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If you are moving to Japan for the first time, we are here to help you with a very important decision—choosing the right school for your children. View our Admissions pages for details on Eligibility, Visits, Open Houses, Tuition, and FAQs.

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ASIJ Stories

Return to the Moon

Kathy Lueders ’81

ASIJ Stories

The Roots of Beauty

Shinji Yamasaki ’03

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Life at ASIJ

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Learn about life at ASIJ from the perspective of students, parents, and teachers.

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Worth the Ride

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Spirit Day

We’ve got spirit, how bout you?

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Safeguarding

The Next Level

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Learning at ASIJ

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What does learning look like at ASIJ? Read about our commitment, definition of learning, explore our divisions, and dive into parent partnership opportunities.

Vision of Learning
Early Learning Center
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Middle School
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ASIJ Stories

teamLab

Kindergartners take an other-worldly trip.

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Island Life

Fifth-graders create island environments.

ASIJ Stories

National Treasures

Noh Laughing.

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Our Spaces

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ASIJ is comprised of two campuses featuring multi-function spaces. Learn about or campuses, facilities, and what makes our spaces unique in Tokyo.

Our Campuses
Learning Spaces
Creative Spaces
Performance Spaces
Active Spaces
Social Spaces
ASIJ Stories

Spirit Day

We’ve got spirit, how bout you?

ASIJ Stories

Rice Rice Baby

The ES Rice-Growing Project.

ASIJ Stories

Valerie

You’ve seen her on-stage, we talked to her off-stage.

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Employment

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Who are our faculty and staff? What are our teacher qualifications and expectations? Before applying, check out our Before You Apply page to learn about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and how our factulty and staff go beyond the classroom.

Applicants for all teaching and leadership positions at ASIJ must have an active, confidential profile with either Schrole Connect or Search Associates. Direct applications will not be considered.

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See our vacancies page for more details and additional vacancies.

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About ASIJ

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Learn about our commitment, mission, values as well as all about ASIJ's long history, and our alumni community. We also introduce you to our Leadership and Board of Directors.

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Our global network of over 7,500 alumni provides a lifelong community offering unique opportunities to connect, network, mentor and socialize—enhancing careers, providing pathways to new experiences and offering deep friendship and support.

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ASIJ often hosts visits for admissions, alumni, college representatives and more. Review our visit information before planning your next trip to Tokyo!

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Whether it is furthering their corporate social responsibility, or simply to share their knowledge and experience, there are many reasons why institutions and businesses choose to partner with ASIJ. View information about corporate partnerships.

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ASIJ Stories

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Life at ASIJ is full of stories and the narrative of where our vision will take us is told each day through the learning our students experience in the classroom and beyond. Each of the subjects featured here has their own unique tale to tell—stories that are as rich and varied as the ASIJ experience itself.

ASIJ Stories Archive
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Space Club

Lessons from Space as told by a NASA Engineer

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Turning a Page

Cecilia Vinesse ’05

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Kendo

So you want to be a samurai?

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If you are moving to Japan for the first time, we are here to help you with a very important decision—choosing the right school for your children. View our Admissions pages for details on Eligibility, Visits, Open Houses, Tuition, and FAQs.

Admissions Visits
Admissions Guidelines
Admissions FAQs
Tuition & Fees
ASIJ Stories

Return to the Moon

Kathy Lueders ’81

ASIJ Stories

The Roots of Beauty

Shinji Yamasaki ’03

See More ASIJ Stories →

Life at ASIJ
→

Learn about life at ASIJ from the perspective of students, parents, and teachers.

Our Community
Our Buses
Our Year
Activities, Arts, & Athletics
Safeguarding at ASIJ
ASIJ Stories

Our Buses

Worth the Ride

ASIJ Stories

Spirit Day

We’ve got spirit, how bout you?

ASIJ Stories

Safeguarding

The Next Level

See More ASIJ Stories →

Learning at ASIJ
→

What does learning look like at ASIJ? Read about our commitment, definition of learning, explore our divisions, and dive into parent partnership opportunities.

Vision of Learning
Early Learning Center
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Parent Engagement
ASIJ Stories

teamLab

Kindergartners take an other-worldly trip.

ASIJ Stories

Island Life

Fifth-graders create island environments.

ASIJ Stories

National Treasures

Noh Laughing.

See More ASIJ Stories →

Our Spaces
→

ASIJ is comprised of two campuses featuring multi-function spaces. Learn about or campuses, facilities, and what makes our spaces unique in Tokyo.

Our Campuses
Learning Spaces
Creative Spaces
Performance Spaces
Active Spaces
Social Spaces
ASIJ Stories

Spirit Day

We’ve got spirit, how bout you?

ASIJ Stories

Rice Rice Baby

The ES Rice-Growing Project.

ASIJ Stories

Valerie

You’ve seen her on-stage, we talked to her off-stage.

