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Answer the following questions on your wiki page.


 * What were the girls wearing in the commercial?
 * They were wearing Kimonos.
 * What kind of event were they going to?
 * A party with friends in the woods.
 * What kind of people wear this?
 * Pretty Japanese girls.

質問： 浴衣は何ですか -A yukata is a piece of clothing used in Japan resembling a robe. 日本人はいつから浴衣を着始めましたか -Edo Period (1600-) どんな人が浴衣をきますか -Everyone can wear Yukata, men, women and children. No animals!! 日本人はいつ浴衣を着ますか -Onsen, Ryokan, Festivals and special events. 日本人はどこで浴衣を着ますか -Everywhere, specifically in Onsen and to festivals. 男性はどう浴衣を着ますか -Men wear a men's yukata with a low obi. 女性はどう浴衣をきますか -Women wear a women's yukata with a high more elaborate obi. なぜ日本人は浴衣を着続けますか -It is a traditional piece of clothing that is important to fashion and cultural identity.

Interesting Facts: 1.) The shichi-go-san festival occurs at the seventh, fifth and third birthdays of children where they dress in Yukata. 2.) The Houmongi is a wedding kimono used in Shinto ceremonies that are still fairly common today in Japan. 3.) A lot of modern street fashion is based on traditional clothing such as kimono and yukata.

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