Every day is still cold in Hamamatsu.
Maximum temperature is 12℃, minimum is 2℃ now
I feel so cold when I turn on the stove in the morning, and I hold my 2years son at midnight
when he start crying.
At that time, This kimono is so useful. We called " Hanten".
"Hanten" is special kimono in Japan, it came into fashion among the people at
the Edo period.
This is waist-length jacket, we used to be wear on top of kimono.
There is a cotton inside. That why so warm!!
( By the way,we have a different kind of "Hanten" which doesn't have cotton inside.
When the time was Edo period, Carpenters, craftmans and firefighters wore this kind of
"Hanaten" very well.)
We can buy this new style "Hanten" in these days. This is a checked pattern.
A cuff has elastic band, there is a many pockets. It is good for housekeeping.
And the front side has a buttons not strings.
In really, I wear this type now.
There is a cotton inside, so so warm! 
When it get duty, I can wash by myself.
With Japanese moral sense,
maybe, It's no problem if you go to garbege bump with wearing "Hanten" ,
but not for shopping.
This is for kids!
I bought this to my daughter at old kimono shop.
This is better than anyone's else in my family.
I thought that this is so cute!
It's remind me of a little boy who appear in the old tale.
It's 3 years since she wore.
Getting small .....
My son wears "Hanten" too.
But he has never wear at daytime in order to he is the person who is sensitive to the heart.
I made him wear "Hanten" for taking a picture by force.
He loves to wear the time after took a hot bath and catch a cold.
It seems he likes this warm taste at that kind of occasion.
Economy is booming in Japan in these days.
Wear "Hanten" getting popular not use an air conditioner often.
Thus, there are various kind of "Hanten" now.
On the one hand, it is western teste which like I wear.
On the other hand, you can see very Japanese taste's "Hanten".
The price is about ...from 8000yen to 5000yen for the adult,
about 3000yen for the kids.
A person who hate gets clod, shall we wear "Hanten" together
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Tonight we are having about -30C :), but it is worm inside. We don't need to heat our flats more, central heating is enough.
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-30!! I can't believe it! so cold!!!
we don't have central heating system. I envy you . I wish we have that too.
miko said: "Do you want to enjoy Miko's blog with 2 languages?"
I have started to read it - but have few questions with translation i wonder where can i ask about it.
my winter's temperature -5... +15 but yesterday was -24 btw
Hi! -24, it sound very cold. I don't think I can stand it.
What kind of question do you have? I think it depend on the question.
Please let me know at first If you want at here.
You make a fair point, but have you thought about how it may affect different people? I don't say you're wrong, I just want to indicate that there is more than 1 side to this story.
Hello Miko,
I like your 'Hanten' very much - I would like to share the cosy experience wearing one since winters in Germany - at least for my body temperatures - last about 10 months...
Are you making hanten by yourself? How can I order one?
Thanks for ryour reply
Livia
Hello, Livia.
I heard that Germany is so cold in this winter.
my friend she lives in Berlin, the temperature was -17 at night time she said.
I am not make hanaten bymyself. but my grandmother used to be make it!
iwill look for internet site which you can order from germany.
Do you use air conditioner for heating?
A friend of mine was in Japan for a half year, she said that there is some heater also, what you can put into the room and you use firewood maybe? And it is possible to cook on the top, or at least keep the tea on it.
we have air conditoner at each room, but it not different from central heating system like westan country uses.
In the morning, our room is so cold, because of usually we are turn off air conditioner when we go to sleep.
Besides, we do not have to use firewood inside of house normally,
I know how it is warm. I wish I could use firewood. so cozy!
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