List of hoshū jugyō kō
The following is a list of hoshū jugyō kō that are or were recognized as such by the Ministry of Education of Japan.
Africa
With teachers from Japan:- Tanzania
- * Dar Es Salaam Japanese Language Class – Established on January 1, 1972.
- Ethiopia
- * Addis Ababa Japanese School
- Ghana
- * Ghana Japanese Children's School – Accra
- Ivory Coast
- * École japonaise d'Abidjan – Abidjan
- Libya
- * Japanese Supplemental School in Tripoli – at International School of Tripoli
- Morocco
- * Cours supplémentaires de langue japonaise de Rabat
- Tunisia
- * Cours de langue japonaise de Tunis
- Zimbabwe
- * Japanese Pupils Class in Harare
Asia
- India
- * Japanese School Educational Trust of Chennai – at American International School Chennai, Taramani
- ** Established by the Japanese Association in Chennai, it opened in June 1975 as the Japanese Class of Madras. In 1998 the school adopted the name Japanese Language School of Chennai since Madras took the name Chennai. The school moved to AIS Chennai in 2003. It adopted its current name in 2005 so it could register as a trust, as per the Trust Act.
- Singapore
- *
- Cambodia
- * Japanese Supplementary School of Phnom Penh, formerly known in English as the Phnom Penh Japanese School, in Sangkat Toek Thla in Sen Sok Section. It was established in 2002. It had 60 students in June 2011.
- People's Republic of China
- * Nanjing Japanese Saturday School – Nanjing International School, Qixia District, Nanjing
- * Ningbo Saturday School
- * Shenyang Saturday School – It was established in April 2006 and is in Shenhe District, Shenyang
- * Shenzhen Saturday School – Office on the 8th floor of the Jinsanjiao Building in Baishizhou, Nanshan District. Previously based in the Ming Wah International Convention Centre in Shekou.
- * Wuxi Japanese Saturday School – Wuxi New Area – Established April 14, 2006
- * Zhuhai Japanese Saturday School – classes at QSI International School of Zhuhai
- * Hong Kong Japanese Supplementary School
- India
- * Japanese Weekend School of Bangalore
- Indonesia
- * Japanese School of Bali – Denpasar
- * Makassar Japanese Language Class
- Laos
- * Vientiane Japanese School
- Malaysia
- * Perak Japanese School
- Nepal
- * Kathmandu Japanese Supplementary School
- Philippines
- * Cebu Japanese School – Mandaue City
- Republic of China on Taiwan
- * Taipei Japanese Supplementary School
- Thailand
- * Chiangmai Japanese Supplement School
- * Phuket Japanese Supplement School
- Vietnam
- * Ho Chi Minh City Japanese Supplementary School – District 7
- Chengdu Hoshuko – Wuhou District, Chengdu, established on February 12, 2012
- Kuala Lumpur Japanese Saturday School – at the Vista Kiara Condominium, Mont Kiara.
- Penang Japanese Saturday School – Opened in January 2012 – Held at KDU Penang
Europe
- Belgium
- *Japanese Supplementary School of Brussels
- Sweden
- *Japanska Skolan i Stockholm – Classes at Enskilda Gymnasiet in, previously at Johannesgatan 18.
- Switzerland
- *École japonaise complémentaire de Genève – Geneva
- United Kingdom
- *Derby Japanese School – Morley, Erewash, Derbyshire
- *Japanese Saturday School in London
- Bulgaria
- * Sofia Supplementary School for Japanese Language
- Denmark
- *Japanese Supplemental School in Copenhagen – Helsinki
- France
- *École complémentaire japonaise de Bordeaux
- *École complémentaire pour l'enseignement japonais à Colmar
- * – operated by Association Pour l'Enseignement du Japonais en Alsace.
