Jūnihitoe
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The jūnihitoe, more formally known as the itsutsuginu-karaginu-mo, is a style of formal court dress first worn in the Heian period by noble women and ladies-in-waiting at the Japanese Imperial Court.
A young woman modelling a jūnihitoe
Court ladies wearing the jūnihitoe, image from the Genji monogatari
Empress Kōjun wearing a jūnihitoe for her enthronement in 1928
Empress Michiko wearing the jūnihitoe at the enthronement ceremony in November 1990
Balliol College, Oxford, where Masako studied international relations
The newly married Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako in Japanese traditional attire, with the Prince wearing a sokutai, the Princess a jūnihitoe, 1993
A 500-yen coin issued to commemorate the imperial wedding