In Japan, the school year starts in April. Here is an example calendar of an elementary school in Tokyo, 2016 version. Elementary school students go to school for six years.
| Day | Event |
| 6-Apr | Opening ceremony, 1st semester begins |
| 6-Apr | Entrance ceremony |
| 7-Apr | School lunch starts |
| 11-Apr | Disaster drill |
| 12-Apr | Parents meeting (lower grades) |
| 15-Apr | Parents meeting (higher grades) |
| 16-Apr | Welcome event for 1st grade students |
| 19-Apr | Achievement test, nationwide (6th grade) |
| 19-Apr | School trip (3rd grade) |
| 20-Apr | Traffic safty training (1st grade) |
| 21-Apr | School trip (5th grade) |
| 26-Apr | School trip (4th grade) |
| 28-Apr | Farewell ceremony for transferring teachers/officials |
| 9-May | Attending a concert (5th grade) |
| 11-May | Disaster drill |
| 12-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
| 13-May | School trip (1st grade) |
| 16-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
| 17-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
| 18-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
| 19-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
| 20-May | School trip (2nd grade) |
| 21-May | Disaster drill |
| 25-May | 3 days school trip (6th grade) |
| 26-May | 3 days school trip (6th grade) |
| 27-May | 3 days school trip (6th grade) |
| 4-Jun | Physical performance test |
| 13-Jun | Swimming class starts |
| 14-Jun | Disaster drill |
| 17-Jun | School open day |
| 18-Jun | School open day |
| 30-Jun | Parents meeting (lower grades) |
| 30-Jun | Visiting a junior high school, to introduce it to 6th grade |
| 1-Jul | Parents meeting (higher grades) |
| 5-Jul | Social studies field trip (4th grade) |
| 7-Jul | Achievement test by Tokyo metropolitan gov. (5th grade) |
| 8-Jul | Disaster drill |
| 19-Jul | Last day of school lunch, 1st semester |
| 20-Jul | Closing ceremony |
| 21-Jul | Supplemental classes start |
| 21-Jul | Swimming class still continues in the break |
| July | Parent-teacher-student meeting for students who want to go to private high school |
| 27-Jul | Supplemental classes end |
| 4-Aug | Swimming class has a break untill Aug 22. |
| 8-Aug | 3 days school trip (5th grade) |
| 9-Aug | 3 days school trip (5th grade) |
| 10-Aug | 3 days school trip (5th grade) |
| 25-Aug | Supplemental classes start |
| 26-Aug | Supplemental classes end |
| 1-Sep | Opening ceremony, 2nd semester begins |
| 1-Sep | School lunch starts |
| 1-Sep | Disaster drill |
| 6-Sep | Parents meeting (lower grades) |
| 9-Sep | Parents meeting (higher grades) |
| 24-Sep | Sports day |
| 4-Oct | Social studies field trip (5th grade) |
| 7-Oct | Social studies field trip (1st grade) |
| 13-Oct | Safty training, against crimes |
| 14-Oct | School open day |
| 15-Oct | School open day |
| 18-Oct | Sports competition held by the ward |
| 25-Oct | Choral festival (5th grade) |
| 27-Oct | Social studies field trip (3rd grade) |
| 1-Nov | Disaster drill |
| 4-Nov | Overnight workshop (4th grade) |
| 5-Nov | Overnight workshop (4th grade) |
| 18-Nov | Students' works exhibition |
| 19-Nov | Students' works exhibition |
| 1-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
| 2-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
| 2-Dec | Social studies field trip (6th grade) |
| 3-Dec | Job experience project (5th grade) |
| 5-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
| 6-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
| 8-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
| 14-Dec | Disaster drill |
| 21-Dec | Last day of school lunch, 2nd semester |
| 22-Dec | Closing ceremony |
| 10-Jan | Opening ceremony, 3rd semester begins |
| 11-Jan | Parents meeting (all) |
| 23-Jan | Disaster drill |
| 27-Jan | Long distance running time trial |
| 3-Feb | School open day |
| 4-Feb | School open day |
| 7-Feb | Guidance for new students |
| 8-Feb | Disaster drill |
| 16-Feb | Achievement test by ward gov. (4th grade) |
| 18-Feb | Farewell ceremony for 6th grade students |
| 23-Feb | School trip (6th grade) |
| 23-Feb | Parents meeting (lower grades) |
| 25-Feb | Ward music festival |
| 28-Feb | Parents meeting (higher grades) |
| 7-Mar | Disaster drill |
| 22-Mar | Last day of school lunch, 2nd semester |
| 23-Mar | Commencement ceremony |
| 24-Mar | Closing ceremony |
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