Yukari shows Becky how to fold a Yukata

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This beautiful Yukata was made by Yukari when she was at school in Japan.
Becky is looking after it now, so a lesson in folding was needed!
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So, I'm going to show you how to fold it.
This is yukata. It's called yukata.
Not kimono.
This is what we call probably bathrobe.
After having hot...
Onsen.
Onsen. A hot spring.
Then you don't want to dress back to daytime clothes.
So you wear yukata.
And then you can relax.
And you can go to bed with it.
So it's really like Japanese...
It's allowed to wander around with pyjamas.
It's kind of like the Japanese pyjama version.
This is actually one you made, isn't it?
Yes, when I was in high school.
It's beautiful.
It's kind of one term that we're going to do it.
So I have to...
Just before we start doing it on holiday,
we just have to...
We're giving one meter cloth.
And then I have to make 100 lines of stitches.
To practice before they let you loose.
For the new term.
So that you are prepared.
Holiday homework.
Because it is very neat stitching.
Thank you very much.
I noticed that.
It's quite ancient.
There's lots of stains.
I'm so grateful you're treasuring it.
It's amazing.
I love it.
Right, so you see this line?
Yeah.
So that should be folded properly.
So it's really like origami.
And then...
And you said I need to be at the side.
Because that's tradition.
Yes, so these sleeves are on here.
You sit down there.
Fold it back.
And you do the same here.
So it's like origami.
So you see.
Here.
This line, I found the line, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
Right.
And you stretch it.
Okay.
And then fold it back.
Yeah, in this line.
Right.
And then sleeves together.
And then you want to put this.
This and this have to be...
So this is to come over.
Yes, come over.
Together.
This and this have to be down.
Okay.
One, two, three.
Right.
Brilliant.
It is like origami.
Yes.
And sleeves together.
Okay.
And then this is a collar.
Like that.
And then...
How did you fold the collar?
I don't know.
It was just...
So it's already folded in the middle.
In the middle.
So like you fold at the bottom of a shopping bag.
Okay.
Yeah.
Just reminded me of...
No.
Like that.
Okay.
And then...
No, I think I'll put it later.
Would you like to fold it?
Like one third.
Half or third?
One third.
A third.
About there.
I want you to see here.
Yeah, that's it.
And then you fold it again.
Okay.
All right.
Oh, that's lovely.
Yes.
That's such a good way to...
Yes.
And then put this over.
And that's it.
Perfect.
Thank you.
Arigato gozaimashita.
