International schools in Japan
There are 167 international schools listed in Japan. They offer French National Curriculum, IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma, US Common Core, IGCSE, Advanced Placement, NGSS, singapore-math, Montessori, National Curriculum (England), Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Ontario Curriculum, Cambridge A-Level, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf / Steiner, British EYFS, and Japanese National Curriculum. Annual tuition ranges from about ≈ $51–$67.5K (USD). 14 offer boarding.
Updated August 2026
- Schools
- 167
- Curricula
- 19
- With boarding
- 14
- Tuition (USD)
- ≈ $51–$67.5K
Curricula offered: French National Curriculum, IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma, US Common Core, IGCSE, Advanced Placement, NGSS, singapore-math, Montessori, National Curriculum (England), Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Ontario Curriculum, Cambridge A-Level, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf / Steiner, British EYFS, and Japanese National Curriculum.
Accreditations: WASC, ACSI, AEFE, IB, CIS, COBIS, Cambridge International, UNESCO ASPnet, Cognia, and Deutsche Auslandsschule.
| School | Curriculum | Stages | Accreditation | Gender | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto International University Academy - KIUA | — | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC, ACSI | Co-ed | ¥988K |
| Lycée français international de TokyoLFI Tokyo | French National Curriculum | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | AEFE, IB | Co-ed | ¥1.3M |
| Yokohama International SchoolYIS | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, CIS | Co-ed | ¥2.1M |
| Horizon Japan International SchoolHJIS | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma, US Common Core | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, WASC, CIS | Co-ed | ¥1.7M |
| K. International School Tokyo | IB PYP, IB Diploma, IGCSE | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, IB | Co-ed | ¥2.9M |
| Linden Hall High School | IB Diploma | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | ¥1.3M |
| Malvern College Tokyo | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | ¥2.7M |
| One World International School (OWIS) Osaka | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | ¥1.4M |
| Shogaku Gakuen Educational Foundation沖尚 | IB Diploma | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | ¥538.6K |
| The American School in JapanASIJ | Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC | Co-ed | ¥3M |
| New Life International School | US Common Core, NGSS, singapore-math | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC | Co-ed | ¥804K |
| Hokkaido International School | Advanced Placement, Montessori | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC | Co-ed | ¥1M |
| Capital Tokyo International SchoolCTIS | IB PYP, IB MYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | IB | Co-ed | ¥2.4M |
| Doshisha International School, Kyoto | IB MYP, IB Diploma | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, WASC | — | ¥1.9M |
| Hiroshima International School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, IB | — | ¥1.4M |
| Nagoya International SchoolNIS | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, CIS, WASC | Co-ed | ¥2.2M |
| Osaka YMCA International School (OYIS) | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC, IB | — | ¥670K |
| St. Michaels International School | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary | CIS, COBIS, WASC | Co-ed | ¥1.4M |
| Tohoku International School | IB PYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, WASC, CIS | — | ¥990K |
| Yoyogi International School | IB PYP, US Common Core, National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | IB | — | ¥2.7M |
| Global Wisdom International School | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Montessori | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | ¥810K |
| Katoh Gakuen School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Canadian Academy | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, CIS, WASC | Co-ed | ¥2.1M |
| Christian Academy in Japan | Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC | — | ¥2M |
| Chuo International SchoolCIS | Cambridge Primary, Montessori | Early years, Primary | Cambridge International | — | ¥690K |
| Columbia International School | Ontario Curriculum | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC, CIS | — | ¥1.8M |
| Ecole Internationale Franco-Japonaise | IB PYP, National Curriculum (England), US Common Core | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, CIS, WASC, AEFE | — | ¥408K |
| Everest International School, Japan | Cambridge A-Level, IGCSE | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | Cambridge International | — | ¥600K |
| International School of the Sacred HeartISSH | Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, WASC | — | ¥2.6M |
| Okinawa International SchoolOIS | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, WASC, CIS | Co-ed | ¥2.3M |
| Shinagawa International School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, CIS | — | — |
| Sunshine Kids Academy - Tokyo | Montessori | Early years | Cambridge International | — | ¥765K |
| Ascot International School Japan | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International, WASC | — | ¥650K |
| Summerhill International School | IB PYP, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf / Steiner | Early years, Primary | IB | Co-ed | ¥1.5M |
| AIE International High SchoolAIE | IB Diploma | Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| CGK International School | IB PYP, IB MYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Deutsche Schule Kobe International | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | IB, Cambridge International | Co-ed | ¥8K |
| Deutsche Schule Kobe International (DSKI) | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | IB, Cambridge International | Co-ed | ¥8K |
| Gunma Kokusai Academy | IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | ¥960K |
| Horizon Academy Sendai Campus | British EYFS, IB PYP | Early years, Primary | IB | Co-ed | ¥1M |
| Kagoshima Shugakukan Junior and Senior High School | IB MYP | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, UNESCO ASPnet | Co-ed | ¥612K |
| Nishimachi International School | US Common Core | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥3.1M |
| UIA International School of Tokyo | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | — | ¥1.1M |
| Kspace Kindergarten and Pre-School | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary | — | Co-ed | ¥1M |
| United School of TokyoUST | US Common Core | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥1.8M |
