The Cursed Kimono one of the most famous kimonos in Japanese history is one that in the 17 century, was owned successively by three teenage girls Each time one of the girls inherited the kimono, she would die before she had the chance to wear it The kimono was believed to be such bad luci that in 1657 a Japanese priest burned it in order to destroy the kimono and the bad luck it seemed to cause As the kimono burned, a wind blew the flame and sprea the fire which quickly burned out of control Eventually this fire spread through most of Tokyo destroying 300 temples 500 palaces, 9000 shops, 61 bridges, and killing 10000 people