Academics

Academic Calendar 2026-2027

First Day of the Academic Year

Tsukuba Campus
Wednesday, April 1

Tokyo Campus
Wednesday, April 1
Spring Recess

Tsukuba Campus
Wednesday, April 1 - Sunday, April 5

Tokyo Campus
Wednesday, April 1 - Friday, April 3
Entrance Ceremony

Tsukuba Campus
Monday, April 6

Tokyo Campus
Saturday, April 4
New Student Orientation

Tsukuba Campus
Monday, April 6 - Wednesday, April 8

Tokyo Campus
Saturday, April 4
Extra days for Orientation

Tsukuba Campus
Thursday, April 9 - Friday, April 10,
Monday, April 13
Welcome Festival

Tsukuba Campus
Friday, April 10 (TBA)
Spring Semester Classes Begin

Tsukuba Campus
Tuesday, April 14

Tokyo Campus
Tuesday, April 7
Spring Sports Day

Tsukuba Campus
Saturday, May 16 - Sunday, May 17
Extra day following Spring Module A

Tsukuba Campus
Monday, May 25
Extra day following Spring Module B

Tsukuba Campus
Tuesday, June 30 - Wednesday, July 1
Spring Semester Classes End

Tsukuba Campus
Thursday, August 6

Tokyo Campus
Wednesday, July 29
Extra day following Spring Module C

Tsukuba Campus
Friday, August 7

Tokyo Campus
Thursday, July 30
Summer Recess

Tsukuba Campus
Saturday, August 8 - Wednesday, September 30

Tokyo Campus
Friday, July 31 - Wednesday, September 30
Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Tsukuba Campus
Friday, September 25

Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester

Tsukuba Campus
Wednesday, September 30
Anniversary of the University

Tsukuba Campus
Thursday, October 1

Tokyo Campus
Thursday, October 1
Fall Semester Classes Begin

Tsukuba Campus
Thursday, October 1

Tokyo Campus
Thursday, October 1
Campus-Wide Power Outage (Tsukuba campus)

Tsukuba Campus
Late October (TBA)
University Festival

Tsukuba Campus
Friday, October 30 - Sunday, November 1
Extra day following Fall Module A

Tsukuba Campus
Wednesday, November 11
Autumn Sports Day

Tsukuba Campus
Saturday, November 14 - Sunday, November 15
Extra days following Fall Module B

Tsukuba Campus
Wednesday, December 23 - Thursday, December 24
Winter Recess

Tsukuba Campus
Friday, December 25 -Tuesday, January 5

Tokyo Campus
Thursday, December 24 - Monday, January 4
Fall Semester Classes End

Tsukuba Campus
Monday, February 15

Tokyo Campus
Saturday, January 30
Extra day following Fall Module C

Tsukuba Campus
Tuesday, February 16

Tokyo Campus
Tuesday, February 2
Spring Recess

Tsukuba Campus
Wednesday, February 17 - Wednesday, March 31

Tokyo Campus
Wednesday, February 3 - Wednesday, March 31
Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Tsukuba Campus
Thursday, March 25

Tokyo Campus
Saturday, March 27
Last Day of the Academic Year

Tsukuba Campus
Wednesday, March 31

Tokyo Campus
Wednesday, March 31

Due to the University Festival, classes on Friday, October 30 and Monday, November 2 will be recessed. (Tsukuba campus)
To meet the required number of school days, some classes will be irregularly held on the days stated below. (Tsukuba campus)
- April 30: Wednesday classes
- May 8: Monday classes
- July 23: Monday classes
- October 15: Monday classes
- November 24: Wednesday classes
- January 13: Monday classes
Classes on Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27 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 15 and Monday, January 18 will be recessed due to the Common Test for University Admissions (Daigaku nyūgaku kyoutsū test) and its related events. (Tsukuba campus) (Tsukuba campus)
For the College of Medicine, the University will schedule March 10, 2027 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 15, 2027 as the date of completion, but the commencement ceremony will be held on the date scheduled above.
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.

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