Figure 1.-- Another garment worn at Japanese schools are slippers. I am not sure if slippers is the best term. Perhaps we should say soft shoes. I'm not sure about the Japanese term here. When the children arrive at school, they take off their shoes and put on slippers. This is a common practice in the home as well and of course helps to keep the school clean. As far as we know the slippers are not uniform styles. |
Japanese School rules about footwear vary. At non-uniform schools the children can choose their footwear, but mostly wear sneakers. Most primary schools with uniforms do not require a specfic shoe, but oftem do have rules about the color of the shoes or the general type such as sneakers or leather shoes. Quite a few primary schools have the children, both boys and girls, wear identical white sneakers. I know of no schools which permit sandals. Private schools may have more specific requirements. Most secondary schools require black leather shoes, although the styles are often not specfied. Some schools permit black sneakers. Often secondary schools require the girls wear strap hoes. Another garment worn at all schools are slippers. I am not sure if slippers is the best term. Perhaps we should say soft shoes. I'm not sure about the Japanese term here. When the children arrive at school, they take off their shoes and put on slippers. This is a common practice in the home as well and of course helps to keep the school clean. As far as we know the slippers are not uniform styles. There may be schools that have the children buy uniform slippers, but we do not yet know of any. We see children wearing a wide range of colors and styles. They are worn at both uniform and non-uniform schools.
We see children in the early 20th century wearing traditional clothes with footwear such as wooden platform shoes and straw shoes. Modern children mostly wear sneakers. White sneakers are very common. Sone boys wear leather shoes, usuallu black shoes, but this is not common in primary schools. We do note leather shoes at some private schools.
Japanese School rules about footwear vary. At non-uniform schools the children can choose their footwear, but mostly wear sneakers. Most primary schools with uniforms do not require a specfic shoe, but oftem do have rules about the color of the shoes or the general type such as sneakers or leather shoes. Quite a few primary schools have the children, both boys and girls, wear identical white sneakers. I know of no schools which permit sandals. Private schools may have more specific requirements. Most secondary schools require black leather shoes, although the styles are often not specfied. Some schools permit black sneakers.
Often secondary schools require the girls wear strap shoes. Except perhaps in nursery school, boys so not wear strap shoes.
Another garment worn at all schools are slippers or indoor shoes. I am not sure if slippers is the best term. Perhaps we should say soft shoes. The Japanese term is "Uwabaki". . When the children arrive at school, they take off their shoes and put on slippers. This is a common practice in the home as well and of course helps to keep the school clean. As far as we know the slippers are not uniform styles. There may be schools that have the children buy uniform slippers, but we do not yet know of any. We see children wearing a wide range of colors and styles. They are worn at both uniform and non-uniform schools.
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