- **;
- *École complémentaire des Japonais de Grenoble – Meylan
- *École japonaise du Nord-Pas-de-Calais – Villeneuve-d%27Ascq
- *Association pour le développement de la langue et de la culture japonaises – Formed in 1987
- *École japonaise complémentaire de Marseille
- *École de langue japonaise de Paris
- *Association Éveil Japon – Boulogne-Billancourt, in the Paris Metropolitan Area
- *École complémentaire japonaise de Rennes
- *École complémentaire japonaise de Toulouse
- *École complémentaire japonaise en Touraine – Holds classes for Japanese and Franco-Japanese students at Ecole élémentaire République in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. It was established in 1989.
- *École complémentaire japonaise de la Côte d'Azur – Valbonne, Sophia Antopolis
- *In addition MEXT lists the Japanese section of the Lycée international de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the Paris area; and the Japanese section of the Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon in Lyon, as part-time Japanese schools.
- *Note that New Caledonia is listed under Oceania
- Germany
- *Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Berlin e.V. – Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin
- *Zentrale Schule fur Japanisch Berlin e.V. – Wilmersdorf, Berlin – Established April 1997.
- *Japanische Schule Bonn e.V.
- *Japanisches Institut in Bremen
- *Japanische Schule Köln e.V. – Kalk, Cologne
- *Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Dresden
- *Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Düsseldorf
- *Forderschule fur Japankunde in Düsseldorf e.V.
- *Japanisches Institut Frankfurt am Main
- *Japanisches Institut Hamburg – Halstenbek
- *Japanische Ergänzungsschule Heidelberg e.V.
- *Japanisches Institut in München e.V. – Munich
- *Japanische Kulturvereinigung in Nurnberg e.V. – Nuremberg
- *Japanische Schule Stuttgart e.V.
- Hungary
- *Midorino Oka japán kiegészitö iskola – held at Törökvész Általános Iskola, Budapest
- Republic of Ireland
- *Saturday School for Japanese Children in Dublin
- Italy
- *Scuola Giapponese di Firenze – Florence
- *Milan Hoshuko – Milan
- *The Japanese Weekend School of Rome – at the Scuola Giapponese di Roma, Rome
- *Associazione Cultura Giapponese di Torino – Turin
- Luxembourg
- *The Japanese Supplementary School in Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- *Japanese Saturday School Amsterdam
- *Stiching Maastricht Japanese Supplementary School
- *The Hague-Rotterdam Japanese Saturday School – Rotterdam, serving The Hague
- **It was formed in 1996 by the merger of existing Saturday schools in The Hague and Rotterdam.
- *Stiching the Japanese School of Tilburg – Classes at Beatrix College. – Classes formerly at.
- Norway
- *Japanese Supplementary School at Oslo
- Portugal
- *Escola Japonesa em Lisboa – Lisbon
- *Escola Japonesa No Porto
- Russia
- *St.Petersburg Japanese Language School
- Spain
- *Hoshuko Barcelona Educación Japonesa/Escuela de Educación Japonesa en Barcelona – Sant Cugat del Valles
- *La Escuela Complementaria Japonesa de Madrid
- Sweden
- *Japanese School in Gothenburg
- Switzerland
- *Japanese School in Zurich Hoshuko – Uster
- United Kingdom
- *Japanese School in Wales – Cardiff
- *Kent Japanese School – Located in Canterbury – Its time of establishment is August 2005
- *Manchester Japanese School – Lymm, Warrington, Cheshire
- *Yorkshire and Humberside Japanese School – Leeds
- *The Scotland Japanese School – Livingston, established in 1982
- *Telford Japanese School – Stirchley, Telford
- *North East of England Japanese Saturday School – Oxclose, Tyne and Wear
Latin America
- Mexico
- * Colegio Japones de Guadalajara A.C. – Held at Secundaria y Preparatoria Femenil Colinas de San Jaier, Zapopan, Jalisco in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area. Formerly had its classes held at the Escuela Primaria "Antonio Caso" in Guadalajara.
