Announcement of Pre-Application Eligibility Check for April Admission of Foreign Students and Others to Tokyo Metropolitan High Schools for 2027

If you apply for the “Selection for the April Admission of Foreign Students and Others Living in Tokyo," please participate in the Pre-Application Eligibility Check.
Interpreters will be available on the day of the check.If you plan to participate, please make a reservation in advance.

1  Dates and Venue

[Dates]
November 15, 2026 (Sunday), December 6, 2026 (Sunday), *December 20, 2026 (Sunday)

Session 1 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Session 2 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Applicants must arrive no later than 12:00 p.m.)
Session 3 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Session 4 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Applicants must arrive no later than 4:00 p.m.)

• December 20 is for applicants who came on November 15 or December 6 but whose eligibility check was not completed.
• Please be aware that you may have to wait for a long time depending on how busy the reception desk is, so please visit with sufficient time to spare.

[Venue]
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Main Building No. 1, Main Conference Hall (5th Floor)

[Address]
2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

• Before entering the building, please receive an entrance pass (yellow) from a staff member in front of the north side elevator on the 1st floor of Tokyo Metropolitan Government Main Building No 1.
• If you cannot attend on any of the scheduled days, please call the number under Contact Us at the end of this announcement (03-5320-6745).

2  Capacity for Each Session

To avoid crowding, please make a reservation in advance.
Each session has a limited number of places. Once a session reaches capacity, reservations for that session will not be accepted. Please make a reservation for another date and time.

3  Applicant Eligibility

Applicants must live in Tokyo at the same address as their parent or guardian or must live in Tokyo by the date they enter high school and be able to commute to school from their home in Tokyo after admission. They must also meet one of the following five conditions and need Japanese-language support.

• Those who are applying to Hitotsubashi High School, Asakusa High School, Ogikubo High School, or Sunagawa High School must either live or work in Tokyo. They do not need to live at the same address as their guardian.

1. The applicant, who can be of any nationality, is expected to graduate from a junior high school by March 31 of 2027, and must have been in Japan for three years or less by the date of admission.
2. The applicant, who can be of any nationality, has already graduated from a junior high school, and must have been in Japan for three years or less by the date of admission.
3. The applicant, who can be of any nationality, is expected to complete their education at a school in their home country by March 31 of 2027 or has already completed it.
4. The applicant who holds a foreign passport and is attending a foreign school in Japan that provides education equivalent to a Japanese junior high school, and is expected to graduate by March 31 of 2027, or has already graduated from such a school.
5. The applicant, who can be of any nationality, is attending a Japanese school abroad that provides education equivalent to a Japanese junior high school, and is expected to graduate by March 31, 2027, or has already graduated from such a school.

• Applicants who entered Japan on or after January 1, 2024, are considered to have been in Japan for three years or less.
• The rules described on this page are written in simplified Japanese for easier understanding. Please make sure to check the detailed rules in the” Pre-Application Eligibility Check.”

4  Languages and times available for interpretation

Eight languages in total: English, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, Nepalese, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese.

Available times

Interpretation in other languages may also be available. Please contact us by November 6 if you would like this service. See Contact us at the bottom for the phone number (03-5320-6745).

 5  What to bring

What everyone needs to bring

　・Application form for pre-application eligibility check for selection of foreign students living in Tokyo  PDF

Also, please bring the documents indicated by circles (〇) in the table below.

1. Only applicants who live in Tokyo need to submit a Certificate of Items Listed in the Certificate of Residence. If you live outside Tokyo but will live in Tokyo by the date of admission, you must submit the Application for Approval of Application (Form Ō -1) at the time of application. The Application form for Approval of Application (Form Ō -1) will be provided during the Pre-Application Eligibility Check.
   Note that those who are applying to Hitotsubashi High School, Asakusa High School, Ogikubo High School, or Sunagawa High School and do not currently live in Tokyo but do currently work there must submit a document proving their employment at the time of application.
2. At the time of application, applicants need to submit the Declaration Concerning Return to Home Country (Form Ō 5). The Declaration Concerning Return to Home Country (Form Ō 5) will be provided during the Pre-Application Eligibility Check. Please obtain certification at the service counter of the municipality where you reside. In addition, by the date of admission, please submit the Certificate of Items Listed in the Certificate of Residence (Form Ō 3) to the Tokyo Metropolitan high school you plan to enroll in so that the Tokyo Metropolitan high school will confirm that you and your guardian have moved to an address within Tokyo.

• Please make sure to obtain the Certificate of Items Listed in the Certificate of Residence (Form Ō 3) on or after November 1.
• In order to check how long you have lived in Japan since entering the country, be sure to bring both your Passport and Residence Card.
• If you have renewed your Residence Card, also bring your previous Residence Card, which shows the date of your landing permission.
• If the date of your landing permission cannot be confirmed from your Residence Card, we will check the dates you entered and left Japan using the stamps in your passport. If you have entered or left Japan after the date of your landing permission, we will confirm your period of stay in Japan based on your most recent entry date. If your passport does not have entry/exit stamps, please also bring your entry/exit (return) records issued by the Immigration Services Agency of Japan.Please apply for the entry/exit (return) records as early as possible.
• The date of your landing permission cannot be confirmed from new Residence Cards issued on or after June 14, 2026. In this case, the date of your landing permission will be checked using the stamp in your passport.

  • ＜Reference＞

    Certificate of Items Listed in the Certificate of Residence (form Ō 3) PDF 

  6 Reservation form

  Please use the URL below to make a reservation. *Reservations can be made from October 13.

  URL https://logoform.jp/form/tmgform/1797162

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