System taught in Japanese elementary schools I have verified that the Kunrei system is the system taught in Japanese elementary schools This is according to a Kumon publication published in 2004 For those who don t know Kumon is a major publisher of educational materials for Japanese children and is extremely unlikely to be misinformed on this matter See photo above I have further photos of the poster showing that the Kunrei system I hope this discussion will be ended now with good grace Thanks to all contributors to the article and the discussion