Last Sunday (August 1st) I walked to Oi Pier Central Seaside Park. At that time, the men's hockey quarterfinals were played at Oi Hockey Stadium in the park.
Sadly, I have not seen anything about hockey games there. Spectators cannot enter the stadium at this Olympic Games. And we are not allowed to enter the area around the stadium, also.
Every entrance to access the stadium were blocked by walls.
It is not allowed to enter the red zone in the above. The red square with the arrow is the main stadium.
Many policemen guard the park to keep visitors out. Those policemen are sent from Shiga prefecture police and Kagoshima prefecture police (both are far from Tokyo).
It looked like a military base, or a maximum security lab.
I took some photos at the following points.
Below is Point A, supposed to be the entrance for spectators
It was the day of men's quarterfinals.
Point B:
Point C:
Point D:
Point E: That is not the main stadium, but a track
Point F: Side road, very quiet
It was the most boring Olympic Games ever for the local people.
There are 4874 senior high schools in Japan in 2020, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
The following shows the evolution of the number of senior high schools between 1955 and 2020.
Table 1: Number of senior high schools, 1955-2020.
Total
National
Prefectural, Municipal
Private
Percentage of private school (%)
1955
4,607
21
3,691
895
19.4
1960
4,598
23
3,554
1,021
22.2
1965
4,849
24
3,633
1,192
24.6
1970
4,798
24
3,550
1,224
25.5
1975
4,946
17
3,701
1,228
24.8
1980
5,208
17
3,951
1,240
23.8
1985
5,453
17
4,147
1,289
23.6
1990
5,506
17
4,177
1,312
23.8
1995
5,501
17
4,164
1,320
24.0
2000
5,478
15
4,145
1,318
24.1
2005
5,418
15
4,082
1,321
24.4
2010
5,116
15
3,780
1,321
25.8
2015
4,939
15
3,604
1,320
26.7
2016
4,925
15
3,589
1,321
26.8
2017
4,907
15
3,571
1,321
26.9
2018
4,897
15
3,559
1,323
27.0
2019
4,887
15
3,550
1,322
27.1
2020
4,874
15
3,537
1,322
27.1
Figure: Number of senior high schools, 1955-2020.
In addition to general senior high schools, there are colleges of technology and secondary schools in Japan for students aged 15 to 18 to attend.
College of technology is a five-year course that is mainly attended by students aged 15 to 20 after graduating from junior high school.
Secondary school is a combination of junior high school and senior high school, and is attended by students aged 12 to 18.
The next data shows the changes in the number of colleges of technology and secondary schools in Japan between 1962 and 2020.
Table 2: Number of colleges of technology, 1955-2020.
Total
National
Prefectural, Municipal
Private
1962
19
12
2
5
1965
54
43
4
7
1970
60
49
4
7
1975
65
54
4
7
1980
62
54
4
4
1985
62
54
4
4
1990
62
54
4
4
1995
62
54
5
3
2000
63
54
5
3
2005
63
55
5
3
2010
58
51
4
3
2015
57
51
3
3
2016
57
51
3
3
2017
57
51
3
3
2018
57
51
3
3
2019
57
51
3
3
2020
57
51
3
3
Table 3: Number of secondary schools, 1955-2020.
Total
National
Prefectural, Municipal
Private
Percentage of private school (%)
1999
1
－
1
－
－
2000
4
2
1
1
25.0
2005
19
2
8
9
47.4
2010
48
4
28
16
33.3
2015
52
4
31
17
32.7
2016
52
4
31
17
32.7
2017
53
4
31
18
34.0
2018
53
4
31
18
34.0
2019
54
4
32
18
33.3
2020
56
4
33
19
33.9
Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 文部科学統計要覧（令和3年版）
The following data show the change in the number of students at colleges/universities by their major in Japan from 1960 to 2020.
The number of medical field students (mainly nursing study) is increasing recently. The number of students in interdisciplinary fields (called "others" in the following table) is also increasing. Surprisingly, the number of agricultural students is increasing. Despite the fact that the number of Japanese farmers is declining.
Table: Change in the number of students at colleges/universities by major in Japan from 1960 to 2020
1960
1980
2000
2020
Humanities
77,888
239,990
410,979
364,474
Social science
257,979
704,737
985,617
835,595
Science
16,206
54,579
87,901
78,353
Engineering
92,572
337,767
467,162
382,341
Agriculture
28,040
59,558
70,308
77,622
Medicine & Dentistry
23,026
71,413
64,309
72,245
Health (exclude MD/Dentist)
12,607
40,645
79,328
266,803
Mercantile marine
1,429
1,595
905
411
Home economics
8,203
31,930
44,298
72,117
Education & teacher training
63,169
133,211
137,615
189,986
Arts
9,325
44,158
65,208
74,755
Others
11,020
21,921
58,125
208,870
Figure 1: Change in the number of students at colleges/universities by major in Japan from 1960 to 2020 (Faculties with a large number of students)
Figure 2: Change in the number of students at colleges/universities by major in Japan from 1960 to 2020 (Faculties with a small number of students)
Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 文部科学統計要覧（令和3年版）
