Graduation ceremonies were held on the 4th at many Tokyo metropolitan high schools.
The ceremony was held without the need to wear a mask, and some of the graduates who spent three years due to the corona crisis appeared with their bare faces.
Of these, the graduation ceremony of Tokyo Metropolitan Hakuoh High School in Taito-ku, Tokyo was attended by about 230 third-year students, their parents, and some of the current students.
This year's graduates spent three years basically wearing masks at school due to the corona wreck.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education has received a national notice about wearing masks at graduation ceremonies, and it is basic for graduates and teachers to remove masks throughout the ceremony, but this high school decides whether to wear them or not. I left it to the judgment of
Most of the graduates attended wearing masks, but some students took off their masks and showed nervous expressions.
In addition, to prevent infection, parents and students were required to wear masks, and the national anthem and school song were played without singing.
At the ceremony, Principal Akiko Miyata said, ``This year's graduates have been forced to endure various things over the three years.
Yugo Aoki, the representative of the graduates, said, "I'm confident that I didn't lose myself even in the corona disaster, and I want to keep moving forward with what I learned at this school."