Japan, the land of the panchira (up-skirt panties shot) fetish. Well, not quite. Nonetheless, there is a robust subculture of men obsessed with panchira, so much so it crops up even in mainstream culture too a fair bit.
And now there is this awesome tongue-in-cheek product: the Upskirt Umbrella.
It’s been created by the Million Girls Project, which sounds like a college fraternity sex contest.
While people in Japan probably have to head to a store in Akihabara to get their hands on this unique umbrella, international interested parties can instead order one from Japan Trend Shop.
They say…
We’re not going to pretend this is a mainstream trend in Japan but even the puritans among us have to admit: it’s a fun idea. The Upskirt Umbrella (or An-burera, a play on the words for “underpants” and “umbrella”) by Million Girls Project might be the most original umbrella you ever buy. Please just be careful not to get arrested when using it, though! The Upskirt Umbrella is a very tongue-in-cheek spin on Japan’s reputation for turning schoolgirls into sex objects. Well, it might not improve that image but it certainly makes for a novel way to keep the rain off your head!
Hell, we think this is the true Cool Japan! What other place could get away with this?!
Open up the canopy and on the front there is a moe anime idol. That alone might draw heads. But the user can also entertain him or herself by looking up to view underneath her skirt! There are two versions with different panties: striped or swimming costume-style dark blue. The stripy panties girl is a character with blond hair in the first grade, while the more demure girl wearing the swimming costume is a second grader. The Upskirt Umbrella has caused a stir online when it was spotted in stores in Akihabara. Do you dare try to use it?!
So which girl do you want?
