Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful - and this is still in our DNA today. That’s a bit too much even for us.Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel – and the direction Culture Trip is moving in. We talk about panties pretty casually, and that’s the way we like it!īut however much you like panties, please don’t do this, haha. Panties are everywhere in Japan – anime, video games, toys, movies, magazines and even news programs. We’ll tell each other, “ Ima meccha PK!” (I’m having a super wedgie right now!) When I was in junior and senior high school we girls laughed about it all the time. They’re probably big fans of Wakamechan, haha.Īnd we can’t talk about panties without mentioning wedgies! In Japan we call it PK, which is short for pantsu kuikondeiru. It might be a little embarrassing for her when she realizes it, but on the other hand there are some girls who don’t care at all if people can see their panties. You might see their panties accidentally even if you don’t want to, because it’s right in your face. It happens every day in Japan, especially when they’re walking up the stairs or sitting on the train. It happens when a Japanese girl wears a skirt that’s really short but she forgets and acts like she’s wearing jeans, lol. That’s her regular style, but there’s a thing we call accident panties too. For example, there’s Wakamechan, a beloved manga character from Sazae-San who has been flashing her panties at us for over 45 years.

Panties have been in our culture for a long time. I mean, we even have a super popular gacha series based on panties for your drink bottles. In fact, I think panties are one of our kawaii icons. And we don’t think it’s weird to see them at all. Japanese people – men, women, kids, grandmas and grandpas – we love panties. Actually, seeing panties in Japan is not as big a deal as it is elsewhere. Ok I just want to pause here and say that this article is written by me, Shiori, so please don’t worry, haha. Now that summer is here, short skirts are everywhere, and your chances of accidentally seeing panties while walking up the stairs or escalator are higher, haha. I’m feeling cold just thinking about it, but they do it anyway because showing off your legs is considered cute, and to them looking cute is more important than being warm and comfortable. So much so that they’ll wear them even in the coldest part of winter. Japanese girls love short skirts, especially junior and high school students.

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