An English teacher living in Japan highlighted how Japanese schools have a very different approach to education compared to American high schools.
American TikTok creator Hito Bito (@hito.bito) provides a glimpse of the rules that Japanese school kids must follow in a video posted on Jan. 24 titled “Things about my school in Japan that could send Americans into a coma.”
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According to the TikToker, it is mandatory in Japanese schools to change from outdoor to indoor shoes as soon as students enter the school.
“We all have to change from outdoor to indoor shoes as soon as we enter the school,” she notes. “And no, I’ve never seen any love notes or confessions in the shoe cubbies.”
She also shares that schools prioritize cleanliness and responsibility because “kids clean the school from top to bottom every single day.”
Japanese students are also responsible for serving themselves lunch and cleaning their trays, emphasizing self-sufficiency and independence.
She also points out that there is a lack of heating or cooling in the hallways, which is why she is forced to “walk around in a coat.”
Hito Bito considers the schools’ dress code “the most coma-inducing part” of the rules, as “girls either have to wear their hair above their shoulders or in a low pony. Definitely no dyed hair, so no anime protagonists.”
Piercings and makeup are also prohibited, although Hito Bito admits that she does not follow these rules.
The video, which has been viewed nearly 15 million times as of this writing, generated thousands of comments from users who are fascinated by the rules.
“I love that they clean the school,” one user wrote. “It gives kids a sense of community while encouraging them not to leave a mess for someone else.”
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