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Japanese education outreach events

Overview

The outreach began in July 2024 when TIST 筑波研究学園専門学校 and Clark International High School hosted open‑campus days for high‑school seniors and middle‑school students, offering hands‑on workshops, counseling and demonstrations of entry procedures. By mid‑2026 national testing bodies joined the effort: the Japan Mathematics Certification Association ran a free "Math Sensory Program" at the 2026 Kids Kasumigaseki Day, and the Japan English Examination Association held a nine‑day English assessment festival for grades 3‑6, both aimed at low‑cost evaluation and awareness of certification pathways. Summer 2026 saw vocational schools expand the model. TIST organised an August 5 open campus with childcare‑focused recreation and one‑on‑one counseling, while MCL MoriJobi held an August 8 event showcasing an AI‑oriented curriculum through algorithm challenges and a robot‑chart battle, each guiding high‑school students in career choices. In early August, Clark Memorial International High School in Tomakomai confirmed its student‑run open house on 1 August, with peers acting as receptionists, MCs and guides, and announced a follow‑up session for 5 September. Myo‑kei Gakuen Middle and High School also confirmed a "Class Open Day" for 12 September, limiting participation to 300 families and providing lesson demos, dormitory briefings and shuttle transport. The same month, Yoyogi Animation Academy’s Fukuoka campus held a traveling open‑campus at Meito Plaza in Saga City, offering voice‑acting, drawing and coloring workshops plus individual counseling about animation, illustration and voice‑work careers. On 31 August, DMM Pictures ran a student‑focused seminar in Tokyo’s Minato ward, featuring voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya and an anime producer who explained the production‑committee system, revenue streams and job‑hunting strategies. The pattern continued into August‑September 2026 with student‑run and class‑preview events. Clark Memorial International High School in Tomakomai held a student‑organized open house on 1 August, featuring peer guides and a timetable overview, with a follow‑up session planned for 5 September.

Entities

Yoyogi Animation Academy · Saga City · Hiroshi Kamiya · DMM pictures · MCL盛岡情報ビジネス＆デザイン専門学校 (MCL MoriJobi)

Timeline

  1. 9 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Japan anime schools host free student events in August

    Yoyogi Animation Academy will hold a free open‑campus in Saga on Aug 8, while DMM pictures hosts a student anime‑business seminar with Hiroshi Kamiya in Tokyo on Aug 31.

  2. 9 days ago

    [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Japanese schools hold student‑run open house and class‑preview events

    Clark Memorial International High School and Myo‑kei Gakuen held student‑run school information and class‑open events in Japan, offering tours, lessons and dormitory briefings for prospective students and their

  3. 17 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Japanese vocational schools host summer open campus events

    TIST and MCL MoriJobi in Japan will run August open‑campus events offering childcare workshops and AI programming activities to help high‑schoolers decide their career paths.

  4. 23 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Japan Math and English Testing Bodies Host Free Kids Assessment Events

    Japan's Math and English testing bodies will run free assessment events for schoolchildren— a math sensory booth on July 29‑30 and an English ESG Festival from Oct 31‑Nov 8—both aiming to broaden educational‑op

  5. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Japanese schools hold open campus events for prospective students

    TIST and Clark International High School in Japan hosted open campus events in July, featuring hands‑on workshops, personality tests, science demos and student counselling for prospective students.

Sources

cho-animedia.jp · clark.ed.jp · hongo.ed.jp · ict-enews.net · meikei.ac.jp · morijyobi.ac.jp · news.cube-soft.jp · reseed.resemom.jp · saga.goguynet.jp · seisho.ed.jp · tif.ac.jp · tist.ac.jp

This summary has been updated 2 times: see revision history