IZUMO, Shimane Prefecture--For those memory-filled kimono that the deceased leave behind, a clothing designer here is offering to remake them into bags, stuffed toys and other daily accessories.

A long-established kimono accessory shop is using traditional materials to create face masks that feel somewhat comfortable in hot and humid summer days. Erisho, founded in 1775, produced masks ...

The kimono is the most famous garment worn in Japan. Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese words ki, meaning “to wear”, and mono, meaning “thing”.