Minato-ku Public support
Educational counseling
You can get advice on academics, school life, friendships, parent-child relationships, mental and physical concerns, personality and behavior, and other educational issues.
How to consult:
In person, by phone, online
Main target audience:
Children up to 18 years old who live, attend kindergarten or school in the ward and their guardians
Consultation hours:
[In-person consultation] (Monday to Friday) 9:00-17:00
[Telephone consultation] (Monday to Friday) 9:00-19:00 (Saturday) 9:00-17:00
[Online consultation] (Tuesday to Friday) 9:00-17:00 *Excluding public holidays
Location:
3-6-9 Toranomon
contact information:
[In-person consultation/online consultation] 03-5422-1545 (Education Center)
[Telephone consultation] 03-5422-1546 (dedicated telephone consultation number)
Minato Everyone's School Counseling Room
If you have any concerns or opinions that are difficult to discuss directly with kindergartens or schools, retired principals and vice principals with extensive experience in the school field will be available to answer your questions over the phone.
How to consult:
Tel
Main target audience:
Parents who send their children to Minato City kindergartens, elementary schools, or junior high schools
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Friday) 10:00 to 16:00 (excluding holidays)
contact information:
03-3578-3651 (Minato School Counseling Center)
Comprehensive consultation for children and families
We can provide advice to children under the age of 18 and on matters related to child rearing.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children under the age of 18, guardians of children, and pregnant women living in Minato Ward
Consultation hours:
(Mon-Fri) 8:30-18:00 (Sat) 8:30-17:00
Location:
5-7-11 Minami-Aoyama
contact information:
03-5962-7215 (Minato Ward Child and Family Consultation Hotline)
Minato Ward Child Consultation Center
We accept consultations and responses regarding difficult parenting situations and family environments, child abuse, disability and development consultations, assessments and diagnoses of the Love Handbook, consultations regarding discipline and child behavior such as school refusal, bullying, domestic violence, consultations regarding running away from home, theft, violence, etc., and consultations regarding child health management.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone, other LINE
Main target audience:
Children under 18 and their guardians
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Friday) 8:30-18:00 (Saturday) 8:30-17:00 (excluding holidays)
Location:
5-7-11 Minami-Aoyama
contact information:
03-5962-6500 (Child Consultation Center)
Minato Consultation Net
You can consult with us anytime via your computer, smartphone, etc. about any worries or concerns you may have about raising children. You do not have to give your name.
How to consult:
E-Mail
Main target audience:
Children under the age of 18 and their guardians, and pregnant women living in Minato Ward
Consultation hours:
24-hour reception throughout the year
contact information:
03-5962-7213 (Child and Family Support Center Consultation Support Section)
School Counselor (SC)
To help children with their worries and anxieties, SCs are stationed at each elementary and junior high school at least once a week to provide psychological support and improve the school's educational counseling system.
How to consult:
Meeting
Main target audience:
Children enrolled in Minato City elementary and junior high schools
Consultation hours:
Please contact the Minato Ward public elementary or junior high school your child attends.
Location:
Minato City elementary and junior high schools
contact information:
Please contact the Minato Ward public elementary or junior high school your child attends.
School Social Worker (SSW)
In order to solve problems such as school absenteeism from both an educational and welfare perspective, SSWs are assigned to each elementary and junior high school for six hours, one day a week. They build networks with related organizations, cooperate and coordinate, and support school attendance.
How to consult:
Meeting
Main target audience:
Children enrolled in Minato City elementary and junior high schools
Consultation hours:
Please contact the Minato Ward public elementary or junior high school your child attends.
Location:
Minato City elementary and junior high schools
contact information:
Please contact the Minato Ward public elementary or junior high school your child attends.
Tsubasa Classroom (Adaptive Guidance Classroom)
This facility is for children living in Minato Ward who are unable to attend school due to psychological reasons. Children can attend the facility while remaining registered at their current school. We will help them return to school through learning activities, group activities, and counseling.
Classification:
Education Support Center
Main target audience:
Elementary and junior high school students living in the ward
Opening hours:
(Monday to Friday) 8:45 to 16:00 (excluding holidays)
Location:
3-6-9 Toranomon
contact information:
03-5422-1548 (Tsubasa Classroom)
Minato School: A School of Diversified Learning
This school is able to provide educational activities to children who are struggling with the issue of "wanting to go to school but not being able to." As with other junior high schools, regular teaching staff are assigned to provide guidance that develops each student's willingness to take on challenges, as well as their individuality and abilities.
