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| The Japanese Education System |
The Japanese educational systemcomprises 6 years of elementary school, 3 years of junior high school, 3 years of high school, and either 2 years of junior college or 4 years of university. Education is compulsory up to the end of junior high school, but most junior high school graduates progress to senior high school.
Admission to senior high school and higher education requirespassing an entrance examination.Optionaleducation includespreschool(nursery school and kindergarten), vocational school, college, university and graduate school.
The Japanese school year begins in April and ends in March of the following year.
| Nursery School and Kindergarten |
Nursery schools (Hoikuen) provide care for children of parents who have full-time work, or who are otherwise unable to take care of their children during the day. There are 6 nursery schools in the City (4 public schools and 2 private schools). Each school has different rules about the age from which children may attend, but most accept children aged between 3 months and 5 years. Income restrictions apply for admission.
There are 10 private kindergartens (Yochien)in the City. No income restrictions apply for the private kindergarten admission.
For further information, please contact the Children Division (Kodomo-ka) (Inquiries are handled only in Japanese).
【City Nursery School】
| Michinobe Nursery School |
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5-7-10, Michinobe Chuo
Tel. 444-1885
【Eligibility】
Infants 57 days old to 5 years old |
| Minami Hatsutomi Nursery School |
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2-6-50, Higashi Hatsutomi
Tel. 443-2093
【Eligibility】
Infants 3 months old to 5 years old |
| Awano Nursery School |
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740-3, Awano
Tel. 443-1096
【Eligibility】
Infants 3 months old to 5 years old |
| Kamagaya Nursery School |
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6-8-26, Kamagaya
Tel. 442-0525
【Eligibility】
Infants 3 months old to 5 years old |
| Kunugiyama Nursery School |
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31-7, Hatsutomi
Tel. 443-6840
【Eligibility】
Infants 3 months old to 5 years old |
| Risunoko-en (Branch school of Kunugiyama Nursery School) |
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Kala City Nibankan 2F, 2-1-28, Michinobe Honcho
Tel. 443-3740
【Eligibility】
Infants 6 months old to 2 years old |
| Ozora Nursery School |
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354-1, Hatsutomi
Tel. 441-9810
【Eligibility】
Infants 6 months old to 5 years old |
| Maruyama Nursery Shool |
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2-11-28, Maruyama
Tel. 441-7070
【Eligibility】
Infants 6 months old to 5 years old |
【Kindergarten】
| Name |
Telephone |
Address |
| Kamagaya Fuji Kindergarten |
047-443-4100 |
1-57, 5-chome, Higashi Michinobe |
| Kamagaya Kindergarten |
047-443-0929 |
16-3, 1-chome, Chuo |
| Kamagaya Midori Kindergarten |
047-443-3951 |
2-33, 1-chome, Kita Nakazawa |
| Michiru Kindergarten |
047-443-7878 |
5-1, 3-chome, Higashi Nakazawa |
| Kamagaya Hikari Kindergarten |
047-445-0184 |
7-38, 6-chome, Kamagaya |
| Kamagaya Fuji No. 2 Kindergarten |
047-444-0011 |
12-25, Nishi Michinobe |
| Watanabe Kindergarten attached to Tokyo Seiei University |
047-444-0550 |
25-16, 5-chome, Higashi Hatsutomi |
| Satsuma Kindergarten |
047-445-2114 |
893, Satsuma |
| Kamagaya Sakura Kindergarten |
047-445-3246 |
11-1, 2-chome, Maruyama |
| Elementary School (Shogakko) and Junior High School (Chugakko) |
In Japan’s educational system children who have attained the age of 6 years old start elementary school and proceed totheir junior high school.Japanese schools run on a trimester schedule. Most elementary and junior high schools in Japan are public.
There is no canteen in public elementary schools and the students all eat the same school lunch with their teacher together in their classrooms.
Children under the age of 15 are not allowed to work either full time or part time.
【Elementary School】
| Hatsutomi Elementary School |
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1-20-1, Higashi Hatsutomi
Tel. 445-2321
Website（Japanese） |
| Gohonmatsu Elementary School |
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1-16-1, Minami Hatsutomi
Tel. 445-2366
Website（Japanese） |
【Junior High School】
| Daini (No. 2) Junior High School |
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4-19-26, Higasi Michinobe
Tel. 444-6751
Website（Japanese） |
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