Is the Sailor Fuku still commonly worn by HS students in Japan

[GenkaiPower]

Is it and if not when did it fade out?

 

[Grandpa Frank]

Good question ! It sure was popular when I was there in the early 70's.

 

[Lothor]

Still fairly common.

 

[GenkaiPower]

Still fairly common.

really heard it was rare

 

[mdchachi]

really heard it was rare

If you watch some live web cams you can get a feel for what people are wearing in real life.

Live Cams in Japan

Live Cams in Japan

www.skylinewebcams.com

 

[Mikawa Ossan]

It was everywhere at least until 2009, the last time I was in Japan. Some elementary schools were starting to let kids wear non-uniform clothes.

 

[GenkaiPower]

It was everywhere at least until 2009, the last time I was in Japan. Some elementary schools were starting to let kids wear non-uniform clothes.

middle or hs though

 

[mdchachi]

middle or hs though

Mostly middle. HS still use it but not as much.

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

The top 100 Japanese high schools with the most popular uniforms.

As the girl student hopes for entrance to school at the school with the prettiest uniform, the school lays emphasis on the design of the uniform of the girl, too.

 

[mdchachi]

The top 100 Japanese high schools with the most popular uniforms.

How was the ranking determined?

 

[GenkaiPower]

So is it still common in HS or not?

 

[mdchachi]

So is it still common in HS or not?

Check the video and judge for yourself. Here's some pseudocode for you to help.

function analyzeSailorUniformPercentage()
    totalImages = 100
    sailorStyleCount = 0

    for each image in imageSet
        if isSailorStyle(image)
            sailorStyleCount += 1
        end if
    end for

    percentage = (sailorStyleCount / totalImages) * 100
    return percentage
end function

function isSailorStyle(image)
    if hasCollar(image) and hasNeckerchief(image) and hasPleatedSkirt(image)
        return true
    else
        return false
    end if
end function

 

[GenkaiPower]

I did so yes?

 

[mdchachi]

I did so yes?

So what is the answer? Is it common or not? What percentage of the sample is using sailor fuku?

 

[Lothor]

It was everywhere at least until 2009, the last time I was in Japan. Some elementary schools were starting to let kids wear non-uniform clothes.

That is true - most elementary schools don't have a uniform. GenkaiPower - I was out in Tokyo yesterday and there were sailor uniforms in abundance!

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

How was the ranking determined?

全国の高校の制服ランキング｜みんなの高校情報

全国の高校の制服ランキングです。口コミをもとに算出した制服ランキングから全国の高校を探すことができます。

www.minkou.jp

It seems to be a count result of the word of mouth information of the site called "the high school information of all".
This site gets the information of the high school of the all over Japan.
I understand the ratio of students who go on to college of deviation value and the university becoming the indication of the examination.

 

[Toritoribe]

really heard it was rare

According to the research by a major uniform manufacturer TOMBOW in 2019, 9.8 percent of female high school students wore sailor suits.

高校生が着ている制服のタイプは、…女子が「セーラー服」9.8％、「ブレザー」75.2％とブレザータイプが主流となっていた。

平成の高校生はブレザータイプが主流、制服への満足度高い | リセマム

高校生が着ている制服のタイプは、男子が「学ラン」41.0％、「ブレザー」49.6％、女子が「セーラー服」9.8％、「ブレザー」75.2％とブレザータイプが主流であることがトンボの調査結果より明らかになった。

resemom.jp

I don't think nearly 10 percent is rare.