Long-term Course

1. Have completed 12 years if formal school education.
2. Preferably apply within 10 years after graduation from previous educational institution.
3. Have previously studied Japanese for over 150 hours at a recognized Japanese learning institution or have acquired a Japanese language skill level above the 4th grade of the Japanese Proficiency Test.
   (Preferably having successfully passed the 4th grade of the Japanese Proficiency Test)
4. Possess a clear purpose for Japanese language study and/or future goals after graduation from this college.
5. Be able to show proof of financial resources for tuition, fees, and living expenses throughout the duration of applicant’s enrollment in this College.

Contact the YMCA to request an application form. Send your application and the other necessary documents to the YMCA with ¥20,000 for visa application by the deadline.

After examination the documents, YMCA requests Certificate of Eligibility for a visa from the OSAKA Immigration Bureau.

OSAKA Immigration Bureau evaluates the documents, after which a Certificate of Eligibility is sent to the YMCA. (It takes 2 months to make a decision.)

After you pay ¥700,000 (Entrance fee and tuition for one year) to the YMCA, the YMCA issues a Certificate of Eligibility.

After showing and submitting a passport, the applicant applies for a visa at the local Japanese Embassy or Consulate.

After receiving your visa, please inform the YMCA of your arrival date in Japan.

Shortly after arrival in Japan you should come to the YMCA to take part in a pre-course orientation.

Class Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced (Placement test is given to the students at the time of admission.)

Because there are students from various countries, lessons are performed by Japanese. We teach according to the level of the individual to get the 4 skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing).
We also offer Japanese study, Mathematics and Social studies classes as the preparatory subject for study at university, college and the postgraduate course.

For Beginners

• We use “Minna no Nihongo 1, 2” as materials.
• We review the sentence pattern of basic gummer and advance to intermediate.
• We train to acquire natural pronunciation and intonation, skills to compose and comprehension for long sentence, and to speak fluently.

For Intermediate

• We use “Chukyu kara Manabu Nihongo” as materials.
• We train to master the skills of picking up necessary information, understanding Japanese own speech level and answering correctly for the questions.
• We train to improve the skills of understanding the flow of sentences by rapid reading and intensive reading.
• We train to improve the skills of summarizing long sentences and writing constructed composition.
• We offer the preparatory subject such as Japanese study, Mathematics and Social studies classes for Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) and study at university and college.
• We train to pass the second level of Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

For Advanced

• We use “Jokyu de Manabu Nihongo” and real materials such as article of newspapers.
• We train to improve the skills of listening conversation at various scenes and also understanding the content of TV program and news.
• We train to compose essay and report.
• We offer the preparatory subject such as Japanese study, Mathematics and Social studies classes for Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) and study at university and college.
• We train to pass the first level of Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

• April
  Orientation for 1, 2 year course, Class Start
• May
  Field Trip, Exchange Party
• June
  Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU), Level Check Test
• July
  Summer vacation
• August
  Visit home, Class Start
• September
  Level Check Test, Guidance Start for study at university, college and the postgraduate course
• Speech Contest
• October
  Orientation for 1.5 year course, Class start, Exchange Party
• November
  YMCA Festival, Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU), Field Trip
• December
  Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), Level Check Test, Winter Vacation
• January
  Class Start
• February
  Visit for community
• March
  Level Check Test, Graduation Ceremony