Top International Schools in Japan

Overview: IB Diploma · — · ¥118.8K

Hiroshima Global Academy (HiGA) is Japan's first public boarding IB school for Grades 7–12, located on Ōsakikamijima island in Hiroshima Prefecture. Founded in 2019 as part of Hiroshima's 'learning transformation' initiative, it offers a bilingual English/Japanese IB curriculum in small classes of ~20 students. All students live on campus in dormitories, creating an immersive community where peers from across Japan and the world learn and grow together. HiGA is uniquely positioned as a publicly funded school offering world-class IB MYP and DP programmes at remarkably low cost, cultivating globally-minded leaders rooted in local community values.

Overview: IB Diploma · — · ¥118.8K

Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Senior High School of International Studies (横浜国際高校, YIS) is Japan's first prefectural public high school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, launched in 2019. It combines the full Japanese high school graduation requirements with a bilingual (Japanese/English) IB curriculum, making it uniquely accessible to both returnee students and domestically educated Japanese students. Admitted via the Kanagawa public entrance exam system, students benefit from a world-class IB education at essentially zero tuition cost. The school fosters independent, globally minded learners through discussion-based classes, international exchange programs, and robust university counseling for both Japanese and overseas institutions.

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Kochi Kokusai Junior & Senior High School is a public integrated school opened in 2018 in Kochi City, Japan, offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum throughout all six years. It delivers inquiry-based learning through IB MYP (middle school) and DP (high school). Students engage in bilingual (Japanese/English) education aimed at developing global citizens. As a prefectural public school, tuition is free, making it a unique destination for students seeking IB education without private school fees. The school is highly competitive, with approximately twice as many applicants as available places.

Overview: IB Diploma · — · ¥250K

Kofu Nishi High School, founded in 1902, is a public coeducational prefectural high school in Kofu, Yamanashi. It is the only public high school in Yamanashi Prefecture authorized as an IB World School, offering the IB Diploma Programme since 2021. The school employs a distinctive credit-based curriculum with 65-minute class periods to foster independent learning and inquiry. Graduates predominantly enter national and regional universities in Japan, with strong placements at Yamanashi University, Shinshu University, and other national institutions.

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Overview: IB Diploma · — · ¥118.8K

Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Nika Junior and Senior High School is a highly selective public integrated middle-high school in Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, offering both a rigorous Japanese national curriculum and an IB Diploma Programme (authorized September 2020). As one of Tohoku's most competitive public schools, it admits approximately 105 middle-school students per year through a comprehensive entrance exam with a roughly 25% acceptance rate. The school is a UNESCO-affiliated institution and former Super Global High School (SGH), combining deep academic tradition with internationally-minded inquiry learning, science competitions, and overseas exchange programs. Tuition is effectively free for all students due to Japan's public education system and government subsidies, making it an extraordinary value compared to private counterparts.