Complex sentence: Traditional Japanese garment--robes called kosode and kimono--had no pockets, however men who wore them needed a place to store their personal belongings such as pipes, tobacco, money, seals, or medicines.
Split into simpler sentences: Traditional Japanese garments--robes called kosode and kimono--had no pockets. Men who wore them needed a place to keep personal belongings such as pipes, tobacco, money, seals, or medicines.