{"id":1745,"date":"2026-05-03T21:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2026-05-03T21:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:32:53","slug":"trying-on-a-kurotomesode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/kimono\/trying-on-a-kurotomesode\/","title":{"rendered":"Trying on a Kurotomesode"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germany has started to get warmer, so I recently switched my closet to hitoe and summer kimono. Every year I notice the same thing\u2014I probably own more summer kimono than I actually wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While reorganizing, I decided to try on a kurotomesode that was passed down to me from my husband\u2019s grandmother. It has the family crest, so it\u2019s clearly meant for formal occasions. I was told she never had the chance to wear it, which makes it feel a bit different from the other pieces I own. It\u2019s not something I chose myself, but something I\u2019ve been entrusted with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The size is just about right\u2014\u30ae\u30ea\u30ae\u30ea. It fits, but there\u2019s not much room to adjust. It also came with a nagajuban, although I\u2019m not sure if they originally belonged together. The nagajuban is quite small, which makes wearing everything properly more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both pieces are still new, with the shitsuke threads intact. So technically, they\u2019ve never really been worn. I decided not to remove them yet. Once you take them off, it feels like a clear step into actually \u201cusing\u201d the kimono, and I\u2019m not quite there yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another thing I realized again: tomesode is genuinely difficult to wear on your own. Together with furisode, it\u2019s probably one of the hardest types. A big reason is the hiyoku. It adds an extra layer that needs to sit correctly at the collar and hem, and if the balance is even slightly off, it shows immediately. Managing that while keeping everything else in place takes a lot more control than a standard kimono.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And trying this in warm weather was honestly not a good idea. I was sweating quite a lot while adjusting everything, especially since you can\u2019t rush the process. Afterward, I was a bit worried if I might have left any marks, considering the condition is still so pristine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, I\u2019m glad I tried it once. It helped me understand the piece better\u2014not just how it looks, but what it actually takes to wear it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Germany has started to get warmer, so I recently switched my closet to hitoe and summer kimono. Every year I notice the same thing\u2014I probably own more summer kimono than I actually wear. While reorganizing, I decided to try on a kurotomesode that was passed down to me from my husband\u2019s grandmother. It has the family crest, so it\u2019s clearly meant for formal occasions. I was told she never had the chance to wear it, which makes it feel a bit different from the other pieces I own. It\u2019s not something I chose myself, but something I\u2019ve been entrusted with. The size is just about right\u2014\u30ae\u30ea\u30ae\u30ea. It fits, but there\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[151,156,173],"class_list":["post-1745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kimono","tag-japanese-in-dusseldorf","tag-kimono-dusseldorf","tag-kimono-in-dusseldorf"],"acf":[],"mb":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biyori.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC00047.webp?fit=1365%2C2048&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_featured_media_url","jetpack_sharing_enabled"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1745"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1753,"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1745\/revisions\/1753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biyori.de\/jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}