These type of bags are carried around by elementary school kids across the country, from olden times all the way through to today's modern education system. It's almost like the quintessential red leather flap-around bag is tradition. It's certainly iconic, in real life, in art, in peotry, and even in anime and manga.
taken on 24 August 2017, 13:10
location: Michinoku Folklore Village in Kitakami, Iwate, Japan