is the oldest extracurricular college-preparatory school in Japan. It was founded in 1918 by Toshiharu Yamazaki ( 山崎寿春 ''Yamazaki Toshiharu''), a Japanese

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scholar and a graduate of

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, and

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(Graduate School). Along with Kawai-juku and Yoyogi Seminar, it is one of the three largest groups of preparatory schools. Sundai Preparatory School is regularly ranked as first by the number of acceptances to the

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and

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, both considered the most competitive universities in Japan. Admission is competitive, and students must receive satisfactory grades in national examinations to enroll.

Campuses

Sundai Preparatory School

*Headquarters (

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, Tokyo) **1st building **2nd building **3rd building **8th building *Kyoto *Osaka *Nagoya *Yokohama *Sapporo *Fukuoka *Kobe *Hamamatsu *Sendai *Hiroshima

Sundai Center for International Education

*Singapore *Malaysia *Bangkok *Jakarta *Hongkong *Shanghai *Pudong *Taipei *Myanmar *Tokyo *New York *New Jersey *Michigan *Düsseldorf

Departments

These subjects are all required by top-tier universities in Japan. *English *Mathematics *Contemporary Japanese *Classical Japanese language *Classical Chinese *Physics *Chemistry *Biology *Geoscience *History of Japan *World history *Geography *Civics

Affiliated institutions

Sundai Michigan International Academy Sundai Michigan International Academy (駿台ミシガン国際学院 ''Sundai Mishigan Kokusai Gakuin''), affiliated with the Sundai Center for International Education (駿台国際教育センター ''Sundai Kokusai Kyōiku Sentā'', see 駿� ...

Sundai Ireland International School Sundai Ireland International School (駿台アイルランド国際学校 ''Sundai Airurando Kokusai Gakkō'') was a Japanese international school in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. It served junior high school and senior high school studen ...

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References

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* {{authority control Private schools in Japan