IchiRiKen1
5th June 2001, 00:54
Just curious, maybe someone might know...
I live in Japan, and have become rather involved with some very Japanese customs, such as wearing a set of clothing called jimbei (sp?). It is a pair of knee length short pants with a fold over/wrap around top a la karate-gi. Typically, the seams of the collar and the sleeves are stitched together with very loose mesh-like stitching, allowing for ventilation and comfort. Jimbei are typically only worn during the hotter part of the summer (or anytime by weird gaijin like me!), and you will see them often during the summer festivals (alongside beautiful women in yukata).
I was just wondering whether the training uniform we have all come to know and stain so well actually may have had its origins in jimbei ?
:karatekid
Thanks for your time!
I live in Japan, and have become rather involved with some very Japanese customs, such as wearing a set of clothing called jimbei (sp?). It is a pair of knee length short pants with a fold over/wrap around top a la karate-gi. Typically, the seams of the collar and the sleeves are stitched together with very loose mesh-like stitching, allowing for ventilation and comfort. Jimbei are typically only worn during the hotter part of the summer (or anytime by weird gaijin like me!), and you will see them often during the summer festivals (alongside beautiful women in yukata).
I was just wondering whether the training uniform we have all come to know and stain so well actually may have had its origins in jimbei ?
:karatekid
Thanks for your time!