Tohoku International School

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Kindergarten	4	990,000 JPY	Early Childhood	Annual student total for Kindergarten (full day); EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Enrollment	4	415,000 JPY	—	Entrance Fee + Administrative (application) Fee (non-refundable) paid at enrollment
Grade 1	5	1,340,000 JPY	Primary	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 2	6	1,340,000 JPY	Primary	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 3	7	1,340,000 JPY	Primary	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 4	8	1,340,000 JPY	Primary	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 5	9	1,340,000 JPY	Primary	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 6	10	1,340,000 JPY	Junior High	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 7	11	1,340,000 JPY	Junior High	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 8	12	1,340,000 JPY	Junior High	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 9	13	1,540,000 JPY	Senior High	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 10	14	1,540,000 JPY	Senior High	Annual student total; EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 11	15	1,790,000 JPY	IB Diploma Programme	Annual student total includes DP Text & Test; DP examination and handling: 100,000 per year (part of DP costs); EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons
Grade 12	16	1,790,000 JPY	IB Diploma Programme	Annual student total includes DP Text & Test; DP examination and handling: 100,000 per year (part of DP costs); EAL and school-bus fees are separate add-ons

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	415,000 JPY	Entrance Fee (non-refundable) + Administrative Fee (non-refundable) — paid at enrollment

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	0 JPY	Same as above in application_fee

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
EAL fees (monthly)	0 JPY	Charges are in addition to standard tuition

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application fees
- Entrance Fee: JPY 400,000.
- Administrative (application) Fee: JPY 15,000.
- Entrance Fee and Administrative Fee are non-refundable.

Annual tuition and fees (breakdown by year group; per year and monthly instalment shown)
- Kindergarten (Full day)
- Tuition (annual): JPY 800,000.
- Facility fee (annual): JPY 150,000.
- Heating / AC (annual): JPY 40,000.
- Student total (annual): JPY 990,000.
- Monthly billing (10 months): JPY 99,000 per month.

- Grade 1–8
- Tuition (annual): JPY 1,150,000.
- Facility fee (annual): JPY 150,000.
- Heating / AC (annual): JPY 40,000.
- Student total (annual): JPY 1,340,000.
- Monthly billing (10 months): JPY 134,000 per month.

- Grade 9–10
- Tuition (annual): JPY 1,350,000.
- Facility fee (annual): JPY 150,000.
- Heating / AC (annual): JPY 40,000.
- Student total (annual): JPY 1,540,000.
- Monthly billing (10 months): JPY 154,000 per month.

- Grade 11–12 (IB Diploma Programme)
- Tuition (annual): JPY 1,400,000.
- Facility fee (annual): JPY 150,000.
- Heating / AC (annual): JPY 40,000.
- DP Text & Test fee (annual): JPY 100,000.
- Student total (annual): JPY 1,690,000.
- Monthly billing (10 months): JPY 169,000 per month.
- DP examination and handling fees are JPY 200,000 for the two-year DP period (JPY 100,000 per year); the JPY 100,000 yearly amount may be split into monthly instalments.

EAL (English as an Additional Language) fees (monthly)
- Monitor level: JPY 4,000 per month.
- Intermediate level: JPY 11,000 per month.
- Intensive level: JPY 25,000 per month.
- EAL level is reviewed twice a year.

School bus fees (monthly)
- Sendai Station route: JPY 7,000 per month.
- Yaotome: JPY 6,000 per month.
- Daikannon: JPY 5,000 per month.
- Akashidai: JPY 6,000 per month.
- Izumi Parktown: JPY 6,000 per month.

Boarding fees
- Tohoku International School is a day school and does not provide boarding facilities; boarding fees are not applicable.

Other costs / additional charges
- DP Text & Test fee for Grade 11–12: JPY 100,000 per year (included above in the Grade 11–12 breakdown).
- EAL fees and school-bus fees are charged in addition to standard tuition (amounts listed above).
- No uniform fees or other mandatory ancillary fees are listed in the published fee schedule.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Annual totals are presented with an option to bill as monthly instalments over 10 months (monthly amounts are shown for each year group).
- DP exam handling fees may be split into monthly instalments (JPY 100,000 per DP year can be split).

Refund information
- The Entrance Fee (JPY 400,000) and the Administrative Fee (JPY 15,000) are non-refundable.
- No other explicit refund terms for tuition or ancillary fees are specified in the published fee material.

Fee payment options
- The publicly posted fee schedule does not specify tuition payment methods.
- The institution accepts bank transfers in Japanese yen and online credit-card payments for donations. These donation payment channels demonstrate the school's use of bank transfer and online credit-card processing for financial transactions.

Notes
- Facility, heating/AC, EAL, DP text & test, and bus fees are itemised in addition to tuition and should be added to the tuition total when budgeting.

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Instructs in English

Fees ¥990,000 - 1,690,000

Ages 4 - 18 years

Pupil numbers 95

Type Co-educational

Opened 1950

Bus Service Yes

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Tohoku International School (TIS) in Sendai, Miyagi is the only international school in Japan’s Tohoku region offering an IB education from Kindergarten through Grade 12, with authorization for both the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the IB Diploma Programme (DP). English is the medium of instruction, and the school provides EAL support for students who need additional help with English. Secondary students (Grades 7–12) study subjects including English, History, Science, Mathematics, Japanese, Global Issues, Physical Education and Arts,.The school also integrates technology through its BYLT (“Bring Your Own Laptop”) program. A distinctive tradition is the school’s annual, all-English spring musical, produced every year with students performing on stage and backstage. After-school activities run throughout the year and include options such as programming, basketball, gardening, film-making and yoga, with bus transportation service available.

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Friday, 21 May 2027 at 00:00 GMT+9 Tohoku International School campus, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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Open School External

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Thursday, 21 May 2026 at 00:00 GMT+9 Tohoku International School campus, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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