The school was established in 1979 in a private house. A basement was used as the first classroom.[4] Area Japanese parents formally opened the school in April 1980, then only having elementary level classes, and the school started with three teachers and fourteen students.[5] By 1989, the student count was 400.[6]
It began renting from Worthington Estates Elementary School and Worthingway Middle School, both in Worthington, for elementary and secondary level classes, respectively, in April 1999. It began renting from Grandby Elementary School and McCord Middle School for elementary and secondary classes, respectively, in April 2003; both schools are in the city limits of Columbus.[7]
In March 2019, the hoshuko stopped the Worthington school rents due to the state of the contracts.[7] From March 2020 the Japanese school was to rent space in Glacier Ridge Elementary School, inDublin, ofDublin City Schools.[9] From September 2021 the hoshuko began using a Marysville facility.[7] Prior to the Marysville agreement, the Japanese school had done learning over the Internet.[1]
^"About Us" (in Japanese). Columbus Japanese Language School.Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2022.(3) 借用校 * Marysville市教育委員会（貸主）
^"Directory". Columbus Japanese Language School. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2022.School Office[Tuesday thru Friday] 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 450 W.Wilson Bridge Rd. Suite 360 Worthington Ohio 43085
^"補習校の歩み". Columbus Japanese Language School. October 1, 2020. Archived fromthe original on October 1, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2022.ダブリン市からの好意により2020年4月からダブリン市グレイシャーリッジ小を借用することになった。
