Cool Japan: Bags

 2025/4/13

■ Cool Japan: Bags

NHK Cool Japan: "Bags" edition.

I love bags, and my room is full of them. I'm always looking for a bag that goes well with my Japanese clothes.

A bag is not just a useful tool, but a fashion statement that expresses a person's lifestyle.

"Female, male."

The secret to making a Kabuki female impersonator's movements look feminine is to keep their arms close to their sides and not raise them.

Women's kimonos have a slit on the side called a mihattsuguchi, and it is considered indecent to show what is underneath. This is the same reason why many Japanese women wear their watches on the inside.

This may be one of the reasons why people have started carrying their bags on their elbows.

The reason why bags are important to men is that they often use public transportation and rarely travel by car, meaning they have no place to put their belongings. It may also be a difference between foreign countries, where people do not bring work home with them, and Japanese people, who are used to working at home 24 hours a day.

"school bag"

Some say that school bags are a symbol of uniform education, but they have also become a part of Japanese culture, with grandparents giving them as gifts to celebrate a child starting school.

They're now available in a wide variety of over 100 colors, which I think is great and fashionable.

When I was a kid, there were only black and red, and there was a strong feeling that black was for boys.

I really wanted red, but I wasn't allowed to.

That kind of atmosphere doesn't exist anymore, which is a shame.

However, from now on, children will study using computers instead of paper.

This will then lead to the development of school bags and other backpacks that are suitable for these children.

I wonder if school bags will also change.

"Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, the city of bags"

It's amazing that the culture of willow wicker has been passed down since the Heian period.

Regional revitalization and revitalization is not just about tourism; creating a brand through manufacturing and promoting it to the whole country and the world is a very effective means.

In the future, we will likely see an increase in initiatives that transcend corporate boundaries and foster horizontal collaboration in local communities.