1st Kilted outing in Japan

[kilted Kiwi2]

Hello everyone

At the weekend I had my first outing in one of my new kilts ( blackwatch economy kilt from Saltwater kilts.com ) On Sunday morning I had to go to the local home center to do some shopping , it was raining but that didn't stop me from wearing the kilt. I noticed quite a few people looking sideways at me and several kids tugging on their parents shirt sleves proberly saying " Daddy look at the funny man in the skirt " but because Japan is such a polite country nobody said a thing except the lady at the checkout counter who knew what I was wearing and said I looked rather good. That evening I headed out to " Robin " a local Irish pub that my mates own , while there I was asked by some ladies what was under the kilt so I said just shoes & socks and when I left the pub there was about 10com of snow on the ground and one of the ladies said aren't you cold to which I replied " I wish I had worn my underpants " with a wink, she didn't know whether to beleive me or not. I really enjoyed the day out and I'm looking forward to wearing my kilt as often as I can.

Kilted Kiwi
Niigata Japan

" There's nothing like a breeze between the knees "

[646guy]

Awesome experience even with all the stares. You can always feel them looking at you even if you can't see them but sounds like you had a great time!

[GMan]

That sounds great! Glad that you had some fun with the Kilt wearing, it is such fun.

[Yaish]

Saltwater?

[Magnus Sporrano]

I've gotten some of my more unusual looks from Chinese and Japanese nationals, who honestly in many cases have never heard of or seen the kilt before. Most are very respectful, very curious, and in the case of the Japanese often overly polite (to the point of curbing their curiosity a bit too much).

Given that the kilt might be completely alien to many from the far east, I try to keep that in mind when dealing with people from that region of the world.

[Magnus Sporrano]

Saltwater?

Yeah it's an inexpensive knock-off of Pakistani kilts made by poor laborers in Sudan.

[kilted Kiwi2]

Sorry Yaish

I ment to say that I was wearing my "Stillwater kilt" not Saltwater and I'm very happy with it as it fits very well and is a great deal, I'll be buying more kilts from them in the future as they provide a great service , good quality priced kilts for a resonable price

Kilted Kiwi

[Moosehead]

Saltwater?

Never heard of them? You have to wear your genuine Bolex watch with 'em.

Sorry KK, just playin' with ya. Well done. It can be strange enough wearing a kilt in a predominantly Celtic society like here on PEI. Can't even imagine doing it in the Far East.

[James Martin]

I'll soon be finding out what the Japanese think of kilts.
Going there for a holiday quite soon, and having nothing else to wear ...
One excuse, if needed, will be Scottish country dancing, which, believe it or not, has quite a following among the Japanese, and I shall be treaching dancing in a few places while I am there.
Should be fun -- if they understand what I'm talking about! I'm sorry to say, I certainly shan't understand much of what they are saying; my attempts to learn a few phrases from a book were quite without success! :confused:

Martin,
in Grenoble, France.

[flairball]

I plan to bring my kilt along on my next trip to Japan. I would imagine Japan to be one of the easier places to be kilted. I doubt a kilt would hardly be noticed in a city like Tokyo. My biggest problem with wearing a kilt will be my fiance. She is Japanese, and appearances are important to the Japanese. By apprearances I mean not appearing crazy, or too individual. Anyway, she conceeded that my kilt looked nice, and has offered a bit of kilt accessory fashion advice so,...
KK- If you get to Matsumoto there is a great biker bar there called Little Feat. Lots of fun, but I'd expect the regulars there would require a bit of kilt lifting. Lots of fun, but a lot more crazyness. There's an Irish joint there too called Old Rock, or something like that.