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Japanese International School is housed on a spacious campus close to the Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve in Tai Po. The building houses both the International and Japanese Sections within the same space, sharing facilities. The campus includes an indoor heated swimming pool, a gymnasium, and an all-weather Astro-turf field with a running track, plus specialist rooms for languages, science, art, music, drama, and computing, along with libraries, a food and textiles lab, and a multi-purpose performance area. The outdoor play area features loose parts play and a mud kitchen for hands-on exploration.
An indoor heated swimming pool provides weekly lessons conducted by experienced specialist instructors. The gymnasium is a spacious facility used for PE lessons, sports training, and events. The outdoor facilities include a large all-weather Astro-turf field and a running track used for PE, sports training, and communal play. The school supports an elite swimming team as part of its extracurricular sports program.
Specialist rooms include spaces for languages, science, art, music, drama, computing, and more. Students have access to dedicated libraries, a food and textiles lab, and a multi-purpose performance area.
Extracurricular activities include martial arts, dance, gymnastics, badminton, trampoline, soccer, and swimming, including an elite swimming team. Activities are offered through a mix of privately operated courses and in-house programs run by Sports International Services Ltd. Students are invited to join via newsletters and brochures distributed at the start of each term.
Japanese International School (English Section) serves children from Reception to Primary 6 on a green, spacious campus in Tai Po Kau, North East New Territories. The school is an IB World School authorised for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) since 2007. English is the language of instruction, and students also study Mandarin or Japanese as a second language. Facilities include an indoor heated swimming pool, a large gymnasium, an all-weather astro-turf field with running track, libraries, and specialist rooms for languages, science, art, music, drama, and computing. Distinctive programmes include Outdoor Learning with regular field trips and annual camps, and a strong Technology strand supported by Tech Club activities such as LEGO robotics and coding. The school links directly to International College Hong Kong (ICHK) to offer a through-train pathway up to age 18. The community also operates a House System, featuring events such as Sports Days and a Swimming Gala.