Just like in my industrialized countries, education is highly valued in Japan. It is quite different from American schools and the one that is most easily recognizable is the school uniforms.
In kindergarten, ddepending on which school they are attending, their uniform will change but the basics stay the same. When outside they have some sort of hat and the rest of the outfit is something always super adorable.
This is the traditional kindergarten backpack. The color varies but this is the typical style.
A popular cartoon called
Shin Chan shows the title character in his uniform.
For older boys, this uniform is what they all wear. All black with a mandarin collar. It looks very military.
These girls are wearing the normal uniform. The thing that shocked me about their uniforms is how high some of the girls wear their skirts. Other than that, they look just like normal private American school uniforms.
The Japanese school system is number 4 in the world for educational scores, while America is 11. Students attend school Monday through Saturday here. Most children enter preschool anywhere from 1-5 and most kids graduate around 17-18.
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