Here, a school without gates or walls. That’s right. You are standing before Kyoto Municipal Kuga no Mori Elementary School.
This school began to relieve overcrowding at Kyoto Municipal Kamigawa Elementary School. The number of students at that time exceeded 1100. There were over 30 classes.
Kyoto Municipal Kuga no Mori Elementary School opened on April 1, 1992. At the time of opening, the school had 370 children.
In 1996, it became a welfare cooperation school. School building expansion work was completed in 1997.
The school celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2000. In 2001, the Fureai Salon was completed. “Rainbow Melody” was launched in 2002.
In 2003, the art room was renovated. It was designated as a “Miyako School Creation Project” in 2004. A new school building project began in 2005. The “Parents’ Association” and the reading circle “Tanpopo” were also founded.
In 2006, it was designated as a “Miyako Pilot School Project”. Air conditioning work was carried out. An elevator was installed. The west school building was completed in 2007. The Kuga no Mori Children’s Hall opened too.
“After-school Manabi Classroom” was launched in 2008. The school celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2011.
The School Management Council was founded in 2013. In 2014, the PTA installed air conditioners in the science room. They also purchased a classroom library and stage cover.
Air conditioning was installed in the science room in 2015. In 2016, air conditioning was installed in the home economics room. Disaster portable toilets were installed in 2017.
In 2019, the school mascot “Kuga no Mori Komaru” was born. The school celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021.
The school is near Kuga no Mori Municipal Housing Complex. Kyoto Municipal Kuga no Mori Higashi 3rd Park is adjacent to the school.
You can reach Kuga no Mori Elementary School by bus. Take Kyoto City Bus number 22, Special South 2, or South 2. Get off at the “Kuga no Mori” bus stop. The school is also accessible from Nagaokakyo Station. Take the JR Kyoto Line. Transfer to the city bus and get off at “Kuga no Mori”. It is a short walk from there.