School Uniform In The World
Posted by: kirin on 
Aug 21st, 2009 | 
Filed under: Fashion, Tokyo Kawaii TVSchool Uniform In The World
2/MAY/2009 on air
Wearing school uniforms to go to high school is just an ordinary custom in Japan, but how about clothing that looks like school uniform? School girls these days like to put on private clothing that looks like school uniform, and they call it “Nanchatte Seifuku” meaning fake school uniform.
School uniform has been considered cute at any time, but the trend is accelerated since AKB48 is popular on TV. They are the top idol in school uniforms, and how they arrange their uniforms is highly paid attention by many school girls.
“School uniform is the cutest thing to us!” “We look good in it!”
“School uniform is something we can enjoy by arranging as we like!”
“It just looks all the same, that’s why arrangement is the key!”
“It’s profound, not just a school uniform!”
It’s a conversation between AKB48 members.
School uniform boom is not only a Japanese thing, nor girls thing.
Madonna wears Nanchatte Seifuku? (She wears school uniform looking outfit?) DAIGO, a popular Japanese singer, also put on school uniform? Young guys like to wear school boy or military looking outfit!?
It’s no wonder cute school uniform attracts anyone, anywhere in the world. Rika 22 years old from Sweden and Maria 22 years old from Russia try school uniform. They meet with high school girls from BLEA high school to get some help for make over!
BLEA high school is different from ordinary high school. It’s like a career college, rather than high school. Students learn how to make up, decorate nails, or design hair. Rika, a Swedish girl found Gyaru with big eyes and overloaded hair online, wanted to be the one, and came to Japan. She goes to Japanese language school while she works at a Izakaya, or Japanese style pub, to earn money to buy cute clothing. She has a homestay at a friend’s house to save money.
Maria from Russia came to Japan because she was a big fan of X-Japan. She used to like Visual-kei fashion but now she wants to be kawaii Gyaru type of girl.
Did you know that Thailand is also famous for school uniform?
It’s been over 5 years since Scawaii magazine is published in Thailand,
and is arranged to Thai version with Thai Dokumo.
“We’ve been attracted to Japanese school uniform. That’s why we studied its design and made our costume like Japanese one.”
says Neko Jump, Thai pop idol unit.
There is a school in Bangkok that is well-known for its cute school uniform. It just looks like Japanese sailor-style school uniform!!
“We changed our school uniform lately, because we thought it’d attract more students if our school uniform is something like the one in Japanese anime. It’s modern and international.” according to the principal of the school. In fact, since they modified their school uniform, the number of students has increased as many as 8 times more than before!
University students in Thailand also enjoy erokawa (erotic + kawaii) school uniform. They keep beautiful legs to fit in a mini skirt.
Shizuka Fujioka, a fashion leader of school uniform as well as a charismatic sales girl at CONOMI who was nominated as a member of “Kawaii Ambassador” by the Foreign Ministry in Japan was dispatched on a mission to Thailand.
(You can purchase Japanese kawaii school uniforms from the banner below.)
She joined the school uniform contest as a judge, where IYA-chan was selected as a winner. IYA-chan likes character, deco, Hime-kei fashion, and buys various Japanese fashion magazines from Japan. “If I just copy Japanese style, that’s too much in our country. So I kinda arrange it with a bit of Thai taste, such as tropical way…you know. But we cannot get deco parts as easily as in Japan, I break my earrings to get some decorations to my nails.” says IYA-chan.
Back in Japan Shinjuku Marui One, there is a store that sells school uniform looking outfit. We’d call it “Visual-kei Seifuku” (=school uniform) which shares 30% of whole items in the store.
One of the well-known mail order companies in Japan named “cecile” works on Yuutousei Seifuku, meaning A-student school uniform, which is especially targeted to schools with strict school rules and understandings from the moms. They publish a school uniform catalog “CUPOP”. The important successful factors are;
-Low price, from top to bottom only under 10,000 yen (USD100).
-Moms or teachers would like it, too.
The point is kids select from catalog, but mom is the one who pays for it. It’s very important to gain understandings from their paretnts! That’s why the length of skirt is a big problem. Kids want 35cm, while parents prefer 45cm, how can they bridge this gap?
Back to the make over project, we can see how a Swedish girl and a Russian girl are changed. Japanese high schook students make good use of 100 yen shop. They buy accessories or fake eyelashes at 100 yen shop. In average, 1,1540 yen is the money they can spend per month for fashion.
