Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-312) and index.
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Through the open door -- Drawing the lines -- The first day in school -- The welcome party -- The sports festival -- Fall in the Chestnut Basin -- The anatomy of a junior high school uniform -- Making hospital rounds -- Trash day --The lost art of school lunch -- New Year's Eve and the rising sun -- The Japanese color wheel -- Twin winter escapades -- The teacher in Japan -- The Juku generation -- Drinking alone in rural Japan -- How to pick up a Japanese girl -- Graduation day -- Cherry blossom spring -- A tale of two students -- The invisible class -- A Japanese wedding spectacular -- The annual school excursion -- The American class -- Epilogue -- A final bow.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Feiler recounts the year he spent as a teacher in Japan. Through his unique perspective, he demystifies contemporary Japanese life.