| Willowbrook International School | IB PYP | Early years | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Abroad International School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Angel Kindergarten | IB PYP | Early years | IB | — | — |
| Beyondia International School Meguro | IB PYP | Early years | IB | — | — |
| Canadian International School Tokyo | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC, IB, CIS | — | — |
| Enishi International School | British EYFS, IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma, singapore-math, US Common Core, NGSS | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, CIS | — | ¥1.3M |
| Harrow International School Appi | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | Co-ed | ¥10.5M |
| KAIS International School | singapore-math | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥2.1M |
| Keiki Intercultural Preschool | IB PYP | Early years, Primary | IB | — | — |
| Kyoto International School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, WASC, COBIS | — | — |
| Makuhari International School | — | Early years, Primary | CIS | Co-ed | ¥1.4M |
| Miura Gakuen High School | IB Diploma | Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| NUCB International CollegeNUCB | — | Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | ¥1.1M |
| NUCB International Junior & Senior High SchoolNUCB | — | Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | Co-ed | ¥1.1M |
| Nagoya International Junior and Senior High School | IB MYP, IB Diploma | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, CIS, WASC | Co-ed | ¥526.8K |
| Rugby School JapanRSJ | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | COBIS, IB | Co-ed | — |
| Senri International School of Kwansei GakuinOIS | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, WASC, CIS | Co-ed | ¥2.3M |
| The British School in TokyoBST | National Curriculum (England), IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, COBIS | Co-ed | — |
| Tsukuba International School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, IB | Co-ed | — |
| UWC ISAK JapanUWC ISAK | IB Diploma | Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | — | ¥4.9M |
| Tokyo YMCA International School | US Common Core | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥2.1M |
| Zion Christian Academy International | — | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | ACSI | Co-ed | ¥825K |
| Church of Praise International Christian School | Japanese National Curriculum | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥600K |
| AIC World College of Hiroshima Elementary School | IB Diploma | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Aiwin International School, Toyonaka | IB PYP | Early years, Primary | IB | — | — |
| Beyondia International School Ikebukuro | IB PYP | Early years | IB | — | — |
| Hosei University Kokusai High SchoolHosei University Kokusai High School | IB Diploma | Upper secondary | IB | Girls | — |
| International School of Nagano | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | IB | — | — |
| Kids International SchoolKIS | — | Early years | — | Co-ed | ¥665.5K |
| Laurus International School of Science | IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | CIS | — | — |
| Meikei High School | IB Diploma, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, Cambridge International | Co-ed | — |
| New World International School Tokyo, Japan | US Common Core | Early years, Primary | — | Co-ed | ¥1.2M |
| St. Marys International School | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC, CIS, IB | Boys | ¥2.9M |
| Tamagawa Academy K-12 and University | IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Teikyo University Kani Junior & Senior High School | IB Diploma | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Tokyo Gakugei University Oizumi Elementary School | IB PYP | Primary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Urawagakuin High School浦学 | Japanese National Curriculum | Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Phoenix House International School | National Curriculum (England) | Primary | COBIS | Co-ed | — |
| East-West Montessori School | Montessori | Early years | — | — | — |
| Discovery International School | singapore-math | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥528K |
| Waseda International Christian School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | ACSI | Co-ed | ¥1.1M |
| Fukuoka Daiichi High School | IB Diploma | Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥540K |
| Green Hills Elementary School/Junior High School | IB PYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | IB | — | — |
| Hakuba International SchoolHIS | — | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Jinseki International School | — | Primary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Kansai International Academy Kobe CampusKIA | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, IB | — | — |
| Maple Tree International School | Cambridge Primary | Early years, Primary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | — |
| Mizuho School | IB PYP | Early years | IB | — | — |
| Okinawa Christian School InternationalOCSI | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC, ACSI | — | ¥1.1M |
| Senior High School at Sakado, University of Tsukuba | IB Diploma | Upper secondary | — | — | ¥115.2K |
| Seven Seas International School | IB PYP | Early years | IB | — | — |
| Shizuoka Salesio School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| The Montessori School of Tokyo | Montessori | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | CIS | — | — |
| Yokohama Christian School | — | Early years, Primary | WASC, ACSI | Co-ed | — |
| Yokosuka Bilingual SchoolYBS | singapore-math | Early years, Primary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Bunka Suginami Canadian International SchoolBSCIS | Ontario Curriculum | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Central Forest International School | — | Early years, Primary | — | — | ¥1.2M |
| Kobe Bilingual School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥840K |
| New Hope International Preschool | — | Early years | — | Co-ed | ¥285.6K |
| Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School | IB MYP, IB Diploma | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| YUAI International Islamic School | IGCSE, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | — | ¥1.4M |
| Aoba-Japan International School | IB Diploma | Primary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | — | — |
| Asahijuku Secondary School | IB PYP | Primary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Beyondia International School Yamata Yochien / Kurihara Gakuen | IB PYP | Early years | IB | — | — |
| Chateau des Bambini Montessori School | Montessori | Early years, Primary | — | — | ¥1.1M |
