An elementary school for Zainichi Korean children in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, is struggling to survive in the absence of public financial support.

Established in 1968, the school provides classes in the Korean language as well as cultural education for around 90 children, mostly fourth- and fifth-generation Zainichi Koreans — ethnic Koreans permanently residing in Japan.

It is located in the Miyuki-dori shopping area, known as Osaka's Koreatown due to its large population of Zainichi residents whose roots can be traced back to the period of Japan's colonization of the Korean Peninsula.