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Japanese swimsuit models celebrate Bikini Day 2018【Photos】

Casey Baseel Jul 7, 2018
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Annual celebration of midriff-baring swimsuits takes place just ahead of the start of prime beach weather in Japan.

After several straight days of warm but pleasantly dry weather, rain clouds swept over the Tokyo area on Thursday night. But to keep their spirits from darkening too much, those stuck inside could take sunny-mooded solace in the fact that July 5 is Bikini Day.

Commemorating the public unveiling of the two-piece beachwear garment, Bikini Day is marked with the copious sharing of swimsuit snapshots and selfies, and this year was no exception.

Well, this is not too late at all.... Happy #BikiniDay everyone! #ビキニの日 #7月5日はビキニの日 pic.twitter.com/XjD1Z52WjN

— marsy. (@xmarselinna) July 5, 2018

▼ It’s not clear if actress/model Nao Amimiya really needs an inner tube to stay afloat, or just wants to add a dash of cuteness to her photo shoot.

#ビキニの日

使い回し！
今年は新しい水着を着る！ pic.twitter.com/q12ETCEP0Q

— 雨宮奈生🐰 (@naoamamiya) July 4, 2018

Some, such as TV personality and pachinko writer (yep, that’s an actual job some people in Japan have) Yuri Suzuki…

今日は #ビキニの日らしいですよ👏( ˘ω˘ )
7/5のどの辺がビキニなのか謎。笑

明日は秋葉原でまちスロ💓
詳細はあとでアップしますね〜✨
スケジュール、もちろん空いてますよね？笑 pic.twitter.com/XZnDgXCpgV

— 鈴木優梨 (@suzuki_yuuri) July 5, 2018

…and model/former race queen Maya Sano…

海きたよ🌊#ビキニの日 #いいなと思ったらRT pic.twitter.com/fLF1SHeRNy

— 佐野真彩 (@sano_maya) July 5, 2018

…focused their Bikini Day efforts into individual-photo tweets. Others, though, including Satomi Nihihori…

https://twitter.com/sa10mi_west/status/1014721348847878145

…Ayaka Ozaki…

#ビキニの日らしいのであげときますね pic.twitter.com/0Nnhy46e3e

— 尾崎礼香(おざきあやか) (@reikaya66) July 5, 2018

…and Kei Inoue…

https://twitter.com/kieinoue/status/1014803743840190464

…came to the conclusion that, much like a bikini has both a top and a bottom, multiple images were called for,

▼ More Bikini Day collages featuring voice-actress-turned-model Yuno Mizusawa…

https://twitter.com/mizuyuno_/status/1014836491418136577

▼ …cosplayer Miru Hayase…

https://twitter.com/mdmddn_/status/1014477220562104321

▼ …and swimsuit model Hikaru Aoyama.

https://twitter.com/akd_asr/status/1014880745104592896

And just like some fans look forward to Bikini Day all year long, so too do some participants mark it on their calendars, such as regular contributors Reku Momoiro…

水着ママピックアップだ～！！！！！！！ pic.twitter.com/9aZODefsFu

— 桃色れく🍑ももれくBP4/20 (@momoreku) July 4, 2018

…Akira Itsuki…

水着撮影してきました👙💓

夏コミ頒布ブロマイド⸜(* ॑꒳ ॑* )⸝#コミケ #ビキニの日 pic.twitter.com/m7oJkdQURl

— 五木あきら (@itsuki_akira) July 5, 2018

…and cosplayer Saku.

#ビキニの日 #FGO pic.twitter.com/uBhzmGVpAF

— サク (@saku93) July 5, 2018

Even the official Twitter account for Sanrio’s lazy anthropomorphized egg Gudetama joined in.

ビキニの日でもあるんだわ　#しばられ仲間　 #穴子の日 #ビキニの日 pic.twitter.com/8tLQfZbJfk

— ぐでたま【公式】🍥🕙 (@gudetama_sanrio) July 4, 2018

Of course, spend too much time looking at swimsuits, and eventually everything starts to look like a bikini…

#ビキニの日らしいのでトイレットペーパーの芯が最後なんか色っぽくなった写真貼っておきますね。5年前のだけど pic.twitter.com/2hZIpQGLR2

— 懐古P (@wiwaxia_m) July 5, 2018

…so maybe it’s best that Bikini Day only comes once a year (though if you can’t wait 12 months until next time, a trip or two down memory lane should help tide you over).