Starting School in Japan Coloring Pages

Celebrating your first step into a new life

Starting School in Japan is a happy event full of hope! It marks the start of a new adventure at places like kindergarten, preschool, or elementary school. Most schools and preschools hold an entrance ceremony or welcome ceremony in April.

What kind of traits and symbols does it have?

Starting School in Japan shows how much children grow up and leap into a whole new world.

• Cherry blossoms: In many parts of Japan, cherry blossoms bloom around the time of the school entrance ceremony. Cherry blossoms are lucky flowers that stand for new beginnings and stepping out into the world.
• Growth and independence: Starting School in Japan is a big milestone for growing up. You start group life away from your parents, and you learn new things through studying and playing.
• Hope and the future: Wearing a brand-new uniform or randoseru backpack stands for a bright future filled with excitement for your new life ahead.

Getting Ready for Starting School in Japan

You will get ready in many ways so you can start your new life smoothly.

• School uniforms and PE clothes: You get ready by getting your new clothes to wear at preschool, kindergarten, or school.
• Backpacks and school bags: You get your bag ready to carry your important school supplies.
• Labeling your things: Putting your name on every single item is also an important part of getting ready so you know what is yours.

How to Enjoy Starting School in Japan

Starting School in Japan ceremonies are special events that take place in a formal and quiet atmosphere.

• Entrance: Kids wear shiny new clothes. They walk into the hall with a mix of nervousness and excitement.
• Ceremony: You listen to speeches from the teachers and principal. You also sing songs to welcome your new classmates.
• Photos: After the ceremony, taking a family picture under the cherry blossom trees or in front of the school gate is a popular tradition.

How to choose colors: Let's use cheerful spring colors and full-of-energy colors for the kids!

For your Starting School in Japan coloring page, use lots of bright, cheerful colors to show cherry blossom pink and everyone's happy feelings.

• Basic colors: Pick mostly pink (cherry blossoms), green (trees and grass), red or blue (school backpacks and uniforms), and light skin tone (children's faces).

Colors for each thing:

• Cherry blossoms: If you paint the petals and tree branches with soft colors using light pink or white as a base, you can show the warmth of spring!
• School and kindergarten buildings: If you use calm colors like white walls and a brown roof, it will really feel like a place for learning!
• Children's clothes: School uniforms have different colors depending on the school or kindergarten! If you use navy blue or gray as a base, and add red or yellow to the collars and ribbons, they will look like shiny new uniforms!
• School backpacks: Try painting them in your favorite color or a color you love, like red, black, pink, or blue!

How to color with depth: Let's draw a face full of hope!

Children's bright smiles and spring light are waiting for you to color! Shadowy places:

• Try adding shadows to places where the light does not hit, like under the brim of the hat, the back side of the school backpack, or under the eaves of the building! Use a darker color than your main color to make your picture look 3D.

Where the light hits:

• If you color the children's faces with a bright skin tone and add a soft pink to their cheeks, their cheerful smiles will look even brighter!

Let's Add Texture!

Colored pencils: If you layer short lines gently for the cherry blossom petals and the grass on the ground, it will give a warm spring feel. Balloons: When you color the balloons, think about their round shape and use a gradient from dark colors to light colors to make them look shiny and smooth.

Hints for enjoying your coloring page!

• With your new friends!
  • Try coloring the friends in the coloring page with your favorite colors or rainbow colors to show all the new people you will meet!
• Fill it with your dreams!
  • As you think about what kind of dream you want to come true at the entrance ceremony, pick the brightest color and start coloring!