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Be creative!

Use things you have at home.

Please don’t buy a costume.�

Inspiration for Japanese Day costumes.

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Easy costumes to make

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A dressing gown or long shirt with a scarf tied as a belt would make a great kimono.

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Anyone can wear this casual kimono called a yukata.�

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Boys and men can wear yukata too.

They wear the belt lower on their hips.

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Boys and men also wear this 2 piece set that looks like pyjamas.

It’s called jinbei.

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The obi belt makes a good pocket for a fan.

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Headbands and fans are great accessories.

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Samurai warriors lived around 200 years ago. This is a typical everyday outfit.

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When samurai were in battle, they wore armour like this.

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Long ago,

ninja

used their martial arts training to fight.

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A karate uniform is called a gi.

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There are 2 types of Japanese girls’ school uniforms:

a sailor suit and white shirt with a blazer.

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Boys school uniforms mostly look like this.

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Business suits are very popular for office jobs.

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There are many different kinds of cool Street Style.

Cute and colourful

Lots of layers

Lots of accessories

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Matchy matchy fashion – (especially at Disneyland)

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There are many Japanese characters too…

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Pikachu

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Mario

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Tottoro

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Hello Kitty

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Sailor Moon

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Doraemon

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Naruto

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Shoyo Hinata from Haikyuu

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So what will you dress up as?�Be creative with your costume! �