Japanische Schule in Hamburg

The Japanische Schule in Hamburg e.V. (ハンブルグ日本人学校) is a Japanese international school located in Halstenbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, within the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

History
The day school was founded on 23 April 1981, with the first campus at Osdorfer Landstraße 390/392 in Hamburg.

The current building in Halstenbek, designed by Architekten R+K, was completed in 1994. The school building has 3500 sqm of space and includes athletic facilities. As of 2013 the school had 110 students and 13 teachers; the Japanese government sends the teachers to Germany.

A couple, Jürgen and Christa Heidorn, gave an orchard to the Japanese school.

The Britannica International School is being built on the site of the Japanese school.

The Japanisches Institut Hamburg (ハンブルグ補習授業校 Hanburugu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend educational programme, holds its classes in the Hamburg Japanese school building. It has done so since 1994.

School culture
Haruo Yamashita (山下 晴夫) created the lyrics and melody of the school song.