This is a typical Japanese restaurant in Vancouver, but it looks very weird for most Japanese people. Christmas decorations are no problem, because we celebrate Christmas even more flamboyantly in Japan though most Japanese are not Christian. What is most weird about this restaurant is its name. As you know "Kimono" is a traditional Japanese dress and I understand they chose it as the symbol of Japan, but it looks weird because Kimono is not food but clothes. Is there a restaurant whose name is Dress, Jeans or Skirt? As soon as we look at the name, we recognize that this restaurant is not run by Japanese and that we can't expect real Japanese menu items. I think most Japanese people would not enter this restaurant. For the same reason, Sumo(Japanese traditional wrestling) is not suitable for the name of restaurants. Name is really important for any business.
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