Kobayashi-san, a charismatic stylist who leads school uniform fashion, is the one who invented deco-mori school bag. (overloaded decoration on school bag) She gives some arranges to Rika-chan and Maria-chan. Their shoot was on egg magazine!
According to the chief editor of egg magazine, parents would agree to buy school uniforms because they are safer compared with casual sexy outfit.
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Kirin’s opinion:
I remember one of the reasons I chose my high school was the cuteness of school uniform! But at that time school uniform was not as fashionable as today. I’d love to make some arrangements to it if I were a school girl now. I could go get the fake school uniform, but I’m too old to pretend a school girl any more! LOL!!
Oh how much I miss those days….But since I started to work, I really really hate company uniforms. I don’t know why but no matter how cute they are, I’d never choose the company to work for if they ask me to wear the company uniform. I want to decide what to put on by myself as I’m a decent aged adult, although many Japanese women think it is easier to be dressed with company uniform because they don’t have to spend extra time in the morning to worry about what to put on. That sounds true… :p
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August 21st, 2009 at 5:44 pm
That's so interesting! When I was in school, I used to want a school uniform, but sadly, the uniforms available did not look cute. I could be a fake schoolgirl, lol! I don't think I will, though, it just doesn't suit my tastes. I really dislike company uniforms, they don't usually try to make them look nice and sometimes they don't fit. I can understand certain types of places would need a uniform, but I'd rather it be a general color coordination and a name tag. Too much emphasis is put on appearing uniformal and, well, plain for work. (This type of topic really gets me fired up, especially with discrimination towards personal aesthetic choices *such as tattoos, facial piercings, abnormal hair color* So I won't bore you with that! lol)
August 22nd, 2009 at 1:41 am
I didn't like the dress cord when I started to work. "Nail color should be soft pink." "Hair color should be black or dark brown." (No facial piercings, or tatoos no way! Those who have things like this first of all wouldn't pass the job intervew!)
The company uniform was far from being kawaii, it was just boring, and I'm depressed that I had to wear it day after day after day…from 9 to 5 everyday. It was just like a torture. I knew that's gonna happen to me, when I decided to work for the company, but I thought I'd get used to it. As it turned out, I left the company in 5 months. LOL! Of course there were other reasons I quit it, too. :p
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:33 am
Interesting!
Japanese school uniforms are of course very well known from manga and anime .
Around here I have only seen them in England.In Belgium even 50 years ago, we've never had school uniforms ( except some of the girl schools) .
We had to be dressed sensibly , which has also sort of disappeared these days. About the only thing that was and still is a rule, you cannot wear a cap or a hat or any kind of head cover to school.
I don't know of a company in Belgium with a company dress code ( except Mc Donalds and so ).
I usually wear business suit and shirt with a tie , depending on the occasion. I like my ties to match well with my shirts.
As a man , you can't wear shorts or sleeveless shirts in the office. It's not a rule, but it's not done.
When I watched 'Suika' ( japanese tv drama) I saw that the female workers at the bank complained that their company uniform looked too much like girl school uniform. That was the first time I became aware that company uniforms exist
. I seem to remember that at my sisters' school, the skirt for official occasions was specified to be 5 cm above the knee, not less! It seems more sensible than a fixed length of 45 or 35 cm, because then the longer girls can't show much more leg than the shorter ones. Of course this also leads to discussions between the daughter and the mom on where exactly the knee begins !
Ah, yes . The skirt length debate
August 22nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Haha! Quitting due to a bad uniform is a good enough reason to me!
