Heyooo,
My (American) company has been expanding to different regions over the past 5 years, and is in the late stages of establishing a presence in Japan. The team has been selected, and I have been offered a relocation package to Tokyo. It will be WFH, with the occasional onsite meeting in Shibuya, so anywhere in the 23 wards should be fine.
My biggest concern is my kids are late elementary, almost middle school age, and only know basic Japanese. The relocation package helps with the move and getting settled, but does not include funds for international schools. I tried to negotiate adding this in, but alas. My salary will be high by Japanese standards, at around 15M yen. International schools are like 2M-3M a pop, and I have 3 kids, not to mention taxes will take about half my salary away.
So I’m wondering – are there any bilingual private schools I can consider, that are perhaps more affordable than the proper International schools?
*P.S: Since I know somebody will bring it up…Yes we’ve been to Japan several times, and my kids are excited about the idea. I’m not going to pretend it’ll be easy, but it’s an exciting opportunity for all of us.*
by nomadic_mochi