Kumon Publishing Company, based in Tokyo, has been producing award-winning toys for more than 20 years.
Kumon [koo-mon] began over sixty years ago with a father and son in Japan. High-school math teacher Toru Kumon created a step-by-step, individualized approach to help his son, Takeshi, improve in math. This approach, known as the Kumon Method, established the basis for what would become the world’s largest supplemental education program…
“…just what we needed to fill in the mathematical gap. My kids enjoy passing each lesson and look forward to finishing one workbook and moving on to the next.“
-Erin G.
Founded in 2004, Kumon Publishing North America (KPNA) has educational roots in the early 1950s. KPNA is the English-language subsidiary of Kumon Publishing Co., Ltd., one of the best-selling producers of children’s educational books in Japan. Our parent company, Kumon, is also parent to Kumon Math & Reading Centers, the world’s largest supplemental learning provider. KPNA and Kumon Centers both use the learning method originated in Japan by Toru Kumon and are proven worldwide by millions of successful students.
301 Route 17 North
12th Floor
Rutherford, NJ
07070-2581
email: books@kumon.com
