| First
Steps Toward Study in Japan |
| 1.
Higher educational institutions in Japan |
Higher
education in Japan begins after the completion
of 12 years of schooling:
6 years at elementary school, 3 years at
lower secondary school and 3 years at upper secondary
school. There are five types of higher educational
institutions that international students can enter, and they can
be divided according to their administration into national, local
public and private.
The academic year in higher educational institutions in Japan begins
in April and ends in March of the following year. Many classes
last either the first semester (April through September) or the
second semester (October through March). Vacations vary according
to universities and departments, but they usually offer three vacations
in a year: summer from late July through early September, winter
from late December through early January and spring from February
through March. |
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