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
I've never had to wear a uniform and since I work from home I usually just wear jeans, a t-shirt and cushy socks. Sometimes if I work at night I just wear a nightshirt! Even when I didn't work from home I didn't have to wear a uniform or at school either though I understand many schools are now requiring it in the US which may not be a bad idea. I used to agonize over what to wear to school and you probably shouldn't have to stress out like that when you are in a place to LEARN. It's not a fashion show.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm
At Japanese companies, when they make us wear the company uniforms, it's usually only for female workers. Maybe that's another reason I feel offensive against it. Men can wear whatever tie, shirt, and suit but only us, women are forced to get dressed in the same way. Male workers like to discuss which woman looks cuter in the company uniform and this makes me irked. (-_-)
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
I know it's not a fashion show now, but when I was young, fashion and love was everything to me. LOL
I wonder how many times I was told I must not wear jeans to the office. I was a very strange employee. I sometimes wore wig to work, played the guitar at lunch time, and I knew some people called me "alien". LOL But that doesn't mean I was not hardworking. I learned I feel very much stressed against being managed by someone else. So I changed my carrer and I've been working from home for over 5 years by now with relaxed style, too.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:10 am
It's turning from a school requirement to a fashion sense. most students from schools in other countries hate to wear them and mostly, they prefer the uniforms in Japan due to the cuteness. Some students in Japan on the otherhand wear their uniforms outside of the schools premise intentionally and other reasons such as laziness in picking what to wear. It's a good thing that many like the Japanese school uniform and the only bad thing about it is that it attracts a lot perverts. Some guys even wear the uniforms of girl due to them having a fetish on it which is disgusting and gross.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:31 am
Ahahaha!! You understand what's happening correctly, a lot of perverts!
School girls love to keep wearing school uniform outside school, because it's cuter. I'd do so if I were a school girl, but I don't like corporate uniform. I miss those days~. :p
January 8th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
last week I bought winter seifuku. Kawaii neh
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March 18th, 2010 at 6:24 am
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
better study in japan hahahahah its cute but if im the parents of those student girls no way my baby will be early mrrd wearing short uniform not allow i’ll say better philippines uniform hahahahahhaha……….
March 21st, 2010 at 12:00 pm
"Kids want 35cm, while parents prefer 45cm, how can they bridge this gap?"
40 cm??? LOLOLOLOL
March 28th, 2010 at 2:23 am
I go to catholic school and my uniform is absolutely HIDEOUS! Japanese school girls are sooooo lucky they get to wear cute uniforms
April 29th, 2010 at 5:51 am
thanks for the link to this page. so,sailor uniforms ,and those uniforms they sell at conomi(shirt n vest?) , which is considered cuter and more popular? and when it starts getting hot , they take off layer by layer of that uniform?!
April 30th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Usually school uniforms have summer clothes and winter clothes. Schools set a certain date when every student has to change clothes for the next season. For example, 1st October is usually the date for school students to change to winter clothes. It's called "Koromogae" in Japanese.
May 2nd, 2010 at 7:29 am
can you tell me what summer uniforms look like? not the sailor outfits….. the ones with coats, what’s their summer uniform?
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:14 am
You can get the image from this illustration, for example. http://grnsd.blog87.fc2.com/category5-3.html#entr…
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:14 am
You can get the image from this illustration, for example. http://grnsd.blog87.fc2.com/category5-3.html#entr…
August 17th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
It looks cute. School uniform is not cloth for school any more.
especially in Japan.
November 2nd, 2010 at 3:39 pm
if you wear that kind of uniform in our country you'll get rape in no time( JOKE ^_^ )
kinda had a feeling tho hehehe
November 3rd, 2010 at 1:40 am
Wow, that sounds scary, even if you're joking. Is school uniform considered too sexy or something? In your country…may I ask which country? In Japan, it's normal for school girls to wear it. ^ ^
November 9th, 2010 at 10:06 am
yeah when your wearing skirts that so short kind almost seeing your underwear will be kind of stimulating for the men here.
most of the school uniform here are more reserved its measurement is way under knee level and wear another cloth under neath mostly. If you ever wear that kind of uniform here in my country you'll get strip naked by the eyes of the bystanders feeling as you almost got rape by them. and by the way my country is the Philippines.xDxDxD
November 9th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Our school uniform, the skirt basically should not be this short, according to school regulations. But students always break the rules and make the skirt shorter and shorter to make themselves look cuter. However short skirt does not lead to being raped or something in Japan. In that respect, it's possible Japan is considered rather safer than the Philippines. I suppose it's hot over there, so people dress less, no?
November 10th, 2010 at 7:25 am
no basically people here where raised with the conservative way of thinking and because of that we dress up in a more conservative clothes. Also the rape thing i mentioned was just a joke, our laws here are strict about this kind of issue.
anyway if a high school girl wears a skirt that short almost seeing your underwear in our country people will think of you as a shameless person, that your parents never thought you decency even tho you just want to look cute.
November 10th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Oh sorry, yes you were joking, I somehow took it serious. Then if I ever travel in the Philippines, it's better I should dress conservatively even though it's very hot out there. Is this correct?
