2020 Tokyo Olympics sends message of unity through creation of kimonos
By Globaltimes.cn – VCG, Published: 2018-05-03 18:25:34
A high school student (front), wearing a Chinese themed kimono, poses at an event in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 29, 2018. The event showed off kimono designs representing 100 of the 196 countries expected to join the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Photo: VCG
Editor's Note:
The kimono shops in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, began organizing the “Kimono Project” four years ago, which aimed to produce kimonos representing the different cultures of 196 countries as both a welcome to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a message that the world is united. The project soon expanded nationwide and 100 kimonos have been completed through collaborative efforts. (Photos: VCG)
High school students pose in kimonos with designs that represent 100 of the 196 countries expected to join the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics during an event in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 29, 2018. Photo: VCG 
High school students, dressed in kimonos with designs representing 100 of the 196 countries expected to join the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, join hands at an event in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 29, 2018. Photo: VCG