A Japanese Elementary School

Yuki will be playing a taiko drum with his classmates in a festival later this year.  We dropped him off at practice this morning at 9:00.  Since the practice was at Yuki's school, I asked to look around inside.  One of the teachers gave me permission, so my host mother gave me a tour of the school.  It was so big for an elementary school (grades 1-6)!  I'm so glad I got to see it.

the front of the school

school name: Copin

teachers' room

where the students change from outside shoes to inside shoes
And yes, those are unicycles.  They are popular with children here.

class lists showing how many boys (男) and girls (女) are in each class

a classroom

another classroom

a classroom sign: 4th year (grade), Class 1

They have anti-bullying signs in Japanese schools too.

a view from one of the school's windows

steps with illustrations from some of Nankichi Niimi's stories

a music room with taiko drums

a view from one of the school's hallways: more of the school

another music room

a garden/courtyard surrounded by hallways of the school

a chemistry lab (in an elementary school)

the gym building

the front of the school