Tokyo Korean School

A South Korea-affiliated K-12 school in Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku, serving the Korean expatriate community with trilingual instruction in Korean, Japanese and English.

The school was founded in 1954 and is affiliated with Mindan and the South Korean government. Around 1,100 students attend across elementary, middle and high school, with the elementary section running a trilingual programme in Korean, Japanese and English. The school is recognised by Japan's Ministry of Education and aligned with South Korean curricular standards, distinct from the Chongryon-aligned schools serving the Zainichi community.

Families fit here when the priority is Korean-language continuity and a route into Korean universities or the Korean system, with Japanese and English as working languages. The Shinjuku location is convenient for central Tokyo. Recent intake reflects a shift, with growing numbers of Korean expatriate families on assignment and international students alongside the historic Zainichi base. Families wanting a Western international curriculum will look elsewhere.