Tokaimura Minami Junior High School

Today was a day to look forward to because it is our first official school visit. We are visiting Tokaimura Minami Junior High School. A Japanese junior high school consists of grade 7 through 9, so it is a little different than our junior high schools or middle schools. When we arrived we had to take off our shoes at the entrance, as is commonplace in Japanese schools, and put on our slippers. After a quick briefing, we were brought into a school convocation to clapping and excitement by the Japanese students. A band was playing as we walked in, and it was by far the best junior high school band I have every heard-they were amazing. After some speeches and a slideshow, we were exited and got to begin our school observations. Attached below is a picture from the convocation. The Japanese students were extremely well behaved during the convocation, but they were not totally silent. So, the myth about Japanese students being extremely well behaved is true, but they are not silent statues during a convocation.