Over the years we have noticed that we are increasingly supplying bulk lots of Japanese kimono to a variety of people for many different purposes ranging from movie set costuming to resell stores. There are currently well over 6 vintage boutiques that offer traditional Japanese kimono, hand haori purchased from us bulk. We really love the idea of supplying the likes of the vintage and boho fashion movements with high quality authentic kimono and so we have made a quick and ea

We are working on getting lots of fresh stock added to the site, and we are currently focusing on filling out section of our online kimono store that were otherwise lacking in selection. This week we have returned our attention to nagoya and fukuro obi, as well as handmade kanzashi! NEXT EVENT: Grand Rapids Asian Pacific Festival, this epic FREE 3 day festival offer amazing food, live entertainment from around the world and more. This event has something for everyone ans has

We had a wonderful weekend at Tekko 2019. Returning from the show we are back to the grind with the online kimono store and this week are working to round out a few parts of the online store. This week we are focusing on adding a number of accessories for Japanese kimono to the site including but not limited to geta, and obidome. Geta come in a wide variety of styles, and genders. The geta we sell are informal, ideal for wearing with yukata. Tabi socks are almost always worn

We are delighted to count Kimono Seikatsu as not only a customer but friend. She is a driving force behind Kimono De Jack Boston, and even lived in Japan for a period. While living in Japan she attended kimono dressing classes. Recently she has returned to the states, and has brought back with her a rocking renewed passion for Japanese kimono. Recently she has been exploring some alternative looks and just shared with us this look. The white and black checkered obi is from us

Advertisements for kimono in Japan can be quiet the production, so much so that there are entire ' magazines' dedicated to various products. These publications are typically a high quality publication with rich color photos printed on high quality paper. Typically these publications feature higher end goods such as furisode. 'Furisode Mode' is one such high quality print publication. We recently acquired one of the more recent publications and fell in love with the styles exp

Are you on the hunt for affordable obidome that match your taste and personality? Are you struggling to find more obscure themes such as spiderwebs, snowflakes, moons, gears, and skulls? Check out our new line of handmade obidome, which we personally handmade ourselves. Each obidome is a unique work of art, full of tiny hand placed details that will be a perfect addition to your kitsuke tool box. Check them out in our store: https://www.ohiokimono.com/product-page/silver-bras

There is a very interesting and thriving kimono community on Instagram. As one would image it is largely based in Japan, and is rich in photos. From time to time we discover a Instagram account with some amazing kitsuke! In particular the Instagram account for Yukari is full of obi that are mind blowing awesome and rather complex. Instragram account: https://www.instagram.com/yuyukari7/ Here are just a few photos from the account, prepare to be impressed. #kitsuke #japanes

Join Ohio Kimono this weekend for a casual holiday open house! The holidays are a busy time, we would love to slow down and spend some time with our custoemrs and friends. You can pick up your pre-paid orders, or look at kimono in person that you saw in our online kimono store, and more. We will have the limited edition Halloween Pepsi for sale for only $5 all day! *Date: Dec 16th 11am to 5pm. **Address: 6647 Garden Rd, Maumee Ohio *Parking on the side of our condo. There wil

Tis the season for festival kawaii kitsuke! In the spirit of the holidays we are giving away a Christmas Tree Obidome! Just head to our Facebook page for your chance to enter and win! The winner will be allowed to customize their Christmas Tree Obidome further - such as adding little jungle bells, and even the kind of bracket on the back it will have. Obidome are a decorative element worn with Japanese kimono. Specifically they are jewelry that slides onto the obijime, and

You don't need to wait in line for hours at some big department store to get some great gifts, or even a little something for yourself this Black Friday! Ohio Kimono is having a Black Friday sale with 20% off your total purchase! This sale is 1 day only and begins at midnight, and ends at the following midnight. Need to buy a gift for a kimono addict in your life? Don't know what to get them? We always recommend as great gifts for all kimono addicts tabi socks, haori, and e

Our website has been busy, and buzzing with activity. The behind the scenes of our company is equally busy, as we attend to our customers individual needs and every order. With so much activity it is easy to miss how much work there still is left to do. Today we took a quick stock and tally of the kimono inventory waiting to be added to our online kimono store. Guess how many Japanese kimono are waiting to be added to our online kimono store? Over 600 kimono! We have 40+ ob

Holy cheese and crackers folks, we have a -lot- of obi in stock at the moment, 251 obi to be exacty. The majority of these obi are intended to be worn in a feminine style. These lovely ladies are all looking for a new home to love them be it that they are worn with kimono as a part of kitsuke, a wall scroll for interior design, or whatever it is you can envision. Almost all of our obi are in ready to wear condition. ALL obi are 15% off for 1 week only in our store! You also

We were pretty busy today and added to our website over 20 new listings of obi. These obi range from formal fukuro obi, to more casual nagoya obi. Almost all of these obi are intended to be worn in a feminine style, and are in fantastic ready to wear condition. These kinds of obi pair great with more formal Japanese kimono such as furisode, kurotomesode, and more. To discover our growing selection of obi for sale online visit our Nagoya Obi, and Fukuro Obi pages. Every obi

For years we have struggled with finding really kawaii netsuke, and obidome that was the ideal addition to our kimono kitsuke. Over the years we had seen really novel looking resin charms, but we could never find a steady or affordable supplier for these charms. After years of searching, it was time to roll up our selves and start making the charms ourselves. The 'Gold Raven' is our side company that specializes in custom resin charms and jewelry for kimono and western fashio

We are at Matsuricon this weekend and are having a great time! This weekend has been wonderful and allowed for us to reconnect with so many of our great customers! Check out the photos below that feature some great cosplay and also epic kimono kitsuke by our customers. We were also interviewed by Anime On Location! #kimonorobes #buykimono #ohioanimeconvention #animeconvention #matsuricon #antiqueobi #antiquekimono #authentickimonoforsale #buyakimono #buyhaori #buyjuban #buyja