| Elite Open School LRC Tokyo | Advanced Placement | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC, Cognia | — | — |
| Grace International School | Montessori | Early years | — | — | ¥254.9K |
| Joy to the World American International School | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Musashi International School Tokyo (MIST) | British EYFS, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | Co-ed | — |
| Poppins Active Learning International School | British EYFS | Early years | — | — | ¥1.8M |
| Tokyo International Public School | Montessori, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | Cambridge International | — | — |
| Okinawa AMICUS International | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥516K |
| Tokyo International Progressive School | US Common Core | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | ¥3.2M |
| Princeton Academy International School | US Common Core | Early years, Primary | — | Co-ed | ¥1.2M |
| Axis International School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥2M |
| Sunnyside International School | IB PYP | Early years, Primary | IB | — | — |
| Kansai International Academy | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Seisen International School | — | Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | Co-ed | ¥320K |
| Kanto International Senior High School | — | Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥438K |
| Ayla International School | — | Early years, Primary | — | — | ¥1M |
| Children’s House Montessori School | Montessori | Early years, Primary | — | — | ¥1.9M |
| Twinkle Star International School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Marist Brothers International School | — | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | ¥396K |
| Santa Monica International School - SMIS | Montessori | Early years | — | — | — |
| Shiba Kokusai Junior and Senior High School | — | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Three Lions International School | — | Early years | — | Co-ed | ¥744K |
| Tokyo Bay International School | Montessori, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | — | — |
| Tokyo Jogakkan Middle School and High School | — | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Girls | ¥582K |
| Nakamura Shirayuri Kindergarten | — | Early years | — | — | — |
| Happy Wonders International School | — | Early years, Primary | — | — | ¥126.7K |
| Tamagawa International Preschool - TIPS | — | Early years | — | — | ¥1.8M |
| J's International School | Ontario Curriculum, Reggio Emilia | Early years | — | — | — |
| Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Deutsche Auslandsschule | — | — |
| Showa Women's University Elementary School | — | Primary | — | Co-ed | ¥978K |
| Julia International School | — | Early years | — | Co-ed | ¥132K |
| Kunimoto Alberta International School (KAIS) | — | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Girls | — |
| Daizawa International School | — | Early years | — | — | ¥1.2M |
| MEES Internatonal School | — | Early years, Primary | CIS | — | — |
| Seta International School | — | Early years | — | Co-ed | — |
| Ai International School | — | Early years | — | — | ¥2.2M |
| AmerAsian School in OkinawaAASO | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Jun International Preschool | — | Early years, Primary | — | — | ¥198K |
| Junior and Senior High School of Kogakuin University | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | Co-ed | — |
| Learning Tree International School | IB Diploma, IB MYP, IB PYP | — | — | — | — |
| Tokai Gakuen High School | — | Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Kaichi Junior and Senior High School | — | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Reimei Junior & Senior High School | — | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Seirei Gakuen | — | — | IB | Co-ed | — |
| Star Kids International Preschool | — | Early years | — | — | — |
| Prime International School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Kindai University High School | — | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School | — | — | — | — | — |
| PTC Pacific International School | — | Early years | — | — | — |
| Beyondia International School Yamata Kindergarten | — | — | — | — | — |
| Doshisha International Academy (DIA) Elementary School | — | — | — | Co-ed | — |
| Katoh Gakuen Gyoshu Junior & Senior High School | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kakegawa International Christian School - KICS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hiroshima Global Academy | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rokkasho International School | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright Kids Garden International School Kokura | — | — | — | — | — |
| Global Indian International School | — | — | — | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How many international schools are in Japan?
- Novana Index lists 167 international schools in Japan.
- What are the best international schools in Japan?
- There is no single best international school in Japan; the right fit depends on curriculum, budget, and boarding needs. The 167 listed schools offer French National Curriculum, IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma, US Common Core, IGCSE, Advanced Placement, NGSS, singapore-math, Montessori, National Curriculum (England), Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Ontario Curriculum, Cambridge A-Level, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf / Steiner, British EYFS, and Japanese National Curriculum and hold accreditations including WASC, ACSI, AEFE, IB, CIS, COBIS, Cambridge International, UNESCO ASPnet, Cognia, and Deutsche Auslandsschule. Compare all 167 by curriculum, fees, boarding, and accreditation to find the best match.
- What curricula do international schools in Japan offer?
- International schools in Japan offer French National Curriculum, IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma, US Common Core, IGCSE, Advanced Placement, NGSS, singapore-math, Montessori, National Curriculum (England), Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Ontario Curriculum, Cambridge A-Level, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf / Steiner, British EYFS, and Japanese National Curriculum.
- How much does international school tuition cost in Japan?
- Annual tuition at international schools listed in Japan ranges from about ≈ $51–$67.5K (USD).
- Are there boarding schools in Japan?
- Yes, 14 of the international schools listed in Japan offer boarding.
- Which accreditations do schools in Japan hold?
- Listed schools in Japan hold accreditations including WASC, ACSI, AEFE, IB, CIS, COBIS, Cambridge International, UNESCO ASPnet, Cognia, and Deutsche Auslandsschule.