Figure 1.--There seem to be quite a number of kindergartens. I an mot sure if kindergrten is required. Presumably the children would be about 5 years old. Smocks are not a common school grment in Japan, but they are cmmonly worn in Japanese kindergartens. All the children in this kindergarten during 2005 wear blue checked smocks and blue caps with chin straps. |
We have few details on the Japanese education system at this time. Of course the organization and age of the children has canged over time. We have littleinformation on earlier periods. We have some information on the modern system. We do not know how common nursery schools are. There seem to be quite a number of kindergartens. I an mot sure if kindergrten is required. Presumably the children would be about 5 years old. Smocks are not a common school grment in Japan, but they are cmmonly worn in Japanese kindergartens. We believe that children begin primary school at age 6. There are currently 6 years of primay school which mean children in the final years are 11-12 years old. There are then 6 years of secondary school. Generally this is split into junior and senior high schools. Japanese students graduate at age 17-18 years of age agter 12 years of primary and secondary schools.
A reader writes, "Just a feeling when looking at Japanese clothings for children. I feel that dirtyness simply doesn't exist in this country. Maybe children are not allowed to play . Or Mister Clean is never far !!! They are
like French children called "Enfants modèles" with this difference that here every children are same."
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