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We were rather surprised to see Japanese school children warried varied hosiery with their chool uniforms. s strict as many schools are with the unifirm, this was a surprise. We are unsure why hosiery appears to be a matter of less concern than other elements of the uniform in Japan.
We notice in other countries where school uniform is commonly worn like England, Scotland, and New Zealand, the hosiery is an integral part of the uniform. We note that Japanese children commonly take off their shoes at the school entrance and replaced with a kind of slipper worn inside the school. A reader writes, "Could it be that the more relaxed rules about hosiery come from the Japanese tradition of removing footwear indoors? Thus the stuff worn on the feet wouldn't be such an important part of the uniform, merely outerwear. But to me that would only make sense if the hosiery is removed along with the shoes. Might make different sense to the Japanese, of course." They do not, however, change hosiery. Hopefully our Japanese readers will have insights to offer here.
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