Our school offers a two year long-term course and a one-and-a half course.
| 2 year course | April Intake | 400 school days, 1,600 classes |
| 1.5 year course | October Intake | 300 school days, 1,200 classes |
| Morning Class | 9:00-12:30 | Four 45-minute classes a day |
| Afternoon Class | 13:00-16:30 |
※The class is determined by the score of placement test, and the school determines whether a class will take place in the morning or the afternoon.
We offer not only in-classroom lessons but also various activities outside classroom such as participating a local festival and interacting with university students so that our students can acquire practical Japanese skills. We encourage students to build connections with Japanese people in a variety of contexts to learn about Japan.
| Spring semester | |
| 4月 | ・Entrance ceremony (Orientation / Welcome party) |
| 5月 | ・Hearing of desired career choice / Student interview |
| 6月 | ・Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students(EJU 1st )
・Periodic exam |
| Summer semester | |
| 7月 | ・Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT 1st)
・Guidance for future courses in Ikebukuro Sunshine City |
| 8月 | ・Consultation on career with teachers ・Participating in IKEBUKURO SunShine City Summer festival ・Summer vacation |
| 9月 | ・Consultation on career with teachers ・Participating in OPEN CAMPUS of your desired university or college ・Periodic exam |
| Autumn semester | |
| 10月 | ・Entrance ceremony (Orientation / Welcome party) |
| 11月 | ・Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students(EJU 2nd ) ・Teikyo Heisei University campus festival in Ikebukuro / Nakano campus) |
| 12月 | ・Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT 2nd) ・Periodic exam ・Winter vacation |
| Winter semester | |
| 1月 | ・Hearing of desired career choice / Student interview |
| 3月 | ・Periodic exam ・Graduation ceremony ・Spring vacation |
We aim that students acquire practical Japanese skills well enough to take classes and lectures at a graduate school / a university / a vocational college. We also encourage students to gain an understanding of Japanese customs and manners to build good relationship with Japanese people and society.
・Understanding not only utterance content but also its cultural context at various scenes.
・Understanding the whole and key points of daily conversation, university presentation and lectures.
・Understanding various announcements in a train or public place promptly and accurately.
・Acquiring large vocabulary to enjoy various kinds of reading materials.
・Acquiring skills to understand academic reading and to deepen your thinking with them.
・Learning expressions for daily conversation.
・Learning formal and polite expressions with honorific words.
・Making a natural and quick response in conversation
・Natural pronunciation
・Logical and well-sequenced presentation skills
・Understanding the differences between written and spoken language.
・Writing ideas logically with keeping valid overall structure.
・Understanding manners for e-mail.
・Learning vivid and useful short-expressions for SNS communication.