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Democratic school in Japan :   Mie Shure new details

Address:  1st Floor, Tsu Building, 328 Komei-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, 514-0006, Japan.

Web site: http://www.mienoko.com

Contact:   Yoshihide Ishiyama

Email:    npo@mienoko.com

Telephone:    059-213-1115

Number of Students:    22

Age range: 6-19

Languages:    Japanese

Principles:    Freedom, self-government and the respect of individuality. Students and staff get together in weekly meetings to democratically decide matters concerning their own activities and learning.

Democratic school in Japan :    Okinawa Sudbury School Updated details

Address:  Ginowan City, Okinawa-ken, Japan

Contact:   Simon Robinson

Email:    okinawa-ss@gmail.com

Website: http://www.okinawa-ss.com/

Telephone:    ++81 90 6864 9277

Age range: Up to 18

Languages:    Japanese, staff can also speak English

Basic Principles: We are a democratically-run Sudbury-model school, so the focus is on self-determined activity within a school rule framework decided by the school meeting. Currently most of our members are under 12, so activities can be best characterised as 'free play'.