Culture of bullying / university life: “Bullying” is often listed as a factor for being a school refuser and it is a serious school issue in Japan, but it should be noticed that it is not only a school culture. It is said to be part of an adult’s culture, as well. In a strictly structured hierarchical Japanese society, bullying is often considered as part of a training process from the superior to the junior. In such a meticulous and perfectionist society, the perfect operation is expected in every area of work and the superior makes sure to supervise the junior to produce perfectly organized piece of work. The gap between an “easy university life” and this harsh work life is large and this might have become a trigger of some hikikomori cases.