Children’s Education

Pamphlets and booklets published by KPIC

Nurturing Bilingualism

Children’s Education

General information on the Japanese education system, preschool education, elementary, middle, and high school, other schools, universities and jr. colleges, international schools and support:
CLAIR　 http://www.clair.or.jp/tagengorev/en/j/index.html

Guidebook to Starting School

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/clarinet/003/1320860.htm
(English, Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipino, Portuguese, and Spanish)

Fushimi Youth Action Center of Kyoto City

Using “international, multi-cultural locations” as a motto, this organization focuses on supporting youth development into independent members of society. They hold Japanese and cross-cultural understanding classes.
For more information: http://ys-kyoto.org/fushimi/

Japanese Language Help

Kyoto City Board of Education Guidance Department, School Guidance Division
Kyoto City is engaged in Japanese language guidance activities at Kyoto Municipal elementary and middle schools for students and children who need Japanese language help. For example, volunteers can be dispatched to schools as needed upon application – ask your school for more details. 
http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kyoiku/soshiki/29-2-9-0-0.html

Contact information for Kyoto City kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools
http://www.edu.city.kyoto.jp/hp/

Kyoto City Board of Education

http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kyoiku/

Kyoto Prefecture Board of Education

Yabunouchi-cho Kamigyo-ku Kyoto City 　602-8570
TEL:414-5710
http://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/kyoto-be/cms/index.php?page_id=0

Universities and Jr. Colleges in Kyoto Prefecture

IKENOBO JUNIOR COLLEGE	http://www.ikenobo-c.ac.jp/index.htm
OTANI UNIVERSITY	http://www.otani.ac.jp/
KACHO JUNIOR COLLEGE	http://www.kacho-college.ac.jp
KYOTO COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	http://www.kyoto.medtech.ac.jp
KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES	http://www.kufs.ac.jp/en/index.html
KYOTO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY	http://www.kyotogakuen.ac.jp/
KYOTO COLLEGE OF NURSING	http://www.kyotokango.ac.jp/
KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION	http://www.kyokyo-u.ac.jp/
KYOTO COLLEGE OF ECONOMICS	http://www.kyoto-econ.ac.jp/
KYOTO KOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY/KYOTO KOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY	http://www.koka.ac.jp/
KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	http://www.kit.ac.jp/
KYOTO SAGA UNIVERSITY OF ARTS/ KYOTO SAGA ART COLLEGE	http://www.kyoto-saga.ac.jp/
KYOTO SANGYO UNIVERSITY	http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/
KYOTO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY/KYOTO WOMEN'S JUNIOR COLLEGE	http://www.kyoto-wu.ac.jp/
KYOTO CITY UNIVERSITY OF ARTS	http://www.kcua.ac.jp/indexj.html
KYOTO SEIKA UNIVERSITY	http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/
KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN	http://www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/index.shtml
SEIBI UNIVERSITY/SEIBI UNIVERSITY JUNIOR COLLEGE	http://uv.seibi-gakuen.ac.jp/
KYOTO UNIVERSITY	http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
KYOTO TACHIBANA UNIVERSITY	http://www.tachibana-u.ac.jp/
KYOTO NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY	http://www.notredame.ac.jp/
KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE	http://www.kpu-m.ac.jp/
KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY	http://www.kpu.ac.jp/
KYOTO BUNKYO JUNIOR COLLEGE	http://www.kbu.ac.jp/kbjc/
KYOTO PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY	http://www.kyoto-phu.ac.jp/
SYUCHIINN UNIVERSITY	http://www.shuchiin.ac.jp/
SEIZAN COLLEGE	http://www.seizan.ac.jp/
SEIBO JOGAKUIN JUNIOR COLLEGE	http://www.seibo.ac.jp/
DOSHISHA WOMEN'S COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS	http://www.dwc.doshisha.ac.jp/
DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY	http://www.doshisha.ac.jp/
HANAZONO UNIVERSITY	http://www.hanazono.ac.jp/
BUKKYO UNIVERSITY	http://www.bukkyo-u.ac.jp/
MAIZURU NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY	http://www.maizuru-ct.ac.jp/
MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE/ COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE	http://www.meiji-u.ac.jp/index.php
RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY	http://www.ritsumei.jp/index_j.html
RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY	http://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/