{"id":987514910,"date":"2025-08-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dokidokijapan.com\/blog\/japanese-school-calendar-when-do-classes-start\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T07:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:53:14","slug":"japanese-school-calendar-when-do-classes-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dokidokijapan.com\/en\/blog\/japanese-school-calendar-when-do-classes-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese School Calendar: When Do Classes Start?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-30px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>In Japan, the school year does not follow the same rhythm as in Spain or Latin America. The Japanese school calendar is deeply linked to the country&#8217;s cultural and natural cycle: it begins in April with the cherry blossoms and ends in March of the following year. Join us to discover how the course is organized, when it is time for vacations and what impact it has on student and family life.  <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;This is how the school year is organized in Japan&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>The school year in Japan starts at the beginning of April, usually around April 7 or 8, coinciding with the end of the sakura bloom \u2014a symbolic sign of new beginnings\u2014; ends approximately March 20 of the following year.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Start of the school year in April&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<p>The entrance ceremony (ny\u016bgakushiki) is held in the second week of April, officially marking the start of the new school year in Japan. Every level of education, from primary schools to universities, participates in this tradition. <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Divided into three semesters&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<p>The course is distributed in three academic cycles or gakki:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First trimester (ichi-gakki):<\/strong> April to the end of July<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second (ni-gakki):<\/strong> September to December<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third (san-gakki): January to<\/strong> March<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Between them are clearly defined rest periods, with graduation ceremonies in March being a key cultural highlight.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Vacation periods in the Japanese school calendar&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Spring Break: A Brief Respite&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Between the end of March and the beginning of April, the spring break (haru-yasumi) takes place, a break of one or two weeks that allows the previous cycle to be closed before starting the new course.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Summer holidays: the great break&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>The longest break of the year is the summer holidays (natsu-yasumi), which runs approximately from the end of July (at the end of the first term) to the end of August, lasting between 5 and 6 weeks.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Autumn holidays: a touch of colour&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; 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It coincides with the first term and usually includes a short school break that breaks with the academic routine. <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;Experience first-hand what it&apos;s like to study in Japan.&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Find out more&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/dokidokijapan.com\/estudiar-japones-en-japon\/&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Fredoka One||||||||&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_bg_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;25px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#0c71c3&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||30px||false|false&#8221;]<p>Study Japanese in Japan and explore its temples and streets first-hand while there.<\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;School Schedules in Japan&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Check-in and check-out times&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Classes usually start around 08:30 in the morning and end around 15:30 or 16:00 h, depending on the level. The subjects last about 45 minutes in primary school and 50 minutes in secondary school. After classes, students attend club activities or participate in the traditional collective cleaning of the classroom.  <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Group transfers&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>It is common for children to go to school together on foot, by bicycle or train, creating a safe environment and encouraging socialization from an early age.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Academic Affairs and Assessment in Japan&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Subjects in primary and secondary&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>The curriculum covers, among others, Japanese language, mathematics, science, social studies, physical education, art, and Japanese calligraphy (shod\u014d). Japanese calligraphy can even be part of extracurricular activities, integrating into everyday educational culture. <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;How is it assessed and graded in Japan?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Evaluations are carried out at the end of each term, and students receive a report card that they must return on the first day after the holidays. 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Sports or cultural clubs usually meet every day after class, strengthening team spirit and commitment to the educational community. <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Why are holidays crucial for student well-being?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Although the school year is demanding, breaks allow you to regain energy, prepare for exams or enjoy with the family. 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