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Questions parents ask about school in Japan保活・受験・学校について、よく聞かれる質問

The questions families type into a search box or ask a chatbot, from the first hoikuen application to high school entrance. Each page answers in one paragraph, then shows the table and the official sources behind it.

81 questions

Hoikuen and daycare (保活, hokatsu)

When

By ward or city

Year by year

How much

How many

Starting elementary school (小学校)

When

Year by year

How much

Junior high entrance (中学受験, chūgaku juken)

When

Year by year

Who can apply

How much

How many

High school entrance (高校受験, kōkō juken)

When

Year by year

How much

Costs, English tests and university

When

How much

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