Academic Calendar

Spring semester April 1 - September 25

Fall semester September 26 - March 31

April
1	Thursday	Spring semester begins
1	Thursday	Entrance Ceremony
2-6	Fri-Tue	Orientation
7	Wednesday	Spring classes begin
29	Thu	Showa Day (classes as usual)
May
3	Monday	Constitution Day (no classes)
4	Tuesday	Greenery Day (no classes)
5	Wednesday	Children's Day (no classes)
19	Wednesday	University Foundation Day (classes as usual)
July
19	Monday	Marine Day (classes as usual)
August
2	Monday	Spring classes end
3	Tuesday	Summer session begins
September
23	Thursday	Autumnal Equinox (no classes)
23	Thursday	Master’s degree conferment ceremony
25	Saturday	Summer session ends
		Spring semester and summer break ends
		Fall entrance ceremony
26	Sunday	Fall semester begins
26	Sunday	Fall classes begin
October
2	Saturday	Doctoral degree conferment ceremony
11	Monday	Health and Sports Day (classes as usual)
November
3	Wednesday	Culture Day (classes as usual)
23	Tuesday	Labor Thanksgiving Day (classes as usual)
December
23	Thursday	Emperor’s Birthday (classes as usual)
26	Sunday	Winter break begins
January
5	Wednesday	Winter break ends
6	Thursday	Classes resume
10	Monday	Coming-of-age Day (no classes)
31	Monday	Fall classes end
February
1	Tue	Spring break begins
March
20	Sunday	Master’s degree conferment ceremony (SUZAKU)
21	Monday	Vernal Equinox Day (no classes)
21	Monday	Master’s degree conferment ceremony (BKC)
22	Tuesday	Master’s degree conferment ceremony (KIC)
25	Friday	Doctoral degree conferment ceremony
31	Thursday	Fall semester ends

Students starting in April	Students starting in September	DMDP students starting in September	Details
October	April		Submission Deadline for Progress Report I (M1 Kenkyu Report) 1st year students
Early November	Mid May		Oral Presentation of Thesis Proposal (Koso Hokokukai) 1st year students who have submitted Progress Report 1
Late January	July	April	Submission Deadline for Progress Report II (M1 Ronbun) 1st year students who have given Oral Presentation of Thesis Proposal
Early November	Mid May	Mid May	Interim Oral Presentation (Chukan Hokokukai) 2nd year students who have written Progress Report II
Late January	July	July	Submission Deadline for Master’s Thesis (Shuron) 2nd year students who have written Progress Report II and have given Interim Oral Presentation
Mid February	End of July	End of July	Oral Defence (Koto Shimon) Students who have submitted Master’s thesis