How to Wear Yukata (浴衣の着方 - Yukata no kikata)
The crucial etiquette when wearing a 'Yukata' robe at a ryokan. Always wrap the **left collar flap OVER the right collar flap (Migi-mae)**. Wrapping right over left is only for funerals.
Originating in the Heian period as steam-bath protective wear, it evolved during the Edo period into a relaxing loungewear, nightwear, and casual stroll wear around hot spring towns.
Drape the yukata, wrap the right flap around your ribs first, then fold the left flap over it. Tie the belt (obi) around your waist and adjust the knot to the back.
When wearing a 'Yukata' robe at a hot spring ryokan, what is the absolute collar wrapping rule?