Niederkassel is a quarter of the city of Düsseldorf , part of Borough 4 . It is located on the west side of the river Rhine , bordering Oberkassel and Lörick . It has an area of 2.34 km (0.90 sq mi), and 6,079 inhabitants (2020). It was connected to Düsseldorf when the Oberkassel Bridge was opened in 1898.
6-551: It was originally part of the district of Heerdt , until Heerdt became a part of Düsseldorf in 1909. At the start of the 20th century, Oberkassel and Niederkassel were popular places for artist's residences., prompted by the national arts exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1902. In the 1970s, Oberkassel and Niederkassel become a popular place for the Japanese community in Germany to live. In 1973
12-561: A former public school building in Oberkassel, began serving the junior high students. In 1985 the school had 880 students ages 6 through 15. As of 1985, as there were not yet any Japanese curriculum high schools in Europe, graduates typically went back to Japan to attend high school as they were not equipped enough in German to enter German upper secondary education systems. At that time the enrollment
18-586: Is a Japanese international school in Oberkassel , Düsseldorf , Germany . Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Düsseldorf (デュッセルドルフ日本語補習校 Dyusserudorufu Nihongo Hoshūkō ), a Japanese weekend school , is a part of the institution. It first opened on April 21, 1971 in the Canisiushaus building of the St. Antonius Church in Oberkassel . It served 43 students in grades 5 through 9. In 1972 classes for grades 1-4 opened at
24-522: The Don Bosco School in Oberkassel, with 90 students. That year, the Japanese Ministry of Education recognized the school as an international school. In 1973 a dedicated school building, located in Oberkassel , opened. The growth of Japan's economy resulted in an expansion in the student body. Due to overcrowding, the junior high school moved to a satellite building in 1983. The Lanker School,
30-810: The permanent facility of Japanese School of Düsseldorf opened in Niederkassel. In 1993 the Ekō House, a center for Japanese culture with a traditional Japanese tea house and a Buddhist temple, was opened there. Niederkassel sometimes is called "Klein-Tokio" ("Little Tokyo") by locals. Since 1887, a fete with an annual barrel race has been held in Niederkassel. The barrels are carried in special handcarts called "Schörskar". Japanese School of D%C3%BCsseldorf Japanische Internationale Schule e.V. in Düsseldorf ( デュッセルドルフ日本人学校 , Dyusserudorufu Nihonjin Gakkō , JISD , German: "Japanese International School in Düsseldorf")
36-635: Was 900. The student population peaked in 1992. In 2001 the junior high school moved back to the main building. Since the early 1980s and as of 2003 the school's secondary division has consistently had over 500 students. As of 2016 the school had 356 students in elementary school, grades 1-6, and 108 students in junior high school, grades 7-9. Because Japanese parents want their students to be prepared for higher education in Japan, most courses were taught in Japanese. As of 1985 students take German language lessons for two hours per week. Fukushima, an official of
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