Attending class, taking tests, attending lessons at private tutoring schools. And after class they have fun together. They look upon the city as a playground and the commercial establishments as their hangouts. Many shops cater to the younger generation. Record shops install headset stands for them to listen to the latest CD releases.
Game centers offer exciting computerized games where they can battle super villains.
Some shops become natural hangouts. Fast-food restaurants, for example. For the price of a soft drink, they can sit and talk, or do their homework. Some young Japanese make use of shops as sources of information about new products and services that they might like to incorporate into their particular style of living. In the process of 'hanging out' at commercial establishments, they have become highly selective and highly diversified consumers.