The Japanese word panchira (パンチラ) is a portmanteau blending two words: ‘panty’ and ‘chira’. Like munechira, ‘chira’ is a voyeuristic term that means an unexpected teasing glimpse or glance. In this case, panchira is an unexpected teasing glimpse or glance of panties. In English the term is synonymous with upskirt.
Following is a panchira-themed list of 5 items from Japan that make you say: “Huh, WTF?”
1. Upskirt Photographers Manner Posters
Trains in Japan often run campaigns that advertise good manner standards for commuters, the Please Do It At Home campaign is one example. The image below however seems to point out that taking discrete upskirt photos around the train station is poor manners.
2. Upskirt For Dummies
This Japanese instructional guide teaches the geometry of upskirt glimpsing and optimal panchira viewing angles.
3. If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em
Like bees to honey the chikan swarm in cameras ablaze for the panchira shot.
4. The Upskirt Judo Guy
An entire TV show consisting entirely of a judo guy throwing young girls in short skirts over his head while exposing their panties. The show was taken off air because one of the girls wasn’t wearing any panties. Check out the The Upskirt Judo Guy for more, including footage.
5. Puff! iPhone Upskirt Japan App
The panchira iPhone app Puff! from Bottle Cube encourages users to blow on their screen to reveal the upskirt of an on-screen Japanese girl. The length of your breath determines how far up the skirt goes, or how the girl reacts.
Puff! The Magic Upskirt iPhone App
Japanese-English Guide to Sex, Kink and Naughtiness
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OMG, can’t believe they actually have those instructions. Looks like a geometry class. Only in Japan, right? lol
Learning geometry in Australia is so boring. If only I had grown up in Japan I would have learnt much sooner that the hypotenuse is the optimum length and angle for my i-phone as opposed to an African herbivorous mammal.
Your comment reminds me of the Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros by Flight of the Conchords:
That Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros by Flight of the Conchords video made my week!!! That was great!
yeah, other than being from new zealand, those guys are top notch!
Wouldn’t it be much simpler to just build escalators with mirrors for steps?
Alternatively, you’d think with the Japanese genius for gadgetry (and the tiny size of digital cameras these days) there would be a wide range of shoes available with disguised cameras built into the toe upper.
Hmm… or should I google first before assuming there isn’t?
Some good points there, TerraHertz! But if there was no challenge in the hunt for a chikan’s prey, maybe they’d lose interest in the chase. Actually, it sounds like you have come up with an answer to solve the chikan problem once and for all. Just install mirrored walkways, everywhere! The chikans would soon get bored as there would be no more thrill.
As for the hidden spy shoe camera, check this: http://www.photoblog.com/eyespychina/2010/12/05/