I was looking around online for Kimono exhibitions to write about, and I found this website for Japan Performing Arts! And I was very excited to see that they run a range of different online courses for Japanese dance and free yukata dressing classes! And given you can buy a block of 12 classes for just $45 American dollars, it seems like very good value! You can see more information here.
Japan Performing Arts is based in New York, so the classes are intended to be accessible to English speakers. Locally they run kimono related events and have a dedicated Instagram account for this concept:
It seems they've even been able to locate a hairdresser who can replicate traditional Japanese hairstyles!
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