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Getting here from across Tokyo,
and the offices you will need

Families come to us from across Tokyo, not only Shinjuku. Here is how to get here, when we are open, and where the ward offices and English-language help desks are.

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  1. Address and hours
  2. By tram and train
  3. The offices you will need
  4. Help in English and other languages

Address and hours

NameTerapia Pocket Waseda
AddressAZ Nishi-Waseda 2F, 1-23-13 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051
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Hours10:00–17:00, Wednesday to Monday (closed Tuesdays)
Phone03-6380-2836 (answered in Japanese; for English, use the English contact form)
ParkingNone — please come by public transport
LicenceDesignated child development support provider, no. 1350400543
OperatorCCN CO., LTD.

By tram and train

  • Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) — Waseda Station, 1 minute on foot. The tram runs from the Ikebukuro side (Higashi-Ikebukuro-yonchome, Ōtsuka-ekimae) and from the Minowabashi / Arakawa side; Waseda is the terminus.
  • Tokyo Metro Tozai Line — Waseda Station, about 10 minutes on foot. One stop from Takadanobaba (JR Yamanote Line, Seibu Shinjuku Line), two stops from Iidabashi; direct from Kudanshita, Ōtemachi and Nihombashi, and from Nakano and the west.

If you are coming from the Shinjuku, Shibuya or Ikebukuro side, Takadanobaba (JR Yamanote) then the Tozai Line one stop is usually simplest. From the east and the city centre, the Tozai Line runs straight through. We can send a short route note in English before your visit if you tell us where you are starting from.

The offices you will need

OfficeWhat forWhere / phone
Disability Welfare Division, Support Section The certificate (受給者証)Shinjuku City Office 2F, 1-4-1 Kabukichō · 03-5273-4583
Child Development Support Centre "Aiai" Developmental consultation and assessment7-3-29 Shinjuku, Children's General Centre 2F · 03-6273-8701 (Mon–Fri 8:30–18:00, Sat 8:30–17:00)
Public health centres Infant health checks, developmental consultationUshigome 03-3260-6231 · Yotsuya 03-3351-5161 · Higashi-Shinjuku 03-3200-1026 · Ochiai 03-3952-7161
Education Support Division, Special Needs Education Section School-entry consultation (就学相談)Shinjuku Cosmic Centre 4F · 03-3232-3074
Childcare Division, Admissions Section Nursery admission, extra staff (加配)03-5273-4527

If you live in another ward, the same counters exist under your ward's disability welfare division, child development support centre, public health centre and board of education. Ask at your ward's foreign-resident help desk for the names and numbers.

Help in English and other languages

This page is general information for families, based on the Japanese pages of our classroom and the public sources listed above. It is not medical advice and does not replace an assessment by a doctor or other specialist. Whether your child needs support, and which class your child enters at school, are decided with you by the relevant professionals and your ward — not by this page.

Sources: Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza (English) · Shinjuku City — Children's General Centre "Aiai" (Japanese) · Shinjuku City — school-entry consultation (Japanese)

FAQ

Questions families ask

Is the classroom stroller-friendly?
It is on the 2nd floor of a small building one minute from the tram stop. Tell us when you book and we will let you know the easiest way in with a stroller.
Do you offer pick-up?
As a rule, no. Families bring their child to the classroom.
Which ward office do we use if we live outside Shinjuku?
Your own ward's. The certificate is issued where your child is registered as a resident and can be used here.

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Related guides in English

Your first visitWhat happens, what to bringGetting the certificate (受給者証)Step by step, documents, where to goWhat is jidō hattatsu shien?The service, in plain EnglishWhen daycare is hardVisiting support and extra staff

Start with a visit.

You do not need a diagnosis, a certificate, or fluent Japanese to take the first step. Send us a message in English, tell us your child's age and what you are noticing about their speech and language, and we will take it from there.

✉ Contact form (English) ☎ 03-6380-2836