Bonus
Beginning in the Edo period, customers could browse catalogs known as hinagata-bon to select patterns for these dresses. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these traditional robed Japanese dresses, which are secured with a sash called an obi.
ANSWER: kimono [accept kosode; accept furisode; accept yukata]
[10m] Because the red dye beni was forbidden for commoners to use, kimonos were dyed red using pigments bought on this island, where a trading post was built in 1639 after one on nearby Hirado Island burned down.
ANSWER: Dejima [or Deshima; or Tsukishima]
[10h] Edo-period dramas often featured evil merchants who shared their name with this kimono retailer, which became popular for its policy of “cash sales at fixed prices.” A descendant of a samurai named Takatoshi founded this retailer, which evolved into a keiretsu (“KAY-rets-oo”) that branched out into chemicals and banking.
ANSWER: Echigo·ya [accept Mitsui Gofukuten or Mitsukoshi; prompt on Mitsui Group; reject “Mitsubishi”] (The founder of Echigoya was Mitsui Takatoshi.)
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