Boy's Prussian-Style School Uniform

This tired young man is wearing the Japanese boy's public school uniform.  Notice the high clerical-type collar.  The uniform consists of a well-fitted black jacket and black pants.  In this photo his arm obscures the front brass buttons.  Apparently this uniform dates back to 1868 when Japan was forced to open to the West (called "the Meiji Restoration" when the god-emperor once again held both political and religious power.) To modernize the country, the Emperor sent educators throughout Europe to learn about new teaching techniques and they were so impressed with the well-disciplined Prussian military academies that the Prussian uniform was adopted for all Japanese school boys.  I didn't pay much attention to his footwear though I think he was wearing leather shoes.  It is customary for each student to have several different pairs of footwear at school:  tennis schools, slip-on shoes for the classroom, slip-on shoes for the gymnasium, and special athletic shoes for their chosen sport (eg. soccer or baseball).  I don't know why this fellow is wearing his uniform on a Sunday.  Perhaps he is returning home from a weekend competition.  He had a book bag and a gym bag but no instrument case.  He is really tired--even my flash did not wake him.