See More ASIJ Stories →

Employment
→

Who are our faculty and staff? What are our teacher qualifications and expectations? Before applying, check out our Before You Apply page to learn about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion and how our factulty and staff go beyond the classroom.

Applicants for all teaching and leadership positions at ASIJ must have an active, confidential profile with either Schrole Connect or Search Associates. Direct applications will not be considered.

View Vacancies on Search Associates →

See our vacancies page for more details and additional vacancies.

Before You Apply
Salary & Benefits
Professional Learning
Current Vacancies

See More ASIJ Stories →

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ASIJ Students in the Middle School Musical

Activities, Arts, & Athletics

Activities take Center Stage

Beyond the Classroom

At ASIJ, education extends beyond the classroom to over 170 co-curriculars school-wide. The scale and breadth of our program are unmatched—not just in Japan.

We believe that unique, challenging, and positive experiences help students develop skills that will serve them as they move beyond the walls of ASIJ and into the world. The program embodies our core values and allows students to discover who they are, explore their passions, and grow as individuals. ASIJ is a school where the coder on one of our robotics teams is also a Varsity athlete. The kind of school where you can play on the football team and in the jazz ensemble.

The kind of school where you can make a difference through meaningful, hands-on service opportunities. The kind of school where prowess on the field, in the dojo, and on the stage go hand in hand with academic success. We’re the kind of school that recognizes you can learn from defeat, from winning, and from being part of a team. The kind of school where you aren’t locked in a predefined track, but rather can explore new interests when that spark occurs.

Athletics

During the school year, high school teams compete in 15 sports against other schools in 250 matches through our participation in the Kanto Plain League and various tournaments with other international and Japanese schools. We aim to involve as many students as we can on Varsity, JV, and JV B teams wherever possible while still providing a competitive experience. Students participate as athletes, team managers, game/event support personnel, student athletic trainers, and student coaches. In middle school, we offer 20 sports—some at a competitive level and others just for fun.

In elementary school, after-school sports activities range from swim and basketball to soccer and tennis. We also offer two unique sports programs that span across all divisions at the Chofu-campus, Shotokan karate, and kendo. At the ELC, after-school activities include karate and gymnastics. We have partnered with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to help our student-athletes become “Better Athletes, Better People”. PCA focuses on teaching young adults that winning is important but it is more important to honor the game and those who participate in it.

ASIJ Elementary School Students Play Rugby

20

Elementary School Teams

Elementary Students Practice Karate

Over 30

High School Teams

ASIJ High School Girls Basketball Game in High School Gym

26

Middle School Teams

ASIJ High School Students Perform in School Play

8

Elementary Arts Programs

ASIJ Elementary Strings Student Plays Cello

Arts

From hula dancing at the ELC, ballet in the elementary school, to traditional Japanese theater in our middle and high school, there is certainly no shortage of opportunities for students to shine in the arts. Each division at Chofu stages a musical every year with additional opportunities to act, write, direct, edit and pursue stage crafts in the high school’s fall play and one act plays, the middle school movie, ASIJ TV and movie production club in high school. Qualifying students also have opportunities to join the Kanto Plain honor band, choir or orchestra, and AMIS music program. In high school students have the opportunity to engage in debate and speech competitions to further hone their aptitude and interest in public speaking.

30

Arts Activities

ASIJ High School Clarinet Players

Over 190

Students involved in Musicals

Service

Groups such as our Model UN, Amnesty International and 25 service projects offer our students challenging ways to learn and contribute to society as well as engage in and support social justice and respond to environmental issues.

Through activities such as rice project in the elementary school, our middle schoolers teaching English to Japanese students in Tohoku, or a yearly Habitat for Humanity trip, students learn to understand and respect diverse perspectives, and are empowered to make a difference to their world.

Elementary School Students Prepare Rice Balls for Donation

Over 600

Service Group Members

ASIJ Students Teach English to Students in Fukushima

25

Service Projects

ASIJ High School Students Build a House for the Needy in South East Asia

7,000

Riceballs made in Elementary School

Elementary School Student Plays with a Collection of Building Materials

7

VEX Robotics Teams

High School Student Participates in VEX Robotics Tournament

STEM

Whether it’s organizing a Space Conference with speakers from NASA and JAXA, competing in a VEX Robotics tournament or getting started with cardboard engineering, opportunities to explore STEM abound at ASIJ. Our younger students begin with simple coding and hands-on activities and progress to middle school where they start programming apps and building robots. Our annual VEX Tournament provides middle and high school teams the chance to compete against their peers while the Computer Science Club allows students to develop higher level skills. In high school, iGEM provides a challenging program that synthesizes multiple skills and see students collaborate to solve a problem using bioengineering. Also our high school and middle school students compete in North East Asian Mathematics competitions and International Academic Competitions.

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STEM Activities

ASIJ High School Space Club Pose with Conference Presenters

Over 45

Kanto Plain Championships in 2019

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