Why do Japanese schoolgirls wear super short skirts?

Many high schools in Japan require female students to wear skirts to school. Accordingly, wearing short skirts is a long-standing traditional cultural feature of Japanese female students.

Japanese schoolgirl uniform is short skirt. (Photo: IT)

The reason why Japanese schoolgirls wear short skirts to school has a very deep meaning. The Japanese want the younger generation to remember a difficult period of the economy, a time when Japan was so poor in resources that even textiles were a luxury.

During the Edo period, even warriors had to wear armor with shorts. So the habit of wearing miniskirts reflects the hard work of the Japanese people.

Whether it's spring or winter, Japanese schoolgirls wear short skirts. (Photo: IT)

The Vietnamese often call the Japanese schoolgirl uniform the sailor uniform. The sailor uniform was born around 1921. The principal of Fukuoka Girls' Academy copied a uniform design from England and applied it to her school, at the same time shortening the length of the skirt to save fabric. From there, the sailor uniform was born.

Since then, other schools have followed Fukuoka's example and popularized the school uniforms we still see today. For the Japanese, the school uniform with its short skirts is a part of their culture that is difficult to change.

Charming Japanese schoolgirl in uniform. (Photo: IT)

In addition, in Japan, school uniforms symbolize maturity, reminding of beautiful memories of youth and are carefully preserved as a souvenir. That is also the reason why, whether it is spring or winter, Japanese schoolgirls always wear short skirts to school.

According to Thegioitre