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About Kimono Seikatsu

Kimono Seikatsu means kimono life, and it is the founding principal behind this project.  Ara Mahar created the concept in 2015 and is the driving force behind it all.

About the Creator

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Ara has been studying kimono since 2012 both in the US at the Boston Kimono Academy WAGOKORO, and in Japan with the Sodo Kimono Academy (装道礼法きもの学院).  They have participated in various kimono dressing competitions, given lectures about kimono dressing, and hosted private and public kimono classes.

Ara's passion for traditional Japanese culture runs wide and deep, as they are in involved with various other cultural pursuits including competitive karuta, tea ceremony, and historical research.

Ara is also involved in a few other interesting projects which you can check out below.


Instagram

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You can follow Kimono Seikatsu on Instagram!  Follow us for more behind the scenes looks and collage photos.

Facebook

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You can follow Kimono Seikatsu on Facebook!  This is the best place to stay up to date with all of our activities.

Youtube

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You can follow Kimono Seikatsu on YouTube!  We mainly post two series, Kimono Corner (tutorial videos) and Kimono Asobi (trying to do crazy things in kimono).

Kimono de Jack America

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Ara manages the American page for Kimono de Jack.

Kimono de Jack Massachusetts

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Ara founded and runs the Kimono de Jack in Massachusetts.

International Kimono Club Discord Server

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Ara created and runs an international kimono discord server!  Join Ara along with many other kimono lovers to discuss things in both English and Japanese.  We have channels for various topics including: kitsuke help, photo sharing, other traditional arts, Japanese language discussion, and a lounge!

Come check us out and stay for a while!
https://discord.gg/qjJfEyevqQ
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