This morning we boarded the bus for our trip to Inagi with a stop at the prestigious University of Tokyo. Once on the beautiful campus, we were greeted by the Dean of Students. He gave us a lecture on the university and education in Japan. It covered the following main topics:
1. The Educational System
2. Schools and Society
3. Educational Crisis
4. Struggles for Reform
Next, was a very interesting lecture on The Japanese Model of Schooling Compared to the United States. It was both extremely informative and educational. It prepared me for what I was going to see in the Japanese schools that we would visit.
We then boarded the bus again and continued to Inagi. Here we met with the Superintendent of the Inagi schools and some of the parents. We finally were able to learn about Inagi and what it had to offer. Pears and “green areas” were two of the things that the city was very proud of. Orchards were seen around every corner and after tasting one of the giant pears I saw why they were proud of them. They were delicious! Inagi is surrounded by hills and on a clear day you can even see Mount Fuji if you look carefully.
Since Inagi is pretty small, we headed off to Chofu to stay at our hotel. Here we saw that once again there would be plenty to do at night. Numerous restaurants, shops and malls, some of which were open to 1am, surrounded the hotel. After checking in, we headed of to a quaint Japanese restaurant to get some dinner. “Fatty tuna cutlet” was my choice and although the name wasn’t the best it tasted great!
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