Yuriko Nishinotouin

Hyakkaou Private Academy("Gambling at Hyakkaou Private Academy is governed by the student council. It is known that the student council members use their powerful influence to collect money from students of Hyakkaou Private Academy. Payment of it is called a "donation", where it is optional but is practically obligatory. Hyakkaou Private Academy has a ranking system which can be given to students that have failed to donate to the school. Those under 100 of the 3,000 students or who have accrued a massive debt that they cannot pay are recognized as a "housepet". If a student is a male, they will be called "dog" (pochi), if the student is a female, they will be called "cat" (mike). The hierarchy in Hyakkaou Private Academy is absolute where no student can go against it, and if they do, they will await the student council's reprisal. If the student wants to rid themselves of their "pet" status, they have to donate but it will be impossible if the student has either a massive debt to pay off or no money to pay their way out of their status. The hierarchy is described as a perfect dead end which is known by the students as something that is extremely hard to escape. Hyakkaou Private Academy is an educational institution where students from powerful families in the political and financial world attend. As the school that Yumeko Jabami, Ryota Suzui, and Mary Saotome go, it is also the main setting in Kakegurui. Hyakkaou Private Academy was founded 122 years ago in Japan and for many years since its inception, was a school where students from powerful families in the political and financial world attended. It is a school where students are not evaluated by studies or sports, but through the social status they possess. This is because studies and extracurriculars are not necessary for people who are destined to have power over others. For them it is important to be well versed in tactics, reading an opponent, and the strength to grasp victory which are abilities they have to prove and obtain through gambling. As shown during Souko Jabami and Kabura Tsuibami time as students, the school building’s interior prior to Kirari Momobami’s takeover was of a much older fashion, resembling a more traditional Japanese school building than the current modern-western design. As shown, students still gambled using the rooms of the school after classes. But gambling itself was also shown to have been less rampant during this time and was shown to be seen as more of a pass time or a after school activity, albeit the students themselves still used real money. Two years prior to the start of the series, Kirari Momobami upset school tradition after winning a gamble from the former student council president, creating the Housepet system to reinforce an already existing caste system. The pet system consequently increased discrimination among the students: those who weren't good at gambling were oppressed, seen as just housepets and were constantly bullied. Meanwhile, the victors were praised. Hyakkao Private School has a not very strict dress code, since the institution doesn't exactly focus on good grades and good physical performance; for example, Erimi Mushibami and Yuriko Nishinotoin don't even wear the standard uniform; also, apparently it is not mandatory for the student to wear the uniform made to their sex, as Rei Batsubami wore the male even though she was a girl. Housepets, formally known as students with uncooperative tendencies, are students who have fallen into the bottom 100 contributors of donations to the Student Council at Hyakkaou Private Academy, thus losing their general rights as independent humans at the school. The Student Council announces rankings on a regular basis and has heavily tied it to the state of gambling at the academy, covertly using the systems to control individuals with power through the amassing and centralizing of debts. They are also responsible for enforcing debt payments across students to further solidify the system. To further exploit, coordinate, and manipulate the Housepet situation themselves, the council often schedules events such as Indian Poker, Grand Tournament, and the Bloom Festival. When a student becomes a Housepet, they are required to wear tags that signify the status to others. These students are often referred to as "Doggy" or "Kitty" ("Fido" or "Mittens" in the dub). Once a Housepet are subject to abuses, taunts, and are required to follow the demands of other non-pet students. Some of these requests range from mild chores to extreme scenarios such as sexual gratification and emotional abuse. Each Housepet is given a single chance to challenge any other student in a match, known as an Official Match, often in large bets that are last attempts at escaping their outcomes. Many times these are played against the Student Council themselves as a way to gain not just recovery from debt, but also standing among the student body.Aside from Official Matches, another method a house pet could use to escape from their low status is the “Special Student Council Payment System”, where by paying one million yen, a house pet can instantly be free from their status. However due to the unwillingness of