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I had such a blast seeing One Ok Rock perform in London two weeks back :3 I hadn't seen them in 10 years so it was very nostalgic

Parade of Nations - Samoa

French: Samoa // English: Samoa // Japanese: サモア (Samoa)

    Samoa formed its National Olympic Committee in 1983 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. They haven’t hosted any Olympic Games, but they’ve participated in 9 Summer Games and no Winter Games. The Olympic sport in which Samoa has medaled is Weightlifting.

Kimono Maker: Higuchi-Ori-Kogei/ 樋口織工藝

    “Rugby is the national sport of Samoa, which is said to be a paradise in the South Pacific. In addition, Samoa has its own tattoo culture, and with the cooperation of the ambassador, we incorporated that pattern into the design. The Samoa kimono produced as an unprecedented craft work is Ojiya Shuku in Niigata Prefecture. It will be the first linen fabric woven by Chijimi’s technique.”[1]

Obi Maker: Watabun Co., Ltd./ 渡文

    “The red ginger flowers are boldly designed, combined with tattoo patterns and woven by hand.” [1]

Bibliography

Source 1 – Kimono Project for Samoa

(https://kimono.piow.jp/nation/144.html)