Dolphin Tales
Your tales make us proud
Since 1964, thousands of students have walked these halls and called NIS home — some for a single formative year, others from their very first days in preschool through graduation. Wherever they've landed since, our graduates can be found in every corner of the globe, chasing what they love and shaping the communities around them in ways as varied as they are. Their stories are ones we never tire of telling. Read on to see how far our Dolphins have carried what they Inquired, Inspired, and Impacted — long after they swam beyond Nakashidami.
Tell Us Your Tale
Do you have a story to tell? We’d love to hear it. Contact us at alumni@nis.ac.jp or submit through the appropriate link below.
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From the classrooms of NIS to the cutting edge of weather forecasting in France, Enzio (Class of 2020) is building a career
![A family of five poses for a photo in front of a blue graphic that reads "Class of 1998" and the "NIS" logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1769676056/nagoya/vfn763e0evmfttmhcql5/1998Sarah-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1769676056/nagoya/vfn763e0evmfttmhcql5/1998Sarah-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1769676056/nagoya/vfn763e0evmfttmhcql5/1998Sarah-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1769676056/nagoya/vfn763e0evmfttmhcql5/1998Sarah-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1769676056/nagoya/vfn763e0evmfttmhcql5/1998Sarah-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1769676056/nagoya/vfn763e0evmfttmhcql5/1998Sarah-2.jpg","width":2000}])
Sarah (Class of 1998) is far from Nagoya, but she still carries the lessons and leadership experiences she gained at NIS.
![A woman with curly brown hair and blue eyes is in the foreground, with a dark sweater, while the background features a wooden texture and a "Class of 1983" graphic with a school logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768703358/nagoya/wczhkuf4nkwk6omm53qh/1983DAWN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768703358/nagoya/wczhkuf4nkwk6omm53qh/1983DAWN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768703358/nagoya/wczhkuf4nkwk6omm53qh/1983DAWN.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768703358/nagoya/wczhkuf4nkwk6omm53qh/1983DAWN.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768703358/nagoya/wczhkuf4nkwk6omm53qh/1983DAWN.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768703358/nagoya/wczhkuf4nkwk6omm53qh/1983DAWN.jpg","width":2000}])
Dawn, Class of 1983, is selling houses and hiking in Georgia these days - just keeping it simple.
![A man in the foreground smiles at the camera while a baseball game unfolds in the background with a "Class of 1977" graphic on the right.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768354898/nagoya/rzpdtsfmjglfgbfi5aaa/1977ClayDT01.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768354898/nagoya/rzpdtsfmjglfgbfi5aaa/1977ClayDT01.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768354898/nagoya/rzpdtsfmjglfgbfi5aaa/1977ClayDT01.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1768354898/nagoya/rzpdtsfmjglfgbfi5aaa/1977ClayDT01.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1768354898/nagoya/rzpdtsfmjglfgbfi5aaa/1977ClayDT01.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768354898/nagoya/rzpdtsfmjglfgbfi5aaa/1977ClayDT01.jpg","width":2000}])
Clay, Class of 1977, is loving the fact that history is being made by Japanese MLB players like Ohtani.
![A snowboarder poses with her board in the foreground against a backdrop of snow-covered mountains and a "Class of 1998" graphic.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766054770/nagoya/wm0njkpwyca3nrexnqvt/1998_YukaIto-H.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766054770/nagoya/wm0njkpwyca3nrexnqvt/1998_YukaIto-H.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1766054770/nagoya/wm0njkpwyca3nrexnqvt/1998_YukaIto-H.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1766054770/nagoya/wm0njkpwyca3nrexnqvt/1998_YukaIto-H.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1766054770/nagoya/wm0njkpwyca3nrexnqvt/1998_YukaIto-H.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1766054770/nagoya/wm0njkpwyca3nrexnqvt/1998_YukaIto-H.jpg","width":2000}])
Yuka, Class of 1998 is loving life in Switzerland while helping Japanese exchange students experience the same.
![Two smiling people in Los Angeles Dodgers jerseys pose in the foreground, with a "Class of 1984" graphic and a school logo in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762152169/nagoya/eihnl4qvuqjy9r5q7lkj/1984TedLo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762152169/nagoya/eihnl4qvuqjy9r5q7lkj/1984TedLo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762152169/nagoya/eihnl4qvuqjy9r5q7lkj/1984TedLo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1762152169/nagoya/eihnl4qvuqjy9r5q7lkj/1984TedLo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1762152169/nagoya/eihnl4qvuqjy9r5q7lkj/1984TedLo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762152169/nagoya/eihnl4qvuqjy9r5q7lkj/1984TedLo.jpg","width":2000}])
A retired money guy, Ted, Class of 1984, reminisces on the work he did and the good times at NIS.
![Four students and a teacher pose with thumbs up in a bright, modern hallway, with a "Class of 2021" graphic on the right.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758791403/nagoya/lclscsd2uelzgep8hahv/2021WkanaTv2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758791403/nagoya/lclscsd2uelzgep8hahv/2021WkanaTv2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758791403/nagoya/lclscsd2uelzgep8hahv/2021WkanaTv2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1758791403/nagoya/lclscsd2uelzgep8hahv/2021WkanaTv2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1758791403/nagoya/lclscsd2uelzgep8hahv/2021WkanaTv2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758791403/nagoya/lclscsd2uelzgep8hahv/2021WkanaTv2.jpg","width":2000}])
Wakana, Class of 2021, was one of the first to answer our call for Dolphin Tales soon after she left NIS. Now 4 years later much has changed in her life.
![A smiling woman with brown hair is in the foreground, while the background features a dark blue graphic with "Class of 1981" and a school logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748160482/nagoya/uqv7qewza6fhakdmadmp/1981KedallSapp.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748160482/nagoya/uqv7qewza6fhakdmadmp/1981KedallSapp.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748160482/nagoya/uqv7qewza6fhakdmadmp/1981KedallSapp.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748160482/nagoya/uqv7qewza6fhakdmadmp/1981KedallSapp.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1748160482/nagoya/uqv7qewza6fhakdmadmp/1981KedallSapp.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748160482/nagoya/uqv7qewza6fhakdmadmp/1981KedallSapp.jpg","width":2000}])
Kendall (class of 1981) has taken the lessons of school days and turned them into a career of precision, purpose, and people-first auditing.
![A smiling woman in a white shirt sits on a couch in the foreground, with a "Class of 2008" logo on a dark blue background in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746495332/nagoya/pigsdmke0b38twudqi2n/2008KeiOkaniwa.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746495332/nagoya/pigsdmke0b38twudqi2n/2008KeiOkaniwa.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746495332/nagoya/pigsdmke0b38twudqi2n/2008KeiOkaniwa.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746495332/nagoya/pigsdmke0b38twudqi2n/2008KeiOkaniwa.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746495332/nagoya/pigsdmke0b38twudqi2n/2008KeiOkaniwa.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746495332/nagoya/pigsdmke0b38twudqi2n/2008KeiOkaniwa.jpg","width":2000}])
After growing up at NIS, Kei (Class of 2008) is now running her own jewelry brand, KYRAH. She’s turned her love for creativity and individuality into a business that empowers people —and loving it