Application / registration fees
- Preschool (Nagano campus): Entrance fee for the 2-year-old class: JPY 35,000. Entrance fee for the 3-year-old class and older: JPY 150,000 (this JPY 150,000 amount includes the facility fee for the first year and is paid during the admission process).
- Elementary (Nakano / Gojo campuses): Registration (entrance) fee: JPY 30,000, payable at the time of enrollment; this fee is non-refundable after payment.
Tuition fees by year group (monthly and annual where specified)
- Preschool (Nagano campus) — 2026/27:
- 2-year-old class: JPY 70,000 per month.
- 3-year-old class and older: JPY 88,000 per month.
- Elementary School — 2026/27:
- Standard tuition: JPY 98,000 per month (equivalent stated as JPY 1,176,000 per year when paid annually). Tuition may be paid monthly or annually. For mid-year enrollees requiring additional English support, the tuition charge used for that support example is JPY 156,000 per month.
- Middle School — 2026/27:
- Standard tuition: JPY 98,000 per month. (Example middle-school division fee shown for Gojo Campus.) Additional EAL (English support) and afterschool charges may apply as described under other costs.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Regular tuition is billed monthly and collected at the end of the previous month. For preschool and school programs, monthly automatic withdrawals occur on the 28th of the preceding month (or the next business day if the 28th falls on a weekend/holiday). Parents are asked to set up automatic bank-account withdrawals for monthly fees.
- Facility / system maintenance fee: JPY 125,000 per year; this is billed once a year (generally collected in March of the previous fiscal year) from the second year of enrollment for preschool and is required annually for elementary/middle where shown.
- Registration/entrance fees are payable at enrollment and are non-refundable after payment. The facility fee (where noted) is also non-refundable after payment. Parents are asked to register or notify changes by the deadlines noted by the school (for monthly billing changes the school asks for requests by the 15th of the previous month).
- For some payments a bank/transfer handling charge may be applied (example: a monthly bank transfer handling/processing fee shown as JPY 165 per month). Timing for that fee is typically deducted the following month.
Boarding fees
- Boarding is not provided as a regular service of the school; no boarding fees are listed. ISN operates preschool, elementary and middle-school day programmes.
Other costs and common additional fees
- Uniforms and clothing:
- Elementary / Middle: uniform set (imported from England) approximately JPY 40,000 per set (payable at enrollment).
- Preschool items: T-shirt JPY 3,800; sweatshirt JPY 5,500 (half-zip) or JPY 6,000 (full-zip); class hat JPY 1,600.
- School lunch:
- Preschool: JPY 9,000 per month (if the child brings their own lunch for allergy reasons, a school lunch management fee of JPY 4,000 is applied).
- Elementary: typical lunch fee shown as JPY 5,500 per month on some campus pages.
- Shuttle / school bus:
- Shuttle-bus fee example: JPY 9,000 per month (preschool and many elementary campuses list a JPY 9,000 monthly shuttle option; other campuses/routes may vary—route-based fees and schedules are charged separately).
- Extended childcare and emergency pickup charges:
- Extended childcare: JPY 7,000 per month or JPY 7,000 per session (preschool); emergency late pickup: JPY 1,000 per 10 minutes.
- Afterschool and EAL (English Additional Learning) support:
- Afterschool programme (Gojo example): JPY 2,500–4,500 per month depending on schedule.
- EAL / individual English support: some campuses list JPY 2,500 per lesson for targeted EAL support; mid-year or intensive English support examples may be charged at higher monthly rates (e.g., the elementary mid-year English-support example of JPY 156,000 per month).
- Equipment and devices:
- Chromebook and some instruments are listed as items to inquire about and may be charged separately if provided by the school; prices for small items (polo shirts, recorders) are shown on campus pages.
- Event and seasonal programme fees:
- Summer school and other seasonal programme fees are charged separately; those programme fees are typically non-refundable after payment confirmation.
Refund information
- Registration (entrance) fees and the facility/system maintenance fee are stated as non-refundable once paid. Summer-school and many event/programme fees are also non-refundable after payment has been confirmed. Specific refund policies for individual programmes and one-off events are specified at the time of enrolment for those programmes.
Fee payment options and methods
- Regular tuition and recurring fees are collected by automatic bank-account withdrawal (direct debit) from the parent/guardian account; withdrawals occur on the 28th of the preceding month (or next business day). This is the primary indicated payment method for monthly school fees.
- A bank transfer option is used for donations and one-off transfers to the school's accounts; some administrative/banking charges may apply when transfers are used. Example bank details are provided for donation transfers. A monthly bank-transfer handling fee (example JPY 165 per month) is shown for some campuses where bank processing is applied.
- Credit-card payment is not listed among the standard tuition-payment methods shown for recurring school fees on campus admissions pages. (Automatic withdrawal / bank transfer are the listed methods.)
Sibling discount
- Sibling discounts apply to tuition (and facility fees in some cases). Example preschool discounts: second child 30% off tuition; third child onwards 40% off tuition. If a family has children in both elementary and preschool, discounts of 15% (second child) and 20% (third child onward) can apply across those levels; discounts generally do not apply to campaign-priced admissions or to non-tuition items.
Practical notes on timing and administrative rules
- For monthly billing changes or registrations, submit requests by the school deadlines (for example the 15th of the previous month for registration/changes; specific campus pages list these administrative timelines). For leaves of absence or transfers, payments are typically required through the month following the notification unless otherwise specified.
(End of fees overview.)
