Around 1767, “Aiai-gasa” already implied gender relations in artworks. It was painted by Harunobu Suzuki, one of the inventors of Nishiki-e. From olden days to up until now, there have been many poems and literature on the theme of “Aiai-gasa” between men and women.Īmong the collection of the British Museum, “雪中相合傘” (Setchu Aiai Gasa, Couple under umbrella in snow) is a very famous work. As a result, it is interpreted as a romantic relationship to do “Aiai-gasa” with the opposite sex. For Japanese who tend to keep their personal space from other people, close distance with the other person plays an important role in romance.īecause of such background, doing “Aiai-gasa” with the opposite sex is considered that the distance with that person has gotten closer. Japanese have no habit of hugging or kissing to greet, and usually do not shake hands at all either. The biggest feature of “Aiai-gasa” is that the distance between two people under one umbrella is close. Japanese have a custom of having folding umbrella in case of sudden rain, and leaving an umbrella in the workplace or school for this purpose is called “置き傘” (Oki gasa, Putting umbrella) in particular. People will leave their umbrella in there and take it when they leave the building. Besides, there is always an umbrella stand at the entrance and exit of Japanese buildings. Also, apps that show the chance of rain in your area are also popular. For that reason, the Japanese always check the weather forecast when leaving. If your body is tired, there is more chance to catch a cold.Īs you can see from this, it is very important to have an umbrella when it rains. Because rain in Japan is particularly difficult to dry, it can get quite cold. However, as people get wet with rain, body temperature and immunity drops and they tend to catch a cold. Of course, there are other reasons to catch a cold, such as being mentally or physically exhausted due to too much practice.
These images from “K-ON!! “are the scene where the heroine Yui gets wet in the rain and catch a cold. In “Love Live!”, the heroine caught a cold after her performance in the rain. In “K-ON!!”, the heroine who tried to protect the guitar on a rainy day got wet in the rain and there is a scene where she sneezes. In the famous Ghibli film “Kiki’s delivery service”, for example, Kiki who delivered her herring pie in the rain was sick in bed as she caught a cold. It means people are more likely to catch a cold. Because rain in Japan is caused by such wind, the air itself contains humidity, which makes it difficult to dry when you get wet. In the winter dry wind comes from the continent, so it changes to the dry season and the rain decreases. In the summer the moist wind comes from the sea and brings a lot of rain in the rainy season. Why do Japanese people do “Aiai-gasa”?įirst of all, Asia is characterized by its changing wind direction in summer and winter due to the influence of wind called monsoon (seasonal wind). You often see this among elementary and junior high school students when they tease a boy and girl who have not quite started dating yet.ġ.2. However, this symbol is often written by third parties to tease those people. A boy and girl wish “to be together” or “to be together forever”. By writing your name and the other person’s name on a blackboard, diary, notebook etc, it works just like a love spell. You just write each name on the left and right side of the “Aiai-gasa” symbol. Also, the common “Aiai-gasa” symbol often seen in scribbles and manga is very simple.
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