Miwa’s Kyoto Kimono Experience
The kimono is perhaps the most iconic item from traditional Japanese culture known and appreciated abroad. You will no doubt see many people in beautiful and exotic kimono while on your visit to Kyoto. Why not be a part of it? Get yourself dressed up in kimono for a ‘Kyoto’ experience that you will remember for a lifetime!
Miwa is a licensed kimono dresser and has a collection of beautiful, antique kimono for visitors to use. She can dress you for memorable photos at your hotel or ryokan garden, take you out around the city to pose at some historic sightseeing destinations or send you off to dinner authentically wrapped, tied and decorated in kimono.
For details use the contact form at the bottom of this page.
Miwa – Kimono Lover
Miwa’s Kyoto Experience Tour Support
We have found that many people are visiting KyotoFoodie in preparation for their trip to Kyoto so Miwa offers advice on personalized and completely unique ‘experience’ tours of Kyoto.
Miwa has several years of experience assisting foreign visitors to Kyoto; helping them find out all that is available to experience here, planning itineraries, making reservations, logistics, dealing with any difficulties encountered and more.
Stop by our Kyoto Support forum at OpenKyoto to ask your question or use the form below to send Paku an email.
In addition to visiting the sights in the guidebooks, please consider the following unique experiences when you visit Kyoto:
Kyoto Activities
- Making Wagashi (traditional Japanese confections)
- Japanese Cooking School
- Furoshiki Wrapping Lesson
- Kyoto Temple Zen Meditation
- Making Japanese Washi (paper)
- Wearing a Kimono
- Experiencing Geisha (Maiko) Outfit and Makeup
- Making Your Own Japanese Chopsticks
- Yuzen Stencil and Dyeing
- Making Your Own Japanese Fan
- Japanese Lacquer Arts
- Natural Dyeing with Plants
- Pottery Making
Visit Kyoto
- Nishijin Weaving Workshops
- The ‘Friendly’ Side of Nishiki Market
- Kyoto Central Wholesale Food Market
- Soba Lunch at Old Farm House in the North Mountains of Kyoto
- Some of the ‘less discovered’ 1,200 temples and shrines in this ancient city.
Custom Plans, Research and Assistance
Are you interested in meeting traditional Kyoto artists, craftsmen for research or business development activities and so on? Something else? Ask Miwa!
About Me, Miwa
I have a great love for Kyoto and have lived in Kyoto for more than 6 years. I know the city well and I speak English fluently. When I was in high school I lived in Australia and in university I lived in London. After returning to Japan I worked at a famous ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) in Gion for 2 years because I wanted to learn more about and immerse myself in Kyoto culture everyday.
Now I work as an interpreter for foreign visitors to Kyoto.
I have guided many friends around Kyoto and took them on various adventures. Some of them I dressed in kimono and made them up like a Japanese woman.
When you come to Kyoto, be sure to experience the Japanese kimono!