Question:
Like what type of people are there like here in america there's jocks and goths and nerds so what type of people are there do they have football teams? What are the students like?
Answer:
On Japan. LOL.
Some things are the same, some things different. I would say that schools in the U.S. vary a lot more than those in Japan, so it depends what kind of American school you're looking at.
Main differences: No cars for students in Japan, students in Japan usually have a classroom and the teachers come around to the different classrooms (as opposed to students having lockers and moving to specific teachers' classrooms), most high schools in Japan require a uniform, there are still cliques, but not as strong.
High school students will sometimes dress up (or down) on the weekends, so you'll see some different looks. You don't get too many depressed kids, like some of the Emos in the West, although you'll get some similar fashions - dyed hair, black clothes, black make-up, etc. There are the old Gothic Lolita and Visual Kei sub-cultures, which have a similar look.
High schools in Japan have school lunch. Extra-curricular activity is expected of students, so students usually go home later than their American counterparts. They study basically the same subjects, but of course more time on Japanese (they spend way more time on their language than Americans do on English).
Also, high school is almost always split into jr. high and sr. high in Japan, and students have to take exams to enter sr. high. Sometimes students will apply to several different high schools, or just a couple that they really want to go to. Sometimes these high schools specialize in certain areas, like technology or languages. There are also sex-segregated high schools in Japan.
There's no "prom" in Japan, but when Japanese turn 19, there's a "Coming of Age" ceremony. All the 19 year olds in the area get together and have some sort of ceremony at a city-run building, then often go out partying after.
A lot of students will take a year or two off after high school to prepare for university (if they're taking something serious like medicine), or just goof off. Some take this time to travel overseas for a working holiday and/or studying English or another language abroad.
There's lots to say.
