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The History of YUKATAThe origin of YUKATAgoes back to Heian era (794-1194). Noblemen would wear a type of robe when they take a steam bath in order to avoid direct contact with hot steam. It is said that noblemen in Heian era had a custom of not being naked even inside a bathtub. Those robes were originally called Yukatabira, but by the 19th century ordinary people started wearing them on the way home from a public bath and its name has been shortened to YUKATA. In modern Japan, we wear them as a casual and cotton Kimono in summer as well as a bathrobe. |
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