tanuki-kimono: Chic and very refreshing summer outfit, with sasa (bamboo leaves) over ryuusui (rushi
tanuki-kimono: Chic and very refreshing summer outfit, with sasa (bamboo leaves) over ryuusui (rushing stream) sha silk kimono, paired with a lovely antique obi with poem tied among bamboo. This whole outfit hints at Tanabata (Star Festival) tradition of hanging tanzaku bearing wishes in bamboo so the wind can carry one’s hopes to the heavens. -- source link