Greetings

A Word from the Principal

　At both ends of the immense Eurasian landmass, there lie two small islands. 　In ancient times, these two small islands absorbed the languages and dialects of the nations surrounding them. In due time, two languages, with relatively simple grammars, but possessing a rich vocabulary and capable of expressing a wide range of thoughts, were born on these two islands. One of these languages was English, and the other was Japanese. Because of the way in which these two languages developed, I prefer to think of them as "accumulative languages". That is to say, they were created by accumulating and piecing together a wide range of different tongues. English and Japanese are thus fundamentally different from "fragmentative" languages such as French and Spanish, which were born after splitting and fragmenting away from Latin.
　If you will allow me to make a comparison using a metaphor of my own, English may be said to be the stepchild of European civilization, and Japanese the stepchild of Asian civilization.
　This is why I believe that foreigners could benefit immensely from studying Japanese. Using its own distinctive methods, the Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute is a school that has committed itself to the study and research of the Japanese language with this conviction, namely that Japanese is a language whose study will reap many rewards.
　Of course, like any country, Japan is not free from problems and defects of its own. However, I will state that these problems are best understood by actually seeing them with one's own eyes. I would like to take this opportunity to ask you to consider studying with us, while you are still young and capable of absorbing a lot.

Takahide Ezoe, Principal