A hundred years ago, only a small number of people in Japan wore Western-style clothes. Now it's the other way round, and while you do still see a few people in beautiful kimonos and shops selling them, there is also a big market in kimono hire for dressing up and photography, especially with the Asakusa Shrine as the backdrop. Hiroshige's woodblock prints of women feature the complex layers, beautiful fabrics, and stunning patterns often missing from modern hire versions. This is Cherry Blossoms on a Moonless Night along the Sumida River (1847-8) which was shown at the British Museum last year (the accompanying book is excellent).