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Japanese business suits are made of very thin material and actually wear pretty well in the summer. You're probably right that they don't wear as well as tradit

Japanese business suits are made of very thin material and actually wear pretty well in the summer. You're probably right that they don't wear as well as traditional dress, but it's not nearly as bad as you're probably thinking, if you're thinking they're wearing the same outfit you'd wear in, say, NY in the winter or something.

mikekchar 11y ago
They are still hot :-) I wore a suit to work (in Japan) every day for 5 years. Having said that, I really liked wearing a tie in the winter because it actually kept me quite a bit warmer. Now because I work from home, I will often wear a jinbei or yukata when I'm working. I don't actually own hakama right now, so I'm not sure how they compare to trousers in every day use. I've worn them before, though, and don't recall them being overly warm. I think it would be a bit strange to wear hakama at home, though... This thread really piqued my interest because when I first started wearing Japanese clothes I was a bit self conscious. But Japanese people always told me it was fine. Now, if I walk down to the izakaya in my jinbei and geta, I'm just like all the other old guys in the neighbourhood ;-) I experienced quite a lot of racism from expats in Japan who thought it was unacceptable for me to have Japanese friends, watch Japanese TV shows and read Japanese books. They kept saying, "You will never be one of them. They will never accept you." Eventually I had to distance myself from that community. The other day, one of the neighbourhood children was playing with their friend. The friend walked up to me and tried out their English. The neighbourhood girl said, "Oh don't bother. He's Japanese." Home is not always where you were born.