Finally, the introduction of Western dress and music, coupled with rising prosperity and disposable income among urban Japanese, led to changes in fashion and customs. The mobo, or “modern boy,” ...

Core Kyoto reveals the city's aesthetic sense through a new wave of local fashion in step with modern lifestyles. While seemingly Japanese, the coat's three-dimensional cut to fit the figure ...

Haiku Hike Kamishibai Theatre (Modern Period literature) At the end of this lesson students will be able to: Make inferences about the culture of Japan through analysis of written texts relating to ...