Japan Made A Kimono For Lebanon At The Olympics & It's Beautiful!
In celebration of the Olympic Games currently being hosted in Tokyo, Japanese artists have created a kimono for Lebanon and every other country participating in the event.
The kimono is a traditional Japanese garment and Japan 's national dress.
The kimono representing Lebanon incorporates various aspects of Lebanese culture and heritage, including a church and a mosque side-by-side; the Baalbek temple; the Raouche Rock; not to mention the Phoenician alphabet and the Phoenician ship.
Grapes, representing Lebanese wine, dangle from the top of the kimono, where a Phoenix is depicted soaring in the sky. The Lebanese cedar tree also makes an appearance, on the lower-left corner of the fabric.
The kimono is part of an initiative launched in 2014 by the Japan -based Imagine Oneworld organization, in honor of the 2020 Olympics .
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Led by Japanese designer Yoshimasa Takakura, the Kimono Project commissioned 213 kimonos representing each of the participating nations at the Olympics .
Each kimono cost an estimated $9,000 to craft, and the project is funded by donations and sponsorships.
Lebanon is being represented by six athletes at the Tokyo Olympics , in swimming, shooting, weightlifting, athletics, and judo.
Check out the full schedule for the Lebanese Olympic Team to follow their progress.