Japanese special phrases for "study season" and "long holiday season following study season" I am looking for two separate Japanese phrases that each convey meanings as follows, 1. A "study season" in which the study or lecture begins to ends with some short holidays in between. For example, a study season of 4 months long that spans from the beginning of April to the end of July with some short holidays (such as golden week or other national holidays). 2. A "long holiday season following study season" with no study at all. For example, it spans for about 1-3 months after study season.

I think the word for 'study season' is .

In most Japanese elementary and middle schools, there are three in one school year. 1 starts in April and ends in mid July (with Golden Week in May), followed by (summer vacation). 2 starts in September and ends in December, followed by (winter vacation). 3 is a relatively short from January to March. There's (spring vacation) before the next school year begins, lasting for a few weeks. There are some schools which have irregular systems, but they are called anyway.

The generic term for long vacations is or , but these sound stiff and technical. In conversations we just say , , etc.