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Academic Calendar 2025-2026


Academic Calendar 2025-2026


Spring Semester (April 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025)

  • First Day of the Academic Year
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, April 1
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, April 1
  • Spring Recess
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, April 1 - Friday, April 4
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, April 1 - Friday, April 4
  • Entrance Ceremony
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, April 5
    Tokyo Campus
    Saturday, April 5
  • New Student Orientation
    Tsukuba Campus
    Monday, April 7 - Wednesday, April 9
    Tokyo Campus
    Saturday, April 5
  • Extra days for Orientation
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, April 10 - Friday, April 11
  • Spring Semester Classes Begin
    Tsukuba Campus
    Monday, April 14
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, April 8
  • Spring Sports Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, May 17 - Sunday, May 18
  • Spring Module A Final Examination Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, May 22
  • Spring Modules A and B Final Examination Week
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, June 27 - Thursday, July 3
  • Spring Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, August 1 - Thursday, August 7
    Tokyo Campus
    Wednesday, July 23 - Friday, July 25,
    Saturday, August 2, Tuesday, August 5
  • Spring Semester Classes End
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, August 7
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, July 29
  • Extra days for Final Examination
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, August 8
    Tokyo Campus
    Wednesday, July 30 - Friday, August 1
  • Spring Module C Final Examination Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, August 8
  • Summer Recess
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, August 9 - Tuesday, September 30
    Tokyo Campus
    Wednesday, August 6 - Tuesday, September 30
  • Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, September 25

Fall Semester (October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026)

  • Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, September 30
  • Anniversary of the University
    Tsukuba Campus
    Wednesday, October 1
    Tokyo Campus
    Wednesday, October 1
  • Fall Semester Classes Begin
    Tsukuba Campus
    Wednesday, October 1
    Tokyo Campus
    Wednesday, October 1
  • Campus-Wide Power Outage (Tsukuba campus)
    Tsukuba Campus
    Late October (TBA)
  • University Festival
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, November 1 - Monday, November 3(**)
  • Fall Module A Final Examination Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Monday, November 10
  • Autumn Sports Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, November 15 - Sunday, November 16
  • Fall Modules A and B Final Examination Week
    Tsukuba Campus
    Monday, December 22 - Friday, December 26
  • Winter Recess
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, December 27 - Sunday, January 4
    Tokyo Campus
    Wednesday, December 24 - Monday, January 5
  • Fall Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
    Tsukuba Campus
    Wednesday, February 4, Friday, February 6, Monday, February 9 - Tuesday, February 10, Thursday, February 12
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, January 27, - Friday, January 30, Saturday, February 7
  • Fall Module C Final Examination Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, February 13 - Monday, February 16
  • Fall Semester Classes End
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, February 12
    Tokyo Campus
    Saturday, January 31
  • Extra days for Final Examination
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, February 13 - Monday, February 16
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, February 3 - Friday, February 6
  • Spring Recess
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, February 17 - Tuesday, March 31
    Tokyo Campus
    Sunday, February 8 - Tuesday, March 31
  • Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
    Tsukuba Campus
    Wednesday, March 25
    Tokyo Campus
    Saturday, March 28
  • Last Day of the Academic Year
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, March 31
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, March 31

Notes:

  • Due to the University Festival, classes on Tuesday, November 4 will be recessed. (Tsukuba campus)
  • To meet the required number of school days, classes will be held on Monday, July 21(national holiday). (Tsukuba campus)
  • To meet the required number of school days, some classes will be irregularly held on the days stated below. (Tsukuba campus)
    • May 7: Tuesday classes
    • October 16: Monday classes
    • November 5: Tuesday classes, November 7: Monday classes, November 25: Monday classes
    • January 13: Monday classes, January 15: Friday classes
  • Classes on Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28 will be recessed due to the Examination for University Admissions upon Recommendation (Suisen nyūshi shiken) and its related events. (Tsukuba campus)
  • Classes on Friday, January 16 and Monday, January 19 will be recessed due to the Common Test for University Admissions (Daigaku nyūgaku kyoutsū test) and its related events. (Tsukuba campus)
  • For the College of Medicine, the University will schedule March 10, 2026 as the date of graduation, but the commencement ceremony will be held on the date scheduled above.
  • For the Law School Program, the University will schedule March 16, 2026 as the date of completion, but the commencement ceremony will be held on the date scheduled above.
  • These schedules(**) are subject to change or cancellation depending on the situation.
  • * One academic year contains two semesters (spring semester and fall semester) which includes six modules, Spring A, Spring B, Spring C, Fall A, Fall B and Fall C. Each module has five weeks.