By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
August 24, 2021 at 07:00 JST
"Iroppoi"--I love the sound of this word. To my ears, it’s not quite as in-your-face as “sexy.” I find men and women in "yukata" cotton summer kimono to be, under certain circumstances, like at a festival, iroppoi. [Read More]
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