Men’s Kimono for Tea Ceremony – Customers Who Visit Us from Overseas

2025年12月02日

A customer living in California visited our shop

Recently a customer who lives in California visited our shop.

She is Japanese, and her husband is American. They practice tea ceremony（sado） together in the U.S.

As we talked, she told me that the number of people practicing tea ceremony in America is gradually increasing.

She came to Japan this time hoping to find a kimono and haori coat for her husband’s tea ceremony, so she first looked around several department stores. However, she said there were very few suitable items, and the ones she did find were very expensive. That is how she eventually ended up at our shop.

Through a video call with her husband, we chose a kimono fabric and a haori fabric for him.

We did not take care of the tailoring this time – she purchased the bolts of fabric and took them back to the U.S. as they were.

The fabrics in the photo are part of the pure-silk kimono line that I usually recommend for tea ceremony.

The price of each bolt is JPY 110,000 (roughly several hundred US dollars, depending on the exchange rate).

People who practice tea ceremony, even overseas, often follow a similar path: they first start with a polyester kimono, then gradually feel like “I’d like to try wearing silk as well.” When they come to Japan, they look for a place where they can buy a proper men’s kimono, and some of them find their way to our shop.

It makes me feel that men’s kimono for tea ceremony is spreading not only within Japan, but also quietly around the world.

Another customer from California

We also had another couple visit us who are living in California.

In this case, the husband ordered a full tea-ceremony outfit:

a men’s kimono and a pure-silk haori coat.

For this couple we are taking care of the tailoring at our shop. The finished items will be ready around January, and they plan to pick everything up the next time they come to Japan.

We do not ship overseas or sell online

Our shop does not offer overseas shipping or online sales.

However, for customers living abroad, there are still a few ways to enjoy a proper pure-silk men’s kimono from our shop:

〇　Place an order when you visit Japan, and pick it up at the shop on your next trip.

〇　Use a domestic delivery / forwarding service to send the finished kimono to an address in Japan.

〇　Ask a friend or acquaintance in Japan to receive the parcel for you.

With a little bit of planning, it is possible to have a men’s kimono for tea ceremony tailored in pure silk, even if you are living overseas.

I hope this article can be a reference for anyone living outside Japan who would like to wear a proper men’s kimono for tea ceremony.