Himalayan International Academy (HIA)

Location

• Kita-Koiwa: 3-6-16 Kita-Koiwa, Edogawa City, Tokyo (nearest station: Reachable from Koiwa Station (JR Sobu Line) and Keisei-Koiwa Station / Edogawa Station (Keisei Line) (no walking time is officially stated))

Ages

Kindergarten: Nursery (age 3; the first kindergarten year in Japan), LKG (second year), UKG (final year). Elementary Grades 1–5, junior high Grades 6–8, high school Grade 9 (started April 2026).

Curriculum

A school opened in 2021 by the Nepali community, with a curriculum that aligns the guidelines of Nepal's Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) with international standards. The kindergarten (Nursery, LKG, UKG) follows a learn-through-play approach, with the basics of reading and writing in Nepali and English and of numbers learned through songs, stories and games. From elementary school, the main subjects are English, math, science, social studies, Nepali, Japanese and ICT. As in Japan, the school year starts in April, and grades are divided the same way as in Japan, from children born on April 2. High school Grade 9 started in April 2026. Care hours are not stated on the official website.

Monthly fees

The school year and whether tax is included are not stated. In addition to tuition, kindergarten has a stationery fee of ¥10,000/year, and from elementary school up, uniform and textbook fees are ¥10,000/year each (officially "Once a year"). The kindergarten tuition says "Subsidy Available", but there is no explanation of which program. From elementary school up, there is a sibling discount.

Fees at entry

Enrollment fee ¥10,000 (officially "Once a year"; it is not clearly stated whether it is charged every year).

Japanese lessons

Japanese is one of the main subjects from elementary school.