Japanese Elementary School Year Structure
The Japanese elementary school year, which begins in April and ends in March, can be divided into discrete time periods of two types: trimesters and vacations.
- The first trimester begins in early April, ends in late July, and is followed by six weeks of summer vacation.
- The second trimester begins in early September, ends in late December, and is followed by two weeks of winter vacation.
- The third trimester begins in early January, ends in late March, and is followed by two weeks of spring break.
As of April 1, 2002, a five-day-long school week has become the norm in all public elementary schools. Given that Kodomo no Jikan's fictional Futatsubashi Elementary is such a school, the first chapter takes place well after this aforementioned date, and the structure of the Japanese school year is well-defined and consistent between academic institutions of the same type, events in the series can be assigned to a specific trimester, vacation period, or even day if sufficient information is provided.
Read more about this topic: List Of Kodomo No Jikan Chapters, Establishment of A Series Chronology
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