Result3 - School Uniforms

There is a difference in school uniforms between Japan and the United States. First, in Japan, many schools adopt uniforms. One of the reasons is that schools want to encourage their students to identify themselves as the students of the schools. In addition, schools intend to let their students concentrate on studying and classes.

Japanese schools started to adopt uniforms in Meiji era. The uniforms of those days are a mixture of kimono, hakama and a shirt. Later, uniforms called gakuran and middy blouses and skirts, also known as sera-huku in Japanese, replaced that style of school uniforms.

Unlike Japan, school uniforms are not so prevalent in the U.S. Average American schools put value on freedom of thought or behavior and so it’s usual that they don’t adopt uniforms. However, in recent years, more American schools begin to use uniforms. There are several reasons for their action. One of them is that schools intend to protect their students from crimes such as drug, minor-drinking and minor-smoking. Of course, it’s also because schools want the children to have a sense of belonging to the schools.



"Japanese... Oops! Sorry, I made a mistake."


"This is an example of Japanese school uniforms."


"This is an example of American school uniforms."