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May 14 2013 8 Comments

Schoolgirl uniforms in Tokyo’s Kabukicho red light district

When it comes to part-time weekend or evening work, students generally have to change out of their uniforms and into something more suitable. In Tokyo’s infamous Kabukicho red light district, however, some establishments deem schoolgirl uniforms — if not necessarily the schoolgirls themselves — as very suitable.

Japanese schoolgirl red light district

Both for business, and their brand.

Japanese schoolgirl red light district

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  1. Magnus369 says

    5/14/2013 at 9:24 am

    Is it just me, or do crocs really look out of place with a schoolgirl uniform?

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    • Lee says

      5/14/2013 at 1:05 pm

      No, they do. Seems a bit odd to go to all that trouble and then add crocs. There again, footwear probably isn’t a priority for many customers.

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    • Lizzy says

      5/15/2013 at 12:06 am

      Not just you. Perhaps if they were blue or black…

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  2. Iwao Yamamoto says

    5/15/2013 at 6:31 am

    Looking at the pictures, I thought they are never real students going to school; they look so older and seem to have no sense of shame at all. Red light district means 赤線地帯 in Japanese? They were used to be here and there after the war in Japan I think. Won’t diminish at all all over the world.

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    • Lee says

      5/15/2013 at 1:08 pm

      Not sure about the kanji I’m afraid.

      But yeah, it’s hardly a business uniue to Japan, and one that, economic crisis or not, won’t be going away soon. Or indeed ever.

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  3. Taki says

    5/15/2013 at 8:08 am

    I do remember a Junior High School student of mine named Kayo. Very cute, telling me that because she belonged to a famous Japanese girls school, she could sell her uniform for 500 dollars.

    Anyway, I’ve never re-told that story before and I don’t imagine I ever will again.

    Frankly, one of the most disappointing things of Japan and growing elsewhere is that there needs to be a female-only subway car. Doesn’t this basically say, “we’re too perverted to live as a homogenous society and we can’t fix it?” That’s sad

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    • Lee says

      5/15/2013 at 1:11 pm

      There’s a market for everything eh?

      It’s certainly not a positive move, is it? Well, it is in the sense that women can enjoy a grope-free commute, but it doesn’t in anyway tackle the issue itself.

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      • Taki says

        5/16/2013 at 12:54 pm

        Precisely!

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