Take a look at these beautiful yukata fabrics hanged up to dry. The garment is traditionally worn by Japanese females in the spring and early summer months and is one of the most recognizable forms of dress as depicted in countless movies and animation. These days yukata are being worn by younger women with a more modern twist with tons of different patterns and colors.

From Wikipedia, “the general rule is the younger the person, the brighter the color and bolder the pattern. A child might wear a multicolored print and a young woman, a floral print, while an older woman would confine herself to a traditional dark blue with geometric patterns.”

On display here is the traditional dye technique, still practiced in the town of Ikagura in Nara prefecture. From a height of about 6 meters, the fabric is hung like a curtain and dried naturally in the air after the patterns and hues have been carefully inspected. Work on these wonders will continue until mid-April, after which some lucky gal will get to wrap herself up in one.