chronicling our travels. After using that site for 17 years, technology changed; it can no longer be updated. Welcome to our NEW SITE which follows our journeys from the Fall of 2016 to present. Our thanks go to Andy Paluch/WebGuyz!
This is a protective suit to be worn in case of fire. Often the women of the samurai class (military nobility) who lived in Edo (now Tokyo) had this clothing as fire was a common occurrence.