Ukiyoe EDO-LIFE: A Fashion Night

26.6. 13:55

NHK WORLD-JAPAN

5 minutes

For a time during the Edo period, fireworks lit up the skies practically every night in the summer. It was a chance for women to dress up and let loose ... and grab the attention of male suitors.

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For a time during the Edo period, fireworks lit up the skies practically every night in the summer. It was a chance for women to dress up and let loose ... and grab the attention of male suitors.