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Tohoku International School

Japan, Sendai

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees ¥990,000 - 1,690,000
Ages 4 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 95
Type Co-educational
Opened 1950
Bus Service Yes
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (DP)
Taught languages English, Japanese
Strengths Performing Arts, STEM, Service and Sustainability
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Social and Hobbies, Community and Service, Leadership and Professional, Lifestyle and Wellbeing
Stages Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School, High School
Introduction

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.

www.tisweb.net

7 Chome-101-1 Yakata, Izumi Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 981-3214, Japan

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The Essentials

Tohoku International School has 95 pupils, instruction in English.

Location
Tohoku International School (TIS) is located at 7-101-1 Yakata, Izumi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-3214, Japan. The campus sits in Izumi Ward in Sendai city, within the Miyagi Prefecture in the Tohoku region of northern Honshu. It is accessible by public transit, with bus routes stopping near Izumi Village 1-chome and 2-chome and a School Bus Map available for planning. From Sendai Station, you can take bus 910; from Izumi Chuo, take bus 21 or 22 to reach the school area.

Stages
Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary (K-12) are offered. The Elementary School is an authorized International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP). In the Secondary School, the Diploma Programme (DP) is available, with English-language instruction across the curriculum and additional language supports such as EAL and Japanese Language classes.

Type
Tohoku International School is a private, co-educational day school. It is described as the only international school in the Tohoku region offering a full K-12 program. Boarding is not indicated; the school operates as a day school with fee-based admissions.

Pupil Nationality Mix
Public sources describe TIS as hosting an international student body with around 100 students from approximately 20 countries; exact nationality breakdown is not published by the school. The student body is characterized as diverse and international.

Additional learning support
The school provides English as an Additional Language (EAL) support with a policy and tiered monthly fees; levels are reviewed twice a year. There is also a Japanese Language Class to support learners with language development.

Country affiliation
Japan. The school is located in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, and is described as a private international school in Japan; it does not list a separate country affiliation.

Religious affiliation
No religious affiliation is publicly listed by the school. The materials focus on international and IB programs rather than religious orientation.

School day structure
Exact daily start and end times are not published on the site. The school operates a three-route bus service with morning pickups around the start of the school day and afternoon drop-offs; school trips and after-school activities (ASA) are offered and transportation is provided after ASA.

Bus service
The school offers three bus routes (A, B, and C) with multiple stops across Sendai Station and Izumi-area neighborhoods. Bus A runs stops including Sendai Station, Kita Yobancho, Kimachi Higashi, Sakuragaoka 3-chome, Chomeigaoka, and TIS, with morning pickups around 8:00–8:45 and afternoon drop-offs around 15:40–16:20 depending on the stop. Bus B serves Yaotome, Daikannon, Nakayama Yoshinari, and TIS, with similar morning/afternoon windows, and Bus C covers Akaishidai Nishi, Shogen 4-chome, Katsura 3 Green-Mart, Takamori, Tapio, and TIS, with comparable timings. Monthly bus fees vary by route (roughly 5,000–7,000 yen per month). The ASA program (After-School Activities) also provides bus transport.
Diving Deeper
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Fees

Annual tuition at Tohoku International School ranges from JPY 990,000 to JPY 1,690,000 for 2026/27.

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.
Academics

Tohoku International School teaches IB (PYP), IB (DP) for students aged 4 to 18.

Curriculum
Tohoku International School (TIS) offers a full K-12 IB program with English as the language of instruction and dedicated EAL support. Kindergarten is based on the IB Early Years Programme with a weekly schedule of Music 60 minutes, Physical Education 80 minutes, Art 110 minutes, Japanese 80 minutes, and Library 40 minutes. Elementary follows the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), using a six-unit Program of Inquiry around the themes Who We Are; Where We Are in Time and Place; How We Express Ourselves; How The World Works; How We Organize Ourselves; Sharing the Planet, with Language Arts, Mathematics, Units of Inquiry, Physical Education, Art, Music, Japanese, and integrated technology along with EAL support. Secondary (Grades 7–12) offers the IB Diploma Programme (DP); students select six subjects across Groups 1–6 and complete the Core: Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge, and CAS, with available subjects including English A, Japanese B, Spanish B, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Psychology, Business Management, Economics, and Visual Art. The BYLT Bring Your Own Laptop program supports technology in the Secondary program, and IB Diploma Programme authorization was achieved on May 1, 2021.
Wellbeing
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Parent Experience
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Extra-Curricular Activities
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Reputation
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Admissions

Admissions
1. STEP 1: Make a visit to TIS if possible. You will learn a lot about TIS by speaking with the team and watching classes in action. If an in-person visit is not feasible, request a virtual tour. TIS provides an English-medium K–12 program and operates as a day school with no boarding facilities.

2. STEP 2: Fill out the admission application digitally. Save the form as a PDF and email, mail, or bring it to the school with all required documents. Applications are accepted up to six months in advance. If you use a phone or tablet to complete the form, you must download the PDF and fill it out by hand.

3. STEP 3: The school will conduct an Application Review. Staff review all documents to determine whether they can offer a place for your child. Admission decisions are made throughout the year and depend on space availability.

4. STEP 4: An in-person entrance interview will be conducted to understand the student's abilities and any required EAL support. The interview typically lasts about an hour and includes reading, writing, speaking, and mathematics components. The school will also determine whether EAL support is needed.

Scholarships
Scholarships: TIS does not publish scholarships or a school-based financial aid program on its Tuition & Fees page. The published fees cover entrance, administration, and annual tuition, with additional costs such as EAL and bus fees where applicable.

There is a separate fee-reduction arrangement related to Tohoku University: children of full-time foreign faculty members at Tohoku University may receive preferential treatment for entrance and tuition fees at TIS under a formal agreement between the two institutions. If you wish to pursue this option, apply for admission to TIS and indicate interest in the agreement.

Waitlist
There is no published waitlist or pool system for TIS. Admissions are described as occurring throughout the year based on space availability, with an application review process that considers each student's fit for the program. This indicates that places are offered as space permits rather than through a formal waitlist.
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