Furisode (振 袖) is a kimono be used by unmarried women on formal occasions and permission shiki (成人 式), the traditional ceremony to celebrate the adolescent girls who grow up.
Guide to Japanese culture : history, traditions, religion, lifestyle, relationships, It represents the Zen monk, Bodhidharma, and snowmen,swordmen, samurai in Japan are modeled after it. It is always very interesting to find out culture differences