Graduation

First, I went to a juku class, or a cram class. These take over children's. 75% of students attend these juku classes. They go from a range of one hour, to three forcing children to learn for an insane period of time. These children can do nothing except learn learn learn. Teachers hate it, children hate it, even parents hate it? But the government is forcing it.

Then came graduation. I thought it odd that the whole school would practice for hours just for a graduation ceremony. And the speeches. They weren't very good. They were generic and could be used for anything. I also don't get why the children 'partying' at 2:30 in the afternoon got in trouble. They didn't do anything wrong.

The source of entertainment has changed from television to music. Music is very entertaining, however I don't see how it can be the sole source of entertainment for children. These people are going to change life for all of Japan.

The cherry blossom festival was beautiful, but I do agree with Cho. It is a shame that this little town is using Japans oldest remains as a way to get tourists. Before then, Japan had left a good mark on me, but after it, I'm not so sure. Sure, the natural resources are gone, but that is no excuse to celebrate Japans oldest remains as a hero. The only thing he did was keep his bones from disintegrating.