Admission for Preparatory Courses

This is for the persons who will enter Japan and be enrolled in our school with newly acquired "Student" visa.

This is for the persons who already hold long-term visa. (Usually, we accept applications from residents in Japan after the deadline for those from overseas.）

1.Application from overseas

This is for the persons who will enter Japan and would like to be enrolled in our school with newly acquired "Student" visa. Please be sure to check "GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS".

  • ※The following description is the outline. Please refer to [1. Application guidelines] and [2. Admissions guide for preparatory course] for details.
　 One year Course, April 2027
<Application from overseas>		 One and a half year Course, October 2026
<Application from overseas>
Duration One year from April One and a half years from October
Application period Undecided from February 16 to May 15, 2026
Eligibility Undecided (1) Applicants must be a foreign national and do not have Japanese nationality. Applicants must have 12 years of education background at least, in foreign countries other than Japan. (An applicant finished secondary education officially in less than 12 years also be accepted)
(2) Basically, applicants must have passed an exam equivalent to Framework of Reference for Japanese Education (*1) A1 level or above (Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5 or equivalent) (*2), or have at least 150 hours of Japanese language study experience.
(3)Applicants for University Preparatory Course must, in principle, meet all of the following requirements at their upper secondary educational institution: 1. Have taken mathematics. 2.Have taken English classes or classes taught in English. 3. Those wishing to advance to courses in humanities must, in addition to 1 and 2, have taken social studies subjects (one or more subjects from geography, history, politics, economics, etc.). 4. Those wishing to advance to courses in a science must, in addition to 1 and 2, have taken science subjects (two subjects from physics, chemistry, or biology).
Applicants for Graduate School Preparatory Course must, in principle, have taken English classes or classes taught in English at their undergraduate or upper secondary educational institution.
Application fee 20,000 yen 20,000 yen
Fees(Payment
at admission procedures)		 822,867 yen
(school fees for 1 year)		 1,192,337 yen
(school fees for 1.5 years)
  • ※The Fees shown above are subject to change.
  • ※Payments once settled into our designated account are basically non-refundable. For details, please check "GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS".
  • ※Payments should be settled by bank transfer in a lump sum.
  • ※Bank and other charges are the responsibility of the payer.

(1)Applicaiton Guideline

(2)Admissions guide for preparatory course

(3)List of the application documents and details

Required documents vary depending on applicant’s nationality.

A. For applicants from India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal etc.

B. For applicants from countries other than those mentioned in A

(4)Forms of application

If you cannot open the excel file, please save the file first and open it.

(5)Application for Certificate of Eligibility (Prescribed format of the Ministry of Justice)

If you cannot open the excel file, please save the file first and open it.

(6)Other matters

How to apply:

“Contact Person” (CP) will submit the complete application documents on your behalf.

  • ※"Contact Person" is someone who will act as an intermediary between the Center, the applicant, and the applicant's financial supporter, and will handle communication between the applicant and the Center and after enrollment. It is preferable for Contact Person to reside in Japan, but they may reside overseas as long as they are able to communicate in Japanese or English and handle contact as needed.
  • ※Please let us know if applicants couldn’t find Contact Person in Japan.
  • ※If Contact Person cannot come to the school, please contact the Center in advance and send all application documents by mail. In this case, please do not transfer the application fee until applicants receive notification from the division in charge that application documents have been accepted.

Application fee:

Once we confirm that we process your application, you will be asked to settle application fee of JPY20,000 in to our designated bank account.

About selection:

The school committee will conduct the documents and interview screening, and decide admissions.

Admission notice:

April Course, 2026: After late December 2025
October Course, 2026: After the beginning of June 2026

VISA:

For obtaining student visa, applicants need the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) from the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau. For those who get accepted, the Center will begin applying for COE instead as applicants’ proxy. When applicants are granted with COE, the Center will notify it and send the COE directly to applicants (or through Contact Person in Japan, if any) by post mail. With the COE, applicants will apply for the student visa at the local Japanese Embassy or Consulate General of Japan.

Admission procedures:

April Course, 2026: around late March, 2026
October Course, 2026: around late September, 2026
We plan to have you visit the center on the designated date. When you come to the center, please bring your tuition payment receipt, admission letter, passport, and residence card (issued upon entry into Japan).

Dormitory:

There is a dormitory (149 rooms) on the school grounds, and those who wish to live there can do so if there are vacancies. If students are interested, please inform the division in charge when submitting application documents. Please note that there are few vacancies, and only about 20% of self-financed international students are able to live in the dormitory (as of Feb. 2026), so please also look for an apartment or other accommodation. Please consult with the division in charge for information on how to search.

