Bingata 紅型: Kimono from Okinawa

One of the hobbies I have pursued since being quite young is scrapbooking. I love to visually capture holidays or special occassions in the form of collages, and can’t get enough of stationary goods in general.
The two pages below are from the scrapbook I worked on during my 6-month period of fieldwork I conducted in Japan in 2018. It was the first time I visited the most southern island of Japan, Okinawa, and was immediately captivated by the bright colours and bold patterns of so-called bingata (紅型) kimono.

All images © Carolin Becke

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