• About Japan Hotel School
• Message from the Principal
• History
• educational philosophy

About Japan Hotel School

Japan Hotel School, the only "vocational school created by a hotel" in Japan, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021.
While cherishing our 50+ years of history, we continue to think about how to develop flexible human resources and provide an environment where all students can learn with peace of mind. We want to be a school that is close to our students and the future of the industry, and continues to run together with them.
We will continue to support everyone who aims to work in the hotel and bridal industry.

Message from the Principal

History

This is a timeline of the changes and transformations that have taken place since the Hotel School Administration Office was established in October 1971, from its opening to the present day.

1971

・Hotel School Secretariat launched

1972

・Former Prince Hotel School opens
・Established sister school partnership with Paul Smith College in the United States

1976

・Japan Hotel Education Center General Incorporated Foundation established (permitted by the Minister of Transport)
・Japan Hotel School opens (formerly Prince Hotel School)
・Member of the International Hotel Association
・Participation in the European Hotel School International Conference (Geneva)

1985

・Received full support from the Japan Hotel Association
・Recommended by the Japan Tourism and Inn Association
・Recommended by the International Tourism and Hotel Association

1986

・Recommended by the All Japan City Hotel Association
・Recommended by the Overseas Hotel Association
・Domestic hotel trainee system introduced
・Introduced overseas hotel trainee system (first trainees sent to Switzerland)

1987

・The school name was changed to Japan Hotel School.
・Approved as a vocational school by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government

1991

・Start of accepting government-sponsored international students
・Became a supporting member of the International Tourism Hotel Association

1993

・New school building completed
・Making hotel school textbooks available to other schools and hotels

1994

・With the cooperation of Hilton Corporation, we launched a one-year hotel training program in the United States and began sending trainees to the United States.
・At the request of the Mexican Embassy, we partnered with the Mexican "Panamericana Hotel School"

1995

・Partnered with Beijing United University Travel Academy (Beijing)
・Partnership with Hainan Agricultural Machinery School (Hainan Island)
・Partnership with Schiller International University (SIU) in the United States

1996

・Opened the Japan Hotel School Alumni College as a part of the 25th anniversary project.

1999

・Partnership with The Hotel School (InterContinental Hotels Sydney, Australia/Southern Cross University)

2000

・PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Member

2003

・A credit transfer and transfer agreement has been signed with the Swiss "Glion Hotel School"

2005

・Introducing the Shangri-La Hotel trainee system

2008

・Completion of school building expansion and renovation
・Overseas Hotel Trainee Program 15th Anniversary Alumni Reunion
・Recommended and designated school by the Japan Restaurant Association

2009

・School annex completed
・Completion of directly managed student dormitory
・Japan Hotel Academy is established as a school corporation.
・Changed the establishment from the Japan Hotel Education Center General Incorporated Foundation (April)
・Partnerships with Saxion University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands), Ning'an Fuji Vocational School (China), and Mudanhong University (China)

2011

・Held a concert to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the company's founding
・Held a 40th anniversary alumni reunion

2012

・Partnership with Perpetual Help University (Philippines)

2014

・Daytime International Hotel Studies Department certified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as a "professional practice specialized course"

2016

・45th anniversary ceremony and party held

2017

・Start of exchange program with Perpetual Help University

2018

・20th anniversary of the launch of Bridal Course

2019

・Approved as a school eligible for the new higher education support system

2021

・50th anniversary / Publication of 50th anniversary commemorative magazine

2023

・New school building completed

educational philosophy

The educational philosophy of Japan Hotel School is to cultivate individuals whose actions are based on a spirit of hospitality.
Our mission is not just to develop students who have excellent grades and athletic ability, but also to develop students who are considerate of others' feelings and who have the proper grooming and manners for a working adult, and to send them out into the industry.

1. Cultivating people who respect courtesy and good manners
We position the four items of "greetings," "language," "grooming," and "attitude" as the basis of discipline and etiquette education, and all teaching staff provide appropriate instruction. By cultivating politeness in daily life, discipline, and moderation at the same time, we achieve our goal of developing the human resources required by the hospitality industry and nurturing members of society who are aware of social common sense.

1. Acquiring and practicing the spirit of hospitality
At the Japan Hotel School, we define "hospitality" as "thinking and acting from the other person's point of view." In general, hospitality means "compassion," "kindness," and "heartfelt hospitality." For those involved in the hotel, bridal, and restaurant industries, we believe it is important to provide service filled with a hospitable spirit and to know how to embody the spirit of hospitality, which is the basis of customer service.

1. Creating services by integrating theory and practice
In order to integrate theory and practical skills, we have created a unique system that places equal weight on lectures, school events, corporate training, and overseas study trips. In the daytime division, classes/lectures (theory) and corporate training (practical skills) are alternated from the middle of the first year to the middle of the second year, aiming to integrate the two. In the nighttime division, there are training periods in the winter and summer where students can put what they have learned in lectures into practice.

1. Cultivating individuals with an international perspective
We hope to broaden students' international perspectives through opportunities such as learning foreign languages, living together with international students, interacting with foreign instructors, and interacting with overseas customers during corporate internships. In principle, all students (daytime students only) are required to participate in the "overseas training trip," which is offered as an opportunity to put the knowledge they have acquired into practice. In addition, we are working to increase opportunities to travel overseas by expanding the "study abroad program" and the "overseas hotel internship program" after graduation, and to develop global human resources with an international perspective.

1. Nurturing individuals who can contribute widely to society
We want to foster people who can contribute to society as a whole, not just to the specific field of the hotel industry. Our philosophy is to foster people who can act with a spirit of hospitality. Our mission is to foster people who can contribute globally, not just to academic achievement and athletic ability, but also to the ability to think from other people's perspectives and acquire common sense, grooming, and manners as a member of society.