko.us

• April 2016 – Animatic Con (OH) – https://www.facebook.com/animaticcon

• May 2016 – Cleveland Asian Festival (OH) – http://clevelandasianfestival.org

• May 2016 – Fort Wayne Cherry Blossom Festival (IN) –https://www.facebook.com/fortwaynecherryblossomfestival 

• July 2016 – Anime Midwest (IL) – http://www.animemidwest.com

• July 2016 – Glass City Con (OH) – www.glasscitycon.com

• July 2016 – Japanese Summer Festival at the Anderson Japanese Gardens (IL) – http://www.andersongardens.org/garden-events/japanese-summer-festival/

• Aug 2016 – Ginza Festival (IL) – www.ginzachicago.com (pending)

• Aug 2016 – Matsuri Con (OH) – www.matsuricon.com

• Sept 2016 – Japanese Summer Festival (KY) – http://www.jask.org/Japan-Summer-Festival-2015

• Sept 2016 – RamenCon (IN) – www.RamenCon.com 

• Oct 2016 – Nyan Con (OH) – www.nyancon.org (pending)

• Nov 2016 – YoumaCon (MI) – www.youmacon.com

• Dec 2016 – TagFest (OH) – http://glasscitycon.com/tagfest/ 

Current as of Jan 7th, 2016! See you there!

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15 Days Until OhayoCon 2016!

See you at Ohayocon! I will be a vendor there this year!

Up Next: RamenCon 2015

Ohio Kimono will next be selling at RamenCon, in NW Indiana!

Ramencon Site: www.Ramencon.com

Ohio Kimono will be selling the following at RamenCon: authentic vintage/antique kimono, obi, haori, kawaii stationary, and more. Everything is authentic, and direct from Kyoto, Japan. 

Kimono for New York Fashion Week 2016

There’s a very important and cool project happening right now…a Kickstarter to bring kimono to New York Fashion Week 2016!

“Kimono artisans and the art of kimono-making are on the verge of a crisis because of the reduction of the kimono market, the aging of artisans, and lack of their successors in Japan. It is estimated that most kimono manufacturers will have to discontinue their trade in as little as a decade due to these factors. In order to expand the kimono market to the world, kimono artisans plan to show their kimono outfits on stage at New York Fashion Week in February 2016, produced by Hiromi Asai. This project is organized by two non-profit organization, Kimono Hiro Inc. and Kimono Artisan Kyoto, in US and Japan, respectively.”

If the Kickstarter succeeds, this will be the world’s first crowdfunding-based fashion show on the standard venues at New York…

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Go Hime 姫の世界へ Magazine

The day is finally here!!! After 2 years of hard work and coordination by a wonderful team of people, the first volume of Go Hime 姫の世界へ is now live!

Go Hime is a Kimono Hime fan magazine. Kimono Hime is a magazine that inspires and touches many kimono enthusiasts around the world with its signature style. In its honor, we wanted to create a “fan magazine” of fabulous kimono wearers wearing Hime and vintage/Taisho-style outfits.

Our team has been working on this for a while, and I’m so excited to finally be able to share the final product with you! Please let us know what you think, and follow us on Facebook and Tumblr for more updates and information on how you can be a part of the next issue!

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Kimono Wedding Dresses

All over the world, brides are looking for wedding gowns and inspiration for their special day. More than one fair lady has looked to the kimono and drawn inspiration for her own wedding. Check out some of these photos…

To see the designers gallery visit: http://aliansa.jp/main/wa/index.html