Japanese School Lunch: More Than Just a Meal

What makes a difference when the Japanese treat school lunches for children as an education period?

Watching this video, you will be surprised by how Japanese elementary school students serve their lunch.

Lunchtime is taken as an opportunity to teach the children about discipline, showing their gratitude to others, taking care of their belongings, recycling garbage to save the environment, etc.

Each student brings their own set of chopsticks, a placemat, a napkin, a cup, and a toothbrush to school. After eating, they clear the dishes, brush their teeth, and do a 20-minute cleaning of the classroom, hallway, entrance, and restroom.

Every day, a team of 5 cooks prepares lunch for about 700 students from scratch. They use the veggie from the school farm and some other food from the local farm.

The moment the students said to the cooking team, "Thank you for preparing lunch for us," before carrying lunch trays to their class touched my heart. It makes me understand that the Japanese teach their children to show gratitude to others since they are small.

Watch the video and learn more about the noble qualities of Japanese people. You will be persuaded by the school principal's saying, "The 45 minute lunch period is considered as an educational period, same as math or reading."

Timestamp:
0:35 What we need to bring along using for lunch
1:17 Introduce the elementary school
1:39 Visit school kitchen
2:31 General hygiene before lunch
3::34 Get into the food-cart room to get lunch
4:14 Serving time
5:32 Eating time
6:35 Clean up after eating
8:03 20-minute school cleaning session

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