Men's Crane and Sun Kimono Jacket 'Asayake'
A large red sun, white cranes and plum blossom on charcoal, with waves beneath.
Men's Crane and Sun Kimono Jacket 'Asayake'
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The short answer
A short open kimono jacket in polyester, charcoal, with a red sun and white cranes printed across the back and blossom branches on the front. Runs small: take one size up.
Sizing
Cut to Asian sizing, which runs smaller than US sizing. Between two sizes, take the larger. Measurements are taken flat; allow 2 cm.
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Fabric & care
The composition is stated in the description and printed on the inner label. Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over prints or embroidery.
Shipping & returns
Shipping is free on every order, with no minimum. Duties and import taxes are prepaid at checkout. Orders leave in 1 to 3 business days and take 6 to 12 business days on average; a tracking number is emailed on dispatch.
You may return any item within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. Write to contact@yonaku.com and we email you a prepaid label.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We name every garment for what it is: a kimono jacket is not a haori, an unlined kimono is not a yukata.
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About this piece
A red sun on a charcoal sky, two cranes crossing it, blossom at the edges
Everything on this jacket has been on Japanese cloth for three hundred years, and the print knows it. The back carries a red sun the size of a dinner plate, high and slightly left, with two white cranes sweeping under it and a branch of white blossom leaning in from the shoulder. Below, a faint seigaiha wave runs across the charcoal ground like a watermark. The front takes the blossom: branches of white and pink flowers with sprigs of gold-orange leaf, climbing both panels, and a crane on each sleeve.
The charcoal is what makes it modern. On black the sun would glare; on grey it glows, and the white of the cranes reads soft rather than stark. The whole palette is red, white, a little gold and a lot of dark, which is the palette of every good festival banner, and it has not dated because it was never in fashion to begin with.
It is printed, not embroidered, and printed with a placed composition rather than a repeat, so the sun sits where a sun should sit and the cranes fly where they were told to. The cloth is polyester, which keeps the red pure and the jacket light. This is a spring-to-autumn layer, the weight of a shirt.
The cut is a short open kimono jacket: flat edge down both fronts, no fastening, wide sleeves to the elbow, hem at the hip. Over a white tee the blossom frames the white column and the front reads bright. Over a black tee the front goes darker and the sun at the back becomes the whole point.
Wear it with dark trousers and let it be the one image in the outfit. It is the most classical print in the range and the one most people mean when they say they want a Japanese jacket. That is not a criticism. Some pictures are famous for a reason.
The name, Asayake, is the red of the sky at dawn, and the composition is a dawn: the sun just up, the birds already moving, the blossom catching the first light. It is a hopeful print, if that is a thing a jacket can be, and it is the one people reach for in early spring when the mornings are still cold and the days have started to promise something.
Sizes run from M to 5XL. It is cut to Asian sizing and runs small, so take one size up from your usual. Between two sizes, take the larger.
Questions about the kimono jacket
Is a kimono jacket the same as a haori?
No. A haori has a collar band folded back on itself and is worn open over a kimono. A kimono jacket has a plain faced edge, closes with a single toggle or tie, and is cut to sit over a T-shirt.
Does it run small?
Yes. Our pieces are cut to Asian sizing, which runs smaller than US sizing. Between two sizes, take the larger. Measurements taken flat are in the size guide.
Is it silk?
No. Each piece is cotton, linen or polyester, as stated in its description and on the inner label. We never sell silk as something else, or something else as silk.
Is it made in Japan?
No. It is a Japanese design, made in Asia. We say so on every page.
How do I wear it?
Open, over a plain T-shirt, with denim or dark trousers. Elbow-length sleeves make it a spring and autumn layer; long sleeves carry into winter over a knit.
How do I wash it?
Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over any print or embroidery.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We say so on every page, because the alternative is selling you a word instead of a garment.
On the record
| Piece | Men's Crane and Sun Kimono Jacket 'Asayake' |
|---|---|
| Chapter | 和服Clothing |
| Collection | All kimono jacket |
| Fabric | Polyester |
| Sizes | M · L · XL · XXL · 3XL · 4XL · 5XL |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0940 |
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