Tokyo Korean School

Tokyo Korean School

Tokyo Korean School (Japanese: 東京韓国学校 Tōkyō Kankoku Gakkō, Korean: 동경한국학교) is an international school located in Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; catering to the Korean expatriate community and to Japanese-Koreans living in and around Tokyo. It was founded in 1954. It is affiliated with the South Korean government and Mindan (민단). It includes an elementary school, a middle school and a high school. The total population of the school is approximately 1,100 students. The primary language of instruction at the school is Korean. However, there is an English language partial-immersion program and English library at the school.

References

Further reading

(Japanese)

• 田端 広英. "同じアジアの小学生は、どのように英語を学ぼうとしているのか 東京韓国学校での「英語活動」の取り組み (特集2 新世紀シリーズ企画/学校に何ができるか(3)小学校の「英語活動」--そのヒント)" 総合教育技術 56(7), 58-61, 2001-08. 小学館. See profile at CiNii.
• 朴 貞玉. "日本におけるニューカマー韓国人の子どもに対する教育戦略 : 東京韓国学校と日本の公立学校の違い (第43回日本言語文化学研究会)." 言語文化と日本語教育 (43), 86-89, 2012-07. お茶の水女子大学日本言語文化学研究会. See profile at CiNii.

External links

• Tokyo Korean School website (Korean)

International schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area
Special wards	Canadian International School Lycée Français International de Tokyo Global Indian International School, Tokyo Campus India International School in Japan Sekolah Republik Indonesia Tokyo Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School Tokyo Korean 1st Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tokyo Korean 2nd Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 3rd Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 4th Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tokyo Korean 5th Elementary and Junior High School Tokyo Korean 6th Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 9th Elementary School Tokyo Korean School Russian Embassy School in Tokyo Tokyo Chinese School The British School in Tokyo AISJ Early Learning Center Aoba-Japan International School Christian Academy in Japan International Secondary School K. International School Tokyo The Montessori School of Tokyo Nishimachi International School Seisen International School St. Mary's International School Tokyo International School Closed Tokyo No. 8 Korean Elementary School (東京朝鮮第八初級学校)
West Tokyo	Little Angels International School West Tokyo Korean No. 1. Elementary and Junior High School (JA) West Tokyo Korean No. 2. Elementary and Junior High School (JA) American School in Japan Tokyo West International School
Yokohama	Yokohama Yamate Chinese School German School Tokyo Yokohama India International School in Japan Kanagawa Korean Jr./ Sr. High School Yokohama Korean Primary School (JA) Tsurumi Korean Primary School (JA) Yokohama Overseas Chinese School Horizon Japan International School Saint Maur International School Yokohama International Christian Academy Yokohama International School
Kawasaki, Kanagawa	Kawasaki Korean Primary School (JA) Nambu Korean Primary School
Chiba, Chiba	Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School Makuhari International School
Saitama Prefecture	Escola Intercultural Unificada Arco Íris Instituto Educacional TS Recreação Columbia International School Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Saitama Korean Kindergarten (JA) Closed Centro de Aprendizagem Logos Centro Educacional Canarinho
This list is incomplete. Remaining North Korean schools (Chosen gakko) and any additional South Korean schools should be listed.

