The climate here is getting hotter. Yesterday there was a rain in Tokyo. I was told to check out the weather forecast in the morning before going to the office. Initially I used to surprise why Japanese people carries umbrella though it is not raining in the morning. Later in the evening I realized the reason for it. It will be heavily raining and many of the days I travelled back home wet in rain.
Now, I used to check the weather forecast in the morning and if the rain is predicted, will carry umbrella. Umbrella is called Kasa in Japanese language. Rain is called Ame. ‘Ame ga futhemasu’ is ‘It is raining’.
One thing I surprised with the umbrella fashion in Japan is the old fashioned umbrellas are still a fashion in Japan. It is no more a favorable fashion in my country, but still in Japan, it is the fashion. The long walking length umbrellas and golf size umbrellas are more popular in Japan. Both men and women carry long umbrellas, sometimes hanging stylishly on their arms. It is a beautiful scene to observe a pretty J-girl walking with a colorful long umbrella.
Japan is known to its foreigner residents for the crazy style of J-girls walking in the midnight also with an umbrella though no rain predicted in the coming two days! Many times I have found myself stunningly watching J-girls walking with fashionable umbrella at late night in Ginza area with out rain. I asked my friends the reason for it and they told it is simply fashion!
The image of Japan and China before coming to Japan was obviously people with umbrella. The first Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsung to India carried an umbrella on his back in our History books. The image of Hiuen Tsung carrying an umbrella on his back triggered many doubts like why and how they carry an umbrella always. Though the question and answer remained mysterious to this date for many of us, it is interesting to recollect those images of Chinese travelers with umbrella while watching J-girls walking with an open umbrella on the busy roads of Tokyo in the midnight too without rain.
It is just for the style and Japan may be the biggest consumer for fashion items in the world. Japanese women like to be fashionable and wish to dress all the modern stylish cloths. If the fashion needs a dog in hand, they will go out in the fashion dress with a dog in hand. It is amazing to see them walk outside.
This is not a disparagement, but just a few observations, which I really liked about Japan. Japanese people are adventurous and dare to go for a different taste in life always. Even the older generation people in Japan are adventurous and really enjoy in experimenting with different style of looks.
The best part of an intelligent society is to constantly evolve with new extra ordinary things that the life is not bored with usual things. I think, Japan has got many things to make the life exciting each day and the people here of-course are enthusiastic about experimenting with new things in life.
Now, I used to check the weather forecast in the morning and if the rain is predicted, will carry umbrella. Umbrella is called Kasa in Japanese language. Rain is called Ame. ‘Ame ga futhemasu’ is ‘It is raining’.
One thing I surprised with the umbrella fashion in Japan is the old fashioned umbrellas are still a fashion in Japan. It is no more a favorable fashion in my country, but still in Japan, it is the fashion. The long walking length umbrellas and golf size umbrellas are more popular in Japan. Both men and women carry long umbrellas, sometimes hanging stylishly on their arms. It is a beautiful scene to observe a pretty J-girl walking with a colorful long umbrella.
Japan is known to its foreigner residents for the crazy style of J-girls walking in the midnight also with an umbrella though no rain predicted in the coming two days! Many times I have found myself stunningly watching J-girls walking with fashionable umbrella at late night in Ginza area with out rain. I asked my friends the reason for it and they told it is simply fashion!
The image of Japan and China before coming to Japan was obviously people with umbrella. The first Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsung to India carried an umbrella on his back in our History books. The image of Hiuen Tsung carrying an umbrella on his back triggered many doubts like why and how they carry an umbrella always. Though the question and answer remained mysterious to this date for many of us, it is interesting to recollect those images of Chinese travelers with umbrella while watching J-girls walking with an open umbrella on the busy roads of Tokyo in the midnight too without rain.
It is just for the style and Japan may be the biggest consumer for fashion items in the world. Japanese women like to be fashionable and wish to dress all the modern stylish cloths. If the fashion needs a dog in hand, they will go out in the fashion dress with a dog in hand. It is amazing to see them walk outside.
This is not a disparagement, but just a few observations, which I really liked about Japan. Japanese people are adventurous and dare to go for a different taste in life always. Even the older generation people in Japan are adventurous and really enjoy in experimenting with different style of looks.
The best part of an intelligent society is to constantly evolve with new extra ordinary things that the life is not bored with usual things. I think, Japan has got many things to make the life exciting each day and the people here of-course are enthusiastic about experimenting with new things in life.
I also believe it is an odd incident. Japanese people are good to foreigners to a great extent compared to many other westerners. Japanese people do not discriminate in terms of skin color. Probably the J-man written in your blog may be of Chinese origin or Korean origin. Basically Japanese people are taught to respect outsiders.
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