Kimono and a manual car

The other day, we celebrated our daughters' 75th birthday, and I, as their mother, had to wear a kimono. How fast, my second daughter is already 3 years old? It seems like it was a long time since the birth of my youngest daughter, but it seemed like it happened so fast....

In the past, many children died before the age of seven.Rituals like the Shichi-Go-San were born to pray for the safe growth of children.Yes, but thanks to you, I am once again grateful for your help in this way.

I was planning to ask for a visit for Shichi-Go-San at a shrine about a 15-minute drive from my home.I decided to take this opportunity to drive a manual car in a kimono.I did. It's not often that I get a chance like this.

However, it is indeed dangerous to drive in slippers, so I decided to change into athletic shoes when driving.

Until I got on board.

I wonder if it's hard to drive in a kimono because it seems my legs don't open as much as I'd like. Well, even so.If you change your shoes, you can drive without any problems.Id.

I thought... but I was naive (-_-)

First, getting into the driver's seat in a kimono was unexpectedly difficult.Unable to open or raise his legs, so he cannot ride from his feetThe first step was to get on the seat. I decided to get in one foot at a time after getting my butt on the seat first, but the back band(It was a very nice knot.)is wide, so you have to sit in front of the seat...

Then you've got a headache, and then you've got a headache.You have to be careful not to stain your kimono.It was a challenge just to get into the car.

Then I got in and noticed it again.

The belt on the back is a huge distraction...

The back band makes it impossible to sit with the hips deep and the back against the seat.Leaning forward considerably, sitting about halfway forward in the seat.would be, but then the steering wheel would be too close to the driver.

So I tried adjusting the seat to a position further back than usual, but this time I could not reach the clutch!(Maybe I just have short legs.)The "-" is a shortened version of the following phrase. "Ah, no, no, no, no, no."After a lot of work, I adjusted the seat to a position where I could just barely depress the clutch and hold the steering wheel, and off we went.

When we set off, I was able to drive the car as usual without any wobbles, but it was quite difficult to operate the clutch when the speed increased. The driving position was not good, so every time I stepped on the clutch, my foot would stretch out and I would feel the clutch clench.No heel, like adjusting the clutch with just your toes.It would be.

I drove the car in this condition for about three minutes and found that "Oh no, this is dangerous because I don't think I can react on the spur of the moment.So, I asked my husband to take over driving.

We parked the car on the street and took over driving. I was wearing a kimono, so I felt a lot of stares from people on the street. I wonder if these people had any idea that this car was a manual transmission car...w And my husband, he was so excited to see the car.

Oh no. I wore shoes with pointed toes for going out today, so when I stepped on the clutch, the toes seemed to catch on the top of the clutch, making it difficult to do the clutch. It's so hard to clutch. I'm so wobbly.Driving shoes are very important...

He said, "I'm chewing on it (laughs).

Don't drive in a kimono.

After much research, it seems that in some prefectures, you can be cited for driving a car in kimono.

A monk was driving a car in Fukui Prefecture wearing priest's robes and received a traffic ticket.
The monk's robe he was wearing was ankle-length, so his legs were close together, and the sleeves of both sleeves were about 30 cm long, which could catch on the steering wheel or shift lever.
The detailed regulations for enforcement of the Road Traffic Law are set by each prefecture.
Source.Car-Choices.com, "Is it a violation to drive in kimono, such as furisode (long-sleeved kimono) or montsuki hakama (traditional Japanese dress)?"

In Hyogo Prefecture, where we live, there does not seem to be any regulation regarding clothing in the driver's code of observance, but I still thought it would be better not to drive a manual car in a kimono. The reason being.Unable to get proper driving positionFrom. More of a back band problem than "can't open my legs."

The back band makes it impossible to sit securely in the seat and thereby assume a proper driving position. This would make it impossible toInability to respond quickly in the spur of the momentThe reason for this is that the

Also, this has nothing to do with kimonos.I was reminded of the importance of driving shoes.Driving a manual car is still very different depending on the shoes. I was reminded of the importance of being able to depress the clutch all the way to the back without any problems, and to operate the clutch with a rounded heel and a sensation similar to that of my own foot.

I thought to myself, "I'll never know unless I try it...I'll never drive in a kimono again.