University-Affiliated Japanese Language Program

Hi everyone. I want to do a one year, pure japanese language study at a non-degree program beginning next fall. Ideally, I want to enter a program affiliated with a highly reputed Japanese university (I want university-affiliation for social opportunities, and a university name that looks good on my resume). So far, I am aware of three such one-year programs. They are affiliated with:

-Waseda
-Keio
-Ritsumeikan in Kyoto


Is anyone aware of any other University affiliated programs? I have already tried to look through a couple of search directories without any success. Help!

I've always thought highly of what Nagoya University offers. In eligibility it doesn't say anything about being enrolled at the university so I think this is relevant. The below are both two semester, one year courses, 30 hours a week! I like the sound of that, maybe I'll enroll. On the downside I've heard that Nagoya's a bit of a boring place to live. :/

Intensive Program in Elementary Japanese:
http://www.ecis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/japanese/special/ipej.html

Intensive Program in Advanced Japanese (日本語で):
http://www.ecis.nagoya-u.ac.jp/japanese/special/ipaj.html

大使館および大学推薦による国費留学生（日本語日本文化研修生）であり、本国の大学で「日本語・日本語学・日本語教育・日本語学（日本研究）」を主専攻とし、２年以上の日本語学習歴があり、日本語能力試験２級以上の日本語力を有する者

Hmm, this doesn't look good. I am currently living in Japan, working for the Jet Program and did not take any japanese courses, let alone major in anything related to Japan, when I went to Uni two years ago. The only condition I fit is the final, JLPT one. Hmm, maybe I will email them just in case. Thanks for the post.

Anyone else? I want to apply to as many as possible.

Waseda's SILS program is taught all in English, except for the Japanese classes. I understand that Yokohama has a program that might be taught in Japanese. These are exchange programs, however, I'm not sure if you can enroll from within Japan just to take some language classes or lectures.

nice gaijin said:

Waseda's SILS program is taught all in English, except for the Japanese classes. I understand that Yokohama has a program that might be taught in Japanese. These are exchange programs, however, I'm not sure if you can enroll from within Japan just to take some language classes or lectures.

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I don't know what this SILS program you are talking about is. What I am applying for at Waseda is the following:

"The Intensive Japanese Language Program, offered by the Center for Japanese Language at WasedaUniversity, is a one-year program to study Japanese language intensively. This program is for those who are enrolled in undergraduate courses or who have obtained a ﾂ"Bachelor's degreeﾂ". Through various courses provided in different levels, skills and themes, students can study Japanese language according to their own abilities and goals."

To clarify, I am not interested in taking any classes in English or enrolling in some lectures or language classes. I am looking for an intensive long term (6month to 1 year, not a summer program) language program that will get me a visa longer than a tourist visa, involve zero English, allow me to study japanese, but be attached to a university.