[3] It was founded in 1973 by the local Japanese companies,[1] with the first classes being held at Cranbrook Schools Brookside.
[4] At first only 23 children were enrolled[citation needed] Volunteers established the Japanese Society of Detroit to operate the school.
[7] In 1999 the executive office moved from International Academy to the former Oakland Steiner School in Rochester Hills.
[8] At the time the school offices were in the former Kensington Academy campus in Bloomfield Township,[9][10] and later in Birmingham.
During their 3-year term, they take leadership positions as administrators to maintain the school with support from many volunteer parents.
Children are driven by their parents from as far as South Lyon, Ann Arbor, Lake Orion, and Windsor in Canada.
[citation needed] All instruction is given completely in the Japanese language using the same text books as those used by children in Japan.