The American School in Japan

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Nursery	3	3,627,000 JPY	Early Learning Center	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 2,987,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; delivery of payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Pre-K	4	3,627,000 JPY	Early Learning Center	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 2,987,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Kindergarten	5	3,909,000 JPY	Elementary	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,269,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 1	6	3,909,000 JPY	Elementary	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,269,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 2	7	3,909,000 JPY	Elementary	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,269,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 3	8	3,909,000 JPY	Elementary	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,269,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 4	9	3,909,000 JPY	Elementary	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,269,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 5	10	3,909,000 JPY	Elementary	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,269,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 6	11	4,065,000 JPY	Middle School	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,425,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 7	12	4,065,000 JPY	Middle School	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,425,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 8	13	4,065,000 JPY	Middle School	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,425,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 9	14	4,173,000 JPY	Upper School	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,533,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 10	15	4,173,000 JPY	Upper School	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,533,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 11	16	4,173,000 JPY	Upper School	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,533,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).
Grade 12	17	4,173,000 JPY	Upper School	Currency: JPY. Annual tuition: 3,533,000; Capital Assessment (annual): 250,000; Bus fee (annual): 390,000. One-time enrollment fees due at start: Application 50,000; Registration (seat deposit) 300,000; Building Maintenance Fee (one-time) 1,525,000. Re-enrollment fee described as non-refundable (amount not listed). Bus service may be prorated if needed; payments in yen. Installment options available only to individuals paying from personal funds (carrying charge applies).

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	50,000 JPY	One-time

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	300,000 JPY	Registration (seat deposit) is a one-time, non-refundable enrollment charge.

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Registration fee (seat deposit)	300,000 JPY	One-time, non-refundable; payable at enrollment.
Application fee	50,000 JPY	One-time, non-refundable; payable by credit card or bank transfer.
Building Maintenance Fee	1,525,000 JPY	One-time, non-refundable; included in start-up costs.
Re-enrollment fee	0 JPY	Non-refundable; amount not listed on the tuition summary page.

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application & one-time fees
- Application fee: ¥50,000 (non-refundable).
- Registration fee (seat deposit): ¥300,000 (non-refundable).
- Building Maintenance Fee (one-time): ¥1,525,000 (non-refundable).
- Re‑enrollment fee: described as a non‑refundable tuition deposit that secures a seat and is applied to the first tuition installment (amount not listed on the tuition summary page).

Annual fees and capital assessment
- Capital Assessment (annual): ¥250,000 (non-refundable).

Annual tuition — amounts by year group (2025–26)
- Nursery–Pre‑K: ¥2,987,000 per year.
- Kinder–Grade 5: ¥3,269,000 per year.
- Grade 6–8: ¥3,425,000 per year.
- Grade 9–12: ¥3,533,000 per year.
(These tuition amounts are refundable as noted by the school's published schedule.)

Per‑term / billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition and fees (except the application fee) are due in full upon receipt of the school's invoice. Individuals paying from personal funds may request an installment plan through the Accounting Office; corporations/organizations are not eligible for the installment option. A carrying charge applies to installment arrangements.
- Tuition and other fees are payable by bank transfer only. Application fees may be paid by credit card or bank transfer. All payments are accepted in Japanese yen. The billing office email provided for payment enquiries and invoice requests is billing@asij.ac.jp.
- For students enrolled after the school year starts, tuition and bus fees are calculated based on academic quarters; attendance for any portion of a quarter requires payment for the entire quarter. Delinquent accounts can result in prohibition from class attendance and/or withholding of grades, transcripts, or other records.

Per‑term amounts / instalments (note on availability of detailed schedule)
- The publicly posted tuition page lists the annual totals above and explains billing, instalment eligibility and quarter‑based proration for late enrollment. A detailed Schedule of Tuition & Fees is provided by the school and itemises invoice and instalment amounts; the tuition page links to that schedule for the full, itemised per‑term breakdown. The tuition page itself does not display every per‑term numeric split directly in the summary text.

Transportation (bus) fees
- Annual regular bus service fee: ¥390,000 per student. The bus fee may be prorated on a quarter basis if necessary. ASIJ is not obligated to provide bus service if a family's housing location is outside existing routes.

Boarding
- Boarding is not applicable. ASIJ operates two campuses (Early Learning Center and the Chofu campus) as a day school for nursery through high school students.

Other costs and typical additional charges
- Travel programs and curricular/co‑curricular trips: most trip costs are the responsibility of families; costs vary by trip and will be published with payment deadlines. Certain exceptions (e.g., Grade 5 trip, Middle School Extended Campus Program and some High School Exploration Program trips) are noted as school exceptions.
- Food services: on‑campus hot meal program and other food services at the Chofu Campus are charged separately; an optional lunch delivery service is available at the Early Learning Center. Menu pricing is published with the food program information.
- Technology requirements: students in Grades 3–5 are required to have an iPad; students in Grades 6–12 are required to have a MacBook (specifications and purchase details are provided by the school).
- Uniforms are not listed as a mandatory school charge on the tuition/fees summary; no compulsory uniform fee is published on the tuition page.

Refund information
- To be eligible for a refund of tuition and bus fees for any full academic quarter during which the student will not attend, parents must notify the school in writing of the student's last expected day of attendance. That written notification must be received by the first day of classes in August (if withdrawing during the first semester) or by the first day of the second semester (if withdrawing during the second semester). Tuition and bus fee refunds are calculated on the quarter basis described above.

Fee payment options
- Currency accepted: Japanese yen.
- Application fee: acceptable by credit card or bank transfer.
- Tuition and other recurring fees: bank transfer only.
- Invoice and detailed payment instructions are issued by the school's billing office; families may request information about the installment program from the Accounting/Billing Office (a carrying charge applies).

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The school at a glance

Instructs in English

Fees ¥2,987,000 - 3,783,000

Ages 3 - 18 years

Pupil numbers 1731

Type Co-educational

Opened 1902

Bus Service Yes

Availability Are there places?

The American School in Japan (ASIJ), founded in 1902, is a non-profit, co-educational school in Tokyo serving students from nursery through high school on two campuses. Younger children attend the Early Learning Center in Roppongi (nursery–kindergarten), while the main campus in Chofu serves kindergarten–grade 12 next to Nogawa Park. ASIJ follows an American-model curriculum and offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, including AP Capstone. High school students also have structured support through a seminar program and grades 11–12 can complete a two-year Deep Learning Signature Program. Beyond classes, students can choose from 170+ co-curricular options, including VEX Robotics, iGEM, Model UN and extensive arts and athletics opportunities.

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