The "yukata," or summer kimono, is enjoying a sales boom among women thanks to drastically reduced prices and bold designs inspired by Western clothing.
The hottest-selling fabrics appear to be dark blue and black, and yellow and pink.
A woman in her 20s, who wished to remain unnamed, started wearing yukata several years ago.
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