November 11th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
yes its pretty hot here at noon but you can wear casual clothes that dont look provocative in a sense of ways.
and no need to apologize its best to give more instinctive thoughts of information on how to avoid cetain kind of event if you ever plan to visit the Philippines.
i really do like kirin-san's way of thinking and i hope all the japanese could learn a lot and be a lot like you<3
November 13th, 2010 at 12:43 am
Thank you sampee for your advice.
I'd like to study the difference of culture before I travel there. Every country has different culture. ^ ^;
December 9th, 2010 at 7:09 am
Hi Kirin san!!! I left a series of notes on some other place. I don't usually get involved online, but I saw your post and loved it! You're a very unique Japanese woman I think! My boyfriend lives in Tokyo and I go visit all the time. I like Japan a lot, but I think the society might be a little stifling at times- although in many ways I think its more liberal than the US… hmmm. mata,ne!
December 10th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Hi Kathy,
Thank you for your comment! lol Many people say that I am a unique Japanese woman, haha!! Yeah, you're right, I feel Japanese society is quite stifling and that's why I want to get out of Japan once in a while to travel more liberal places in the world. ^ ^;
Mata ne~~~(^ ^)/~~
January 5th, 2011 at 2:58 am
whats with Japanese school girls with miniskirts even in winter? http://www.japansugoi.com/wordpress/japanese-mini…
January 5th, 2011 at 6:50 am
Yes, because young girls want to look cute all the time. They can put up with coldness.
January 9th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
Hello Kirin-san i'm a big fan of your blog I love it because I love Japan I love Tokyo and I love very much kawaii things.My dream is to go in Japan in future.Because these I want to be stewardese I don't thing I written correct "stewardese'' but you will now what I wanted to say.Well Godbye …aaa i forget my name is Alexandra and I'm from Romania .And here many kids love Japan and anime and kawaii thing .Bye no better Sayounara but not for a long.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:59 am
Thank you Alexandra, for your comment!
I see you meant cabin crew right? Hope your dreams come true and you can come to Japan in the future.
Thank you for reading my blog.
January 16th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
I too believe in that school uniform gives people a cute appearance.
When I was in school, I appreciated and adored my school uniform too much <3 Although it doesn't look like the Japanese uniforms in general (just a tie, shirt, skirt [for girls, but trousers for guys] and sometimes jacket, all in specific colors), I liked it so much ^_^
January 17th, 2011 at 3:09 am
We feel happy to wear what we like. You are lucky you liked your school uniform.
February 22nd, 2011 at 2:53 am
The reason why Japanese schoolgirls wear VERY short skirts is because Japanese are
short-legged people.
So in order to look proportional & long legged, the solution is to shorten
the length of their skirt for girls & for boys…it doesn't matter.
Guess what who told me that, my Japanese friends here in Manila.
Konnichiwa tomodachi!!! Banzai!!!
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:50 am
Ah, that's possible. Japanese people are shorter in general.
March 10th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
When I was in school, I appreciated and adored my school uniform too much <3 Although it doesn't look like the Japanese uniforms in general (just a tie, shirt, skirt [for girls, but trousers for guys] and sometimes jacket, all in specific colors)
April 23rd, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Dealing with Japan often involves encountering new paradigms, a concept I encountered when I came to Japan as an ESL teacher. At one school I went to teach at, I walked into a new classroom and the students suddenly stood up as one, with one girl calling out kiritsu…rei…chakuseki! ("Stand…bow….take your seat!"), which is the traditional way to begin a class in Japan. Having a room full of students stand and bow to me was really bizarre, and I told the students they didn't need to do it anymore as we were here to learn English. And yet, I would realize later that some barriers between me and the students I taught were important, and helped me be a better teacher, something I had to get used to. In the new anime Hanasaku Iroha, both the main character Ohana and we as the viewers encounter many new paradigms. For example: the question of what it means to run a Japanese ryokan inn, to be totally dedicated to the satisfaction of the guests at the inn, suppressing all of your own desires. In between telling Ohana to go die, Minka asks, "What does the concept of running an inn, or of work itself, even mean to you?"
April 24th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
"Kiritsu, Rei, Chakuseki!" is a very common greeting at the beginning and the ending of each class. It's the same at almost all Japanese grade schools, middle schools, and high schools. To us, it's not just an English class or any class. It's a greeting and respect to the teacher. You might find it is like a military, but such a thing helps for Japanese people to maintain discipline and work diligently.
