<p>I am sorry, but they look like just a cliché....</p>

<p>From this Quora answer (yes Quora!):</p>

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  <p>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.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Source: <a href="http://qr.ae/R4wrwo" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Quora</a></p>

<p>Another source directly from our own Anime and Manga StackExchange: <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6461/16344">AM StackExchange</a></p>

<p>A quick Google search also reveals this (unfortunate) truth.</p>

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2015-10-20T03:37:18.573Z
Seems like these two answers contradict each other.. While both imply access is not allowed per the rules, the [answer on the other question](http://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6461/16344) states rooftops are seldom locked. However, the Quora answer implies they are most-always locked.
giraffesyo
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nulldev
<p>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).</p>

<p>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?</p>

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2015-10-19T18:16:13.553Z
Related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6459/why-there-are-many-scenes-in-anime-that-take-place-on-the-roof
кяαzєя
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2015-10-19T18:18:18.473Z
Shoot, wanted to add it in but forgot to. Thanks.
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Is use of schools' rooftops a common thing in Japanese culture or just a cliché?
# Is use of schools' rooftops a common thing in Japanese culture or just a cliché?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-10-19
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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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6459/why-there-are-many-scenes-in-anime-that-take-place-on-the-roof  
> **username_0**: Shoot, wanted to add it in but forgot to. Thanks.  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-10-20. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
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.
> **Comments:**
> **username_3** (2015-10-20): Seems like these two answers contradict each other.. While both imply access is not allowed per the rules, the [answer on the other question](http://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6461/16344) states rooftops are seldom locked. However, the Quora answer implies they are most-always locked.  
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