I'm not too sure about Norway guy, but I picked up a bunch of nice ones... for my sisters I swear... at the used clothing store here in Miyagi. Which doesn't help you. But if you come to Japan look for used-clothing etc stores attached to used book stores.
Go to the online shops section (in Japanese) and they might have some you can order. I couldnt read all the Kanji so I couldnt search very well. Maybe you can? Worse case you can ask someone over here to send you some :)
Yeah, I guess your best bet is to order online, or ask a friend to send you one.
I was lucky enough to be given one as a gift when I was in Himeji. Never got so many strange looks before in my life when I wore it to a fireworks festival.
They're hard to beat for comfort, but as far as the sandals go, I can do without them. My toes aren't supposed to be separated that way, and I spent the entire day in pain.
oh i just realized the yukata section doesn't have english pages. sorry.
if you know someone who can help you out on japanese, give it a try. this is a great service. i made a funky original yukata for myself last year and it was a big hit.
Wasnt many choices for the design though, kidna dissapointing.. well, doesnt matter, I found this ebay shop that sells yukatas, kimonos and whatever for a very cheap price :)
it looks like they scaled down their operations. the website says the "yukata navi" is conveniently set up at their niigata store. that's like not convenient at all.
last year when i found the site, there was "online yukata navi" on that page. i was able to use it and designed a funky yukata all by myself with some of my drawings. clicked away, and my very own yukata was on my doorsteps two weeks later. thought that was a great service. too bad it's gone. sorry.
im almost always in yukata in summer, i bought it at "mujirushi". its quite simple but doesnt look cheap. why not try one? u can feel like u r a samurai ;)