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COMPANY

Company Overview

COMPANY OUTLINE

Company Name
Wagokoro Co., Ltd.
Representative
Representative Director MIYAGAWA Tenyo
Address
2202 Katori, Tado-cho, Kuwana-shi, Mie, Japan
Business
Operation of the Japanese language school “Wagokoro Gakuin Kuwana Campus”

Through the power of education,
we nurture the “driving force” that moves communities.

Where cultures meet, people and towns grow.
We aim to create a regional
“platform for coexistence” that continues
to update with the times.

HISTORY

  1. Began negotiations with the local government toward reuse of a closed school.

  2. Established the company for the purpose of opening and operating Wagokoro Gakuin Kuwana Campus.

  3. Participated in Kuwana City’s call for proposals on reuse of five closed schools in Tado.

  4. Submitted a proposal for “Wagokoro Gakuin Kuwana Campus” as a reuse project for the former Tado Kita Elementary School site to Kuwana City. Held an explanatory meeting for residents of the Tado area as a reuse operator and deepened dialogue.

  5. At the Kuwana City Council (December 2025 ordinary session), bills concerning the transfer of the former Tado Kita Elementary School building and the lease of the land were passed and approved. The base for Wagokoro Gakuin was formally decided.

  6. Kuwana City officially announced Wagokoro Co., Ltd. as the reuse operator for the former Tado Kita Elementary School.

  7. Featured in Nikkei BP’s “New Public-Private Partnership Frontier” as a decided closed-school reuse project in Kuwana City. Attracted attention as a model case of public-private partnership (PPP) combining regional revitalization through idle assets with global talent development.

  8. Concluded a disaster-prevention agreement with Kuwana City.

  9. Submitted application documents to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology regarding authorization to establish the Japanese language school “Wagokoro Gakuin Kuwana Campus.”

  10. Wagokoro Gakuin Kuwana Campus opens. Acceptance of the first cohort of students begins (planned).