Typical annual tuition at an international school in Japan is ¥1,931,000, most sitting between ¥1,372,500 and ¥2,945,500. All figures are annual tuition in JPY, drawn from 115 schools that publish fees.
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Typical (median) annual tuition for the main curricula taught in Japan. Many schools teach more than one.
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Typical (median) annual tuition by school phase in Japan. Fees usually climb from early years to sixth form.
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Typical annual tuition at an international school in Japan is ¥1,931,000, with most schools charging between ¥1,372,500 and ¥2,945,500 a year. The full range runs from ¥57,000 to ¥9,767,360.
Yes. Fees almost always rise from early years through to sixth form, reflecting more specialist teaching, smaller classes and exam programmes in the senior years. The age-group breakdown above shows the typical step-up in Japan.
Published tuition usually excludes one-off costs such as application and registration fees, a refundable deposit, uniforms, school buses, meals, trips and exam entry. Ask each school for a full fee schedule before you budget.
Not necessarily. Fees reflect facilities, location, teacher pay and brand as much as academic outcomes. doris is impartial and takes no placement fees — compare curriculum, class sizes, results and fit, not just price.
It varies. The by-curriculum breakdown above shows typical fees for each programme taught in Japan, so you can see how, say, a British-curriculum school compares with an IB school on price.
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