Kyoto city govenment announced that everybody who wears a Kimono (Japanese or Gaijin, m and f), will get a free ticket from Friday - for 11 days (seen at the German News channel NTV)
reason is that the regional government wants to push the local textil industry
some good info! thanks!
i didn't even know men could wear kimono :bluush: Japan Trip Report - Greg Wesson's Esoteric Globe::
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Awesome plan! :D
I dont have a kimono but I do have a jimbe... its kinda cold for that sort of clothing though :S
sounds like a good deal to me. but only for 11 days...? :(
BBC News : Kyoto rewards kimono wearers (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4328439.stm)
Japan's Kyoto city is offering free public transport and entry to tourist attractions for the next 11 days to anyone wearing a kimono.
The scheme is a bid to promote the traditional costume, which most people now only wear on special occasions.
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For those without a kimono, they can be hired for 3,000 yen ($28) a day, said Ami Tsujii, a Kyoto official in charge of promoting traditional industries.
Some 20 tourist attractions will be offering free entry, including Nijo Castle, Kyoto Tower and some museums.
I was so excited about the initiative when I read the news last night that I even had a dream about it, but it was in Marunouchi and anybody wearing a kimono could eat at restaurants for free. :D
Hmm...quite a interesting way to get people's attention. I'd wear one if I was there, but since I'm not, oh well.
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Kyoto gives FREE public transports and entry to tourist attractions for next 11 days