Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary Schools

Those who wish to enroll their child in a kindergarten should pick up an application form for the approval of educational and childcare benefits (facility-type benefits) and a general application form for the desired (*1) Tokushima Municipal Kindergarten, both of which can be obtained at said kindergarten, fill out the necessary information, and submit the forms directly to the kindergarten of their choice. Applications are accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
*1 To use municipal kindergartens, “Municipal Approval for Early Education/Childcare” is necessary. For details on approval procedures, please refer to p.12.

• Half-day-care Day: From 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
• Full-day-care Day: From 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
• Children need to bring their lunch with them on full-day-care days.
• Extended childcare service is available for children of the municipal kindergarten.

*Extra extended childcare during 7:30am-8:30am and 16:00-18:00 is currently provided at Fukushima, Suketo, Kamona, Hachiman, Sensho, Kawauchi-kita and Kokufu kindergartens. (This extra extended service is available for those who have Type 2 certification of financial aid for use of childcare facilities and are subsequently enrolled in one of the seven kindergartens listed above. For application of the certification, please contact the Kindergartens or Childcare Division.)

Children must be accompanied by their parent or guardian when going to and from school.

There is no designated school district for kindergarten. Parents can freely choose any municipal kindergarten regardless of their place of residence in Tokushima City. However, school districts are designated for elementary and junior high schools according to the child’s registered place of residence.

Childcare fees are free/no charge.
No admission fees apply

If you want to start kindergarten in the middle of the school year, please ask the kindergarten you wish to join.

Some kindergartens have their own uniforms. Please contact your desired kindergarten to confirm.

For more information on admissions to of these kindergartens, please contact them or visit their websites for information about admission.

Childcare Division (Kodomo Hoiku-ka) TEL: 088-621-5193 FAX: 088-624-5036

Although the Japanese law does not include foreign students in compulsory education, Japanese elementary and secondary schools do accept foreign children. Your child is not obligated to attend a Japanese elementary or secondary school, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have the opportunity to attend.

Registered residents who will become school age the next school year will receive a school enrollment notification (Nyugaku tsuchi-sho) in early December. Parents are asked to fill out the enrollment form (Nyugaku todoke), which is sent to you with the school enrollment notification, and submit it to the designated school before the deadline. If parents do not wish to send their children to the designated schools, they do not need to submit the enrollment form.
As for those who are registered as residents after November and wish to attend a public school, please come to our School Education Division (Gakko Kyoiku-ka) with your residence card (zairyu card) or foreign registration card.

Foreign children who wish to continue studying after arriving in Japan can start school in the middle of the grade in Japanese public schools

Please come to our School Education Division (Gakko Kyoiku-ka) with your residence card (zairyu card) or foreign registration card after completing the resident registration for your child at the Resident Registration Division (Jumin-ka).

Language assistance is available for Japanese returnee children and foreign children who attend municipal elementary/junior high schools and who are in need of linguistic support in their school life or study. Japanese language assistants are arranged upon application via school.

Costs for school supplies are assisted for parents/guardians who have difficulties in sending their children to schools due to economic reasons. Documents to show your income and other information are required for eligibility screening

School Education Division (Gakko Kyoiku-ka) TEL: 088-621-5412 FAX: 088-624-2577