At any work in Japan, we are taught that our customers are the GOD. We must sacrifice our desire to serve the GOD. If you are pleased with Japanse customer service, that's because you are dealt with as a GOD. You are bowed and told thank you even if you don't buy anything, or if your shopping is only a few hundred yen. The workers apologize too much for a little inconvenience or unavailability.
That's why it's quite normal many of us work till late at night. Family is second important, GOD is the first. How ridiculous!! That's why I like Japan as a customer but not as a service provider.
June 1st, 2011 at 6:35 pm
i think miniskirt is attractive but for student it is to sort and it created alot of attention to men, and i thought that create lot of rape against girls,and i hear the reason that japan girls studen wear mimiskirt is becouse of there sort legs,i dont think that would be enough excuse.
June 1st, 2011 at 6:55 pm
i wish that my girlfreind would like to wear japanese uniform xDD ? since i dont know much about girls thought, so any suggession pretty please xD
June 2nd, 2011 at 2:37 am
I think it after all means that Japan is still safe enough. Usually no one is raped for that.
June 2nd, 2011 at 2:40 am
I think it's cute if your girl friend's dressed with Japanese school uniform, because even in Japan, people who graduated from high school and no need to wear school uniform sometimes like to dress outfits that look like school uniform. What about checking it out from the banner in this page?
http://tokyokawaiietc.com/kawaii-shop
You can buy Japanese school uniform from abroad.
June 8th, 2011 at 6:00 am
i wish my country has this kind of uniform. It is so kawaii….definitely i will not miss a single class in SCHOOL.
June 8th, 2011 at 9:43 am
Haha!! You mean the school uniform gives you a proper reason to come to school, right? What a powerful motivator the kawaii school uniform can be!! ^__^
June 22nd, 2011 at 1:22 am
i do spend the time to read the comments on this blog, i must say this blog is truly one to follow. i will be sure to subscribe.
June 22nd, 2011 at 8:08 pm
why cant i be japanese!!?? wahh lol they play selena gomez song haha
June 23rd, 2011 at 5:36 am
You shouldn't be Japanese, because you can buy a Japanese cute school uniform.
Look at the banner! http://tokyokawaiietc.com/kawaii-shop
June 25th, 2011 at 12:59 am
I live in America (California to be exact) and the only school uniforms we have here are in private schools. Japan is so lucky, I think the uniforms there are adorable! I love a lot of the fashion trends there and so do my friends
June 25th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
I think in Japan most of jr. high and high schools have school uniforms. ^ ^
June 27th, 2011 at 5:12 am
Random question about the hair rule.
What if the person's hair isn't naturally black or brown? Like if they were mixed race or a person of a different race? Surely they wouldn't actually tell the person to dye their hair?
June 27th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
In that case, I think that person should talk to the teacher and prove that his hair was not dyed but naturally colored like that. And it must be written in a student note by the teacher. No, he doesn't have to die it in black or brown.
July 5th, 2011 at 12:52 am
I live in Indiana, USA, and uniforms are usually only used in religious private schools. However, at my public school, we have horrific uniforms that are just strict enough to irk us, loose enough to get us in trouble, and only enforced by half the teachers. It’s very annoying to have to change what I wear class to class (such as taking off an accessory vest or slipping on shoes without patterns) just because teachers can’t agree on what should be enforced.
July 17th, 2011 at 1:02 am
I think school uniforms are very appropriate for girls as long as they are not too tight and revealing. The idea is to have the young ladies look and act formal, and not to be sluty.
August 22nd, 2011 at 6:20 pm
I see that some people are saying high school isnt a fashion show but I don't exactly agree! Honestly I'd love to live in Japan because the uniforms are so cute and they do the fake uniforms <3 But unfortunately I live in England with strict uniform rules. We arent allowed to wear any pretty headbands, only plain ones that are either white or black. Also we have plain skirts and cannot have any white bits on our shoes or we have to cover the white with black tape untill we replace them or go over the white with black marker. Our uniform isnt even nice and we aren't allowed to express ourselves even though that's what they encourage. You may say that school isnt all about fashion but I guess at this age we just want to express ourselves and the uniforms are so cute, we want more freedom in choosing our uniform but of course, this is england :'D I've decided to edit my uniform before I return to school ^^ <3
August 23rd, 2011 at 1:04 am
I understand what you mean.
