See inside a Japanese preschool through a 3-year-old's eyes

CNN

05-05-2025

Now your toddler can study abroad in Japan
Three-year-old Australian girl Kinga doesn't speak Japanese, but that hasn't stopped her from thriving in a tiny town in southern Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. Her family, part of a growing number of digital nomads, joined a preschool exchange that's giving them an immersive, kid-first window into Japanese culture.
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Now your toddler can study abroad in Japan
Three-year-old Australian girl Kinga doesn't speak Japanese, but that hasn't stopped her from thriving in a tiny town in southern Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. Her family, part of a growing number of digital nomads, joined a preschool exchange that's giving them an immersive, kid-first window into Japanese culture.
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