Summer Yukata

Today was the fireworks display in our area. Some people dress in summer yukata, a lightweight cotton kimono. Crowds of people go down to the river to watch them. You see more little girls and young women wearing yukata. They wear bright colors with different patterns. I saw several young men wearing them, too, this year. The yukata for men are darker colors with geometric or no designs.


These pictures were taken at a department store. The top picture shows women's yukata. There is one black one with a flower design. These are little girls' yukata in the picture to the left. See the big bows? Those are worn around the waist.

We are fortunate to be able to see the fireworks from our roof garden. We usually watch them from there. One year we dressed up in yukata and climbed the stairs to the roof. We sat there fanning ourselves the whole time. It was hot! This year it sprinkled the whole time. We sat under umbrellas.