We needed to express ourselves with modifying school uniform and doing a little bit different things from others…at school ages. Let me tell you, in Japan, not all high schools allow cute uniforms. Usually public high school is more free, and private high school is sometimes strict. I went to a private high school with rather cute uniform but the length of skirt, color of rubber band (for hair), length of socks, color and style of shoes and many small details were defined as a school rule. We had to tie hair when it's long enough to touch the shoulders.
Most of mid schools in Japan have even stricter rules.
August 23rd, 2011 at 7:53 am
Hi kirin ^^ Yeah i'd probaby go for a public school anyway, not like that will ever happen haha. Gosh strict school :/
August 24th, 2011 at 12:50 am
OIC! I wish you all the best for your kawaii high school life!!
October 6th, 2011 at 4:08 am
The Japanese school uniforms are so cute! School uniforms are compulsory in most schools here in Australia, but how strict the uniform code is depends greatly on the school. My school isnt really strict so many kids show up to school wearing the summer uniform in winter & having modified skirts or dresses. We can even get away with having pink & purple hair if we really liked. Full & proper uniform is only really enforced on excursion days.
But I wish our uniforms looked as nice as the Japanese ones. Theres are adorable & so nice!
October 8th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
Wow, pink or purple colored hair is OK?? How generous your school is!
November 19th, 2011 at 8:31 am
oh my. they did a terrible job with the girl from Russia D:
January 13th, 2012 at 6:50 am
I love the school uniforms sweaters with long sleeves, so comfortable ^-^ and I don't like wearing short skirts, it makes me self conscciene, same as wearing short shorts or something
there are perverts!
January 17th, 2012 at 5:42 am
February 6th, 2012 at 10:49 am
I go to a public middle school in the US, and I’ve been fascinated with the school uniforms of Japanese schools for a while now. My school doesn’t have a uniform, just a few rules about clothes, like skirts have to extend past your fingertips, a shirt cannot show cleavage, no gang or other “evil” or “rebel” symbols (like anarchy symbols or swastikas). We are allowed to dye our hair unique colors as well. Honestly, our school is very generous with our freedom of dress, but they could change the uniform to “skinny jeans and same trendy shirt as everyone else” and nobody would notice.
February 6th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
It's nice that your school is generous and understanding about hair colors and small changes.
February 6th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Kirin,
Those school uniforms are good for Japanese ladies. actually Japan is a highly developed country and I think nobody cares about what ladies are wearing there. Japanese people likes working only!
February 6th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Japanese ladies look nice in uniform. isn't it!
February 8th, 2012 at 1:41 am
That's true we put way too much energy for working, that's how our society is, and those who don't can't compete with others who are enthusiastic about work. So it's like work hard, or do without a job. I hate that. But I think we pay much attention to fashion and what we are dressed.
February 15th, 2012 at 5:59 am
Schoolgirl uniforms must be represent the femininity. Schoolgirls must be feminine and they must be consistent with boy's sexuality as well.
February 27th, 2012 at 9:50 am
Well i think all i have to say is that i really like the japanese style and im so glad im probably ganna move there. o(^▽^)o I really wish that the school that i go to has really cute uniforms and i can find a good BP and all that other stuff without it being to much money. Allthough i do hope the girls are nice or atleast a couple girls are nice
i think im ganna miss hawaii a little though but at least im goin somewhere i can get awesome clothes 
February 27th, 2012 at 10:29 am
You know alot of people call hawaii paradise but i have to say i hate the school uniforms
I mean i think there teasing you the public school that me and my friends from church used togo to had only a uniform shirt i mean if your ganna have a uniform have a full one. Btw i am あにめしんげr＃1
February 27th, 2012 at 10:32 am
You know alot of people call hawaii paradise but i have to say i hate the school uniforms I mean i think there teasing you the public school that me and my friends from church used togo to had only a uniform shirt i mean if your ganna have a uniform have a full one.
February 27th, 2012 at 10:34 am
I didnt mean to send that
twice anyways im a little sad that i dont go to a school with cute uniforms im homeschooled 
February 27th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
I envy you live in Hawaii, though. I wish I could live in such a relaxing place. I'd live with ugly school uniforms and I wouldn't mind that then. ^ ^;;
February 27th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Yeah i guess it isnt that bad but i gatta say that hawaii can be a little lesss exciting im so ready to move but im happy im staying for atleast a year and another summer
February 27th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Alittle sad that im leaving hawaii next year
February 27th, 2012 at 10:36 pm
Over here in hawaii its 12:35pm
February 28th, 2012 at 2:10 am
So question for the morning over there in japan ahhh are the winters cold and how are the schools over there on base
February 28th, 2012 at 8:02 am
So anyone there
February 29th, 2012 at 2:11 am
You'll realize how Hawaii is a wonderful place after you see how summer and ocean in Japan is. Summer over here is so hot and humid. Especially when you live in a big city, you can't live without air-con. You can't sleep well without it. You keep sweating crazily. I think you'll be surprised. It's quite different from Hawaii. Many Japanese people like to go spend vacation in Hawaii because it's like a heaven to us.
