Meetings!

To emphasize the Japanese fixation on meetings, I'm copying the itinerary from my friend's school's overnight. This is is:

[It is the schedule for a 2 day/1 night trip to Takato, Nagano. The Shimobe passion for meetings has gone beyond pathological. Sorry it lacks detail but I am a little busy right now.

7:00am meet at Tokiwa station for a meeting,
7:30am board bus (speeches fill the 2.5 hour ride)
10:00 arrive in Takato and have a meeting/opening ceremony
10:30-2:00 orientation activities in Takato (includes lunch)
2:00pm award ceremonies and meeting
2:30pm drive to hotel
3:00pm meeting in parking lot to discuss opening ceremony at hotel - I am serious!
3:30pm opening ceremony at hotel to discuss hotel facilities and schedule
4:00pm go to rooms. Students free time/teacher's meeting
4:30pm meet in gym for dodgeball game (short opening ceremony of course)
5:30pm closing/awards ceremony, explain where dinner will be served etc.
5:45pm meeting in lunchroom to discuss what food is available at the buffet.
6:00pm itadakemasu meeting (10 min) and dinner
6:45pm gochisosama meeting and how to clear your table (15 min)
7:00pm students free time/teacher's meeting (5 hours)
12:00pm lights out.

6:00am rise and shine (fold bedding and cleaning)
7:00am morning meeting (opening ceremony)
7:45am breakfast meeting (what food is available at the buffet)
8:00am breakfast
8:45am meeting to discuss next activity (which is making lunch)
9:00am meet at firepits for a meeting on how to make lunch
9:30am begin making lunch
11:00am tanoshikatta meeting while food gets cold
11:15am eat
12:00pm meeting to discuss cleaning procedure
12:15pm cleaning
1:00pm inspection and closing ceremony
1:30pm go play gateball
3:00pm closing ceremony at hotel
3:30pm tanoshikatta speeches on bus ride home including a 15 minute speech by Mochizuki at the rest stop.
6:00pm arrive at Tokiwa beer store and buy a 6 pack of tall boys - chug 3 in the first hour with the lights off and curtains drawn rocking back and forth whimpering.

It all adds up to something like 18 hours of meetings in a 36 hour trip (half the time, including sleeping and transportation)]

He hates his school.