Japanese lifestyle ~24~ Juken

  Now it is the season of juken in Japan.
What's juken? It is the examination of high school or university.
In Tokyo, there are many junior high schools that require juken to enter.
I personally experienced juken of high school and university.
  On 19th, and 20th January, many high school students have the "center shiken".
It is the biggest examination for entering university. Most of the national university
ask students to have this center shiken. Many private university also asks students
to have this shiken. Shiken means "examination".
So, a lot of students challenge this center shiken. Nowadays, a lot of
students go to university in Japan. Last year, the number who apply for this
examination was 555,537. But the number is decreasing because of
declining number of children.
 And after finishing this examination, students challenge the test of
each university. The result of the examination depends on the total score of
both examination.
 Private university holds each own date of examination. So students can try
as long as the date is different and you have money.
  About national university, they have first-term examination and  the latter examination.
The date is same among national university. So student can't more than two examination
at the first-term examination.
  Students who have center shiken in this year would have stressful days now.
I used to spend such days...^ ^;
  Some people say, you should not go to skiing or use the word "suberu".
Suberu means "ski". Because in Japanese, when you fail the exam, you say
"suberu". People take care not to use the inauspicious word.

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