July 18, 2023
Moneycontrol news
The University of Kyoto, in conjunction with the Kyoto City University of the Arts, officially allows its students to wear whatever outfit they want to their graduation.
The University of Kyoto is one of the largest in Japan, the second oldest after the University of Tokyo.
Usually students in Japan wear suits, dresses, or traditional women's hakama kimonos for their graduation ceremony.
Pictures from the graduation ceremony held recently went viral on social media.
Interestingly, although graduation ceremonies are flamboyant in Japan, it also has an interesting Halloween subculture that is exactly the opposite.