Earth Friendly studio presenting the harmonious refined Japanese spirituality
~ Closed from November 3~15, 2026 ~
和装道きものファッションショー・着装実演・講演・講義
WASŌ-DŌ KIMONO FASHION SHOW / DRESSING DEMONSTRATION / ACADEMIC LECTURE
From East coast to around the world, please feel free to contact.
東海岸周辺から全米、海外まで、ご気軽に御相談下さい。
Following services may be provided upon your need:
* Minimum of 30 minutes or longer Kimono fashion show.
* Not only performing a fashion show, I can demonstrate the Kimono dressing & Obi sash tying on stage, using models.
* Possibly having your event attendees as a model. Audience usually love this experience to be dressed in Kimono!
* "Dressing experience" corner after the fashion show that your event attendees get to be dressed in Yukata (summer casual Kimono) to get their photos taken with their own camera. I can pose them very nicely. According to my past experience, people love this service very much!
Requests to my client:
* Clean stage
* Sound system, such as CD player or iPod player.
* Projector (if educational lecture is involved)
* Clean secure dressing room
* Complimentary parking space
【Past Appearances 過去の出演暦 】
2023
Sakura Sunday at National Harbor
2022
Autumn Harvest Moon Festival in Frederick
2019
Chinatown Festival in Washington D.C.
Lotus festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
2018
Sakura Matsuri National Cherry Blossom Festival Matsuri Kimono Show
Producer, Presenter, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Maplewood Place
Presenter on Kimono academic lecture and dressing demonstration
2017
Autumn Kimono Fashion Show at U.S. National Arboretum Aki-matsuri
Lotus and Water Lily Festival Summer Kimono Fashion Show at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
Ekoji Obon Festival Summer Kimono Fashion Show
Sakura Matsuri National Cherry Blossom Festival on Spring & Shinto Priestess Kimono Fashion Show/Dressing Demonstration
2016
Aki-matsuri Kimono Fashion Show at U.S. Arboretum
Producer, Presenter, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Ekoji Obon Festival Summer Kimono Fashion Show
Producer, Presenter, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Sakura Matsuri National Cherry Blossom Festival
Producer, Presenter, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Strathmore Mansion
Producer, Presenter, Dresser, Script writer, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Katsucon
Producer, Presenter, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
2015
Freer|Sackler gallery of the Smithsonian's Museum of Asian Art
Producer, Presenter, Dresser, Script writer, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Ekoji Obon Festival
Producer, Dresser, Script writer, Runway Walk adviser, Model
FCCLA
Producer, Dresser, Script writer, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Sakura Matsuri National Cherry Blossom Festival
Producer, Dresser, Script writer, Runway Walk adviser, Model
T-Mode
Producer, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
2014
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Producer, Dresser
Zenkaikon
Producer, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Sakura Matsuri National Cherry Blossom Festival
Producer, Dresser, Script writer, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Encore at Turf Valley
Producer, Dresser, Model
2013
Otsukimi Moon Viewing at Ekoji Temple
Producer, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
GEICO celebrating Asian American History Month
Producer, Dresser
T-MODE 2013
Producer, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Maplewood Park Place
Producer, Dresser, Model
Sakura Matsuri National Cherry Blossom Festival
Producer, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Zenkaikon
Producer, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
Katsucon
Producer, Dresser, Runway Walk adviser, Model
2012
US Army Corps of Engineers celebrating Asian American History Month
Producer, Dresser, Model
Before 2010
Wamiles Cosmetics Kimono Show
Dresser, Stage coordinator, Script writer, Runway Walk adviser, Model
New Years Kimono shows in Little Tokyo
Assistant Kimono dresser, Model, Obi demonstrations
Kimono show at The Japanese Garden
Assistant dresser, Model, Obi demonstration
Bowers Museum Kimono show
Assistant dresser, Model, Obi demonstration
Atelier Kanawa currently does not train or certify Kimono professionals regardless the refined quality class materials. Please be aware of the ones who may state to be my former short term students falsely titling themselves as a Kimono dresser/seller, while they are completely beginner level amateur and unable to take the responsibility with their dressing skill, knowledge, and Kimono decorum. Without official certification by professional training course and passing the examinations, it is not allowed to title oneself a Kimono dresser/Kimono Consultant to represent the heritage. Our only official assistant dressers are our current Matsu-gumi rank senior students.
Thank you very much for your sincere understanding for what it takes to preserve the quality of "way of life" traditional Japanese culture, and your support to properly and respectfully passed it on from our ancestors to future generations. Our heritage shouldn’t be harmed by amateurs’ ego for desiring their own personal fame, but must be preserved by skillful humble professionals and our dedicated students.