Kimono is now globally known as a traditional Japanese garment. This episode examines how kimonos were represented and experienced on stage at the West End theatres during the second half of the nineteenth century. The host of the show, Arisa Yamaguchi, talks about the Victorian Japanese-themed musicals that were performed in London and beyond. The whole discussion on the Victorian and Edwardian experiences of kimonos was included in Yamaguchi's recently published book, Sarotial Japonisme and the Experience of Kimonos in Britain, 1865-1914 (Routledge, 2023).

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