Nakano Campus — Elementary School

Nakano Campus Elementary School

Age 5 (kindergarten year) to middle school / Free school

An environmental learning provider for the Shiga Highlands UNESCO Eco Park. The mountains of northern Nagano are our classroom.

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UNESCO Eco Park
(Shiga Highlands)

A provider of the environmental learning programme, in nature recognised for its value worldwide.

Modelled on Gojo

The programme follows our Gojo elementary school, which holds Article 1 school accreditation, almost exactly.

The northern peaks

We actively build outdoor activities around the region’s remarkable natural setting.

Middle school
from 2028

We are preparing secondary provision that continues on from the elementary years.

Nakano Campus, Elementary School

A message from the programme lead

Surrounded by the five peaks of northern Nagano, this landscape is the stage for learning at Nakano.

Alongside the Shiga Highlands UNESCO Eco Park environmental learning programme, we make active use of the natural setting for a full range of outdoor activities.

The programme follows our Gojo elementary school — which holds Article 1 school accreditation — almost exactly. Working mainly in English and Japanese, children sharpen their curiosity and their ability to express themselves, and grow into taking the lead in their own learning.

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
08:45 – 09:00	Morning meeting
09:00 – 09:45	English	English	Music	English	English
09:50 – 10:35	Math	Inquiry	English	P.E.	Math
10:55 – 11:40	P.E.	P.E.	Math	Inquiry	Inquiry
11:45 – 12:30	Inquiry	Inquiry	Inquiry	Inquiry	Inquiry
12:30 – 13:20	Lunch and recess
13:25 – 13:35	Cleaning time
13:40 – 14:25	Japanese	Japanese	Japanese	Japanese	Club activity
14:30 – 15:15	Math (in Japanese)	Math (in Japanese)	Math (in Japanese)	Math (in Japanese)	Club activity
15:20 – 15:30	Afternoon meeting

Timetables vary by class, year group and term. Club activities run after school.

We publish every cost, so that you can judge education as an investment that returns.

Elementary School 2026‑2027

Item	Amount	When	Notes
Enrolment fee	¥30,000	On enrolment	Non-refundable once paid
Tuition (monthly)	¥98,000 / month From April 2027: ¥107,500 / month	End of the preceding month
Tuition (annual)	¥1,176,000 / year From April 2027: ¥1,290,000 / year	End of March in the preceding year
Facilities and systems fee	¥125,000 / year	End of March in the preceding year
IB fee	¥10,000 / month From April 2027	End of the preceding month
School bus	¥10,000 / month	End of the preceding month
Meals	¥12,300 / month	End of the preceding month	Where a packed lunch is brought for reasons such as allergies, a meal administration fee of ¥4,000 applies
Polo shirt	From ¥4,000
Sweatshirt	From ¥6,000
Hat	¥3,000
Recorder / Chromebook	Please ask us		No need to buy if you already have one at home