"Originally, kamiko meant a shabby kimono made by pasting scraps of washi (Japanese paper) together, but as a Kabuki costume, the kamiko is stylized using black silk crepe on which parts of love letters, etc., are embroidered with gold and silver thread [more details]. In Japanese: 紙子...
Kimonois mainly used as a costume for Kabuki, a performing art that grew up in the Edo period. In addition to kimonos such as yukata and hanten that are worn even today, as samurai costumes, a set of hakama and jacket called kamishimo, sometimes reminiscent of a fantasy existence. What ...