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Key Facts: Hiroshima Entrance Social Studies Exam
50 min / 50 points
Length and maximum score of the Hiroshima social studies paper (held February 25, 2026)
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection implementation guidelines
3 strands
Geography, history, and civics are all covered on the single social studies paper
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection implementation guidelines
Feb 25, 2026
Reiwa 8 academic examination date; results announced March 9, 2026
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection schedule
JPY 2,200
Entrance selection fee, paid via the internet application system by noon on February 18, 2026
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection implementation guidelines
6:2:2
General-quota weighting of academic test, report card, and self-expression; up to 50% of seats may use the tokushoku-waku
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection implementation guidelines
100
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The Hiroshima public high school entrance social studies paper is a 50-minute, 50-point written exam held on February 25, 2026, covering geography, history, and civics, set by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid.
Sample Hiroshima Entrance Social Studies Practice Questions
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1The Prime Meridian (0° longitude) passes through Greenwich, England. Japan uses 135°E (Akashi, Hyōgo) as its standard-time meridian. How many hours does one 15° band of longitude correspond to, and why?
2On a world map, which continent is the largest in land area and contains the greatest share of the world's population, including China and India?
3A climate graph for a city shows hot, dry summers (almost no rain in July–August) and mild, rainy winters, with annual rainfall around 600 mm. Which climate zone does this pattern describe?
4It is 3:00 p.m. on June 10 in Tokyo (135°E). Ignoring daylight saving time, what is the date and time in London (0°)?
5Which of the following correctly pairs a major world religion with the region where it originated?
6The European Union (EU) is a regional organization of European countries that allows free movement of people and goods among members. Which of the following is the shared currency used by many (but not all) EU members?
7Four climate data sets are given. A: annual rainfall 1,800 mm with temperatures above 20°C every month. B: annual rainfall 550 mm, dry summers, wet winters, average July 26°C and January 9°C. C: annual rainfall 500 mm, January −18°C, July 20°C. D: annual rainfall 250 mm, warmest month only 6°C. Which data set matches a Mediterranean climate?
8In the United States, vast plains in the interior — especially around the Great Plains and the Corn Belt in the Midwest — are major world producers of which crops, grown with large-scale mechanized agriculture?
9The Amazon River, which carries more water than any other river on Earth, flows through which continent?
10Japan depends on imports for nearly all of its crude oil. Which region around the Persian Gulf — home to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait — supplies the great majority of Japan's oil, and through which Southeast Asian strait do most tankers pass on the way to Japan?
About the Hiroshima Entrance Social Studies Exam
The Hiroshima Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination social studies paper is created by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 50-point paper, sat on February 25, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection, is a written exam on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study spanning geography, history, and civics, with constructed-response items built on maps, statistics, and documents. Admission combines the five-subject scores (250 points) with the junior-high report card and a self-expression interview, weighted 6:2:2 in the general quota. This page provides 100 original English-language practice questions with detailed explanations as a study adaptation — not an official translation or a simulation of the official format.
Assessment
The real Hiroshima social studies examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, and English incl. a broadcast listening test); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) selection it was sat on February 25, 2026, with self-expression interviews on February 26 or 27 and selection results announced on March 9, 2026. The paper is created by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study, spans geography, history, and civics, and requires written constructed responses based on maps, statistics, and historical documents. Each school admits applicants by combining the academic examination with the 225-point junior-high report card (chōsasho) and the self-expression interview (jiko-hyōgen, up to 10 minutes, 15 points per examiner with 2-3 examiners): the general quota (ippan-waku) weights academic test, report card, and self-expression 6:2:2, while a special-characteristics quota (tokushoku-waku) of up to 50% of seats lets the school set its own weights, and weighted scoring (keisha haiten) on specific subjects is permitted. A supplementary examination (tsui-kensa) was held March 4, 2026, and a second selection (niji senbatsu), based on the report card and self-expression without an academic test, ran in late March. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
Time Limit
50 minutes for the social studies subject paper (held on February 25, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection)
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects); selection combines the academic test, the 225-point chōsasho, and the self-expression interview in a 6:2:2 ratio for the general quota, with a tokushoku-waku of up to 50% of seats using school-set weights and optional keisha haiten subject weighting
Exam Fee
JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee (nyūgakusha senbatsu-ryō), paid through the internet application system per the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 (2026) selection implementation guidelines (Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education (広島県教育委員会), jointly with the Hiroshima, Kure, Onomichi, and Fukuyama city boards of education)
Hiroshima Entrance Social Studies Exam Content Outline
Geography
World regions and climate, Japan's regions and industries, population and urbanization, natural resources and trade, and map reading.
