1. JAPANESE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING WRITTEN BY JANA UHROVÁ

3. JAPAN ISLAND NATION IN E AST A SIA, IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN MORE THAN 3,000 ISLANDS 4 MAIN ONES : K YUSHU, S HIKOKU, H ONSHU AND H OKKAIDO THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY COMES FROM CHARACTERS MEANING „ SUN - ORIGIN “ – THE COUNTRY IS OFTEN CALLED THE L AND OF THE RISING SUN

4. TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS Calligraphy Painting Ceramic Weaving Wood carving Ikebana and bonsai

5. KIMONO

6. For formal occasions nowadays Wrapped around the body, often in layers, 12 metres long and 37 cm wide Used materials – patterned satin, silk, damask and golden and silver threads

7. YUKATA Summer kimono, casual, usually made of cotton or synthetic fibre.

8. TRADITIONAL SHOES OKOBO AND GETA

9. Traditional socks – tabi. Extended above the ankles and have a gap between the thumb and fingers. Worn by both men and women in traditional shoes.

10. ACCESSORIES FOR KIMONO – FANS, HANDBAGS, PARASOLS ( MADE OF PAPER AND BAMBOO ) KANZASHI – DECORATIVE HAIR CLIPS, CHANGES FOR SEASONS SPRING KANZASHI

11. GEISHA - A PROFESSIONAL HOSTESS ENTERTAINING HIGH SOCIETY

12. CITATION AND SOURCE WINKELHÖFEROVÁ, Vlasta. Japonsko. Ilustrace Margita Žáčková. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 325 s. Dějiny odívání. ISBN 80-710-6297-9. GALLAGHER, John. Gejša: jedinečný svět tradice, elegance a umění. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Metafora, 2006, 256 s. ISBN 80-735-9074-3. http://www.mytripolog.com/2012/08/big-size- detailed-japan-map-and-flag/ http://www.carolynstaleyprints.com/ http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gueixa http://myyearoffabulous.com/tag/geisha-girls/

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