Tokyo Chinese School

A Taiwan-curriculum Chinese school in Chiyoda's Gobancho, founded in 1929 and run on the education system of the Republic of China. A specific fit for families from Taiwan, mainland China and the wider Chinese-speaking community in Tokyo.

The school covers ages 7 to 18 and is accredited by Japan's Ministry of Education. Recent enrolment sits in the 350 to 400 range, with around a third of students from Japan and the rest from Taiwan and China. Most graduates go on to Japanese universities, with around 80 percent continuing into higher education.

This is a heritage and language school first, not a Western-style international school. Instruction is in Mandarin with Japanese and English as additional languages, and the curriculum follows Taiwan's national framework. Tuition runs at a fraction of the headline international school rate. Families who choose it want their children rooted in Chinese language and identity while living in Japan, and the school has been doing exactly that for nearly a century.