Tokyo Korean School

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Tokyo Korean School 東京韓国学校 동경한국학교
Address
2-1 Wakamatsuchō, Shinjuku-ku, Tōkyō-to 162–0056, 〒162-0056 東京都新宿区若松町2-1
Coordinates	35°41′49″N 139°43′17″E / 35.6969°N 139.7215°E / 35.6969; 139.7215
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Website	tokos.ed.jp

Tokyo Korean School (Japanese: 東京韓国学校 Tōkyō Kankoku Gakkō, Korean: 동경한국학교, romanized: Donggyeong Hanguk Hakgyo) is a Korean school located in Wakamatsu-cho [ja], Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; catering to the Korean expatriate community and to Japanese-Koreans living in and around Tokyo. It was founded in 1954. It is affiliated with the South Korean government and Mindan (민단). It includes an elementary school, a middle school and a high school. The total population of the school is some 1,100 students. The primary language of instruction at the school is Korean; but there is an English language department and English library at the school. Japanese is also taught as a second language at the school.^[1] Educational essentialism is the main educational philosophy of teachers in both the Korean and English departments at the school.