The yellow bag with the pattern of a student crossing the road, “Horse Crossing Attention Bag (Yokozuna Bag)”, is a limited edition item that only people in Shizuoka Prefecture know about, and it is not only the topic of this program, but also a popular buzzword in the community, so what is so special about this “Crossing Attention Bag”?
The origin of “Watch out for the crossing guard’s bag”.
“Road Crossing Bag” was born in 1968, made by “Yokohama Bakugo Miyahara” (Miyahara Shoten) in Shizuoka Prefecture, at a time when the number of cars in Japan was increasing rapidly and traffic accidents were occurring in large numbers. (Miyahara Shop) produced at a time when the number of cars in Japan was rapidly increasing, traffic accidents were also occurring in large numbers, traffic chaos was becoming a social problem, and it was even referred to as a traffic war.
To ensure the safety of school children crossing the road, there have been crossing flags placed on both sides of the road for school children to hold to remind drivers when crossing the road; and at that time, Toshio Miyahara, president of Miyahara Stores in Shizuoka Prefecture, had a son who needed to travel through the main traffic lane to get home, so Toshio Miyahara thought that it was not enough just to hold a flag to remind drivers when crossing road, but it is also not enough just to remind drivers to pay attention to school children at all times, so in order to make school children go home safely, he developed this bag as if it were a bag containing the “attention” flag to cross the street”, which was developed with a passion for protecting children!
Since its inception, the “Crossing Bag” has become one of the must-have items for elementary school students in Shizuoka Prefecture. The material is made of durable nylon or leather, and there is also a waterproof processing treatment, so it can be used to carry textbooks and sports equipment, and has developed to the point that not only elementary school students use “Crossing Bags”, but also high school students, and a variety of models and colors have been developed, and were even used to make mask bags during the Xinguan epidemic.
Reactions from Shizuoka County netizens
Residents of villages in Shizuoka Prefecture were surprised to learn that “Bags for Crossing the Road” are a specialty product of Shizuoka Prefecture!
“By the way, Cherry Maruko also has a yellow handbag……”.
Words of wisdom, Maruko has a yellow clutch bag… pic.twitter.com/wbI0BoHjoQ
- Kazuya [E6 no Min] Traffic (@keno_michi) January 28, 2023
Cherry Mariko: An anime character from Shizuoka.
“This is something that only Shizuoka residents know about, and it is impossible to communicate with other prefectures when they say, ‘Be careful with your bags on the road’.”
Only residents of Shizuoka Prefecture know this.
People from other prefectures don’t understand when I say crossing bags. pic.twitter.com/xUYDrjEYj8
— Katawo @ junk, sauna and decavita people (@katawo_junkdo) February 10, 2023″Putri saya khawatir dengan warna tasnya untuk menyeberang jalan, yang diperlukan untuk sekolah dasar, dan saya terkejut ketika mengetahui bahwa logo Miyahara (ミヤハラ) ini hanya tersedia di Prefektur Shizuoka, jadi saya membeli tas kecil kemarin di toko di Bandara Shizuoka dan menggantungkannya di tas saya, dan tas ini sangat imut!
Measures relating to the return of elementary school students to their homes in Japan
I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed when you visited Japan that school children often walk the streets together. Japanese elementary school children not only walk to and from school alone, but also often ride the tram together with several of them, and there are no adults around them, so don’t you think it would be very dangerous?
In order to cultivate children’s independence, Japanese elementary school students will begin to practice going to and from school on their own from grade 1. Because schools in Japan are established according to the population of the area where they live, forming “school districts”, and then main routes to school in the school district, “Tongxue Road”, is precisely planned by the school authorities and parents, and the road will be marked as the main road for students to go to and from school, and the farthest distance from school by foot is only about 15 minutes. In addition, because most of the younger students are accompanied by upperclassmen, and there are teachers on duty to monitor and count the number of students on the street, elementary school students in Japan can return home safely even without their parents.
In addition to “Pay attention to your bag when crossing the street”, yellow hats and yellow cloth covering school bags…… are also common clothes worn by Japanese elementary school students to remind passersby to be careful of school children .
The limited edition “Bag for Crossing the Road” from Shizuoka Prefecture is definitely worth buying!
Today, there is a wide variety of “Crossing Bags” available in various sizes and uses, not only for elementary school students, but also for adults due to their durability and easy storage. If you have the opportunity to go to Shizuoka Prefecture, why not consider getting a “Crossing Bag” that is commonly used by everyone in Shizuoka Prefecture?