most students to gamble with them, house pets themselves are unable to acquire such money. The uniform consists of a white button-down long-sleeved shirt and a red blazer with gold buttons. The boys wear a black tie and gray pants, while the girls wear a black cross tie and gray skirt. As the dress code appears not to be so strict, some students use it in different ways: Jun Kiwatari doesn't wear a tie and leaves his blazer open; Ibara Obami wears a tie, but leaves his blazer open with the sleeves folded down to below the elbow and the pants are also folded down to below the knee, he also doesn't wear socks; Sachiko Juraku was not wearing a cross tie, but a regular tie. When it comes to the women's uniform, there is no mandatory type of sock for them to wear, as many girls have different types. For example, Runa Yomotsuki wears striped socks and Itsuki Sumeragi wears black socks with star prints on the side. Skirt size also varies; most wear it mid-thigh, but a few girls like Nanami Tsubomi and Sayaka Igarashi wear it just above the knee. Some students like Kurumi Kurume and Midari Ikishima wears a red sleeveless vest instead of a blazer; in fact, the first one doesn't use a crossed tie and leaves the shirt open enough to reveal a good part of her bust and bra. Chitose Inui is another example as she uses a red bow. During the summer, the long-sleeved shirt and blazer are replaced by a short-sleeved version. Kirari wears a version with the bishop sleeve shirt cut off at the shoulder . "Non-cooperative students" (ie, with debt they cannot pay) are always wearing a pet tag around their neck. For students with very high debts, as it was with Mary Saotome and Yumeko Jabami, they should pay it back with their own lives from a Life Plan (人じん生せい計けい画かく表ひょう Jinsei Keikakuhyō ): a booklet that was given to these students containing everything that would happen in their lives from the moment they graduated. If that student could pay his debt earlier, the life plan is canceled, but if not, everything written in the booklet would happen in real life; since the student council would use their family connections. However, Mary vehemently protested this insanity; as outside the school, her life was hers to live and not the plaything of the president or council.")

Traditional Japonese Culture("Japanese culture has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country's prehistoric Jōmon period, to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia and other regions of the world.[1] Representative elements of Japanese culture Top:Ukiyo-e (Fine Wind, Clear Morning, Rukujogosho hanami, The Great Wave off Kanagawa) Second left:The Great Buddha of Kamakura at Kōtoku-in Second center:The Torii and Rōmon of Fushimi Inari-taisha Second right:The Body armor and Kabuto in Edo period Third left:Hinamatsuri (Girl's dolls day of Peach festival) Third center:Byōdō-in (Wayō architectural style of Heian period) Third right:Osechi (Bento boxes of New Year) Bottom:Geisha, Zen garden, Ikebana, Teaism Since the Jomon period, ancestral groups like the Yayoi and Kofun, who arrived to Japan from Korea and China, respectively, have shaped Japanese culture. Rice cultivation and centralized leadership were introduced by these groups, shaping Japanese culture. Chinese dynasties, particularly the Tang dynasty, have influenced Japanese culture throughout history and brought it into the Sinosphere. After 220 years of isolation, the Meiji era opened Japan to Western influences, enriching and diversifying Japanese culture. Popular culture shows how much contemporary Japanese culture influences the world.[2] There are two competing hypotheses that try to explain the lineage of the Japanese people.The first hypothesis proposes a dual-structure model, in which Japanese populations are descendants of the indigenous Jōmon people and later arrivals of people from the East Eurasian continent, known as the Yayoi people. Japan's indigenous culture originates primarily from the Yayoi people who settled in Japan between 1000 BCE and 300 CE. Yayoi culture spread to the main island of Honshu, mixing with the native Jōmon culture.[5] Modern Japanese have an estimated 80% Yayoi and 20% Jōmon ancestry.[6] The second hypothesis proposes a tripartite model of genomic origin.[3] This hypothesis proposes that contemporary Japanese people are from three distinct ancestral groups: Jōmon, Yayoi and Kofun, with 13%, 16% and 71% of genetic ancestry, respectively.[3] During the Kofun period, it is said that migrant groups from China came to Japan and settled on the island, bringing with them various cultural advances and centralized leadership.[3] The migrants who came to Japan during the Kofun period appear to have had ancestry that mainly resembles the ancestry of the Han Chinese population of China.[3][7][8] The Jomon people were hunter-gathers; the Yayoi people introduced rice cultivation; and the Kofun migrants introduced imperial state formation.[3] Japanese culture was influenced from ancient times to the Middle Ages primarily by multiple Chinese dynasties, with substantial derivation from the Tang dynasty,[9] and to a lesser extent by other Asian countries. For example, one of the scripts for writing in the Japanese language is Chinese characters (kanji), but Japanese has no genetic relationship with Chinese.