Eligibility
- You have graduated high school (12-year regular education).
- You have JLPT’s N4 certificate or higher, or a certificate of completion of study of Japanese language for 150 hours or more.
- You have an adequate educational background and financial support to learn Japanese language.
Application and enrollment information
| Courses | Admission | Duration of enrollment | Application deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 years | April | April to the March of the year after next to next | October 31st of the previous year 1 year and 9 months |
| 1 year and 9 months | July | July to the March of the year after next to next | January 31st |
| 1 year and 6 months | October | October to the March of the year after next to next | April 30th |
| 1 year and 3 months | January | January to the March of the year after next | July 31st of the previous year |
Application flow
| Courses | Field interview Document application (Payment of registration fee) |
Document preparation Application to the Immigration Bureau |
(After paying tuition fee) Delivery of residence certificate |
At the Embassy Visa application |
Arrival in Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 years (April admission) |
September to October | November | Late February | March | April |
| 1 year and 9 months (July admission) |
January to February | March | Mid-May | June | July |
| 1 year and 6 months (October admission) |
March to April | May | Late August | September | October |
| 1 year and 3 months (January admission) |
July to August | September | Mid-November | 1December | January |
Tuition fee
First year tuition (common to all courses (all students))
| Admission fee | JPY 20,000 | ※Payment at application is desired Enrollment fee |
|---|
| Enrollment fee | 50,000 JPY |
|---|---|
| Tuition fee | 588,000 JPY |
| Other(Including teaching materials etc.) | 36,000 JPY |
| Total | 674,000 JPY |
Those who submitted the documents to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau and who received the certificate must pay the first year’s tuition fee prior to the next step.
※Payment first for “Certificate of Eligibility”
※Please pay tuition fees in JPY
Next year’s tuition
| 1 year and 3 months (January admission) | 1 year and 6 months ( October admission) | 1 year and 9 months (July admission) | 2 years (April admission) | |
| Tuition fee | 147,000 JPY | 294,000 JPY | 441,000 JPY | 588,000 JPY |
| Other (Including facility expenses etc.) | 9,000 JPY | 18,000 JPY | 27,000 JPY | 36,000 JPY |
| Total | 156,000 JPY | 312,000 JPY | 468,000 JPY | 624,000 JPY |
※Please pay the next fiscal year’s tuition fee during the renewal period.
Please pay tuition fee in JPY.
In the following cases, reimbursement will be made according to each condition
※According to the APJLE guidelines
After receiving Certificate of Eligibility, the student didn’t apply for a visa.
Condition: Return acceptance letter and Certificate of Eligibility
Refund: Payment except for enrollment fee
Visa application to overseas diplomatic establishments was rejected.
Condition: Return acceptance letter and the proof document of the refusal.
Refund: Payment except for enrollment fee
Bank receiving wire transfer
Bank name: Hachijuni Bank
Branch: Imai, Savings account: 275354
Account holder’s name: Nagano 21 Japanese Language School
Entrance examination
- Written test
- Examination equivalent to the JLPT N4(about 20 minutes)
- High school 1st year level Mathematics and English exam (about 20 minutes)
- Interview test
- Examination fee
We arrange interviews with the student himself and sponsor. You cannot change the schedule.
1,500 JPY
Pass / fail notification
Admission decision will be made after the screening, examination or interview date. The notification will be made by snail mail, telephone, e-mail etc.
Procedure after passing
As for those who pass the interview and written exam, please submit the required documents based on the “document list”. Even those who pass the interview and written exams may fail due to the
documents submitted, so please pay the best attention to the documents to be submitted.