Microcosmos International Preschool & Kindergarten

Location

• Sugamo: Microcosmos Building, 2-7-8 Sugamo, Toshima City, Tokyo (nearest station: 2-minute walk from Sugamo Station (Yamanote Line, Mita Line) (9-minute walk from Komagome Station, Yamanote Line and Namboku Line))

Ages

From age 2 to the final kindergarten year (Caterpillar, Bumblebee, Ladybug, Butterfly). The After Kinder Class starts from the first kindergarten year, and the elementary class from first grade.

Curriculum

An English preschool from age 2 to the final kindergarten year, where native English-speaking teachers provide immersion education in small groups (all English during lessons). The average teacher-to-child ratio is 1 to 4 (as of October 2026). Classes are Caterpillar (age 2 to before the first kindergarten year; 4-year program), Bumblebee (first kindergarten year), Ladybug (second year) and Butterfly (final year), learning daily habits, read-alouds, gymnastics, math, nature and science, arts and crafts, reading, and cultures of different countries. There is an attached music school, and the age 2 and first-year classes include eurhythmics (rhythmique) in lessons. Second- and final-year children can take eurhythmics and group violin lessons in after-classes. The school year starts in April. Care hours are 8:30–14:20, and it says care can be extended until 18:00. From the first kindergarten year, there is an After Kinder Class (English lessons) from 14:30 to 16:30, and extended care is 8:00–8:30 and 16:30–18:30 (the end time of extended care is given as 18:00 on some pages and 18:30 on others).

Annual tuition (FY2027)

It is not stated whether amounts include consumption tax. Payment by term is also possible: ¥440,000 for April–July, ¥440,000 for September–December and ¥350,000 for January–March. The tuition section gives the hours as 8:30–14:30, but the school's introduction page gives care hours as 8:30–14:20. In addition to tuition, a facility fee of ¥90,000 is charged every year. Lunch is ¥550 per meal. After Kinder (14:30–16:30) is ¥900 for 1 class (60 minutes) and ¥1,300 for 2 classes (120 minutes), and extended care (8:00–8:30, 16:30–18:30) is ¥450 per 30 minutes. It is an unlicensed childcare facility registered with Tokyo and Toshima City and is covered by free early childhood education and care. It says that with certification of the need for childcare, national and city subsidies combined cover up to ¥80,000/month for the age 2 class and up to ¥77,000/month for the age 3–5 classes in Toshima City, Bunkyo City and Kita City. Subsidy amounts differ by city.

Fees at entry

Enrollment fee ¥110,000.

Lunch

A handmade school lunch, mainly Japanese food (rice, miso soup, simmered dishes, dressed vegetables, etc.), is served every day. It is ¥550 per meal.