Clothing: Yukata

Yukata

Included in Daily Life box

• Description: Originally, yukata were worn by the higher social classes while bathing; however, as the years progressed, it became common for ordinary people to wear them after bathing and around the house during summertime. Yukata were soon worn outdoors for summer outings and cool evenings. Currently, most Japanese people wear Western-style clothing, so the yukata are worn mainly for special events, such as festivals.
  For more information, visit: http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/archives/cool/05-08/cool050802.html

• Link
  • Origins of Yukata
  • Yukata Designs and Summer Wear
  • Summer Fashion: Yukata
  • Summer Festivals and Yukata
  • Yukata and Current Fashion
  • Japanese-Styled Inn and Yukata

• Lesson Plans (All are in PDF format)
  • Art of Japan – NCTA Ohio
  • Japan/Kirigami Chain People – NCTA Ohio
  • Japanese Manners & Lifestyle – NCTA Ohio
  • Kimono Project – NCTA Ohio
  • Yukata – Ohio Delegation Group (YJT)

• Standard Reference
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  • Visual Arts:
    • Grade 2: 2PE, 3PE, 4PE, 6PE, 1PR, 4PR, 1RE, 6RE
    • Grade 6: 1PR, 2PR, 3PR, 4PR, 6PR, 1RE, 2RE, 3RE
    • Grade 7: 1PR, 2PR, 4PR, 1RE, 3RE, 4RE
    • Grade 8: 1PR, 2PR, 1RE
  • Social Studies:
    • Grade 2: People Working Together – #2
    • Grade 2: People Working Together – #5