{"product_id":"randoseru","title":"Randoseru","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJapanese school backpack with a boxy body, a long flap and padded straps\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bag every Japanese child carries for six years. This is a randoseru: a boxy backpack with stiff sides and a flat base, a long flap that comes down over the front and closes on a metal plate at the bottom, padded shoulder straps that curve to the body, a padded mesh back with reflective strips on the straps, and a small hook at the side for a bag of gym clothes. It comes in black, blue, red or pink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the most recognisable object in Japanese childhood, and outside Japan it has become a bag for adults who want a backpack with a shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name is the Japanese one, and it comes from the Dutch word for a knapsack, brought to Japan a century and a half ago and kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is a moulded synthetic, smooth and matte, stiff enough to stand on its own and light enough for a six-year-old, with the flap in the same material and the plate at the bottom in metal. Inside there is a main compartment the size of a large notebook, a front pocket under the flap, and a divider. The straps are padded and adjust with a buckle, and the back is a padded mesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear it as it is meant to be worn, on both shoulders with the straps pulled short so the bag sits high, which is how a child wears it and how it looks right on an adult. It carries a laptop, a lunch and a book, and it does not sag, because the sides do not let it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flap is the detail: it is long, it covers the whole front, and it closes on a plate that turns rather than clips, so the bag opens with a quarter-turn and closes with a push. The side hook is for a second bag, or keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a street it is a box on a back. From close the flap shows its length, the plate its turn, and the straps their curve. It is the bag for a person who wanted one as a child and did not live in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe it with a damp cloth; the moulded body does not stain and does not mind rain. Store it standing, with the flap closed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne size. The body is the size of a large notebook and a little deeper, and the straps adjust from a child's back to an adult's. It is a child's bag first and it is cut for one; an adult wears it small and high, which is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":59207746715996,"sku":"14:771#black","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue","offer_id":59207746748764,"sku":"14:193#blue","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Red","offer_id":59207746781532,"sku":"14:1254#red","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink","offer_id":59207746814300,"sku":"14:173#pink","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/randoseru-1.jpg?v=1790585345","url":"https:\/\/yonaku.com\/products\/randoseru","provider":"YONAKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}