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In many manga and anime involving modern schools, there is a scene on or at
least showing the rooftop of the building. It is a place students can freely
go to, often depicted with having a bust-height railing along the edge and the
typical 'small building' from which you leave the school building, often also
having a ladder to get up (nonetheless being a popular 'hiding' or 'being
alone' spot even without one).

I wanted to ask: is this one of many clichés about Japanese culture that
appear throughout the whole media type, or are they a common thing in Japanese
schools?


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Is use of schools' rooftops a common thing in Japanese culture or just a cliché?


I am sorry, but they look like just a cliché....

From this Quora answer (yes Quora!):

> While many Japanese schools do have flat rooftops, they are usually off-
> limits and properly locked. So, eating your lunch on the roof or confessing
> your love at sunset up there... not gonna happen.

Source: [Quora](http://qr.ae/R4wrwo)

Another source directly from our own Anime and Manga StackExchange: [AM
StackExchange](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6461/16344)

A quick Google search also reveals this (unfortunate) truth.


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