Japan international schools enjoy for the most part great repuations. The learning environment is conducive to intellectual, emotional, physical, social and spiritual growth. The price of tuition is exorbitant but fortunately for almost all expatriate transferees this is paid by the companies.
Problems found in most schools in the west are almost non-existent. Fighting, drug use (there have been cases of this but due to Japan's strict laws on drugs it seems minute compared to the average school in the west), alcohol abuse (note that there are vending machines in Japan which sell beer and nihonshuu AKA Japanese rice wine (or sake) which are turned off at 11 pm), and bullying are rarely a problem. The one thing a lot of international school kids fall into is experimenting with smoking tobacco at an early age due to peer pressure.
Fukuoka
Fukuoka International School - Private, coed international school offering curricula from pre-Kindergarten
through high school.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima International School -
A fully accredited day school for students aged 3-18; located in the northern suburb of Koyo, Asakita-ku.
Hokkaido International School
Hokkaido International School - A
private, coeducational day and boarding school that offers a U.S.-style education from preschool through grade 12; located in Sapporo.
Kobe/Osaka
Canadian Academy - K~12 international school with dormitory facilities located
in Kobe.
Marist Brothers International School - Established in 1951, located in Suma
(Kobe) and very close to the JR and Sanyo railway lines.
Osaka International School - The only English-language-based, pre-kindergarten~12th
grade, coeducational college-preparatory school in Osaka.
Nagoya
Nagoya International School - Offers a Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum, located in Moriyama-ku.
Tokyo
American School in Japan (ASIJ) - Site offers information about admissions, facilities, curriculum, and more.
Aoba-Japan International School - Two campuses in Tokyo, the Meguro campus offers nursery through pre-first grade for children, 1-6 years old, the Suginami campus accommodates children from pre-kindergarten through Grade 9.
British School in Tokyo - Offers classes at two campuses in Tokyo educating children from Nursery to Year 9.
Christian Academy in Japan - A private Christian school located in Higashi Kurume which provides curricula from kindergarten through the 12th grade.
Columbia International School - Located in the Tokyo metro community of Tokorozawa (Saitama Pref.), curricula for grades 1 to 12.
International School of the Sacred Heart (ISSH) - Located in Hiroo, all-girls K-12 school.
International Secondary School - Offers personalized academic programs through distance learning courses for middle school and high school levels.
K. International School Tokyo - Situated in Koto-ku, provides instruction for primary and junior high school students.
Lycee Franco-Japonais de Tokyo - Also known as the French School, provides instruction for children of French expatriates.
New International School - Bilingual international school located in Ikebukuro for pre-primary children to Grade 9.
Nishimachi International School - International school located in Minato Ward offering co-educational and nonsectarian atmosphere and curricula for kindergarten through grade nine.
Rainbow International School - Classes for children aged 18 months to 6 years offering a full Montessori curriculum.
S International School - Co-ed school with four campuses in Tokyo and Chiba offering curriculum from pre-K to 8th grade.
Seisen International School - An all-girls Catholic school offering curricula from K-12 (Kindergarten: coed; 1~12: girls only). Located in Yoga, Setagaya Ward.
St. Mary's International School - All-boys school founded in 1954 which offers classes for K-12. Located in Seta, Setagaya Ward.
Tokyo Chinese School - Instruction in Chinese for children in grades 1-12; located in Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku.
Tokyo International Learning Community - Provides full-time educational programs for children from the foreign community with learning difficulties.
Tokyo International School - An independent, co-ed, non-denominational school which offers pre-school and elementary school curricula and other programmes.
Tokyo Korean School - School for Korean students, grades 1 to 12, located in Shinjuku Ward.
Tokyo Musashikoyama International School - Offers an English Activities after-school programme for children in elementary school.
Unida International School - Offers a bilingual program and aims to foster a creative atmosphere so children can develop new ideas and express themselves through action, learning, and creativity.
Yokohama
Hand In Hand International School - International preschool, kindergarten, enrichment, ESL and after school program with English instructive child care in Motomachi.
Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama (DSTY) -
The German School is located in Tsuzuki-ku and provides education for about 450 students at the K~12 levels.
St. Maur International School - A private, co-educational, Catholic-ecumenical school founded in 1872, aims to provide children from the international community of all nationalities and religious denominations with a quality education within a caring, nurturing environment.
Yokohama International Christian Academy - A Christian-based K-12 international school open to all families and offers curricula from pre-school to the 12th grade.
Yokohama International School - Offers curricula from pre-school to high school; located in Yamate-cho, Naka Ward.
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