Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo now offers traditional kimono rentals and fittings for guests.
The hotel is partnering with Hakubi Kyoto Kimono Institute, which teaches people how to dress in kimono, on the initiative. A kimono expert from the institute will visit a guest’s room and help with putting on the kimono, which then can be returned the next morning, so guests can enjoy a dinner or other outing dressed in kimono. Guests must make an appointment for the service a week in advance.
“Wearing kimono gives you a special feeling,” said Koichi Urashima, general manager of Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo. “However, it hasn’t been easy for overseas visitors to enjoy this experience. The kimono is wearable art, and expensive. It¹s also complicated to put on. We are very excited that we’ve finally found a way to offer this quintessentially Japanese experience to our international guests, both ladies and gentlemen.”