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A Template:Nihongo is a traditional Japanese jacket worn over a kimono. Resembling a shortened kimono with no overlapping front panels (Template:Transliteration), the Template:Transliteration typically features a thinner collar than that of a kimono, and is sewn with the addition of two thin, triangular panels at either side seam. The Template:Transliteration is usually tied at the front with two short cords, known as Template:Transliteration, which attach to small loops sewn inside the garment.
During the Edo period, economic growth within the wealthy but low-status merchant classes resulted in an excess of disposable income, much of which was spent on clothing. It was during this period that, due to various edicts on dress mandated by the ruling classes, merchant-class Japanese men began to wear Template:Transliteration with plain external designs and lavishly-decorated linings, a trend still seen in men's Template:Transliteration today.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
During the early 1800s, geisha in the Template:Transliteration of Fukagawa, Tokyo began to wear Template:Transliteration over their kimono. Template:Transliteration had until that point only been worn by men; the geisha of Fukagawa, well known for their stylish and unusual fashion choices, set a trend that saw women wearing Template:Transliteration become commonplace by the 1930s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In modern-day Japan, Template:Transliteration are worn by both men and women.
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- Template:Transliteration, an informal and often padded Japanese jacket
- Template:Transliteration, a lightweight jacket traditionally worn by shopkeepers or employees as uniform, and commonly worn to festivals in Japan
- Template:Transliteration, a sleeveless padded outer vest worn by young children over their kimono to outings and on occasions such as Template:Transliteration
- Template:Transliteration, a double-breasted Japanese overcoat characterised by a square neckline and dual fastenings
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External linksEdit
- Template:Transliteration at the University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Template:Transliteration at the British Museum
- 'Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Japanese Template:Transliteration' from the Cincinnati Art Museum
- 'On Men's Formalwear' from Ginza Motoji