Language Schools

Verify Before You Enroll

Always check that a language school is officially authorized through the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education (nisshinkyo.org). Authorized schools meet government standards for curriculum, facilities, and student support.

Directories & Consultancies

• Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education - Official body that authorizes Japanese language schools. Use their search tool to verify a school before enrolling.
• KOKO Japan - Study abroad consultancy that helps with language school and university program placement.
• International Exchange Corner (IEC) Nagano - Community center in Nagano with internet access, a library, and Japanese classes.

Tokyo

• AJALT - Association for Japanese-Language Teaching in Tokyo. Offers structured courses and teacher training programs.
• Hiroo Japanese Center - Language school in Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
• KAI Japanese Language School - Language school in Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
• Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute - Language school in Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.
• Tokyo School of the Japanese Language / Naganuma - Well-known language school in Shibuya, Tokyo. One of the longest-running schools in the city.

Hokkaido

• Language Academy of Sapporo - Language school based in Sapporo.
• Japanese Language Institute of Sapporo - Language school in Chuo-ku, Sapporo.
• SIL Sapporo Nihongo Gakkou - Language school in Sapporo.

Central Japan

• Kunoichi College of Business Japanese Course - Business Japanese program in Matsumoto, Nagano.
• Nippon Language Academy - Language school in Maebashi-shi, Gunma.

Kyoto

• Kyoto Center for Japanese Linguistic Studies - Language school in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto.
• Kyoto Japanese Language School - Language school in Higashi-hairu, Kyoto.

Osaka

• Osaka Japanese Language Education Center - JASSO-run language center in Tennoji-ku, Osaka. Government-backed with solid support for international students.

Hiroshima

• Hiroshima YMCA International Business College - Language and business college in Naka-ku, Hiroshima.

Shikoku

• Anabuki Business College Japanese Course Takamatsu - Japanese language course in Takamatsu, Kagawa.
• Ehime Prefectural International Association Japanese Classes - Japanese classes in Matsuyama, Ehime. Run by the prefectural international association.
• Japanese Classes at TOPIA Tokushima - Japanese language classes in Tokushima.

Kyushu

• Asia Japanese Academy Fukuoka - Language school in Minami-ku, Fukuoka.