Education Japan's first international boarding school in Akita to open in September

After Harrow International School in Appi, Iwate, opened last year, another international school will open its gates in northern Japan in September 2025.

Akita Prefecture's first international boarding school is set to open in September, with local officials anticipating economic benefits from an influx of visitors and foreign residents. The school will be run by KBH Japan, a subsidiary of Singapore's Knightsbridge House (KBH) International School, which seeks to provide affordable, high-quality education across Asia. This will be KBH's first school in Japan, located in Semboku. KBH Japan states that the school will offer an integrated junior and senior high school curriculum. For the first three years, classes will be held in the former Shiraiwa Elementary School building, set to close in March, with a dormitory constructed in the courtyard. In its inaugural year, the school will accommodate around 40 students across four grades, from year seven (equivalent to sixth grade in Japan) to year 10 (third year of junior high school).

The number of students accepted will be increased each year, with the goal of having up to 600 students from seventh to 13th grade (third year of high school) learn at the main school building and dormitories to be built on city-owned land near the Heart Herb garden by Lake Tazawa. [...] Admission selection will be conducted going forward, including submission of assignments and interviews. Tuition is expected to be 1.5 million yen (about $9,900) per year, and dormitory costs, including meals, 1.8 million yen ($11,900) per year. Tuition fees will be discounted by 20% for Japanese nationals and by 30% for residents of Akita Prefecture.

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