Contents

Class Description

Class Levels

Class Times

Length of Contract

Necessary Documents

Fees

Application Procedures

Class Description

Identical to SNG's 3-Month Intensive Japanese/College Preparatory courses, the primary difference is that the students enrolling in the study-abroad course apply for a "college" visa, and sign a contract for one or one and a half years. Students in the intensive course are taught Japanese in Japanese from the very beginning, studying three hours a day, five days a week, for a total of "200" classroom hours per term, leading to a total of 800 or 1,200 classroom hours by the end of their studies.

*SNG is certified by the Japanese Ministry of Education to prepare students from nations with 10-year or 11-year educational systems for admission to Japanese universities, technical schools, and other institutes of higher education.

Class Levels

Class levels are divided into 3-month terms, with all-around linguistic ability sufficient to pass the final exam of the previous level as a prerequisite for admission to each level. Students possessing Japanese proficiency sufficient to pass the exams for SNG's Intermediate 2 class may opt to enroll in SNG's Business Japanese or Tourism Industry Japanese classes. Likewise, once a year, from January to March, a Japanese Teacher Training class is also offered to students who wish to teach Japanese in their home country.

Classes Times

4 terms per year, 10 weeks per term, 5 days per week, 4 hours per day
^{(45min. classes followed by 10min. breaks)}
Total: 600 classroom hours
^{Morning OR afternoon classes available}

Length of Contract

Independent applicants applying for "college" visas are required to sign a one year or one and a half year contract, except in the case of application from certain liaison schools. Contract length is determined by the term of enrollment. April enrollees are only required to sign a one year contract, while October enrollees are required to sign a one and a half year contract. Contract length is designed to ensure smooth transition from SNG to the educational institution of the student's choosing.

Tuition and other fees must be paid in full before the start of classes.

Necessary Documents

With the exception of official diplomas, all papers must be dated within the last 6 months. Only originals are acceptable, and documents will not be returned.
If you wish for documents to be returned, please state this when you apply. All documents not originally in Japanese must be accompanied by Japanese translations (with some exceptions).

Submitted by the applicant

Submitted by the applicant if self-financing

Submitted by financier residing in home country

Submitted by financier residing in Japan

Submitted by sponsor residing in Japan (non-financial)

Fees

Textbook Fees
	New Students	Continuing Students
Beginners I	16,590 yen	x
Beginners II	15,860 yen	5,045 yen
Intermediate I	9,870 yen	5,035 yen
Intermediate II	9,870 yen	3,675 yen
Advanced I	7,910 yen	6,550 yen
Advanced II	6,865 yen	2,835 yen
Advanced III	3.730 yen	2,100 yen
Business	4,650 yen	4,650 yen
Tourism Industry*	4,000 yen	4,000 yen
Japanese Teacher *	2,100 yen	2,100 yen

^{*Not offered every term.}

Refunds

Refunds are only available in the event of evidenced refusal of entry into Japan.

Application Procedures

First and foremost, students must discuss sponsor/guarantor arrangements with SNG staff. Visas obtained through SNG are officially sponsored by SNG, making SNG leagally answerable for the actions of the student during their stay in Japan. Therefore, SNG requires that anyone applying for admission to the "Study-Abroad" program, and by extention applying for a "Ryuu-gaku" visa. (AKA: "college visa"), have a sponsor/guarantor, such that the school will have a reliable and stable contact person, in the event of documentation or legal trouble.

SNG will not provide ANY documentation of ANY SORT for independent visa procurement via regional Japanese embassies.

School Guarantors

Applicants who apply via one of our official international liaison schools can ask the school to act as their guarantor, eliminating the need for an individual guarantor living in Japan. As part of our recruitment agreement with said schools, applicants seeking student visas must apply through their regional liasion school.

Individual Application

All other applicants must have a relative, or Japanese national with strong ties to the applicant's family, living in the Kanto region of Japan (Tokyo area) act as their guarantor. This person must contact the school to arrange an interview, to be conducted at the school, during regular business hours.

Fiances, acquaitances, or friends will not be accepted.

Unfortunately, SNG can not accept applications from anyone lacking a suitable guarantor. Long-standing business associates or friends of the applicant's family may be acceptable in certain circumstances.

Those lacking a suitable guarantor may apply for admission to our "3-Month Intensive Course" and are asked to see our "Visa" page for advice on visa procurement.

*** We will stop accepting applicants when the class becomes full.

Download a printable application form.
^{(European, American, Malaysian, & Singaporian applicants only).
*PDF password available upon guarantor approval. Unapproved applicants will be refused.}

Contact us...

SHINJUKU JAPANESE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE 2-9-7 Takadanobaba Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0075 Japan Tel : 81-3-5273-0044 Fax : 81-3-5273-0018