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Nihon Hoiku Service (Japan Nursery Service Inc.) is the childcare company of JP-Holdings, which owns all of its shares. Established in October 2004, it is based at Shinagawa Season Terrace in Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo. It runs its own Ask and GENKIDS nurseries, Tokyo-certified Ask nurseries, public nurseries operated for local governments, after-school clubs and children's halls.
It lists 356 facilities nationwide. On 1 April 2026 the group had 73 licensed nurseries, 113 after-school clubs and 7 children's halls in Tokyo, with more in Kanagawa, Chiba, Aichi and elsewhere. JP-Holdings, listed on the TSE Prime Market, had consolidated sales of ¥43.3 billion for the year to March 2026.
Measured from the 27 listings Ranked has live for Nihon Hoiku Service. Japanese level, visa signal and skills are AI-graded from each posting and can be wrong — confirm against the employer's original posting before applying.
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In-house systems engineer for a childcare group's head office, running servers, Google Workspace, networks, security tools and the help desk that supports staff at more than 300 nurseries and after-school sites.
Handle general office work at a licensed nursery: paperwork, phone calls and visitors from parents and guests, plus helping the nursery teachers where needed.
Part-time clerical role at a childcare group's Tokyo head office in Shinagawa: data entry, invoice handling, training support, mail and phone work, with specialist options.
Early-career corporate legal role at a childcare group's Tokyo head office, reviewing and amending contracts and handling first-line legal questions from other departments and facilities.
Assistant at an after-school club inside a Shibuya elementary school, watching over and playing with children, helping with homework and preparing snacks.
Part-time assistant supporting nursery teachers at a Montessori-style nursery in Adachi: playing with children, helping at meals, accompanying walks, cleaning and laundry.
After-school club instructor at a gakudo inside an elementary school, giving pupils a safe place after class and handling attendance checks and snack time.
Part-time licensed nursery teacher at a 60-place nursery, supporting children aged from nine weeks to pre-school with meals, naps, toileting, play and daily parent notes.
Part-time nursery teacher caring for children aged one to school age: nap-time breathing checks, health checks, support with meals and toileting, play and daily notes to parents.
Nursery teacher at a licensed day nursery for children from 57 days old to school age, handling everyday childcare as part of the nursery's teaching team.
Part-time nursery teacher at a licensed nursery for children from 8 weeks to school age, supporting daily care, nap checks, meals, play and parent handovers.
Nursery assistant supporting teachers with children's play, mealtimes and outings, plus cleaning, laundry, laying out futons and nursery office work. No qualification needed.
Run daily care at an after-school children's club: check children in and out, serve snacks, and support them as they play, study and build independence and social skills.
Full-time instructor at a municipal after-school club in Chofu, looking after primary-school children after class: arrival and departure checks, snacks and activities.
Nursery teacher at a licensed nursery school in Ota, Tokyo, caring for children from 57 days old up to school age and taking part in all daily childcare work.
Nursery teacher at a nursery school in Edogawa that cares for children from infancy to school age, handling the full range of daily childcare work as part of the team.
After-school support worker at an elementary school after-school club in Mitaka, Tokyo, looking after children after class and during school holidays.
Full-time nursery teacher at a licensed nursery near Ryogoku Station in Sumida, handling daily care and education for children from infancy to pre-school age.
Part-time assistant at an after-school children's class inside a Taito elementary school: preparing snacks and crafts, watching over play, tidying rooms and seeing children off.
Part-time assistant at an after-school club inside a Nerima elementary school: watching over and playing with children, preparing snacks and crafts, and tidying up.
Full-time after-school club worker inside an elementary school in Hino, giving schoolchildren a safe place after school and supporting their independence and social skills.
Full-time nurse at a Sumida nursery caring for children from 57 days old to school age: health and hygiene management, first response to illness and injury, and medication management.
Part-time kitchen assistant at a nursery, helping prepare lunches and snacks for young children: prep, measuring, plating and washing up under the nutritionist.
Registered nurse at a day nursery, managing the health and hygiene of children from infancy to school age, judging responses to sudden illness or injury, and handling medication.
Nutritionist or cook at a licensed nursery in Adachi, Tokyo, preparing children's meals and snacks, ordering ingredients and running food education and cooking activities.
Kitchen assistant at a Shinjuku nursery school, helping prepare, plate and serve meals and snacks for young children and handling dishwashing and cleaning.
Look after the health of children aged 0 to six at a licensed nursery: health and hygiene management, first judgement on sudden illness or injury, and medication management.
