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An elementary school class in Japan In Japan, elementary schools ( 小学校 , Shōgakkō ) are compulsory to all children begin first grade in the April after they turn six— kindergarten is growing increasingly popular, but is not mandatory—and starting school is considered a very important event in a child's life.
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Christian Academy in Japan (elementary school division) Lycée Français International de Tokyo (Elementary division) Futaba Gakuen Elementary School (雙葉小学校) Global Indian International School, Tokyo Campus (Elementary division) Gyosei Primary School (暁星小学校) India International School in Japan (elementary school division)
The first terakoya made their appearance at the beginning of the 17th century, as a development from educational facilities founded in Buddhist temples.Before the Edo period, public educational institutions were dedicated to the children of samurai and ruling families, thus the rise of the merchant class in the middle of the Edo period boosted the popularity of terakoya, as they were widely ...
Occupation policy makers and the United States Education Mission, set up in 1946, made a number of changes aimed at democratizing Japanese education: instituting the six-three-three grade structure (six years of elementary school, three of lower-secondary school, and three of upper-secondary school) and extending compulsory schooling to nine ...
The Peace Museum is the part of the school building with the basement of the former Hiroshima City Honkawa Elementary School; it is kept as a place to learn about the importance of peace. The museum is operated by the Honkawa Elementary School PTA, as well as former members of the PTA, and is cleaned and maintained by the students. The memorial ...
The Kaichi School (旧開智学校, kyūkaichi-gakkō) in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture was one of the first schools in Japan. It opened in a temporary building in May 1873, the year after the first major education reforms were introduced by the new Ministry of Education. The school moved to new premises in April 1876.