History
Japanese history from ancient to modern, world history connections, and interpretation of historical documents and timelines.
Civics
The Constitution and human rights, the three branches of government, local government, the economy, and international society.
How to Pass the Hiroshima Entrance Social Studies Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects); selection combines the academic test, the 225-point chōsasho, and the self-expression interview in a 6:2:2 ratio for the general quota, with a tokushoku-waku of up to 50% of seats using school-set weights and optional keisha haiten subject weighting
- Assessment: The real Hiroshima social studies examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, and English incl. a broadcast listening test); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) selection it was sat on February 25, 2026, with self-expression interviews on February 26 or 27 and selection results announced on March 9, 2026. The paper is created by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study, spans geography, history, and civics, and requires written constructed responses based on maps, statistics, and historical documents. Each school admits applicants by combining the academic examination with the 225-point junior-high report card (chōsasho) and the self-expression interview (jiko-hyōgen, up to 10 minutes, 15 points per examiner with 2-3 examiners): the general quota (ippan-waku) weights academic test, report card, and self-expression 6:2:2, while a special-characteristics quota (tokushoku-waku) of up to 50% of seats lets the school set its own weights, and weighted scoring (keisha haiten) on specific subjects is permitted. A supplementary examination (tsui-kensa) was held March 4, 2026, and a second selection (niji senbatsu), based on the report card and self-expression without an academic test, ran in late March. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
- Time limit: 50 minutes for the social studies subject paper (held on February 25, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection)
- Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee (nyūgakusha senbatsu-ryō), paid through the internet application system per the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 (2026) selection implementation guidelines
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Hiroshima social studies entrance paper multiple-choice?
No. The official paper mixes knowledge items with map, source, and data-interpretation tasks answered in writing. The Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education publishes the actual problems, answer sheets, and marking criteria after each sitting, but not as a multiple-choice set. The MCQs here are an English-language study adaptation — not an official translation or format simulation.
Are these questions official past exam problems?
No. Although the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education publishes the actual examination problems after each sitting, it does not publish them as a multiple-choice set. This bank is an original English-language MCQ study adaptation aligned to the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study across geography, history, and civics.
How long is the social studies paper and what is the maximum score?
The social studies paper is a single 50-minute exam scored out of 50 points, sat on February 25, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection. The five subjects total 250 points, and admission combines these scores with the 225-point junior-high report card (chōsasho) and a self-expression interview, weighted 6:2:2 in the general quota; schools may fill up to 50% of seats through a tokushoku-waku and may weight specific subjects such as social studies (keisha haiten).
What is the Reiwa 8 (2026) application and results schedule?
Applications were accepted January 22 - February 3, 2026 through the internet application system, with school-choice changes February 12-19 and the JPY 2,200 selection fee confirmed by noon on February 18. The academic examination was held on February 25, 2026, self-expression interviews on February 26 or 27, a supplementary examination on March 4, and selection results were announced on March 9, 2026. A second selection (niji senbatsu), with no academic test, ran in late March.
What parts of the junior-high social studies curriculum does the exam cover?
The paper covers the three strands of the 2017 MEXT junior-high social studies curriculum: geography (world and Japanese regions, industries, population, maps), history (Japanese history from ancient to modern with document interpretation), and civics (the Constitution, government structure, the economy, and international society), with heavy use of maps, statistics, and primary sources. This bank distributes its 100 items across the three strands.
Do these details apply to the next (Reiwa 9 / 2027) entrance examination?
The figures on this page describe the Reiwa 8 cycle, whose academic examination was sat on February 25, 2026. The five-subject, 50-minute, 50-point structure has been stable across recent cycles, but confirm the Reiwa 9 dates and rules on the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education's own pages before relying on them.