Red for girls and black for boys. It cost over 20,000 yen . A cheaper type of randoseru costs about 5,000 yen. The set costs about 3,000 yen including case paperweight, China ink, inkstone, and writing brushes. Common pencils cost about 400 yen a dozen.
Schools provide school lunches every day.
The cost is 3,500 yen a month. Students can purchase erasers at about 50 yen . In Makishima Elementary School in Uji City, we collect 1,400 yen a month for pupil's educational materials. PTA charges 200 yen as its membership fee. For these events, parents pay about 15,000 yen each.