Schools and universities in Japan

AICJ International School Osaka

Suita, Osaka, Japan

Bilingual IB PYP elementary school in Suita, Osaka, near Esaka Station, run by AIC Education as part of the AICJ group.

IB PYP, bilingual (English/Japanese), Singapore Math

Abroad International School Osaka

Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Co-educational IB continuum school in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, from early learning (age 1) to Grade 12, with the IB Diploma starting in August 2026.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

Aichi International School

Meito-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

WASC-accredited international school in Meito, Nagoya, with an English-immersion kindergarten (ages 3–5) and bilingual elementary (Grades 1–6).

English-immersion kindergarten; bilingual English–Japanese elementary

Aoba-Japan International School

Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

IB continuum international school in Tokyo with campuses in Hikarigaoka (Nerima), Meguro and Bunkyo, for kindergarten to Grade 12, founded in 1976.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

Ascot International School Japan

Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Small WASC-accredited Cambridge international school on a woodland campus in Kita-ku, Kobe, from Early Years to A Level, with secondary dormitories.

Cambridge International (Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE, A Level)

Ashiya International School

Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan

Small English-medium Christian international school in Ashiya, Hyogo, for children aged 18 months to 12 years, from preschool to elementary.

English-medium Christian, American-standard (preschool, kindergarten, elementary)

Canadian Academy

Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Co-educational IB day and boarding school on Rokko Island, Kobe, for PreK to Grade 12, founded in 1913.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

Canadian International School Tokyo

Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Canadian-curriculum international school in Shinagawa and Meguro, Tokyo, from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12, offering the IB PYP; founded in 1999.

Canadian (Prince Edward Island), IB PYP

Christian Academy in Japan

Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan

WASC-accredited Christian K-12 international school in Higashikurume, western Tokyo, following a North American curriculum, founded in 1950.

North American curriculum (K-12), English-medium Christian

Columbia International School

Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

Ontario-curriculum international school in Tokorozawa, Saitama, teaching in English from kindergarten to Grade 12, with a dormitory; founded in 1988.

Canadian (Ontario curriculum), Kindergarten to Grade 12

Deutsche Schule Kobe International

Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Multilingual German-English-Japanese IB PYP and Cambridge school on Rokko Island, Kobe, for ages 1–14, founded in 1909.

IB PYP, Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary (IGCSE from 2026/27); German, English, Japanese

Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama

Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

German school abroad in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, teaching German curricula from kindergarten to the German International Abitur, founded in 1904.

German curriculum (Deutsches Internationales Abitur), Swiss lessons

Doshisha International School, Kyoto

Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan

English-medium IB World School in Kizugawa, Kyoto, offering an MYP-modelled middle school and the IB Diploma, part of Doshisha International Academy since 2011.

IB Diploma Programme; middle school modelled on the IB MYP

Enishi International School

Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

IB World School in Nishi, Nagoya, near Nagoya Station, from early learning (age 1) through PYP and MYP to the IB Diploma.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP), EYFS early years

Fukuoka International School

Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

Co-educational IB World School in Momochi, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka, for students aged 3–18 offering the PYP, MYP and Diploma.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

Hakuba International School

Hakuba, Nagano, Japan

International boarding and day school for Grades 7–12 in Hakuba Valley, Nagano, with a college-prep, project-based curriculum and AP courses; founded in 2022.

American-style college-prep with AP courses; project-based Human Flourishing Curriculum

Harrow International School Appi Japan

Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan

Full-boarding British international school in Appi Kogen, Iwate, for students aged 11–18 (Years 7–13), leading to IGCSE and A Levels.

British (Harrow International Curriculum, IGCSE, A Level)

Hiroshima International School

Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

Co-educational IB World School in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, for Early Childhood to Grade 12, offering the PYP, MYP and Diploma Programme.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

Hokkaido International School

Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

WASC-accredited day and boarding international school in Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, for Early Years (age 3) to Grade 12, with AP courses in high school.

IPC, IMYC, American college-prep high school with AP

Hokkaido International School Niseko

Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan

Niseko campus of Hokkaido International School, an English-medium day school for Early Years (age 3) to Grade 8 using the IPC and IMYC.

IPC, IMYC (Early Years to Grade 8)

Horizon Japan International School

Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Co-educational IB continuum school near Yokohama Station for Preschool (age 3) to Grade 12, founded in 2003.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

India International School in Japan

Koto-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Indian-curriculum (CBSE) international school in Koto-ku, Tokyo, for kindergarten to Grade 12, also offering IB classes in Grades 11–12; founded in 2004.

Indian (CBSE), IB Diploma (Grades 11–12), Montessori kindergarten

International School of the Sacred Heart

Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Catholic K-12 international school for girls in Hiroo, Shibuya, Tokyo, offering an English-medium programme with Advanced Placement courses; founded in 1908.

American-style college preparatory with 23 AP courses

K. International School Tokyo

Koto-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Co-educational IB World School in Shirakawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo, from kindergarten to Grade 12, with PYP, IGCSE and the IB Diploma; founded in 1997.

IB (PYP, DP), Cambridge IGCSE, KIST Lower Secondary Programme

KA International School

Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

International school in Meguro and Shinagawa, Tokyo, for Pre-K to Grade 12, with small classes and AP courses in high school; founded in 2006.