Scholarship:

Several scholarships are available to students at the Center. Applications for these scholarships are due after the summer vacation. The conditions for receiving each scholarship vary, but all require excellent grades and an attendance rate of 90% or higher (although some scholarships may not be open each year, and the number of applicants may change).

Notice:

  • - Application guidelines, website content, and tuition fees are subject to change without notice.
  • - The names of programs and courses may change in the future.
  • -Please check the "List of the application documents" at first. Prepare all required documents then submit them to us.
  • -If you are expected to graduate from high school etc. at the time of applying,please submit your graduation certificate and transcripts as soon as possible after graduation.
  • - Applicants from the Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Nepal, Myanmar, and China are required to submit a TB Clearance Certificate. Please make sure to check the attached document “Implementation of Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening.”

2.Application from residents in Japan

This is for the persons who already hold long-term visa.
(Usually, we accept applications from residents in Japan after the deadline for those from overseas.）

Courses
One year Course, April 2026
<Application from residents in Japan>
One and a half years Course, October 2026
<Application from residents in Japan>
Duration One year from April One and a half years from October
Application Period December 22nd,2025 to February 12th, 2026 Undecided
Application fee 20,000 yen 20,000 yen
Payment 822,867 yen (total of admission fee, application fee and school fees for 1 year) 1,192,337 yen (total of admission fee, application fee and school fees for 1.5 years)
  • ※The Fees shown above are subject to change.
  • ※Payments once settled into our designated account are basically non-refundable.
  • ※Payments should be settled by bank transfer in a lump sum.
  • ※Bank and other charges are the responsibility of the payer.

(1)An applicant should meet all the following requirement

  • 1. An applicant must be a foreign national and does not have Japanese nationality and must have intensions to pursue study at university or graduate school in Japan. An applicant must with12 years education background at least, in foreign countries other than Japan. (If the applicant finished the high school graduation equivalent education, less than 12 years also be accepted)
  • 2. An applicant who is already residing in Japan with a medium- to long-term residence status (visa) and who, after enrolling at this center, can continue residing in Japan until the completion of their course through extension or change of their residence status.
    *However, if an applicant will transfer to the center while enrolled at another Japanese language school or similar institution, applicant must obtain the consent of the principal of your current school.
  • 3. Basically, applicants must have passed an exam equivalent to CEFR A1 level or above (Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N5 or equivalent) (※), or have at least 150 hours of Japanese language study experience. For information on the exam (※), please refer to the following file “Japanese Language Proficiency” .

(2)Documents required

(3) How to obtain the forms of application

If you cannot open the excel file, please save the file first and open it.

(4)Other matters

How to apply:

“Contact Person” (CP) will submit the complete application documents on your behalf.

  • ※CP is someone who will act as an intermediary between the Center and the applicant, handling communication regarding the application and after enrollment. While someone residing in Japan is preferred, but overseas residents are also acceptable provided they can communicate effectively in Japanese and handle correspondence.
  • ※If you cannot find a CP, please contact us.
  • ※If the CP cannot come to the center, please contact the Center and mail the complete application documents to us.

Screening:

The school committee will conduct the documents and interview screening, and decide admissions.

Admission Notice:

April Course, 2026: After early March, 2026 by post mail
October Course, 2026: After early September, 2026 by post mail

Notice:

  • - Due to circumstances, contents of recruitments, web pages and school payments are subject to change without notice.
  • - Please check the "List of the application documents" at first. Prepare all required documents then submit them to us.
  • The names of programs and courses may change in the future.
  • - If you are expected to graduate from high school etc. at the time of applying,please submit your graduation certificate and transcripts as soon as possible after graduation.

Refund:

In any case listed below, part of the tuition would be refunded from the school expenses charged at time of enrollment.
Entered the 1-year course in April while proceeded to the university /graduate school in October in the same year, and withdrew from the school at the end of September before going to the university /graduate school : Tuition of six months would be refunded.
Entered the 1 and a half year course in October while proceeded to the college /graduate school in April of the next year, and withdrew from the school at the end of March before going to the university /graduate school : Tuition of 1 year would be refunded.
Entered the 1 and a half year course in October while proceeded to the college /graduate school in October of the next year, and withdrew from the school at the end of September before going to the graduate school : Tuition of six months would be refunded.

3.Inquiries and application

Japan Student Services Organization
Tokyo Japanese Language Education Center
3-22-7 Kitashinjuku,　Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0074 Japan
TEL： +81-3-3371-7267 　FAX： +81-3-5337-6693
E-mail： info-tjlec at mark jasso.go.jp　
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Office hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday thru Friday
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays and Year-end and New Year Holidays

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