I hope you are all having a good week. Sounds like you all did really well in the cross country, well done!
It's been pouring down with rain for the last few days. All my shoes are soaked!
So I thought a good topic today would be....umbrellas!
In Japan, it's really unusual to see someone in a raincoat. But umbrellas are everywhere. On beautiful sunny days, cloudy days, rainny days... the weather doesn't matter, you'll see them! They are very fashionable here. Girls and women use them to be sunsmart and keep the sun off. Men use them to stay cooler and to keep dry. There are lots of umbrella only shops, and at the moment pretty is in, so they are lacy, nice shapes with splashes of pastel colours. In the shops they range from $5-$500!
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| In the doorway of all big shops/office buildings etc you'll find one of these. You put your umbrella in the bag so you can carry it around without dropping water everywhere. If you leave it in an umbrella stand, you risk it getting stolen. |
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| Japan is one of the safest countries in the world. If you lose your wallet or leave a bag behind by accident, someone will hand it in for you. Shop attendents never rip you off and will come chasing after you if you forget your change. But...people steal umbrellas, and people steal bicycles! This umbrella stand is so you can lock your umbrella up yourself and take the key with you! That's all for now, I'm going to bed early tonight because I went to a really good concert last night and I'm very tired. It was a jazz concert featuring a really good marimba player. She uses four beaters at once! If you're interested you can see the band and listen to the music: http://www.mikarimbamadness.com/#!__photos |
Jaa mata (see you later),
Amelia
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