Figure 1.--This looks like another Japanese school group. The children seem to be wearing Western-style swimwear, perhaps from the 1920s. Some of the children seem to be wearing costumes, perhaps for a play.
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Figure 1.--This looks like another Japanese school group. The children seem to be wearing Western-style swimwear, perhaps from the 1920s. Some of the children seem to be wearing costumes, perhaps for a play. |
Nor do we know much about beachwear, either swimwear or clothes worn at beach resorts. Swimwear styles appear to have been different than Western styles, but we note some Western stles after World War I and a general shit to Western styles after World War II. We have no real information at this time, but we can begin to piece together some information from a few available images. Beach scenes often show children doing everything but swimming. We are not sure how common that was in Japan. We notice some images of Japanese children in swimming gear. Here we note both Western and traditional style swimwear. How common it was to get dressed up in suits or traditional clothes to play on the beach we are not sure.
Swimwear styles appear to have been different than Western styles, but we note some Western stles after World War I and a general shit to Western styles after World War II. We have no real information at this time, but we can begin to piece together some information from a few available images. Beach scenes often show Western children doing everything but swimming. We are not sure how common that was in Japan. We notice some images of Japanese children in swimming gear. Here we note both Western and traditional style swimwear. How common it was to get dressed up in suits or traditional clothes to play on the beach we are not sure.
Beach scenes often show Western children doing everything but swimming. We are not sure how common that was in Japan. We notice some images of Japanese children in swimming gear. Here we note both Western and traditional style swimwear. How common it was to get dressed up in suits or traditional clothes to play on the beach we are not sure.
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