also: かりゆしうえあ
kariyushi shirt; Okinawan dress shirt
A short-sleeved, open-collar shirt from Okinawa, similar to an aloha shirt, often worn in formal and business settings during summer.
At formal summer events in Okinawa, kariyushi shirts are often worn.
He attended the meeting wearing a kariyushi shirt.
During the summer, prefectural office staff work wearing kariyushi shirts.
Going to a meeting in a kariyushi shirt is normal in Okinawa.
Standard spelling; ウェア is the usual katakana rendering of 'wear' in this context.
Variant spelling using ウエア; less common but still encountered.
From Okinawan 'kariyushi' (meaning 'harmony' or 'happiness') and English 'wear'. The term was coined in Okinawa to promote local textile and fashion industries.