Orientation
Orientation Schedule
Orientation Schedule
Before semester starts, Soka University will provide the following orientation sessions and events.
Spring Semester (tentative)
| Date | Session | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Student Life Orientation Campus Tour Turn-in Paperworks (passport copy, residence card copy, etc.) Dormitory Welcome Meeting |
Bring your Passport and Residence Card |
| Day 2 | Japanese Language Class Placement Test Shopping for necessities Workshop on using a bicycle* |
Optional *Only for students willing to ride a bicycle |
| Day 3 | Shopping for necessities Workshop on using a bicycle* |
Optional *Only for students willing to ride a bicycle |
| Day 4 | Police Orientation | |
| Day 5 | Entrance Ceremony Makiguchi Scholarship Orientation* |
*Only for those who receive Makiguchi Scholarship |
| Day 6 | Class Registration Orientation Japan Studies Center Scholarship Orientation* Class registration support |
*Only for those who receive JSC Scholarship |
| Day 7 | Opening a Bank account | |
| Day 8 | Police Orientation | |
| Day 9 | Classes start Welcome Party |
|
| 2nd or 3rd week of April | Health Check |
Fall semester (Tentative)
| Date | Session | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Student Life Orientation Campus Tour Turn-in paperworks (passport copy, residence card copy, etc.) Dormitory Welcome Meeting |
Bring your Passport and Residence Card |
| Day 2 | Life Hacks shared by senior International student Shopping for necessities |
Optional Optional |
| Day 3 | Japanese Placement Test Workshop on using a bicycle* |
*Only for students willing to ride a bicycle |
| Day 4 | Class Registration Orientation Scholarship Orientation* Workshop on using a bicycle* |
*Only for scholarship recipients *Only for students willing to ride a bicycle |
| Day 5 | Opening a bank account | |
| Day 6 | Opening a bank account Class Registration Support |
|
| Day 7 | Classes start Welcome Party |
|
| Usually the 3rd week of September | Health Check |
Academic Calendar for AY2026-2027
Academic Calendar for AY2026-2027
Academic Calendar for Spring 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 1 | Class Registration begins |
| April 6 | Class begins |
| April 10 | Class Registration ends |
| July 20 | Class ends |
| July 21 | Final Exam begins |
| July 29 | Final Exam ends |
| July 29 | Completion Ceremony |
| August 10 | Dormitory Move-out |
Academic Calendar for Fall 2026
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 9 | Class Registration begins |
| September 11 | Class begins |
| September 18 | Class Registration ends |
| December 23 - January 8, 2027 |
Winter Break |
| January 19 | Class ends |
| January 20 | Final Exam begins |
| January 27 | Final Exam ends |
| January 28 | Completion Ceremony |
| February 10 | Dormitory Move-out |
Updated: March. 17, 2026
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