Abstract
The electromyographical analysis of the lower leg muscles of Japanese women wearing Kimonos during walking was carried out to investigate the Japanese-Kimono-Wearing. The results are as follows :
1) The muscular activity of Musculus gastrocnemius (caput mediale) is affected by wearing Kimonos during walking most among the lower leg muscles. The woollen Kimono strongly affects it.
2) The woollen material of Kimono more affects the muscular activities of lower leg muscles than the crepe of silk material does.
3) The ways of wearing Kimonos affect the beginning of muscle contraction. The wearing of woollen Kimonos in “Tsumasaki-agari-7 cm” most postpones the beginning of muscle contraction.
4) Putting on the Japanese Geta makes the beginning of the muscle contraction of Musculus gastrocnemius (caput mediale) earlier. Putting on the Japanese Zori postpones the beginning of the muscle contraction of Musculus soleus and makes its contraction short. The Geta affects the muscular activities of the lower leg muscles more than the Zori does.
5) The difference of the footwear strongly affects the muscular activities of Musculus gastrocnemius (caput mediale) and Musculus soleus, and the difference of the materials and wearing styles strongly affect those of Musculus gastrocnemius (caput laterale).
6) The wearing Kimonos affects on the muscular activities of the right leg muscles more than those of the left ones, because of the unsymmetrical lapping style of the wearing Kimonos.
