Make-up in Japan?

Can girls wear make-up in japanese high schools? I see a lot of foreign exchange videos but none of the japanese girls seem to wear any make-up. I'm talking just some eyeshadow, mascara and eyeliner. Nothing else. I'm going over there in high school on an exchange program and would like to know.

It depends on the individual school and its culture/tolerance level, so you will just have to see on the first days there how your classmates look :)

god, jap high-school girls are looking like painted books with tones of heavy make up. u`ll see your self once u get here. no worries about your make up at all. comparing to native dwellers one u gonna look like without any.
btw, it is very common for high school girls to do the make up while being in subway(standing or sitting)! shocking as it may be- welcome to japan!

PLEASE don't use the very INSULTING shortened word J....when referring to Japanese people!.

Can girls wear make-up in japanese high schools?

I've worked in high schools in Japan and generally girls (and boys) are not allowed to wear make-up at school. Of course it depends on the school, and some are more lenient with their rules than others. Outside of school, however, is a different story. My advice is don't wear any on the first day and see how tolerant your school is.

People might see "loads" of high school girls with heavy make-up on on the streets, but that's because they put their make-up on behind their teacher's backs after school.

At a lot of schools, in particular private high schools, make-up is forbidden, but AK said it best.