It's now a month since freshmen, finally freed from the stressful life of studying to pass rigorous university entrance exams, began their new lives at their new schools.
April was also when newly hired workers began working at companies, gently easing into their new environments.
Then comes Golden Week, which this year was 10 days long for those lucky enough to have had the option of taking an extra three days off during the middle of the holiday-studded period.