What is Ancient Japanese costume " Juni-hitoe" ?
Juni-hitoe is one of Japanese traditional costume,
which is older than Kimono,
and it is the origin of Kimono!
In Japanese, the word of Juni-hitoe is written Twelve Layers（十二単）, but actually we do not wear twelve layers.
Juni (Twelve 十二) means plenty in Japanese.
Some of noble women wore just two to three layers,
some of them wore more than twelve!
One of the reason of wearing many layers,
we guess that noble women tried to look rich!!
Because, it was cost a lot to make a silk cloth at that time,
so only few noble women could dress up with many layers.
It is said that a certian noble woman, in Heian era, wore twenty layers! ?
She might have wanted to show off...
These princesses were foreign tourists,
interested in Japanese ancient culture!
We explain the history and meaning of Juni-hitoe.
They were so surprised at our culture,
but enjoyed this extraordinary experience!
About Junihitoe Experience
