Steps to Wear a Yukata

(Scroll to bottom to watch the tutorial video.)

Step 1

Put on your yukata.
Slip your arms into the sleeves of the yukata and grip it along its front edge, one side in each hand, at about waist level.
Then fold the right edge underneath the left edge, and hold it in place with your hand.
Make sure the left side of the yukata is on the top this is because if the right side of yukata is on the top it is meant for the dead that are buried.

Step 2

Fold the left edge over the right edge and hold it in place with your hand while you get your obi (belt) to secure your yukata.

Step 3

Make sure everything in place with the obi (belt) by wrapping it around your waist.
Wrap it from the front to your back.
The bow of the obi must goes to the back because in old japan, those who wore their bow infront of the yukata were ladies that do sex-oriented business to indicate their occupation.

Step 4

Cross the belt around your back and tie it in the back.
For men, the belt should rest lower on the hips. For women, the belt is tied at the waist.

Step 5

Adjust the length of the belt and adjust the knot to secure the yukata tightly and lies on the back.

Step 6 (Optional)

In cooler weather, the outer jacket known as haori can be worn over the yukata like a coat.
Yukata coats have ties at chest level with which they can be secured, and may have a pocket for carrying small items such as your room key.
Alternatively, yukata coat sleeves are designed so that items can be carried easily.

Completing

After completing the whole process of wearing yukata, the matching shoes for yukata is needed to decide.
There are two different shoes which are meant to wear together with yukata which are geta and zori sandals.
The only difference between these two sandals is that geta is a platform sandals while zori has a lower platform.
In addition, it is an option to wear a pair socks with yukata.