Between cram school and career in Tokyo

• Ethnographic Practice in Industry Conference (EPIC 2006)

In a series of studies (including interviews, observations, surveys and focus groups), we explored the leisure practices of young adults in Tokyo. After initial fieldwork with a wide age-range of participants, we narrowed our focus to 19-25 year olds, who have more leisure time and for whom leisure activities hold greater significance. In this paper, we briefly characterize these transitional "golden years" between cram school and career in Japan, and illustrate how a grounded understanding of leisure preferences and patterns can help suggest issues and opportunities for design.

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Schiano, D. J. ; Elliott, A. ; Bellotti, V. Between cram school and career in Tokyo. Ethnographic Practice in Industry Conference (EPIC 2006); 2006 September 24-26; Portland; OR.