Japanese women still wear kimono, but not very often. It depends on the age and the occasion. Many elderly women are used to wearing kimono. Younger women wear western clothes. Most women have at least one kimono for special occasions, like formal parties, weddings, or New year's Day. But the formal kimono is too complicated to put on for everyday wear.
People wear kimono for work too. For example, waitresses in japanese-style restaurants wear them while they work. And people in traditional art forms like Kabuki, tea ceremony, and flower arrangment usually wear kimono while performing.
There is an informal kind of kimono too. It's called yukata. many people - including men - wear it to relax in at home, especially in the summer. And most Japanese-style resort hotels provide yukata for their guests.
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