Néojaponisme. Shogun-ki. A blog about culture and love in Japan. Are there any Japanese boarding schools? The definition of boarding school needs some elucidation here.
It is sometimes considered that the term “boarding school” apparently doesn’t include “school/private school plus dormitory” definition. And while there several Japanese private schools with dormitories, it is sometimes said that there were no Japanese boarding schools in Japan. Not in the sense of “traditional boarding school” or “elite boarding school” in the mould of Eton College or the Elite Eight or Top Ten/Twenty US Boarding Schools (such as Choate or Groton and others). At least … there weren’t … not until Toyota’s 2006 when Toyota’s former President founded Japan’s first elite boarding school called Kaiyo Academy. EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM & PRACTICE IN JAPAN. View topic - Maiko Hikizuri Measurement Guide. This was a little something I originally put together for a friend.
It's not quite a sewing diagram for a maiko hikizuri, but it provides very detailed measurements which you can use to create your own maiko hikizuri. These are the measurements I used to create my Harunohana hikizuri ( ) - it includes measurements for where to place the body extension in order to make a regular kimono into a hikizuri. Japan Couture Addicts : Bienvenue ! Japanese Sewing, Pattern, Craft Books and Fabrics.