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Kimono for you to wear or for souvenir?

Traditional Kimono is wide range of the price.

If you would like to buy traditional Kimono for you to wear, you can go to
the department store such as Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihongobashi or Shinjyuku Takashimaya Department store. The most of Department store have a Kimono shop and their selection(High quality, Hand Made , Silk Kimono)
The Price range is more than 100,000yen
http://www.mitsukoshi.co.jp/store/fcs/english/1010/
http://www.takashimaya.co.jp/store/foreign/

If you would like to buy a second hand Kimono, you can go to
The Oriental Bazaar in Harajuku.
This place is always full of tourist.
It's fun to look around in the shop. There are so many
traditional things middle of the town.

It's good to buy for you a good memory of Japan and good for souvenir.

Oriental Bazaar
Tel: 03-3400-3933. Closed Thursday.
Nearest stations: Harajuku or Omotesando.

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