This is a list of
jukus in
Japan. There are two types, namely academic or
cram schools (focusing on supplementary education and test prep) and nonacademic schools (lessons in swimming, art, and other
extracurricular activities).
Academic juku
There are two types of academic juku, yobiko (large cram schools specializing in entrance exams) and general academic schools.[1]
Yobiko
Yoyogi Seminar: has about 30 branch schools and 7 affiliates.[1]
Nichino-ken [1] Specializes in junior high entrance examinations, but also offers private tutoring from 1st grade to high school. Has 84 branch schools, 61 of them in the
Tokyo Metropolitan area.
The Daigaku-Kentei is a test sanctioned by the
Education Ministry as a prerequisite for entering university where applicants do not have a formal high school diploma from a local public or private school.[1] Schools that prepare people for this exam include:[1]
Hokkaido Daikin Academy (post junior high)
Daiichi Koutou Gakuin Sapporo school (post junior high)
Leaders School Monolith [1] A
Nagoya-based company that "a full year’s worth of experiment-based programs for primary school students called “Kids Lab”. The aim is to help children cultivate an ability to think by themselves through experiments in physics, chemistry, biology and geoscience, helping make up for the decrease in science-related class hours at schools."[1]