Tokyo language schools

[neko_chan]

I was hoping that someone could recommend any reputable accredited Japanese language schools in Tokyo. I am looking for intensive Japanese classes, writing, kanji, grammar etc. Any sugestions will be appreciated

 

[hallo_ken]

search in google "ISI education japan"

 

[lukechamber]

hello...I have been looking for Japanese language school too.
I have find one and I must have friends who already stay in Japan.
Is ISI like you recommended, also ask for this?
Btw, thank you for your info

 

[hallo_ken]

hallo luke,

you don't need any friend in japan to apply a course at ISI or maybe others. Not like ARC, you need to have a friend there to apply for it.
You can mail ISI CS.

good luck

 

[lukechamber]

ISI ask for sponsor to apply.
I wonder if I can ask for some one here to be my sponsor... when I study japanese.
my only problems while registering to school in japan always the same..
Proof of Financial Statement, Sponsor, Guarantor.. always stuck in that..or one of them.
Could you give me advice dear Brother Ken..?

 

[hallo_ken]

I doubt I can not brother luke
you need a sponsor to be able to study over there. it's a big problem for others who want to study in japan too but too bad. it's bureaucracy.
I wish you all the best and could find your own sponsor.

lagian di indonesia bisa kali yah bank statement di palsuin LOL not recommended but you can try

good luck

 

[rainysummerdays]

Google "nisshinkyo". It's the Association for Japanese Language... or something like that.

The schools are sorted by place. Details about JLPT and EJU passers last year for each school are also there.

 

[lukechamber]

Could you give me tips looking for sponsor in Japan..?
or maybe guarantor..?
I promise I will be good boy...

 

[hallo_ken]

you can also study japanese at your home town right? if you have problem with the sponsorship, you can postpone a while and study at your home town. you muss have a sponsorship or you can not go there.

 

[lukechamber]

You right Brother Ken...
But, I can not study seriously if my environment does not push me to use Japanese Language. As result, my Japanese level wont move ...
I have send questions about this sponsor problem to ISI even I ask one of their staff to be my sponsor...


hmm...how how how...c'mon think Luke...

 

[hallo_ken]

wow i doubt they want to be your sponsor. anyway good luck and tell me if you found one. by the way luke, where do you go to japanese course in japan later?

 

[lukechamber]

I know they wont give me sponsorship or whatever so easy...but its worth to try.
Do you mean after I finish my Japanese Language? I have plan to register in university.
that is my dream...and work in Japan.
I just feel my life should be better than now.

 

[rainysummerdays]

You can self-sponsor yourself if you have the money to show (about Y2M for a year's study) and if you have a stable job.

Some schools only accept relatives as the financial sponsor, because it's not normal or natural to a person to pay for someone unrelated's tuition and living expenses. Some schools do though. There are schools that only ask for a financial sponsor, and do not ask for a guarantor.

Also, more than one financial sponsor is allowed. And I think relatives from your country can sponsor as long as you have the money and the proof of your relationship, etc..


I've been researching since I plan to study in Tokyo too.

 

[Glenski]

You can self-sponsor yourself if you have the money to show (about Y2M for a year's study) and if you have a stable job.

Self-sponsorship of a work visa is not that simple. You have to have a year of work already performed on that visa before you can change sponsorship from one employer to yourself. If you are just starting out here, self-sponsorship is not possible.

 

[hallo_ken]

I will go to japan to study like 1 year in kudan and i am sponsoring myself. You also need the bankk statement to show them. will update this later

 

[rainysummerdays]

Self-sponsorship of a work visa is not that simple. You have to have a year of work already performed on that visa before you can change sponsorship from one employer to yourself. If you are just starting out here, self-sponsorship is not possible.

I mean you can be your own financial sponsor for the pre-college visa. Not a work visa. Like, in your country, you have a stable job and savings. The applicant needs to present a bank balance certificate of his savings, income tax, etc to prove that he can pay the tuition and his living expenses in Japan without having a full-time work in Japan. There are cases like that.

Sorry if my post wasn't very clear.

 

[aptiva]

I went to tokyo last year and studied at this school: tcc-ji.com
It was pretty painless, I just filled out their application form and then they applied for and sent me the certificate of eligibility which I took to the embassy to get a student visa.
I didn't have to find a guarantor in Japan

I don't know if it's accredited though. Didn't ask

 

[lukechamber]

I went to tokyo last year and studied at this school: tcc-ji.com
It was pretty painless, I just filled out their application form and then they applied for and sent me the certificate of eligibility which I took to the embassy to get a student visa.
I didn't have to find a guarantor in Japan

I don't know if it's accredited though. Didn't ask

I had browse to the sites you mention it before.
I am looking for tuition fee and accommodation. Student visa? so, I can take arubaito right?
:?
and yep..there are 2 types of guarantor, self payment this one you must provide your own fee.To be eligible you show bank account balance, the problem is how much do I must have in my bank account to be eligible?

 

[aptiva]

I had browse to the sites you mention it before.
I am looking for tuition fee and accommodation. Student visa? so, I can take arubaito right?
:?
and yep..there are 2 types of guarantor, self payment this one you must provide your own fee.To be eligible you show bank account balance, the problem is how much do I must have in my bank account to be eligible?

