CLOTHING
13-1 Clothing worn around the house, shopping, and work is restrained for both men and women.
13-2 Hade (gaudy) kimono material is suitable for young girls.
13-3 Senren kimono material is suitable for young women.
13-4 Jimi (sober plainness) kimono cloth is suitable for domestic wear or older women.
13-5 Older women in jimi kimono
13-6 Shibui (restrained spontaneity) material is suitable for older women who desire something less monotonous than jimi .
13-7 Maiko on left and Geisha on right with the two authors. As apprentice geisha, maiko can wear more colorful clothing than a geisha.
13-8 Colorful graduation ceremony clothing
13-9 Boy's formal kimono is relatively lacking in color.
13-10 Girl's formal kimono is much more colorful than her male counterpart.
13-11 Mother's kimono is plain compared to that of her young daughter.
13-12 This photo exemplifies the rules for both gender and age. The father is dressed in a dark suit; the mother's formal kimono is less colorful than that of her young daughter.
FANTASY
13-13 Comic book provide a private outlet for fantasy.
13-14 Pachinko parlours provide a stimulating, noisy environment for those wishing to escape the monotony of everyday life.
13-15 A love hotel with its garish colors
13-16 A fantasymobile
KITSCH
13-17 Colonel Sanders dressed as a samurai
13-18 Religious statue (Jizo) equipped with helmet and gasoline can
13-19 Religious statue with clothing and make-up
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