[1] It is the oldest German school in East Asia still in existence today.

For foreign languages English, Japanese, French, Latin and Spanish (as a school club) are available.

[2] After the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake many German families moved from Yokohama to Tokyo.

The building suffered little damage during World War II, but was requisitioned by the American military government as enemy property following Germany's capitulation in May 1945, so school activity came to a standstill.

The school survived the triple disaster of 2011 without any structural damage, but the number of students initially fell sharply due to the departure of many families.