Parasol (2004-07-05)
Rainy season is finally over. What follows is a hot and humid summer. A must-have accessory for many Japanese women is parasol. I use one too. Besides dreadful aged spots and wrinkles brought on by the harsh sun, skin cancer is also my concern. Most people like to use black parasols here, but I think they look dull. Mine is a pretty yellow, a much better color of course!
In Sydney-- where it has the highest number of skin cancer in the
world-- when I used a parasol, I often became very self-conscious being
the only one on the street using an umbrella under the sun. I
felt like I was the biggest geek in the world. In Tokyo shielding
myself from the sun doesn't
make me feel uncomfortable or being looked upon as kooky. It
feels like I am just going with the flow.
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