Follow that hat!

Though this has become a regular sight for those of us living in Japan, I still get a kick every time I see a sea of bright-colored hats at waist level running across the sidewalk like a caffeinated flock of head gear. In other words, the Japanese use a brilliant little system I call the matching hat system.  If you are going to take the kids out of the classroom and walk them down the street, the only way to make sure you dont lose one is to stick a rainbow color on each child’s head, and if you see a little spot of yellow bouncing away you know you have some herding to do.