Experiences / Culture

Being dressed in a kimono

着物の着付け体験 きもののきつけたいけん

Craft · Photogenic · With children

A rental house dresses you in silk or good synthetic, ties the obi, sets your hair and hands you a bag and sandals for the day; you return by evening or the next morning. Asakusa has the most houses and the temple town to walk; Kagurazaka's lanes and the Meiji Shrine forest are quieter settings. Men's kimono are available everywhere and look better than most men expect.

How to arrange it
Book the earliest slot online, choose silk, ask for a private dressing room; a photographer can be added.
Price band
¥¥
Allow
240 min

Where to book it

Asakusa

Genroku Kimono

元禄着物

¥¥ · 45 min · English: no

A newer, independently run Asakusa rental shop rather than one of the well-known chains, Genroku keeps its casual kimono and yukata dressing straightforward and inexpensive, three minutes from the station and temple approach. It suits a visitor who wants a quick, unfussy change into kimono for walking around Senso-ji rather than a formal photo-studio package.

Kagurazaka

KADODE Kagurazaka

KADODE神楽坂店

¥¥¥ · 60 min · English: no

Rather than the casual yukata-and-photo-walk format common in Asakusa, KADODE dresses guests in proper visiting kimono (homongi) with a full sixteen-piece set and professional dressing, aimed at occasions rather than sightseeing selfies. Its Kagurazaka salon sits in the neighborhood's quiet, geisha-era backstreets, a different setting entirely from the temple-town rental shops.

Asakusa

Kimono Rental REN

着物レンタル REN

¥¥ · 360 min · English: yes

A straightforward, well-regarded Asakusa shop that offers true silk kimono alongside its cotton yukata, with hair styling included in most plans — for travellers who want silk specifically rather than a budget polyester rental.

Asakusa

Kimono Rental YAE Asakusa

着物レンタル八重

¥¥ · 360 min · English: yes

A large Asakusa house two minutes from Kaminarimon that keeps a genuine silk tier alongside its everyday plans, with hair styling and photography bundled in rather than sold piecemeal. English-speaking staff and same-day rental make it an easy first stop before Sensoji.

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