Is Japanese kimono also called bathrobe?

It is not "kimono is also called bathrobe". Bathrobe (ゆかた) is a kind of kimono (わふく), which is a kind of clothing in summer in Japan. Compared with ordinary kimono, bathrobe is lighter. As the name implies, bathrobes are clothes related to bathing; In hotels in Japan, bathrobes are commonly used clothes after soaking in hot springs or taking a bath. Bathrobe is also common in Japanese summer festivals, celebrations and fireworks shows.

Bathrobe is a kind of cool clothes, similar to other traditional Japanese clothes. Bathrobe has straight seams and wide sleeves. But unlike a kimono, bathrobes are made of cotton instead of silk or synthetic fibers.

Traditional bathrobes are mostly made of cotton dyed with blue dyes, but now the color selection of bathrobes has become diversified. Usually, young wearers will choose patterns with brighter colors and more patterns, while older people will choose patterns with darker colors and simpler patterns, which is similar to kimono. Since the end of1990s, bathrobes have shown signs of re-popularity. Many young Japanese women will wear bathrobes in summer, which is not restricted by tradition.

Bathrobe can be worn by both men and women. In Japanese hot spring hotels, hotels usually provide guests with bathrobes, and some people even wear bathrobes to go shopping or eat in restaurants. Wearing a bathrobe usually requires a cloth belt to prevent the bathrobe from opening. In private places, such as wearing a bathrobe after taking a shower, you may just need to tie it with a simple belt. When you wear a bathrobe, you usually wear Japanese clogs or slippers.

Japanese bathrobes, regardless of gender, old and young, should be handed in. The right way is to put your right hand into your clothes from the front. The upper right and the lower left are the ways to wear the shroud of the deceased.

Sumo wrestlers wear bathrobes in public. Newborn sumo wrestlers can only wear thin bathrobes in any weather, even when it is cold. In summer, most sumo wrestlers wear them.