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Japanese Customs: Kimonos and Marriage The purpose of my paper is about the Japanese Kimonos and Marriage. Even though we have not gotten to chapter twelve of the book I found that the section on marital assimilation interesting to me. From reading I decided to write my paper on Japanese Customs since we are talking about the Asian-American experience. Within this I have found that there martial practices are different than Americans. Within in the Japanese culture they tend to marry within there culture and they also marry at an older age. Below in the following paper you will learn about Kimonos and Marriage. Kimonos are the traditional wrap around, full piece robe worn by both men and women. There are many different periods that fall under the kimono history. They are the Primitive, Asuka, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, Azuchi Momoyani, Edo, and the Meiji, Taishyo and Shyowa. The time frame for these periods ranges from 561-1868. The kimonos have change in various ways. Some of these characteristics are silk, printed cotton, and various types of headpieces. The sash that is tied around the kimono is called an Obi. It can be tied in a variety of simple and elaborate ways. An Obi may be as wide as one foot and as long as thir