Why does Itoshiki-sensei always wear a kimono?


Itoshiki-sensei is always seen wearing a kimono whereever he is, except in
episode six when he is in his hometown, wearing a shirt, but after that he
change his clothes to a kimono again.

![Itoshiki in a kimono](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xrxPR.gif) ![Itoshiki in a
shirt](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RuKT1.jpg)




The show uses a lot of traditional Japanese cultural imagery, including the
characters' clothes. Wikipedia says the style is supposed to be taken from
Showa period (most probably
[1926~1989](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dwa_period) years, less likely
[1312~1317](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dwa_%28Kamakura_period%29)).

It's a comedy and satire show, so naturally, the main protagonist would wear
something noticeable as a traditional kimono. But because characters are
usually seen in modern environment, things like this keep us from forgetting
the older-timey setting.

