They do things differently in Japanese rugby.
The kids from rural Canterbury's Glenmark-Cheviot got to see it, because club great Robbie Deans was asked to invite some Kiwi under 12s for a tournament.
There was really only one club in the running for that invitation.
They played for two days and were billeted out at a local school to experience the culture.
And there are some traditions they'd love to bring home.
"The respect in the rugby and how they bow," says Trinity Taylor.
Would you like to take that back home?
"Yeah, definitely."
Says Sam Curtis: "It's a quicker style of rugby."
And father Dave: "They're a very disciplined culture with tradition and history.
"What we’ve learnt from them today is there's an incredible accuracy."
The junior game is partially funded by the corporates who run the professional Top League in Japan.
Deans coaches Panasonic and insists the motives are positive.
"They do it because of what they identify with in the game - the teamwork elements, the discipline, the respect - and they want that to translate across their company.
As players come through the ranks, the corporates don't force them to go professional.
There's also the choice of splitting time between a long-term job at the company and team training.
It’s half-half in Deans' squad.
"It's a blast from the past," he says. "It's a great earthing mechanism for the players who are professional."
It's a different approach, but one Deans says works.
"The Top League is a tough competition, talk to any blokes who have experienced it."
Or even just chat with the kids of Glenmark-Cheviot, who loved the Japanese way.
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