Classification:
Diversified learning school
Main target audience:
Those who live in Minato Ward, have not been able to attend school for 30 consecutive days or more, are junior high school students attending Tsubasa Classroom, and have been approved for admission by the School Attendance Review Committee.
Opening hours:
(Monday to Friday) 8:45 to 16:00 (excluding holidays)
Location:
3-6-9 Toranomon
contact information:
03-3578-3240 (Minato School)
Children's house
It is mainly available to children aged 0 to 18 and their guardians, who can have fun and play safely in the playroom, library, craft room, etc.
Classification:
Other child welfare facilities
Main target audience:
Mainly children aged 0 to 18 years old. *General use of the Iikura After-School Club is limited to infants to elementary school students.
Opening hours:
(Monday to Friday) 10:00-18:00 (Saturday and Sunday) 9:00-17:00 *Excluding public holidays and substitute holidays for public holidays *Shirokanedai Children's Center is currently closed to the public due to major renovation work.
Location/Contact:
(Iikura After-School Club)
1-21-2 Higashiazabu
03-3583-6355
(Takanawa Children's Center)
3-18-15
03-3449-1642
(Toyooka Children's Center)
5-7-7 Mita
03-3453-1592
(Shirokanedai Children's Center)
4-8-5 Shirokanedai
03-3444-1899
(Daiba Children's Center)
1-5-1 Daiba
03-5500-2363
Children's and Junior High School Students Plaza
This facility is primarily available to children aged 0 to 18 and their guardians, and aims to help children grow up healthy both physically and mentally and to foster rich emotional maturity.
Classification:
Other child welfare facilities
Main target audience:
Mainly children aged 0 to 18 years
Opening hours:
(Monday to Sunday) 9:30 to 20:00 (excluding public holidays)
Location/Contact:
(Shinmei Children's and Junior High School Students Plaza)
5th and 6th floors of Plaza Shinmei, 1-6-7 Hamamatsucho
03-5733-5199
(Azabu Children's and Junior High School Students Plaza)
4-6-7 Minami-Azabu
03-5447-0611
(Akasaka Children's and Junior High School Students Plaza)
September 6-6-14
03-5561-7830
(Akasaka Children's and Junior High School Students Plaza Aoyama Building)
Kita Aoyama 3-4-1-201
03-5786-6567
(Takanawa Children's and Junior High School Students Plaza)
1-4-35
03-3443-1555
(Konan Children's and Junior High School Students Plaza)
4-3-7 Konan
03-3450-9576
Children and Senior Citizens Exchange Plaza
The facility is primarily open to children aged 0 to 18 and their guardians, as well as people aged 60 and over who live in Minato Ward. It actively creates opportunities for children and the elderly to interact and promotes intergenerational exchange.
Classification:
Other child welfare facilities
Main target audience:
Mainly children aged 0 to 18 years old
Opening hours:
(Monday to Sunday) 9:30 to 20:00 (excluding public holidays)
Location:
4-20-1 Shibaura
contact information:
03-5443-7338 (Shibaura Island Children and Seniors Communication Plaza)
Minato Ward Free School Fee Subsidy
The amount paid will be half of the monthly fee for using a free school, etc., minus the amount approved for granting (maximum amount per month) under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Tokyo Free School User Support Project Subsidy."
The subsidy from the ward will be capped at 2 yen per month per child.
Main target audience:Parents of children who are not attending school and live in Minato Ward and have been approved for the Tokyo Free School User Support Project Subsidy
contact information:03-5422-1541 (Educational Guidance)
Meeting with everyone Dogwood
This event provides information on support for children who are not attending school in Minato Ward and serves as a forum for parents to discuss the issue.
Main target audience:Parents of children who live in Minato Ward and are not attending elementary or junior high school (private schools are also eligible).
contact information:03-5422-1541 (Educational Guidance)
Meet Dogwood with Everyone
Psychologists from the Education Center provide consultations to parents of children who are not attending elementary or junior high schools in the ward. They introduce support measures tailored to each child's individual situation and provide support that addresses the worries and anxieties of parents.
