Taisho period
Gajoen offers over 2,500 kimono/accessory combinations for day-long experience, professional photography service available too.
Don’t know how to tie a kimono sash? No problem, because the clever design of these garments means you don’t have to.
You can practically taste the nostalgia permeating this Taisho-era ryokan in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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