Korean international schools in Japan
Some international schools in Japan are classified as "miscellaneous schools", others as ordinary private schools
North Korea (DPRK)- oriented schools	Elementary, junior high, and senior high schools Hiroshima Korean School Hokkaido Korean Primary, Middle and High School Ibaraki Korean Primary, Middle and High School Junior and senior high schools Aichi Korean Middle and High School Kanagawa Korean Jr./ Sr. High School Kyushu Korean Junior-Senior High School Kyoto Korean Junior High-High School Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School Senior high schools Kobe Korean Senior High School Osaka Korean High School Closed Yamaguchi Korean High School Primary and junior high schools Amagasaki Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School Fukushima Korean School (JA/KO) Gifu Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Gunma Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Hokuriku Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Kobe Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Nagano Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Niigata Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) North Osaka Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Okayama Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Seiban North Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Shikoku Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Shizuoka Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tochigi Korean Primary and Junior High School (JA) Tohoku Korean Primary and Junior High School Tokyo Korean 1st Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tokyo Korean 4th Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tokyo Korean 5th Elementary and Junior High School West Tokyo Korean No. 1. Elementary and Junior High School (JA) West Tokyo Korean No. 2. Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Wakayama Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Yamaguchi Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Yokkaichi Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Closed or merged Maizuru Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Shimonoseki Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tokuyama Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Ube Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Junior high/Middle schools East Osaka Korean Middle School (JA) Primary/Elementary schools Aichi No. 7 Korean Primary School (JA) Fukuoka Korean Elementary School (JA) Higashi Osaka Korean Elementary School (JA) Ikuno Korean Elementary School (JA) Itami Korean Elementary School (JA) Johoku Korean Elementary School (JA) Kitakyushu Korean Elementary School (JA) Kyoto Korean Elementary School (JA) Kyoto Korean No. 2 Elementary School (JA) Nagoya Korean Primary School (JA) Osaka Korean No. 4 Elementary School (JA) Osaka Fukushima Korean Elementary School (JA) Middle Osaka Korean Elementary School (JA) South Osaka Korean Elementary School (JA) Shiga Korean Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 2nd Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 3rd Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 6th Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 9th Elementary School Toshun Korean Elementary School & Kindergarten (JA) Toyohashi Korean Primary School (JA) Tsurumi Korean Primary School (JA) West Kobe Korean Elementary School (JA) Yokohama Korean Primary School (JA) Closed/Merged Akashi Korean Elementary School (JA) Amagasaki East Korean Elementary School (JA) Chikuho Korean Elementary School (JA) Kyoto Korean No. 1 Elementary School (JA) Kyoto Korean No. 3 Elementary School (JA) which may now be Kyoto Korean ES Nara Korean Elementary School (JA) Sakai Korean Elementary School (堺朝鮮初級学校) Senshu Korean Elementary School (JA) Takarazuka Korean Elementary School (JA) Tokyo No. 8 Korean Elementary School (東京朝鮮第八初級学校) Kindergartens not attached to other schools Kokura Korean Kindergarten (小倉朝鮮幼稚園) Okayama Korean Kindergarten (岡山朝鮮幼稚園) Saitama Korean Kindergarten (JA)
South Korea (ROK)- oriented schools	Educational Foundation Kyoto International School Baekdu Hagwon (Osaka) Kongo Gakuen (Osaka) Korea International School (Osaka area) Tokyo Korean School
This list is not complete. There are about 60 or so North Korean schools and five or so South Korean schools.

South Korean international schools
Mainland China and Hong Kong	Korean International School in Beijing Dalian Korean International School (KO) Guangzhou Korea School Qingdao Chungwoon Korean School (KO) Shanghai Korean School Shenyang Korean International School (KO) Korean International School in Shenzhen Suzhou Korean School (KO) Tianjin Korean International School (KO) Korean International School in Yanbian Korean School in Yantai Korean International School of Hong Kong
Middle East	Korean School in Cairo (카이로한국학교) Tehran Korean School (테헤란한국학교) Korean International School of Jeddah (젯다한국국제학교) Korean School in Riyadh (리야드한국학교)
South America	Instituto Coreano Argentino (아르헨티나한국학교) Colégio Polilogos (브라질한국학교) Colegio Coreano del Paraguay (파라과이한국학교)
East Asia and Southeast Asia	Jakarta International Korean School Korean International School Philippines Singapore Korean International School Kaohsiung Korea School (까오숑한국국제학교) Taipei Korean School Korean International School of Bangkok (KO) Korean International School in Hanoi Korean International School, HCMC
Japan	Educational Foundation Kyoto International School Baekdu Hagwon (Osaka) Kongo Gakuen (Osaka) Korea International School (Osaka area) Tokyo Korean School
Europe	Moscow Korean School
This list is incomplete: More schools in Japan need to be listed

Coordinates: 35°41′50.3″N 139°43′15.8″E / 35.697306°N 139.721056°E / 35.697306; 139.721056