Graduation ceremony Japanese Nursery school Japanese Graduation Outfit Unlike in the United States, the school graduation season in Japan takes place in MarchAt university graduation ceremonies, many female students attend wearing a special traditional outfit called Hakama, a formal style How is commencement ceremony in Japan!? Elementary school's students attend a graduation ceremony in Nerima Ward, Tokyo on March 23, 2018. Most Japanese primary schools' students will graduate in March and will enter junior high school from April. ( Would you dare to pull this off at your graduation? At Kyoto University in Japan, graduation looks very different. Instead of wearing standard caps and gowns, students are free to wear