Tokyo West International School

Location

• Hachioji: 185 Umetsubomachi, Hachioji City, Tokyo (nearest station: 12 minutes by Nishi Tokyo Bus from stop 12 at the North Exit of JR Hachioji Station; get off at "Michi-no-Eki Hachioji Takiyama Iriguchi")

Ages

PreK and Kindergarten (ages 2–5), Grade School, Secondary School (Grades 7–12). Grades are decided by birth from April 2 to April 1 of the following year.

Curriculum

The kindergarten and grade school use inquiry-based lessons based on the International Baccalaureate PYP, taught in English except for Japanese lessons. It is an English–Japanese bilingual environment. In the high school, students take lessons at the school while working through Japanese and American correspondence programs, and can aim for both high school diplomas.

Accreditation

IB, Cognia

Annual tuition (2026–27 school year)

Tuition is ¥100,000/month for Preschool and ¥95,000/month for Kindergarten (the official table gives monthly amounts; no annual amount is stated). In addition, annual fees (facility fee, materials fee, school improvement fee, miscellaneous) are ¥390,000/year for Preschool and Kindergarten, ¥517,000/year for Elementary School, ¥341,000/year for Middle School and ¥349,000/year for High School. Field trip costs are billed separately. The Middle School table is listed as for "current students". The Elementary School and Middle School tables say tax is included. High school students can apply for the High School Tuition Support Fund (in the official table, ¥300,750/year for household income under ¥5.9 million and ¥120,300/year for ¥5.9 million–¥9.1 million).

Fees at entry

Registration Fee ¥22,000 (tax included) at selection. The Enrollment Fee is ¥150,000 for Preschool, ¥250,000 for Kindergarten, ¥352,000 for Elementary School, ¥352,000 for Middle School and ¥220,000 for High School. The High School Double Diploma Course also charges a Double Diploma Fee of ¥250,000 at entry.

School bus

School buses run in the Tama area. By school bus, it is 10 minutes from Hachioji Station, 30 minutes from Tachikawa Station, 20 minutes from Akishima Station, 40 minutes from Tamagawajosui Station, 40 minutes from Tama Center Station and 60 minutes from Machida Station. Fees are not published on the official website.

Japanese lessons

There are Japanese lessons taught by dedicated teachers. After school, there are also Japanese support classes focused on reading and writing.

Lunch

Hot school lunch made in the school kitchen. Allergy and cultural needs are accommodated, and children can also bring a packed lunch.