WHAT'S YOUR CONNECTION?: New Waves in the Kimono Experience
This time, Indian listener Subhash Chakraborty asks, "Do Japanese people wear traditional clothes like kimono? In what kinds of situations do people wear kimono?" Our reporter is Bengali broadcasting announcer Kanika Bhowmik from Bangladesh. She visits a kimono specialty shop where she reports about occasions when Japanese people wear kimono and learns to wear them. Then Kanika visits a shop where you can rent and get assistance in wearing kimono. This is very popular among foreign visitors. Finally, she meets a young woman who enjoys kimono in new ways and introduces new trends in wearing kimono.
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