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hotel sleepwear 2013/9/21 21:32
Recently I stayed at a business hotel, and instead of a yukata I was furnished with a shorter, robe-like garment which didn't quite reach my knees. It was very comfortable and had a soft textured/waffled feel. Is this a unquely japanese garment and if so, what is the name for it? I enquired if they had any for sale but the answer was no. Any help in finding the name or where to buy one would be much appreciated.
by michael (guest)  

Re: hotel sleepwear 2013/9/22 22:01
by d kanai rate this post as useful

Re: hotel sleepwear 2013/9/23 01:09
michael,

A lot of Western style hotels in Japan provide those kind of robes, and being a Japanese traveller, I've never seen them elsewhere except for some hospitals.

I suppose it's an easier-to-handle substitute for the more traditional yukata that are expected to be provided at all ryokans.

I'm sure there's some kind of a name to it in the industry, but I think most locals just call them "those sleepwears in hotels."

By the way, a jimbei is a set of top and bottom.
by Uco (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: hotel sleepwear 2013/9/23 15:10
Thank you for your responses.

Yes, it is definitely not a jinbei. It is similar to, but not the garment provided in hospitals which is apparently called a ケアねまき.

Searching for 羽衣 and ガーゼねまき returned items which were close but not quite what I want.

I found a not so good picture of what I want here, but still do not have a name for it.
http://hotel.jp/hotel/1412/review/148311/

regards,

michael


by michael (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: hotel sleepwear 2013/9/23 17:20
This guy has an interesting photo series of sleepwear at business hotels:
http://www.d-beam.net/bkst/2008/20080721.html

Probably the one at Star Hotels is the closest one? If it's open in the front like that, that looks like a "waffle" cloth bathrobe...
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/taorunomori/10001213/
by AK (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: hotel sleepwear 2013/9/23 17:22
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/timely-fashion/zy4064-2/?scid=af_pc_etc&sc2i...

タオル地 ワッフル 部屋着 led me to the above.
by AK (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: hotel sleepwear 2013/9/23 17:50
thank you very much AK!

it appears to be called a ワッフルガウン 


regards,

michael
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