February 29th, 2012 at 2:20 am
But it's nice you see your home from other angles. You'll never see how good it is when you have it. Once you leave Hawaii and see it from Japan, you'll realize how Hawaii is so wonderful and beautiful. As for myself, I was impressed by Japanese great quality of service, kind people, everything's being in good order, everything's being convenient and functional, and etc. after I came back from the U.S. Without such experience, I'd never have noticed them.
February 29th, 2012 at 2:30 am
It depends on which part of Japan you go to.
Now it's over 20 degrees in Okinawa, but minus 10 degrees in Hokkaido, and here's the weather in Tokyo. http://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/13/4410.htm…
It's snowing in Tokyo today, by the way.
I don't know much about how schools are today.
March 21st, 2012 at 4:50 pm
Kirin,
what about TV shows in late night in Japan. Are those things for adults only or for kids as well. I have seen several European TV shows showing some adult scenes (offcourse for adults only).
March 22nd, 2012 at 11:35 am
I don't know what kind of TV programs are available at night, say from 12am to 6am. But I don't believe we have programs dedicated for adults on TV. Usually men go to rental video shop to rent videos only for adults (over age 18) , and that's called "AV" (adult video) in Japanese. If you are looking for such, you can find a corner at every rental video shop, which is kind of covered with curtain or something so that it's not quite open for anyone. Otherwise, I think people nowadays enjoy it online, but I'm not a man and so I'm not really sure for that. Sorry.
March 26th, 2012 at 6:08 am
Kirin,
I am not interested in Japanese AV. I heard that Japan is full of these things and Japanese people enjoy these things! yuk…I can’t watch this.
March 26th, 2012 at 8:55 am
To me it's yuck too. I feel sick even if I happen to see the cover of the DVD. Sorry, I really don't know if there are any TV stations that have program like you are interested in. Maybe some cable TV? I don't know. I don't watch TV much myself.
March 27th, 2012 at 2:58 am
yes! the uniform could make girl more cute and pure! but our school uniform is too ugly!
May 2nd, 2012 at 7:42 am
what do Japanese people think about swimsuits? is it indecent for a guy to wear only a underwear in a sea beach in Japan? or it is considered normal.
May 2nd, 2012 at 11:40 am
I'd recommend you should avoid wearing underwear at the beach in Japan. ^ ^;;
May 2nd, 2012 at 12:00 pm
kirin,
I understand wearing underwear for a guy at the beach in Japan is indecent. what about ladies' swimsuit?
Tokyo ladies swimsuit show. what do you think about these swimsuits? watch pictures.
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/g0C37k4HAXp/Asahi+…
May 4th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
The swimsuits with kanji look bad.
July 20th, 2012 at 2:11 am
These are great collection of Japanese school uniforms. I'm a big fan of anime and I really love their school uniforms, they're very cute.
August 16th, 2012 at 2:31 am
"There is a school in Bangkok that is well-known for its cute school uniform. It just looks like Japanese sailor-style school uniform!!"
I wish they would have that kind of initiative in our local schools too. I mean, ours look pretty ugly. Still, going to school is not all about showing what you got, it's about learning and coping with society through education.
August 18th, 2012 at 9:28 am
In my school in England we are all required to wear the schools uniform which isn't very kawaii at all.
Typically you would wear a blazer with the school logo and a tie or a jumper with the school logo on it. However my school is very strict and so skirts must be below the knee and shirts must be tucked into blazers, you also cannot wear skinny type school trousers either or bright coloured hair. ; n ;
I don't know how many times I've gotton after-school detentions for making my uniform look cuter and 'incorrect'. OTL
We can't even wear bows in our hair.
September 3rd, 2012 at 8:43 am
Their uniforms look really cute. I wish we had the same ones here.
June 6th, 2013 at 9:21 pm
I'm not so sure about this look for my daughter, lol.
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