PAL International School

Location

• PAL International School @ Hiroo Station (PAL International School@Hiroo): 3-7-15 Nishi-Azabu, Minato City, Tokyo
• PAL International School @ Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (PAL International School@TUFS): 3-11-11 Asahicho, Fuchu City, Tokyo (on the Fuchu Campus of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, in front of the International House)

Ages

Hiroo: from age 0 to 6 (capacity: 4 at age 0, 9 at age 1, 10 at age 2, 7 at age 3, 11 at ages 4–6). TUFS: from 57 days after birth to sixth grade (elementary children use the after-school course and temporary childcare).

Curriculum

An international school (daycare) of Seiwa Gakuen (an educational corporation), founded in 1998. Hiroo is a three-story house in Nishi-Azabu with a rooftop balcony, and accepts children from age 0. Each class is in principle taught by a Japanese teacher and a foreign teacher, in a multilingual environment based on English. Children go out to nearby parks every day. TUFS is on the campus of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and has multicultural care courses with teachers from many countries (ages 0–1, ages 2–5), an afternoon course for children coming after another daycare, an after-school course for elementary children, and temporary childcare. Hiroo is open 7:30–19:00; the morning program is 8:30–13:30 and the full-day program 8:30–17:00, with extended care from 7:30 in the morning and until 19:00 in the evening. TUFS is open Monday–Saturday 7:00–19:00, with 8-hour (8:30–16:30), 9.5-hour (8:30–18:00) and 11-hour (7:00–18:00) care; time before and after is extended care.

Annual tuition (September 2026–August 2027 (Hiroo))

The Hiroo fee table is split by payment method (12 months a year, 10 months a year (September–June), half year of 5 months, monthly), by 1–5 days a week, and by morning, full-day and afternoon (13:30–17:00) programs; only part of it is shown here. The Hiroo fee table does not say whether tax is included. Hiroo daycare fees include meals, snacks, sheets, diapers, stationery, activity costs and more. Hiroo charges an annual facility fee (¥10,000 for full day and morning, ¥5,000 for afternoon); extended care is ¥1,500 per 30 minutes, and a supplementary meal after 18:00 is ¥200 per meal. TUFS fees are monthly including tax, and include facility fees, diapers, school lunch, snacks and more; there are also 9.5-hour and 11-hour courses and a 1-day-a-week course. Extended care is ¥500 per 15 minutes. TUFS is described as a "facility issued Fuchu City's certificate for unlicensed childcare facilities and covered by free education and care". For both Hiroo and TUFS, it says you may be able to receive a daycare fee subsidy (free education and care) from the municipality where you live.

Fees at entry

At Hiroo, the enrollment fee for full-day and morning programs is ¥200,000 for 5 days a week, ¥160,000 for 4 days, ¥120,000 for 3 days, ¥80,000 for 2 days and ¥40,000 for 1 day; for the afternoon program and temporary childcare it is ¥30,000 (12-month installments are possible). There is also a registration fee of ¥10,000 (at entry only). At TUFS (full-time course), it is a registration fee of ¥10,000 and an enrollment fee of ¥150,000 (¥13,000/month in 12-month installments) (tax included).

School bus

Hiroo provides school bus pick-up and drop-off, mainly in the Hiroo, Azabu, Roppongi, Aoyama, Ebisu, Shibuya, Meguro, Shirokane and Shinagawa areas. Other areas can be discussed depending on where you live and the weekdays. Monthly bus fees are ¥43,000 round trip for 5 days a week, ¥36,000 for 4 days, ¥29,000 for 3 days, ¥22,000 for 2 days and ¥12,000 for 1 day (one way: ¥31,500 for 5 days a week to ¥8,000 for 1 day); single-day use is ¥5,000 round trip and ¥2,500 one way.

Japanese lessons

At TUFS, Japanese and English lessons, such as Japanese classes for children, can be applied for separately (ask for details).

Lunch

At Hiroo, daycare fees include meals and snacks. TUFS provides school lunch; for full-time courses (8, 9.5 and 11 hours), lunch and snacks are included in daycare fees, and for the 1-day-a-week course and similar, lunch is ¥550 per meal and snacks ¥200 each.