American School in Japan

American School in Japan
Location

Japan
Information
TypePrivate
MottoFostering a community of inquisitive learners and independent thinkers, inspired to be their best selves, empowered to make a difference
Established1902
Head of schoolJim Hardin
GradesPre-K to 12
Enrollment1647
MascotMustang
AccreditationWASC
Affiliationnone
Websitewww.asij.ac.jp

The American School in Japan (ASIJ; Japanese: アメリカンスクール・イン・ジャパン) is an international private day school located in the city of Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan. The school consists of an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school, all located on the Chōfu campus. There is also an early learning center (nursery-kindergarten) for children aged 3–5 located in the Roppongi Hills complex in downtown Tokyo. Instruction is in English and follows an American-style curriculum. About two thirds of the school's students are the children of citizens of a wide variety of countries who are on temporary assignment in Japan, and the remaining one third are Japanese students who speak English.