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 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