The Costume Museum

Costume History in Japan

The Era of Jomon-shiki Culture

  • A woman wearing a waistcloth and animal skin.

    The Yayoi Era

  • An Ancient Japanese Man wearing Yokohaba-no Nuno
    (wide coth)

  • A Woma of WoWearing Kantoi (One-piece Dress)
  • Himiko, Queen of Wa [Ancient Priestess]

    The Era of Ancient Burial Mounds
    The Era of Ancient Tomb Culture

  • A Man Wearing Kinu (cloth) and Hakama (pleated skit for man)
  • A Man Wearing Kinu, Hakama and Mo (pleated skit)
  • A Woman Wearing Kinu (jacket) and Mo (pleated skirt)
  • Ancient Prietess Wearing a Sash
  • A Warrior in a Short Suit of Armor
  • A Warrior Wearing Keiko (horizontally linked protector)

    The Suiko Asuka Era

  • The Court Costume of the Suiko Dynasty (Men's)
  • The Court Costume of the Suiko Dynasty ( Female)
  • The Costume of Civil Official in the Tenchi Dynasty
  • The Clothes of Civil Service Officer in the Period of Tenmu and Jitoh Dynasty
  • The Clothes of Minor Court Lady in the Period of Tenmu and Jitoh Dynasty


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