I see kilted Japanese people... (photos)

**vmac3205** · 7th October 08, 06:53 AM

Our RSCDS demo team went to Japan a few years ago. They are excellent dancers over there.

**Spc. Scott** · 7th October 08, 06:58 AM

Great pictures! Thanks for taking us along.

**TimC** · 7th October 08, 07:31 AM

Dude, its so funny that you would post. My brother competed for the first time and you have 2 pictures of him in your gallery. Cool, and thanks for posting!

-TimC

**muirkirkca** · 7th October 08, 08:56 AM

Posers? Plastic Scots? Wearing non-clan affiliated kilts? Are they all hand sown? Bagpipes and highland dancers no less. Should I book my next vacation to Japan so I can insult those wearing a kilt and tell them to stick to scotch and tartan scarves.
Hardly, I think they look great as a group and have no problem with the diaspora of Scottish dress, heritage including Burns Days or the latest in designer fashions, culture or whatever.
Great post and I support these endeavors whole heartily.

**Nick the DSM** · 7th October 08, 02:14 PM

That-is-so-cool!!!

i didn't know they had that over there!

**Jock Scot** · 9th October 08, 04:53 AM

Thank you for posting the pictures and thank you for buying and wearing the poppy.

**Jaggy thistle** · 9th October 08, 01:10 PM

In todays newspaper there is an article and a photo of a Japanese Highland dancer who is working as an interpreter for a Japanese football player he aparrently wore the kilt to school in Japan andis a good enough to have won competitions in Scotland

**beowulf67** · 7th October 08, 08:15 AM

Good looking pictures.
On the caber, both of you need to stick your butts out and pull your hands in!!

**CDNSushi** · 7th October 08, 07:07 PM

Tim: What a small world! I'm not sure how your brother did but he looked very intense -- making him a great subject to photograph!

muir: aside from all that, there were still more than a good number of authentic Scots who WERE wearing clan-affiliated tartans. In fact, it surprised me how many Scottish people live/work in Japan. I was completely shocked to see a Royal British Legion tent with this year's poppy appeal (that's what you see me wearing in the photos)...

Finally, FWIW, I would pay money to see a sumo wrestler in a kilt!!!

**Highlander31** · 8th October 08, 12:36 AM

To plagiarize Robert,...Fantastic. I didn't know they had Scottish Games in Japan. Maybe one day we'll see the caber, the hammer, and the putting of the stone in the Olympics.