About This Items
- This kimono is called Haori.
- It is worn over a kimono with an obi tied around it to protect it from the cold and to protect the kimono and obi from stains.
- Unlike a kimono coat, it can be worn indoors as well as outdoors.
- When this haori is woven from pure silk, a lucky tortoise shell pattern (hexagonal) is placed throughout the fabric.
- The turtle represents longevity and has been favored as a mark of good fortune in Japan since ancient times.