Bon Dance & Yukata - Summer Dress

This day Saturday April 21, 2007, I went to Kansai Gaidai University to live a Japanese cultural experience. We learned how to put on the Yukata dress and also learned a few steps of the Bon Dance.
This is a famous dance in Japan, called "Bon Odori" (盆踊り) in Japanese. People dance the Bon Dance during the Bon Festival, which is held in the Summer as a holiday to honor the departed spirits of one's ancestors.

The ladies on the photos are actually a team of dancers who belong to a Japanese Dance Academy and have been dancing for some 15 years. They come to the Uniersity once a year and donate their time to devote it to international students who want to weara Yukata and learn about their dances.

(浴衣, Yukata) is a Japanese summer garment. People wearing yukata are a common sight at fireworks displays, bon-odori festivals, and other summer ...
The material of my Yukata is cotton, but there are other light weight fabrics as well. In comparison to the Kinomo,which has many layers of thigh, heavy material yukata is very light and easy to put on.