The tuition info is on the application page
it´s like 600k per year I think
I stayed in their dormitory it was around 30.000\ a month (depending on utility fees each month sometimes less, sometimes more)
But it was a really small space, there were 3 of us in the apartment. Was fun, but not much space

 

[Chile]

The tuition info is on the application page
it´s like 600k per year I think
I stayed in their dormitory it was around 30.000\ a month (depending on utility fees each month sometimes less, sometimes more)
But it was a really small space, there were 3 of us in the apartment. Was fun, but not much space

I was looking at TCC, and it is surprisingly affordable! Is this a dream?
$6,000USD a year, roughly, for tuition. Plus $260-450USD for dormitory life? I am OKAY WITH THAT!!

If you wouldn't mind sharing some of your experiences Aptiva, that would be wonderful. =)
I am anxious to know whether or not you had a good time, a high quality of education.
Why did you only stay for a year when the full program is two years long?

Neko, what type of Japanese college are you looking for? For awhile I was focusing on American colleges in Japan, since I very much like the American higher education system.
Are you planning on attending a Japanese university once you are finished at a college?

 

[aptiva]

I was looking at TCC, and it is surprisingly affordable! Is this a dream?
$6,000USD a year, roughly, for tuition. Plus $260-450USD for dormitory life? I am OKAY WITH THAT!!
If you wouldn't mind sharing some of your experiences Aptiva, that would be wonderful. =)
I am anxious to know whether or not you had a good time, a high quality of education.
Why did you only stay for a year when the full program is two years long?
Neko, what type of Japanese college are you looking for? For awhile I was focusing on American colleges in Japan, since I very much like the American higher education system.
Are you planning on attending a Japanese university once you are finished at a college?

Well it was incredibly fun living in Tokyo.
I wasn't the best student (I came to have fun, not study all day^^) but I went from not even knowing kana to being able to have conversation in japanese.
The dorm I stayed in was located in Nishi ochiai, it's a residential neighbourhood in shinjuku, it was a great location. 20 minutes by train to shinjuku station, 20 minutes by bus to Ikebukuro and ~10 minutes by bus to nakano station. And about 10 minutes walk to school.
They have some other dorms but it seemed they put all the westerners in this one ( there were 3 of us in school dorms, 2 more who lived on their own )
The school is almost entirely koreans and chinese, so they go through kanji pretty fast, you can keep up with it if you work hard (my roommate did) but I didn't have time, so they put me and a couple of other non kanji readers in a special class where we went through kanji at a slower pace.

I only stayed 8 months because I broke my collar bone doing judo => couldn't work for a couple of months and ran out of money -_-

I'm applying for a monbugakusho scholarship (Have my exam on monday actually^^)
Basically the minute I landed back in Iceland I started looking for a way to get to Japan again.
If you can go, go. it's ******* awesome

Lemme know if ya have any questions

 

[lukechamber]

Well it was incredibly fun living in Tokyo.
I wasn't the best student (I came to have fun, not study all day^^) but I went from not even knowing kana to being able to have conversation in japanese.
The dorm I stayed in was located in Nishi ochiai, it's a residential neighbourhood in shinjuku, it was a great location. 20 minutes by train to shinjuku station, 20 minutes by bus to Ikebukuro and ~10 minutes by bus to nakano station. And about 10 minutes walk to school.
They have some other dorms but it seemed they put all the westerners in this one ( there were 3 of us in school dorms, 2 more who lived on their own )
The school is almost entirely koreans and chinese, so they go through kanji pretty fast, you can keep up with it if you work hard (my roommate did) but I didn't have time, so they put me and a couple of other non kanji readers in a special class where we went through kanji at a slower pace.
I only stayed 8 months because I broke my collar bone doing judo => couldn't work for a couple of months and ran out of money -_-
I'm applying for a monbugakusho scholarship (Have my exam on monday actually^^)
Basically the minute I landed back in Iceland I started looking for a way to get to Japan again.
If you can go, go. it's ******* awesome
Lemme know if ya have any questions

wow...6000USD/year..?
including dorm or not?
thats the cheapest tuition fee I have ever met so far.
but, do you can get arubaito? I am a little bit interested, but I am not sure I have that much money to pay all fee in the first place.So, I start to think to find arubaito, to cover my expenses.
6000USD that would be about 60 million Indonesian Rupiahs, exclude ticket, visa, and transport from airport to school or dorm. hahaha....
Even I think to pay half first and then I looking for job, and I pay the other half fee by my salary.. is it possible?
hahahaha....

