Short-Term enrollment is now available!

The course runs every weekday to acquire practical and useful Japanese. It is suitable for people who live in Japan, who need Japanese for work or who wish to study Japanese during a holiday.
Those who apply for more than 20 days and have an attendance rate of more than 80% will be given a course completion certificate.

Osaka & Kyoto - Schedule

2012 April Term

( Total 50 days/3 months )

Start: April 9, 2012

Completion Ceremony: June 20, 2012

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2012 July Term

( Total 50 days/3 months )

Start: July 9, 2012

Completion Ceremony: September 21, 2012

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Registration Acceptable Date for Beginner Level
Students who have no study experience can enroll from this day.
*Students who have studying experience can also enroll.
Registration Acceptable Date
Students who have studying experience can enroll from this day.
No Class
Class will not be held.
Level Check Test
Take our Level Check Test prior to class. Come to the school at 10:00 on April 6 / July 6.
To take the Level Check Test on a different day, contact us and make an appointment.
Test
Midterms and End-of-the-term test will be held.
Midterm test: May 7 - May 11 / August 6 - August 10
End-of-the-term test: June 11 - June 15 / September 10 - September 14
*It doesn't mean that there will be tests everyday.
Free Talking
Free Talking with Japanese people will be held on lunch break time regularly. (Osaka School only)
Outdoor Class
Outdoor class takes place once in a term.
 
April Term
July Term
Osaka 5/25 Visiting Kyoto or Nara 8/24 Field trip
Kyoto 5/25 Visiting famous tourist spots 8/24 Making traditional craft
*Also see Optional Field Trip for more.

Levels

  4 - 19 days 20 days and more
Osaka
Beginner - Elementary
Beginner – Advanced
Kyoto
Beginner - Elementary
Beginner – Advanced

Level needed for enrollment

  • Beginner
    No experience in studying Japanese or can hold greetings/travel conversations.
  • Elementary
    Understands easy Japanese needed to hold daily conversations and being able to communicate. (Shopping, inviting friends, asking directions, asking for permission, explaining past experience, etc)
    Hiragana/Katakana, and can read and write about 50 to 300 kanji.
  • Pre-intermediate
    Able to speak formal or casual Japanese depending on the situation.
    Can read and write about 300-600 kanji
  • Intermediate
    Express own opinion or compose an essay.
    Can read and write about 600-1,000 kanji
  • Advanced
    Cannot say that speaking is completely fluent and natural, but have no problem in daily life. Can read and write about 1,000 kanji

Timetable

  • Monday - Friday (5 days/week)
  • 9:00 - 12:15/13:30 - 16:45
    (The lesson time will be informed after a level check.)

Tuition

  • Registration fee 5,000 yen
  • Fees exclude textbook fees. Textbooks will differ according to class level.
    Textbook example: “Minna no Nihongo I/II” (2,625 yen each)
    “Kana Master” (1,575 yen) etc.
1 Term
(3 months）
170,000 yen
4 -10 days
4,500 yen/day (18,000 yen - 45,000 yen）
11 days
45,000 yen
12 -50 days
4,000 yen/day（48,000 yen - 200,000 yen）

Optional Field Trip

Experience Japanese culture other than studying at the school.
Please pay the fee at the school.
*Each class will be held provided that there are 3 or more students registered.

Osaka School
April
term		 BBQ Party April 14 Actual expense
Making Soba (buckwheat) noodles May 17
11:00/15:00		 2,000 yen
Experience Cosplay (*1) June 1
11:00/13:30		 500 yen
A guide to Bunraku
（Traditional puppet theater）		 June 8 - 21
10:30/14:00		 1,300 yen
July
term		 Enjoy Bowling July 14 Actual expense
Tenjin Festival (Firework show) July 25
evening		 Free
ARC Osaka Summer Festival
(Yukata experience available) 		August 10 500 yen
(plus 1,000 yen for Yukata-experience)
Making wagashi
(Japanese sweets) 		Sep. 1
13:30-15:00 		2,000 yen
*1 Transform yourself into female characters by wearing costumes.
Kyoto School
April
term		 Visiting Nijyo Castel Apr. 13 / a.m. 1,500 yen
Apr. 20 / p.m.
Experience Yuzenzome (process of dyeing) Apr. 27 / a.m. 1,500 yen
May. 11 / p.m.
Visiting Arashiyama May. 18 / a.m. 2,000 yen
Jun. 1 / p.m.
Experience Sado (Tea Ceremony) Jun. 8 / a.m. 2,500 yen
Jun. 15 / p.m.
July
term		 Visiting Kiyomizu Temple Jul. 13 / a.m. 1,000 yen
Jul. 20 / p.m.
Making wagashi (Japanese sweets) Jul. 27 / a.m. 2,500 yen
Aug. 3 / p.m.
Visiting Eigamura Aug. 10 / a.m. 3,000 yen
Aug. 17 / p.m.
Making sensu (Japanese fan) Aug. 31 / a.m. 2,500 yen
Sep. 7 / p.m.

Accommodation

  • Homestay
  • Dormitory
  • Guest House

    Please see here for details.