Wear to be seen

Nice picture; it looks like they’re having fun. Welcome. :)

tamanegiToday 07:22 am JST Why no masks?

Because no one should wear them outdoors; even the gubmint says so.

Bring your dollars, thanks..

It is great to see many Europeans enjoying the culture, and the American the food.

Years ago, I went to an exhibition sumo match with my wife and then-young children. After I'd taken them home, I hopped on my scooter and zipped back to the dojo, hoping to meet some sumotori - only to find that they'd already left. However, in a corner, I discovered forgotten Takanohana's yukata (I knew it was his as the pattern was replete with his name). So I took it home. Lucky: yukata are made from a fabric bolt of set size which does not fit my gangly arms, even when my wife handmade one for me. But the Takanohana one does (though the girth is quite too large).

When I visit Germany I do not wear lederhosen. Or in Amsterdam clogs. Or a berry in France.

i know that’s unintentional, but it did make me laugh!

A berry in France!!!

Lol…in 20 years of living in Japan, I never did that, lol

American employers, schools, private clubs, restaurants all have dress codes.

Good on them with no masks. Showing the way!

I have always thought it looked silly when Western tourists dress in kimono. OTOH, lots of small kimono rental shop owners and their employees can earn a living from it. So, the more tourists in kimonos the better, from an economic perspective, regardless of how silly I may think it looks.

I will be with you very soon!

It's great to see sensible and maskless tourist's showing their smiles and having fun. Let's hope the Japanese realise, it's time to stop hiding behind masks.

In America,wear what you want ,in a culture diversity society

Why no masks?

When I visit Germany I do not wear lederhosen. Or in Amsterdam clogs. Or a berry in France. I don't even wear Morris dancing when I go home to the UK.

I do wear items of traditional Japanese clothes because I live here and find them very comfortable. When Japanese respond with "you like Japanese clothes?" I answer back, "you like Western clothes?"

Nihonga painting is a Japanese painting made with mineral paints or Sumi-e ink. Western painting is a painting made with oil. acrylic or watercolors.

Nihonga, a general term for traditional Japanese painting, means, literally, "Japanese painting". Now in common use, this term originated during the Meiji period, to distinguish Japanese painting from Western-style oil painting. The distinction between Western-style oil painting and Nihonga is thus, broadly speaking, the difference in the painting materials used.

But any painting made by a Japanese regardless of style or materials is a Nihonga painting. Any painting made by a Westerner regardless of style and materials is Western painting.

Yes due to liberal media non stop screaming about the supposed issue all I see is “cultural appropriation” too.

Next article will be on a North American news site or channel showing this same picture, calling it "cultural appropriation".

You may think I am joking but remember this?:

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-33450391.amp

Boston museum and Japanese government event.

Recently I have been the target of overseas attacks because I am a traditionally trained Japanese craftsman who isn't ethnically Japanese.

Nevermind I trained under a Japanese master, nevermind he gave me his blessings and business as he retired or that the Japanese don't care and treat me like other craftsmen of my discipline.

According to the Asians in the west I and any non Asian doing something traditionally Asian are culturally appropriating.

If these people dare post these pictures on instagram, FB, Twitter, etc.. they risk serious problems.