{"product_id":"japanese-school-bag","title":"Japanese School Bag 'Tsugaku'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe black boston bag with two handles and a long zip that every student carries\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flat-topped bag with two handles is as much a part of the Japanese school uniform as the sailor collar, and this is it: a structured black bag in a rounded rectangle, a zip running the whole length of the top, two handles to carry it by hand or over the shoulder, a pocket across the front with a strap and a ring, and a metal D-ring at each side for a strap of your own. The shape holds. That is the point of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the bag of a million train platforms, carried by the handles at knee height or slung over one shoulder, and it fits a laptop, two books, a bottle and the small things a day needs without losing its corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Tsugaku, is the daily commute to school, the walk and the train and the walk again, and the bag is what makes the trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exterior is a smooth black synthetic leather over a firm lining that gives the bag its structure, chosen because a school bag is dropped, kicked under a desk and rained on, and this one wipes clean. The handles are stitched through, the zip is metal, and the rings are plated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarry it with any of the uniform sets for the full picture, or with jeans and a coat as the black bag you did not know you needed. It is the right size for a day, and the wrong size for a week, which is what a boston bag is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, there are pockets against the back wall for a phone and a pen, and the lining is firm enough that the bag stands open on a desk without collapsing. The front pocket takes a travel card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a platform it is a black rectangle with two handles. From close the stitching shows on the handles, the zip shows its metal, and the rings show their plating. It is the accessory that finishes the uniform and outlives it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is sold as an accessory to the uniforms, and it is the accessory that most changes them: a sailor set with a boston bag is a uniform; a sailor set with a rucksack is a costume. The bag is what makes the difference, and it costs less than the difference is worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt comes in one size, and one size is the size it has always been.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59207747273052,"sku":"14:173#black","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/japanese-school-bag-tsugaku-1.jpg?v=1790580981","url":"https:\/\/yonaku.com\/products\/japanese-school-bag","provider":"YONAKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}