- Bolivia
- * Curso Suplementario del Idioma Japones – La Paz
- Brazil
- * Escola Suplementar Japonesa Curitiba
- Dominican Republic
- * Colegio Japones de Santo Domingo
- Ecuador
- * Guayaquil Hoshuko
- * Colegio Japonés Auxiliar de Quito – Quito
- El Salvador
- * Escuela Japonesa en San Salvador
- Honduras
- * Escuela Complemetaria del Idioma Japonesa en Tegucigalpa
- Mexico
- * Asociacion Regiomontana de Lengua Japonesa A.C. – Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
- ** Previously it was based in Apodaca.
Middle East
- Oman
- * Japanese School in Oman – Muscat
- ** It was established in 1986. Initially it was held in a room in the Japanese Embassy in Muscat. Previously it was held in a property in Medinat Qaboos. In 2010 the school song was established. In 2013 the school moved to a new location for the first time since 1986.
- Kuwait
- * Japanese Supplement School in Kuwait, also known as Kuwait Nihonjin Hoshu-Shogakko
- Jordan
- * Japanese Supplementary School in Jordan – Amman
- Saudi Arabia
- * Dhahran Japanese School
- Syria
- * The Japanese Language School in Damascus
- Turkey
- * The Japanese Saturday School in Istanbul
North America
Canada
With teachers from Japan:- Toronto Japanese School
- Vancouver Japanese School – Established on April 7, 1973.
- Alberta
- * Calgary Hoshuko Japanese School Association
- * Metro Edmonton Japanese Community School
- Nova Scotia
- * Japanese School of Halifax
- Ontario
- * London Japanese School
- * The Ottawa Hoshuko
- Quebec
- * Montreal Hoshuko School
- Saskatchewan
- * Saskatoon Japanese Language School
United States
- California
- * Asahi Gakuen – Office in Los Angeles, classes in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
- * – San Diego
- * San Francisco Japanese School, office in San Francisco and classes in San Francisco, San Jose, and Cupertino
- District of Columbia
- * See Maryland
- Florida
- * Miami Hoshuko – Classes in Westchester, office in Doral
- Georgia
- * Georgia Japanese School – Mableton
- Hawaii
- * The Hawaii Japanese School – Rainbow Gakuen – Honolulu
- Illinois
- * Chicago Futabakai Japanese School Weekend School – Arlington Heights near Chicago)
- Indiana
- * Indiana Japanese Language School – Indianapolis
- Kentucky
- * Japanese Language School of Greater Cincinnati – Highland Heights
- * Central Kentucky Japanese School – Lexington
- Maryland
- * Washington Japanese Language School – Office in North Bethesda, adjacent to Garrett Park – Classes in Bethesda, Established 1958, previously held classes in North Bethesda
- Massachusetts
- * Greater Boston Japanese Language School – Classes in Medford, office in Arlington
- Michigan
- * Battle Creek Japanese School – Battle Creek
- * Japanese School of Detroit – Novi
- New Jersey
- * Japanese Weekend School of New Jersey, classes in Paramus and offices in Fort Lee
- * Princeton Community Japanese Language School
- New York
- * Japanese Weekend School of New York, offices in New Rochelle, New York, classes in Queens, New York City and Port Chester, New York.
- North Carolina
- * The Japanese Language School in Charlotte – Charlotte
- * Japanese Language School of Raleigh Inc. – Raleigh
- Ohio
- * Columbus Japanese Language School – Classes in Columbus, office in Worthington
- * Western Ohio Japanese Language School – Unincorporated Miami County, near Troy – Previously held in Vandalia
- * For Greater Cincinnati, see Kentucky
- Oregon
- * Portland Japanese School – Offices in Beaverton, classes in Tualatin, both in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area
- Pennsylvania
- * Japanese Language School of Philadelphia – Wynnewood, Lower Merion Township
- * Pittsburgh Japanese School – Fox Chapel
- Tennessee
- * Japanese Supplementary School in Middle Tennessee – Murfreesboro
- * East Tennessee Japanese School – Maryville – Previously the Blount County Japanese School
- Texas
- * Japanese School of Dallas – Office in Dallas, classes at Ted Polk Middle School in Carrollton – Office was formerly in Farmers Branch.