[10] Since the Meiji era, Japan has been primarily influenced by Western countries. The inhabitants of Japan experienced a long period of relative isolation from the outside world for over 220 years during the Tokugawa shogunate until the arrival of the "Black Ships" and the Meiji era. Today, the culture of Japan stands as one of the most influential cultures around the world, mainly because of the global reach of its popular culture.[11][12][13][14] In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked Japan's cultural influence as the highest in Asia and 4th worldwide. Kokin Wakashū, an early anthology of the waka form of Japanese poetry, National Treasure; early twelfth century; at the Tokyo National Museum Main article: Japanese literature Early works of Japanese literature were heavily influenced by cultural contact with China and Chinese literature, often written in Classical Chinese. Eventually, Japanese literature developed into a separate style in its own right as Japanese writers began writing their own works about Japan. The Tale of Genji, written by Murasaki Shikibu during the Heian period, is known worldwide as a unique Japanese literature. Since Japan reopened its ports to Western trading and diplomacy in the 19th century, Western and Eastern literature have strongly affected each other and continue to do so. Main article: Cultural Landscape (Japan) There are 51 official cultural landscapes (文化的景観, bunkateki keikan) in Japan. These landscapes evolved with the way of life and geocultural features of a region, and which are indispensable for understanding the lifestyle of the Japanese people.[76][77][78][79][80] The Three Views of Japan (日本三景, Nihon Sankei) is the canonical list of Japan's three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to 1643 scholar Hayashi Gahō.[81] These are the pine-clad islands of Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, the pine-clad sandbar of Amanohashidate in Kyoto Prefecture, and Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture. In 1915, the New Three Views of Japan were selected with a national election by the Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha (株式会社実業之日本社, Kabushiki Kaisha Jitsugyō no Nihon Sha). In 2003, the Three Major Night Views of Japan were selected by the New Three Major Night Views of Japan and the 100 Night Views of Japan Club (新日本三大夜景・夜景100選事務局). Three Views of Japan Pine-clad islands of Matsushima Sandbar of Amanohashidate Torii at Itsukushima Shrine National symbols Mount Fuji and sakura (cherry blossoms) are national symbols of Japan The Japanese archipelago is located to the east of the Asian continent. Japan is regarded as the most eastern Asian country, because east of Japan is the vast Pacific Ocean. Minamitorishima is Japan's easternmost island. Thus Japan is the land where the sun rises before the Asian continent. The kanji that make up the name of Japan literally mean 'sun origin' (日本). It is pronounced as 'Nihon' or 'Nippon' in Japanese,[82] and is often referred to by the epithet "Land of the Rising Sun".[83] The Nisshōki (日章旗, "sun-rise flag") is the national flag of Japan. It symbolizes the rising sun and corresponds with the name of Japan. The earliest accounts of the rising sun flag is in the 7th century CE. In 607, an official correspondence that began with "from the Emperor of the rising sun" was sent to Chinese Emperor Yang of Sui.[84] Thus the central importance of the sun in Japanese culture is represented in the national flag and other cultural goods. Similarly, the Japan Self-Defense Forces have flags that symbolize the sun. The Sun also plays an important role in Japanese mythology and religion as the emperor is said to be the direct descendant of the Sun goddess Amaterasu, the personification of Japan. She is seen as the goddess of the Sun and the universe in Shinto religion. The emperor is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people." Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇, Jinmu-tennō) is the national founder of Japan. The national animals are the green pheasant, koi fish and the great purple emperor butterfly. The Imperial Seal of Japan is one of the national seals and a crest (mon) used by the Emperor of Japan and members of the Imperial Family. The cherry blossom (Prunus serrulata) & chrysanthemum morifolium are de facto national flowers of Japan. Japan's de facto national dish is sushi,[85] Japanese curry[86] and ramen.[87] The de facto national liquor is sake.[88] Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) is the national mountain of Japan. It is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山, Sanreizan) along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. It is also a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites.[89] The summit is considered a sacred place since ancient times. As a national symbol of the country, Mount Fuji has been depicted in various art and media such as painting, woodblock prints (such as the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji), poetry, music, theater, film, manga, anime and pottery.")