Snappy as they look, Japanese school uniforms can be an extremely expensive hassle for parents soranews24.com

While some public schools allow pupils to choose what clothing they’ll come to class in, once they reach junior high almost all students in Japan wear uniforms.
There’s also the cultural phenomenon that, in Japan, a crisp, snappy school uniform is the ultimate symbol of innocent vitality and youthful dreams.
Japanese schools with a uniform system don’t just dictate what sort of blazer, slacks, or skirt the students have to wear.
One mother in the survey said this happened with her second son, who’d been accepted at the same junior high her eldest had graduated from.
Source: Asahi Shimbun Digital via JinTop image: PakutasoCasey’s junior high school didn’t have uniforms.