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Maybe you don't know that Kimonos became the traditional clothing around late 700’s and everyone in Japan used to wear their Kimonos, all the time, men, women and children.Kimono was accepted as the traditional clothing of Japan for a long time. But with the Meiji era (from 1868) the Japanese government started discouraging Kimonos and Japanese people were encouraged to adopt western clothes.Nowadays Kimonos are worn only during special occasions like funerals, festivals, and weddings.