About Kokofami

Kokofami is a local guide that helps Japanese families raising children in Los Angeles & Orange County (Southern California) quickly compare and choose the education, childcare, lessons, and outings that fit their own family — whether you're about to move here or have just arrived, so you can find what works for you in the limited time you have.

Does this sound familiar?

• A move or assignment is decided — you want to know what options exist locally before you relocate
• You've just arrived and don't know the area — you need to research and decide quickly
• It's all in English — you'd like to gather information in Japanese, all in one place
• Information is scattered across social media, forums, and word of mouth, so you can't compare on the same terms
• “Keep up Japanese,” “we'll return to Japan eventually,” “we plan to stay” — your criteria differ by family policy, but nothing is organized around that
• Both parents work, and you need a place with extended care or pickup fast
• You're not sure where to take the kids on the weekend

In an unfamiliar place, with limited time, you still want to choose with confidence — because it's about your child. That's why Kokofami exists: to make searching, comparing, and deciding much easier, and to help you find what fits your family best.

What Kokofami does

• Filter and compare: narrow by area, age, level of Japanese support, teaching method, in-person/online, and features (extended care, pickup, free trial, etc.) to show only the candidates that match your conditions. You can also use the map or sort by nearest from your location or ZIP.
• Organized for Japanese families: “how much Japanese,” “returning to Japan or staying,” “dual-income” — judgment axes specific to Japanese families that general map services tend to miss.
• Neutral and fact-based: we don't recommend any particular school. Ad slots are clearly labeled “Sponsor,” and ads never change search ranking or comparisons.
• As current as possible: every entry shows a last-verified date, and we manage the freshness of fast-changing details like availability.
• Not just education — outings too: parks, libraries, museums, farms, indoor play spaces, and other places you can take the kids.

When to use it

• Before a move, to grasp the options in your destination area (→ pre-relocation guide)
• Right after arriving, to see the options by area at a glance
• To find a daycare or preschool quickly, filtered by your conditions
• For weekend Japanese / Japanese-language schools, to keep up Japanese or prepare for return/exams
• To find lessons by activity or area
• To find somewhere to go on the weekend

How it works

1. Pick an area (Orange County / Los Angeles)
2. Filter by category and conditions (age, Japanese support, teaching method, features, distance, etc.)
3. View a facility's details, map, and official site, then visit or inquire

Pick an area and search → Read the guides

About the operator

Kokofami is a local media service run by the Kokofami editorial team for Japanese families in Southern California. We organize publicly available information neutrally. For fast-changing details like fees and availability, please confirm with each facility's official site.

Providers of education or lessons considering a listing can see For Providers.