Dressed In Style

Location: Sensō-ji Buddhist Temple, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

**This photo was selected for the cover of the 2022-2023 Stars & Stripes magazine - Welcome to the Pacific: Japan & Okinawa.**

When we lived in South Korea, we enjoyed seeing women dress up in traditional hanbok while sightseeing around the palaces in Seoul.

Similarly, there are rental shops around popular tourist attractions in Tokyo for people to dress in traditional clothing to simply wander and sightsee or do some cool photo shoots.

Who wouldn’t want to step out in style in traditional Japanese clothing, like kimono and yukata, while exploring the old-fashion streets of Asakusa near Senso-Ji Temple?

I did not get to partake in the fun during this particular trip but there were many lovely ladies adorned in gorgeous traditional clothing that added a sense of timelessness and place.

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