Japanese School in Seoul

The Japanese School in Seoul (ソウル日本人学校, Souru Nihonjin Gakkō, 서울일본인학교) is a Japanese international school located in the Sangam-dong neighborhood of Mapo District, Seoul, for the children of Japanese citizens residing in South Korea.[1]

Japanese School in Seoul
ソウル日本人学校
서울일본인학교
Address
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New format address: 11 World Cup Buk-ro 62-gil Mapo-Gu, Seoul Korea
서울특별시 마포구 월드컵북로62길 11
Old format address: 1582 Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
서울 마포구 상암동 1582
ソウル特別市麻浦区上岩洞1582


South Korea
Coordinates37°35′01″N 126°53′03″E / 37.5835898°N 126.88428279999994°E / 37.5835898; 126.88428279999994
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TypeJapanese international school
Websitesjs.or.kr

The Japanese School in Seoul was established on May 8, 1972, with a total of 33 kindergarten and primary school students.[2] In 2005, it had grown to 403 students at kindergarten, primary and middle school levels. The Japanese School in Seoul is recognized by Japan's Ministry of Education as teaching a curriculum equivalent to schools for the same ages in Japan.

The Japanese School in Seoul moved to its current location in Digital Media City (DMC) in Mapo on September 27, 2010, from its former location in the Gaepo-dong neighborhood of Gangnam District.[3][4]

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South Korean schools in Japan:

References

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  1. ^ Home page Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine. Japanese School in Seoul. Retrieved on January 15, 2015. See address here "ソウル特別市麻浦区上岩洞1582"
  2. ^ "Japanese School in Seoul." International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on March 30, 2016. "11, World Cup buk-ro 62-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul"
  3. ^ "International Schools Coming to Seoul". Consulate of South Korea in Boston. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  4. ^ Home page. Japanese School in Seoul. August 5, 2004. Retrieved on October 19, 2016. "大韓民国ソウル特別市江南区開浦洞153" - 153 Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
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