- * Japanese Language Supplementary School of Houston – Houston
- Virginia
- * For the Washington, DC area, see Maryland. Previously the Washington Japanese Language School held classes in McLean, Virginia
- Washington
- * Seattle Japanese School – Bellevue
- Alabama
- * Birmingham Supplementary School – classes in Hoover, offices in Talladega County
- * Japanese Supplement School in Huntsville – Huntsville
- Alaska
- * Anchorage Japanese School
- Arizona
- * Arizona Gakuen – Office in Tempe, classes in Mesa – Both are in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area
- Arkansas
- * Japanese School at Little Rock
- California
- * Central Valley Japanese Supplementary School – Clovis
- * Grossman Academy Japanese Language School – Classes held in Palo Alto, office in Fremont, both in the San Francisco Bay Area
- * Port of Sacramento Japanese School – Classes in Sacramento, committee in Roseville
- * MEXT does not list the Nishiyamato Academy Saturday School
- Colorado
- * Colorado Japanese School – Arvada, Denver Metropolitan Area
- * Japanese School of Denver – Highlands Ranch, Denver Metropolitan Area
- Connecticut
- * The Japanese School of Greater Hartford – Newington
- Florida
- * Orlando Hoshuko
- Georgia
- * Japanese Saturday School of Columbus – Columbus
- Illinois
- * Bloomington/Normal Japanese Saturday School – Normal, serving Bloomington – Established in 1986, held at the Thomas Metcalf Laboratory School at Illinois State University, office in Normal
- Indiana
- * Southern Indiana Japanese School – Evansville Founded on September 16, 1997.
- * IPFW Japanese Saturday School – Fort Wayne
- * Greater Louisville Regional Japanese Saturday School – New Albany – Established in January 1988, affiliated with Indiana University Southeast's Japan Center
- * Richmond Japanese Language School
- Iowa
- * Iowa City Japanese School
- Kansas
- * Kansas City Japanese School, Inc. – Overland Park, Kansas City metropolitan area – First established 1979, it was formally approved by the Japanese Ministry of Education and officially established in 1984.
- Kentucky
- * Elizabethtown Japanese School
- * For the Louisville Metropolitan Area see Indiana
- Louisiana
- * Baton Rouge Japanese School
- * Japanese Weekend School of New Orleans
- Massachusetts
- * Amherst Japanese Language School – South Hadley
- Michigan
- * Grand Rapids Supplemental School – Ada Township
- Minnesota
- * Minnesota Japanese School – Richfield
- * Minneapolis Japanese School – Classes in Maplewood
- Mississippi
- * Japanese Supplementary School in Mississippi – Jackson
- * North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School at The University of Mississippi – Oxford
- Missouri
- * St.Louis Japanese Language School for Children – Sverdrup Business/Technology Complex at Webster University, Webster Groves
- * For Greater Kansas City, see Kansas
- Nebraska
- * Omaha Japanese School
- Nevada
- * Las Vegas Gakuen – Founded in September 1995
- New York
- * Buffalo Nihongo Club
- * The Rochester Japanese School – Pittsford
- Ohio
- * Japanese Language School of Cleveland – Pepper Pike
- * Japanese School of Toledo
- Pennsylvania
- * Central PA Nihongo Gakko or Central Penn Japanese School – State College
- South Carolina
- * Greenville Saturday School – Wade Hampton
- * South Carolina Japanese Language Supplementary School /Matsuba Gakuen – Columbia
- Tennessee
- * Japanese Language School in Memphis
- Texas
- * Austin Japanese School
- * Japanese Supplementary School of El Paso
- * The Japanese Supplementary School of McAllen
- * Japanese Supplementary School of San Antonio
- Virginia
- * Newport News Japanese School – Established February 1988
- * Richmond Japanese School – Bon Air, Established 1988
- West Virginia
- * West Virginia International School – Classes in Scott Depot in Teays Valley, office in Charleston
- Wisconsin
- * Madison Japanese Language School
- Guam
- * Japanese Language School – Mangilao, near Hagatna
- Northern Mariana Islands
- * Japanese Community School of Saipan, Japanese Society of the Northern Marianas Educational Department – Classes on the second floor of the USL Building, Gualo Rai. Established on November 5, 1983.