 

[Chile]

Well it was incredibly fun living in Tokyo.
I wasn't the best student (I came to have fun, not study all day^^) but I went from not even knowing kana to being able to have conversation in japanese.
The dorm I stayed in was located in Nishi ochiai, it's a residential neighbourhood in shinjuku, it was a great location. 20 minutes by train to shinjuku station, 20 minutes by bus to Ikebukuro and ~10 minutes by bus to nakano station. And about 10 minutes walk to school.
They have some other dorms but it seemed they put all the westerners in this one ( there were 3 of us in school dorms, 2 more who lived on their own )
The school is almost entirely koreans and chinese, so they go through kanji pretty fast, you can keep up with it if you work hard (my roommate did) but I didn't have time, so they put me and a couple of other non kanji readers in a special class where we went through kanji at a slower pace.
I only stayed 8 months because I broke my collar bone doing judo => couldn't work for a couple of months and ran out of money -_-
I'm applying for a monbugakusho scholarship (Have my exam on monday actually^^)
Basically the minute I landed back in Iceland I started looking for a way to get to Japan again.
If you can go, go. it's ******* awesome
Lemme know if ya have any questions

I'm so glad to hear that you had a good experience! I've been concerned about choosing a school in Japan - especially for fear that a cheap school might offer a poor experience, or education. I'll surely have more questions for you down the road, if you don't mind.
Thank you so much for commenting! *pleased*

-By the way, I noticed you said you couldn't work because you broke your collar bone. Were you part of a special program? I've read that a working visa is near impossible to get for Japan - unless you have a bachelor's degree and real skills to offer. Maybe you do?

Good luck on your exam!! ^^ I've looked into monbukagakusho myself. I'm sure you'll do wonderfully! Be sure to let us know all about your experience with it!

 

[aptiva]

wow...6000USD/year..?
including dorm or not?
thats the cheapest tuition fee I have ever met so far.
but, do you can get arubaito? I am a little bit interested, but I am not sure I have that much money to pay all fee in the first place.So, I start to think to find arubaito, to cover my expenses.
6000USD that would be about 60 million Indonesian Rupiahs, exclude ticket, visa, and transport from airport to school or dorm. hahaha....
Even I think to pay half first and then I looking for job, and I pay the other half fee by my salary.. is it possible?
hahahaha....

You'd come to japan on a student visa, and then you need to apply for permission to do baito (part time work), up to 4hours a day I think.
The school does that for you. I wasn't even planning to do baito but they told me they'd apply for me anyway just in case I changed my mind.
I ended up working, but remotely for a company back in Iceland, so the government didn't know about it, but.. I guess having the permission was good anyway

What I did was to pay the entire tuition in advance(the icelandic krona was so strong at the time that it was insanely cheap ...not so anymore ;_; ) but when I got into some money trouble they refunded me my last 3 months and I paid them back once I had
a part time job and everything going.
The chinese kids were mostly doing arubaito and paying it as they went along, but they seemed like they were always working

however if you want to pay for tuition, rent and food all with baito money, prepare to work your *** off

Also if you want baito I'm pretty sure you'll need some japanese skills already, you can't work in a bar/store etc unless you can have the necessary conversation to do the job

I'm so glad to hear that you had a good experience! I've been concerned about choosing a school in Japan - especially for fear that a cheap school might offer a poor experience, or education. I'll surely have more questions for you down the road, if you don't mind.
Thank you so much for commenting! *pleased*
-By the way, I noticed you said you couldn't work because you broke your collar bone. Were you part of a special program? I've read that a working visa is near impossible to get for Japan - unless you have a bachelor's degree and real skills to offer. Maybe you do?
Good luck on your exam!! ^^ I've looked into monbukagakusho myself. I'm sure you'll do wonderfully! Be sure to let us know all about your experience with it!

Yeah, I broke it at judo practice. But no as I said to Luke, everyone can get permission to work part time with school

I'll post some thread on the monbugakusho sometime (there's a lack of senmon gakko scholarship info^^)

 

[Chile]

You'd come to japan on a student visa, and then you need to apply for permission to do baito (part time work), up to 4hours a day I think.
The school does that for you. I wasn't even planning to do baito but they told me they'd apply for me anyway just in case I changed my mind.
I ended up working, but remotely for a company back in Iceland, so the government didn't know about it, but.. I guess having the permission was good anyway

What I did was to pay the entire tuition in advance(the icelandic krona was so strong at the time that it was insanely cheap ...not so anymore ;_; ) but when I got into some money trouble they refunded me my last 3 months and I paid them back once I had
a part time job and everything going.
The chinese kids were mostly doing arubaito and paying it as they went along, but they seemed like they were always working

however if you want to pay for tuition, rent and food all with baito money, prepare to work your *** off

Also if you want baito I'm pretty sure you'll need some japanese skills already, you can't work in a bar/store etc unless you can have the necessary conversation to do the job


Yeah, I broke it at judo practice. But no as I said to Luke, everyone can get permission to work part time with school

I'll post some thread on the monbugakusho sometime (there's a lack of senmon gakko scholarship info^^)

This information is changing everything for me. I greatly appreciate it.
Previously I had believed that it would be impossible to get a job in Japan. Of course, I wouldn't be able to take one, even when applying for baito, until I had been there for awhile and acquired some language skills.
It's interesting to hear that you can actually pay for your tuition, food, and dorm by working. That's a very handy thing to know.

I don't want to get too off topic here, but I do have one more question for you. What are the differences between senmon gakko and monbukagakusho?

You can bet I'm going to message you sometime - if you're alright with that - full of questions! ^^ Your experience (and willingness to share) is very exciting to me! Thanks again!