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Key Facts: Hokkaido Entrance Social Studies Exam
50 min / 100 points
Length and maximum score of the Hokkaido social studies paper (held March 4, 2026)
Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection handbook
5 subjects / 500 points
Five-subject academic examination total, combined with the 315-point naishinten report card in selection
Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection handbook
Mar 4, 2026
Reiwa 8 academic examination date; results announced March 17, 2026
Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection schedule
JPY 2,200
Entrance selection fee, paid with Hokkaido revenue stamps attached to the application form
Hokkaido Prefectural School Ordinance via the Reiwa 8 selection handbook
70 / 15 / 15
Approximate seat shares weighing exam and report card almost equally, emphasizing the exam, and emphasizing the report card
Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education selection method outline
100
Free original practice questions in this bank
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The Hokkaido public high school entrance social studies paper is a 50-minute, 100-point written exam held on March 4, 2026, covering geography, history, and civics, set by the Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid.
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1On a world map, the line of 0° latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called what?
2Which plain is the largest in Japan and contains the Tokyo metropolitan area?
3What is the capital and largest city of Hokkaido?
4Japan Standard Time is based on the meridian at 135° east longitude, which passes through which city?
5Which continent is the largest in both land area and population, and includes Japan, China, and India?
6Hokkaido produces the largest share of Japan's milk. Which type of farming, raising cattle on extensive pasture and farmland, is especially developed there?
7On a 1:25,000 topographic map, what real-world distance does 1 cm on the map represent?
8In most of Japan, the rainy season of early summer, when a stationary front brings weeks of cloudy, wet weather, is called what?
9Hokkaido is surrounded by three bodies of water. Which set correctly names them?
10When it is 12:00 noon in London (0° longitude), what time is it in Tokyo (135°E), ignoring daylight saving time?
About the Hokkaido Entrance Social Studies Exam
The Hokkaido Public High School Entrance Examination social studies paper is created by the Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 100-point paper, sat on March 4, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection, spans geography, history, and civics on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, frequently featuring Hokkaido-specific material and requiring document-based written answers rather than multiple choice. Admission combines the five-subject scores (500 points) with the 315-point junior-high report card and interviews or practical tests where held. 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 Hokkaido social studies examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, and English including a listening test); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) selection it was sat on March 4, 2026, with interviews and practical tests on March 5 and selection results announced on March 17, 2026. Since Reiwa 4 (2022) all applicants take one unified problem set — the school-discretion problems were abolished and each paper lengthened from 45 to 50 minutes. The paper is created by the Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study for social studies and spans geography, history, and civics, frequently using Hokkaido-specific material on the prefecture's regions, agriculture, and history, with document and data interpretation requiring written answers rather than multiple choice. Each school admits applicants by combining the academic examination with the 315-point junior-high report card (naishinten, grade-1 and grade-2 totals doubled and the grade-3 total tripled) and interviews or practical tests where held: roughly 70% of seats weigh the exam and report card almost equally, about 15% emphasize the exam, and about 15% emphasize the report card, with weighted subject scoring (keisha haiten) at some schools. A supplementary examination (tsui-kensa) was held March 11, 2026, and a second recruitment (niji boshū) 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 March 4, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection)
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects); selection combines the academic test with the 315-point naishinten report card, weighing them almost equally for roughly 70% of seats, exam-emphasis for about 15%, and report-card-emphasis for about 15%, with optional keisha haiten subject weighting
Exam Fee
JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee, the amount set by the Hokkaido Prefectural School Ordinance, paid with Hokkaido revenue stamps attached to the application form per the Reiwa 8 (2026) selection handbook (Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education (北海道教育委員会))
Hokkaido Entrance Social Studies Exam Content Outline
Geography
World regions and climate, Japan's regions including Hokkaido, population and trade, maps and statistics.
History
Japanese history from the Jōmon period through the Heisei era: key events, figures, reforms, and source-material interpretation.
Civics
The Constitution of Japan, human rights, the three branches of government, elections, the economy, and international issues.
How to Pass the Hokkaido Entrance Social Studies Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects); selection combines the academic test with the 315-point naishinten report card, weighing them almost equally for roughly 70% of seats, exam-emphasis for about 15%, and report-card-emphasis for about 15%, with optional keisha haiten subject weighting
- Assessment: The real Hokkaido social studies examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, and English including a listening test); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) selection it was sat on March 4, 2026, with interviews and practical tests on March 5 and selection results announced on March 17, 2026. Since Reiwa 4 (2022) all applicants take one unified problem set — the school-discretion problems were abolished and each paper lengthened from 45 to 50 minutes. The paper is created by the Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study for social studies and spans geography, history, and civics, frequently using Hokkaido-specific material on the prefecture's regions, agriculture, and history, with document and data interpretation requiring written answers rather than multiple choice. Each school admits applicants by combining the academic examination with the 315-point junior-high report card (naishinten, grade-1 and grade-2 totals doubled and the grade-3 total tripled) and interviews or practical tests where held: roughly 70% of seats weigh the exam and report card almost equally, about 15% emphasize the exam, and about 15% emphasize the report card, with weighted subject scoring (keisha haiten) at some schools. A supplementary examination (tsui-kensa) was held March 11, 2026, and a second recruitment (niji boshū) 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 March 4, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection)
- Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee, the amount set by the Hokkaido Prefectural School Ordinance, paid with Hokkaido revenue stamps attached to the application form per the Reiwa 8 (2026) selection handbook
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- Complete 500+ practice questions
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Hokkaido social studies entrance paper multiple-choice?
No. The official paper requires written constructed responses built around maps, documents, and statistical data. The Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education publishes the actual problems and answers 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 — so keep practicing document-based written answers separately.
Are these questions official past exam problems?
No. Although the Hokkaido 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, covering geography, history, and civics with source- and data-interpretation items, including Hokkaido-specific geography and history content.
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 100 points, sat on March 4, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection. The five subjects total 500 points, and admission combines these scores with the 315-point junior-high report card (naishinten) and interviews or practical tests where held; roughly 70% of seats weigh the exam and report card almost equally, about 15% emphasize the exam, and about 15% emphasize the report card.
What is the Reiwa 8 (2026) application and results schedule?
Applications were accepted January 19-22, 2026, with school-choice changes January 27 - February 2 and the JPY 2,200 selection fee paid with Hokkaido revenue stamps. The academic examination was held on March 4, 2026, interviews and practical tests on March 5, a supplementary examination on March 11, and selection results were announced on March 17, 2026. A second recruitment (niji boshū) ran in late March.
What parts of the junior-high social studies curriculum does the exam cover?
The paper covers the 2017 MEXT junior-high social studies curriculum: geography (world regions, Japan's regions including Hokkaido, population, industry, and trade), history (Japanese history from Jōmon to Heisei with world context), and civics (the Constitution of Japan, government, elections, the economy, and international issues including the SDGs). This bank distributes its 100 items across those three fields.
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 March 4, 2026. The five-subject, 50-minute, 100-point structure has been stable since Reiwa 4 (2022), but confirm the Reiwa 9 dates and rules on the Hokkaido Prefectural Board of Education's own pages before relying on them, because application windows, fees, and selection ratios can change.