Oceania
- Australia
- * The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Queensland – It consists of two schools: The Brisbane school has classes in Indooroopilly and offices in Taringa, and the Gold Coast school has classes in Merrimac and offices in Surfers Paradise
- New Zealand
- * Canterbury Japanese Supplementary School – Ilam School, Ilam, Christchurch
- Australia
- * Adelaide Japanese Community School, Inc. – Classes in Rose Park, South Australia
- * Cairns Japanese Language Tutorial Centre Inc., formerly Japanese Language Supplementary School of Cairns
- ** It opened in April 1995, it is held at the Cairns Language Centre, and was formerly held at Cairns State High School.
- * Canberra Japanese Supplementary School Inc. – Classes in Deakin and offices in Yarralumla, in the Australian Capital Territory
- * Melbourne International School of Japanese
- * The Weekend Japanese School in Perth – City Beach, Western Australia
- New Caledonia
- * École japonaise de la Nouvelle-Calédonie – Classes held at the Ecole Sacré-Cœur, Nouméa, operated by the Association Japonaise en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
- New Zealand
- * Auckland Japanese Supplementary School
- * Japan-New Zealand Joint Venture School – Crofton Downs, Wellington
- Palau
- * The Japanese Language School of Palau – Koror
- Sydney Saturday School of Japanese – Cammeray
- * Held at Cammeray Public School in Cammeray, it was created on March 6, 1993. In April 1996 junior high school classes began.
Former hoshuko
- Senegal
- *Dakar
- Sudan
- *Khartoum
- Zambia
- *Lusaka Japanese School
- Brunei
- *The Japanese School in Brunei Darussalam – Bandar Seri Begawan
- China
- *Qingdao Qingdao is now served by the full-time Japanese School of Qingdao.
- *Suzhou – Held at the Suzhou Foreign Language School in Suzhou New District Suzhou is now served by the full-time Japanese School of Suzhou.
- India
- *Kolkata
- Indonesia
- *Semarang
- Thailand
- *Sriracha – Sriracha-Pattaya Japanese Supplement School Sriracha is now served by the full-time Japanese School of Sriracha.
- Hungary
- * Budapest Japanese Supplementary School
- Italy
- * Scuola giapponese di Veneto – Padua
- Spain
- *Escuela Complementaria Japonesa de Las Palmas
- Yemen
- * Sana'a
- United States
- * Alabama
- ** Mobile Japanese School
- ** Tuscaloosa Saturday School
- * Florida
- ** Boca Raton Japanese School
- * Indiana
- ** SBN Japanese School Inc. – Granger, and later Goshen in the South Bend metropolitan area
- * New Mexico
- ** Albuquerque Japanese Language School
- * North Carolina
- ** Piedmont Triad Japanese School – Kernersville
- * Puerto Rico
- ** Puerto Rico Japanese School – Guaynabo – Closed March 2006
- * Virginia
- ** Roanoke Japanese Saturday School in Daleville – Closed indeterminately in April 2006, closed permanently February 2009
- * Washington
- ** Japanese Supplementary School of Moses Lake
- Papua New Guinea
- * Port Moresby Japanese Language School – Closed August 2009
- Brazil
- *Porto Alegre
- *Salvador