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Discover Your Future at ISN

Experience inquiry-based learning firsthand

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Open Campus 2026

Free Admission 3 Campuses Reservation Required
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Open Campus

A Day to Experience Learning at ISN

Through campus tours, class observations, and information sessions, you’ll get a firsthand look at ISN’s inquiry-based learning and global English environment.

Campus Tour & Class Observation

Visit actual classrooms and observe lessons in action. See our students engage in inquiry-based learning firsthand.

Information Session

Learn about our curriculum, tuition, and enrollment process. A Q&A session is included for all your questions.

Private Consultation

Private consultations are available for returning families from overseas, families considering educational relocation from other prefectures, and anyone with questions to discuss one-on-one.

Campus Details

Event Overview by Campus

Choose the campus that matches your child’s age group

Nagano Nakano Campus — Elementary

Environmental Education Partner School — Shigakogen UNESCO Biosphere Reserve For: Pre-K (age 4) – Grade 6

Surrounded by the majestic Five Peaks of Hokushin, this awe-inspiring landscape itself is our children’s classroom. Here, inquiry-based learning—where students raise their own questions and pursue their own answers—and an immersive global English environment are part of everyday life. Come see children sharpening every sense and learning vibrantly in the embrace of nature.

DAY 1
May 7 (Thu)
DAY 2
Jun 12 (Fri)
DAY 3
Aug 28 (Fri)
Day-of Schedule
9:40 – 9:50 Registration
9:50 – 10:35 Campus Tour / Class Observation
10:35 – 10:55 Observe Recess Activities
10:55 – 11:45 Information Session (Overview, Inquiry-Based Learning, Tuition, Q&A)
What to Bring
Please bring indoor shoes
Venue & Access
ISN Nakano Campus
1572 Kabeta, Nakano City (Former Nagaoka Elementary School)
Parking available.

* Maximum 2 guardians per child.

Access to Nagano Nakano Campus
By Hokuriku Shinkansen
  • Tokyo Station → Iiyama Station: approx. 1 hour 40 minutes
  • From Iiyama Station: approx. 15 minutes by car
By Nagano Electric Railway
  • From Shinshu-Nakano Station: approx. 15 minutes by car
By Car (Expressway)
  • Joshin-etsu Expressway “Shinshu-Nakano IC”: approx. 15 minutes

Nagano Campus

IB Authorized Preschool For: Ages 0–5 (pre-enrollment)

Through trial lessons with native teachers and English picture book readings, experience moments where play and learning blend naturally—time filled with curiosity and the spirit of inquiry. Explore the campus freely and feel firsthand the lively atmosphere where English fills the air.

DAY 1
May 8 (Fri)
DAY 2
Jul 17 (Fri)
Day-of Schedule
9:30 – 9:45 Trial Lesson
9:45 – 10:00 Story Time (English picture book reading)
10:00 – 10:20 Information Session
10:20 – 11:00 Campus Tour
* You are welcome to explore freely after the information session
What to Bring
Indoor shoes for your child
A drink (for hydration)
Venue & Access
ISN Nagano Campus
2-5-6 Minamitakada, Nagano City 381-0033
TEL: 026-217-7166
* Please use the parking lot in front of the school
Access to Nagano Campus
By Hokuriku Shinkansen
  • Tokyo Station → Nagano Station: approx. 1 hour 20 minutes
  • From Nagano Station: approx. 15 minutes by car
By Car (Expressway)
  • Joshin-etsu Expressway “Nagano-Suzaka-Higashi IC”: approx. 15 minutes by car

School bus service is available from Nagano Station

Gojo Campus (IB Candidate School / Article 1 Accredited)

For: Pre-K (age 4) – Grade 5

Gojo Campus is one of Japan’s rare international schools accredited as an Article 1 school (Ichijō-kō). Here, students immerse themselves in world-class inquiry-based learning while fulfilling Japan’s national curriculum. In UOI (Unit of Inquiry) classes—where children ask their own questions, think, and drive toward solutions—see for yourself the energy of self-directed learning: students who don’t wait to be taught, but work to understand the world on their own terms.

DAY 1
Jun 10 (Wed)
DAY 2
Jun 13 (Sat)
DAY 3
Aug 27 (Thu)
Weekday Schedule (Jun 10 & Aug 27)
10:45 – 10:55 Registration
10:55 – 12:10 UOI (Unit of Inquiry) Class Observation
12:10 – 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:35 Information Session (in the Library)
13:40 – 14:25 Japanese Language Class Observation
14:30 – 15:00 PIC / Middle School Information Session (in the Library)
Saturday Schedule (Jun 13)
13:30 – 14:00 Campus Tour
14:00 – 15:00 Information Session (Elementary & Middle School Combined)
What to Bring
Please bring indoor shoes
Venue & Access
ISN Gojo Campus
6387-1 Gojo, Matsumoto City 399-7401
TEL: 0263-87-8418
Parking available.
Access to Gojo Campus
By Car (Expressway)
  • Joshin-etsu Expressway “Azumino IC”: approx. 20 minutes
  • Joshin-etsu Expressway “Chikuhoku Smart IC”: approx. 20 minutes
By Train (Limited Express / Local Lines)
  • Shinjuku Station → Matsumoto Station: approx. 2 hours 40 minutes by Limited Express Azusa
  • From Matsumoto Station: approx. 35 minutes by car
  • From Akashina Station (JR Shinonoi Line): approx. 10 minutes by car
By Air
  • From Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport: approx. 45 minutes by car

School bus service is available from Akashina Station

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