Main target audience:Parents of children who are not attending school and are enrolled in elementary or junior high schools in Minato Ward
contact information:03-5422-1545 (Educational consultation)
Tokyo Consultation and support
Tokyo Metropolitan Educational Counseling Center
We accept a variety of consultations, including advice on friendships and bullying, child-rearing, school life, and issues related to young carers, as well as advice on going on to, transferring to, or enrolling in a metropolitan high school, and what to do after dropping out of high school.
Main target audience:People from preschool to high school age who live or attend school in Tokyo, and their guardians and relatives
How to consult / Consultation hours:
- Telephone consultation:Available 24 hours a day
- In-person consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 18:00, (Saturdays) 9:00 - 17:00 (Third Saturday of the month ※Fourth Saturday in August) (Excluding closed days and year-end/New Year holidays)
- Email consultation:24 hours available
- Telephone consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 21:00, (Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays) 9:00 - 17:00 (excluding closed days and the year-end/New Year holidays)
- In-person consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 17:00, (Saturdays) 9:00 - 17:00 (20 times per year) (Excluding closed days and year-end/New Year holidays)
- Email consultation:24 hours available
Location:Tokyo Metropolitan Child and Family Center, 4th floor, 6-1-4 Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
contact information:
[General Educational Consultation/Bullying Consultation Hotline]:
0120-53-8288
[High school advancement, career path, and admissions consultation]:
03-3360-4175
Consultation Hotline @ Tokyo "Let's Talk, Children Only"
You can use the web chat to discuss any concerns you have, such as friends, relationships, bullying, family, young carers, and career paths. You don't have to give your real name; you can use a nickname or alias.
Main target audience:Children of elementary, junior high, and high school age who live and attend school in Tokyo
How to consult:Online
Consultation hours:(Year-round) 15:00 - 23:00 (Last admission at 22:30)
Support program for users of free schools, etc.
This program provides subsidies of up to 2 yen per month to parents of elementary and junior high school students who live in Tokyo and are not attending school but are attending free schools, etc. To receive the subsidy, you must apply and have your application documents reviewed.
Main target audience:Parents of elementary and junior high school students who live in Tokyo and are not attending school but are attending free schools, etc. *Others who meet the requirements set by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
A forum for parents who support children who are not attending school
This event is aimed at parents of elementary and junior high school students living in Tokyo who are worried or troubled by their children's school refusal. There are four programs available, including seminars by experts and talk events by people who have experienced school refusal, and some programs can be participated in online.
Main target audience:Parents of elementary and junior high school students who are not attending school and live in Tokyo
Adolescent Support Place
We provide parents with a forum to discuss with psychological, medical, and welfare experts about their children who are refusing to go to school or who are withdrawn from society, and support their future social independence. We hold lectures three times a year and group meetings to consider how to help children return to school and participate in society.
Main target audience:Those who live, work, or attend school in Tokyo
Youth Restart Place
We support those who dropped out of high school, those who have no experience of attending high school, those who are refusing to attend elementary or junior high school, and those who are reluctant to attend school, as well as their parents.We hold school information sessions where you can hear directly from various types of metropolitan high schools, and provide support for those looking to attend a metropolitan high school.
Main target audience:Those who dropped out of high school or have no experience of attending high school, those who are reluctant to attend elementary or junior high school, or those who are refusing to attend school, and their parents
Loan Program to Support Exam Takers
By providing loans to low-income households that have difficulty paying tuition fees for cram schools and high school entrance exams, we support children who are eager to work towards becoming independent in the future and take the entrance exams to high school or university.
Main target audience:Third-year junior high school or high school students or equivalent
Booklet for teachers, staff and parents: "Towards the independence of irreplaceable children who will create the future: Key points for supporting children who are not attending school"
Children who refuse to go to school need to have their schools, families, and adults in the community work together to provide appropriate support tailored to each individual. This document was created to help teachers, parents, and others involved with children who refuse to go to school deepen their understanding of how to provide support and to enable them to work together.
Digital leaflet for children: "What is the Act on Ensuring Educational Opportunities?"
Based on the spirit of the "Act on Securing Opportunities for Education Equivalent to Ordinary Education at the Compulsory Education Level," we have created this digital leaflet for children with the aim of helping children understand what school refusal is, who they should talk to about their concerns, and so on.