American-style college preparatory with AP and honors courses (Pre-K to Grade 12)

KIU Academy (Kyoto International University Academy)

Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan

WASC- and ACSI-accredited Christian bilingual international school in Kyotanabe, Kyoto, for Grades 1–12, founded in 1999.

English-Japanese bilingual, American-style college-prep (WASC/ACSI accredited, Grades 1–12)

KIU Academy Niseko

Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan

English-Japanese bilingual Christian international school in Niseko, Hokkaido, for Grades 1–12, opened in 2025 as a branch of KIU Academy Kyoto.

English-Japanese bilingual, American-style college-prep (KIU Academy model)

Kansai Christian School

Heguri, Nara, Japan

Small all-English Christian international school in Heguri, Nara, for Grades 1–12, founded in 1970 and accredited by ACSI.

American-style, Bible-based curriculum in English (Grades 1–12)

Kansai International Academy Kobe Campus

Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Japanese-English bilingual IB continuum school in Nada-ku, Kobe, from infant and kindergarten classes through high school.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP), Japanese-English bilingual

Kobe Chinese School

Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Chinese-heritage school in Chuo-ku, Kobe, offering a nine-year elementary and junior high programme in Chinese, Japanese and English, founded in 1899.

Japanese national curriculum plus Chinese language and culture; Chinese-Japanese-English trilingual (Grades 1–9)

Korea International School

Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan

Trilingual Korean-heritage international junior and senior high school in Ibaraki, Osaka, opened in 2008 and authorised for the IB Diploma.

Trilingual (Korean, Japanese, English) junior and senior high; IB Diploma

Kyoto International School

Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Not-for-profit IB continuum school in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, from Early Years to Grade 12, founded in 1957.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

Kyushu Lutheran International School (Primary)

Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

International primary school division of Kyushu Lutheran Gakuin in Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, for Grades 1–6, an IB PYP candidate school.

IB PYP candidate; inquiry-based, aligned with the Japanese Course of Study

Laurus International School of Science

Minato-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

STEM-focused Cambridge international school with a primary and secondary campus in Shiba, Minato-ku, and preschools across Tokyo and Kanagawa.

Cambridge (Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE) with a proprietary STEM curriculum

Lycée Français International de Kyoto

Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

AEFE-accredited French school in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, teaching the French national curriculum to students aged 3 to 17, from maternelle to lycée.

French national curriculum (AEFE): maternelle to lycée, brevet and baccalauréat

Lycée Français International de Tokyo

Kita-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

AEFE partner French school in Takinogawa, Kita-ku, Tokyo, teaching the French curriculum from maternelle to terminale (baccalauréat).

French national curriculum (AEFE partner school), maternelle to terminale, French Baccalauréat

Malvern College Tokyo

Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan

British-style IB continuum school in Kodaira, western Tokyo, part of the Malvern College family, from Pre-Prep (age 4) to Sixth Form.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP) within a British independent-school model

Marist Brothers International School

Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Catholic co-educational IB continuum school in Suma-ku, Kobe, for Early Years to Grade 12, founded in 1951 by the Marist Brothers.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

Nagoya International School

Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Co-educational IB continuum school in Moriyama, Nagoya, founded in 1964, from early learning to high school.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

New International School of Japan

Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Dual-language, multi-age international school in Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, for Pre-K (age 3) to Grade 12, founded in 2001.

Dual-language (English/Japanese) multi-age programme, Pre-K to Grade 12

Nishimachi International School

Minato-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Co-educational K-9 international school in Moto Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, with Japanese for all students, founded in 1949.

International inquiry-based K-9 curriculum with Japanese for all students

Okinawa Christian School International

Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan

WASC- and ACSI-accredited Christian K-12 international school in Yomitan, Okinawa, teaching an American-style curriculum in English, founded in 1957.

American-style, Bible-based K-12 curriculum in English

Okinawa International School

Naha / Nanjo, Okinawa, Japan

IB continuum school in Okinawa with a Naha campus for preschool and kindergarten and a Nanjo campus for Grades 1–12, founded in 2003.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP); International Liberal Arts course in high school

One World International School Osaka

Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Inquiry-based international school in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, for Early Childhood to Grade 9 (ages 3–15), adding a grade each year to reach Grade 12 in 2029.

International inquiry-based curriculum; IB PYP candidate school

One World International School Tsukuba

Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Inquiry-based international school in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, for Early Childhood to Grade 6 (ages 3–12), adding a grade each year toward Grade 12.

International inquiry-based curriculum; IB PYP candidate school

Osaka Chinese School

Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Trilingual Chinese school in Naniwa-ku, Osaka, with kindergarten, elementary and junior high divisions, founded in 1946.

Trilingual (Japanese, Chinese, English): kindergarten, elementary and junior high

Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin

Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Non-profit K-12 IB continuum school in Minoh, Osaka, run by Kwansei Gakuin and sharing a campus with Senri International School, founded in 1991.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)

Osaka YMCA International School

Kita-ku / Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

WASC-accredited IB continuum school in central Osaka with Nakatsu and Tosabori campuses, serving preschool to Grade 12, founded in 2001.

IB (PYP, MYP, DP)