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La scuola è adatta a coloro che puntano ad un educazione di livello superiore in Giappone, o a chiunque voglia conoscere la lingua e la cultura giapponese, sia per interesse personale che per lavoro.

1. L’istituto Yoshida insegna a studenti di tutto il mondo da più di 31 anni.
2. I corsi cominciano a gennaio, aprile, luglio e ottobre, ma è consigliato di cominciare a preparare i documenti 3 mesi prima a coloro che necessitano un visto studentesco.
3. Internazionalità: Studenti da oltre 30 diversi paesi frequentano la scuola, famosa per la sua internazionalità.
4. Sistema dei piccoli gruppi: Le classi sono divise in gruppi di 10~18 persone per apprendere la lingua in maniera efficace, guidati da professori aperti al dialogo.
5. Le lezioni si tengono dal lunedí al venerdí e sono divise in classi mattutine e pomeridiane.
6. I corsi sono divisi in tre livelli per principianti, tre livelli intermedi e due livelli avanzati.
7. Prima di cominciare a frequentare la scuola, si consiglia di partecipare al nostro orientamento per ricevere tutte le informazioni necessarie per vivere in Giappone. Finito l’orientamento verrà valutato il vostro livello di giapponese e scelta la classe piú adatta a voi attraverso un esame scritto e uno orale.
8. Prepariamo vari progetti affinchè i nostri studenti possano immergersi nella cultura e nello stile di vita giapponese. Ogni anno organizziamo gite, competizioni, feste e molto altro. Gli studenti, partecipando a queste attività, riescono a stringere amicizia con persone che provengono da ogni parte del mondo. Venite anche voi a divertirvi in Giappone!
9. Tutti gli studenti sono iscritti all’assicurazione per studenti internazionali. Inoltre, mentre si risiede in Giappone, ci si deve iscrivere all’Assicurazione Sanitaria Nazionale, al costo di circa 10 euro al mese.
10. Coloro interessati allo studio della lingua giapponese possono incominciare visitando il sito https://yosida.com, in cui è possibile imparare HIRAGANA, KATAKANA e i KANJI utili per l’esame JLPT.

PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy
Effective date: July 19, 2018

This website is run by the Yoshida Institute of Japanese Language.
To safeguard personal information, we deal with information collected according to Our Privacy Policy as follows.
However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of the websites that may be linked from this site.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Basic Principle

We, fully aware of the importance of information collected from the users or visitors (such as current and prospective students, applicants, etc.), will endeavor to ensure the safety of such information.

Collecting Personal Information

We will collect your information by appropriate and fair method only when it is necessary.

Use of Personal Information

Personal information we collect may be used for student visa application and renewal. Before using personal information for any other purposes, we will notify you to request your consent.

Security of Data

We endeavor to ensure the security of personal information we collected by taking appropriate measures to prevent leakage, loss, damage, falsification or intrusion of information.

Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties

We will not provide your personal information to any third party without your advance consent except where such disclosure:

1. is required by applicable law.
2. is necessary for the protection of peoples’ safety or property, and it is difficult to obtain the consent of our users.
3. is made in cooperation with national or local authorities including entities appointed by such authorities to carry out legal process, and in which seeking the consent of the individual could affect such enforcement.
   If we entrust third parties with the handling of any personal information, we will make appropriate contracts to ensure the security of such personal information.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We will handle requests for disclosure, correction, or suspension of the use of such information from the provider promptly according to the law.

Observation and Alternation of Law

We endeavor to improve the safety measures for dealing with personal information, and to adopt the relevant laws swiftly when there are any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By visiting this page on our website: contact us

PAYMENT METHODS

As much as possible we try to keep our tuition and fees low so that students can afford to study longer and thus get more out of their studies. Students can select the payment method.

International payments – Flywire(recommend)

To submit payment from outside Japan

1. Payment will be posted to your account within two to five business days.
2. Flywire allows you to pay securely from any bank, generally in your home currency.
3. When setting up your Flywire account, use the same e-mail that you used on your application form.
4. For more detail, see flywire-pdf

When you make a payment through Flywire you can

1. Track your payment from start to finish
2. Save on bank fees and exchange rates
3. Contact their multilingual customer support team with any questions, day or night. For more information, visit the Flywire help page.

How to make a payment

1. At below, enter your country of origin, then click CONTINUE TO FLYWIRE. You will be redirected to Flywire website. Or, just go to yosida.flywire.com.
2. Select payment method and create (or login to) your Flywire account, then enter some basic information to initiate your payment booking.
3. Follow instructions to send payment funds to Flywire. For debit/credit card payments, enter your card details online to complete your payment in your home currency. (Additional local payment options may be available depending on the country you are paying from.)
4. Track your payment any time by logging into your Flywire account. Receive text and email status updates each step of the way, including a confirmation when your payment has been delivered to your institution.

International payments – Bank

Payment instructions

1. If paying in person : Bring your payment with a course-enrollment form to our office by the deadline.
2. If paying application fee through PayPal : We will send you an invoice.

Svenska Sökande

Ansökan om studentvisum

För att ansöka om långtidsstudier måste du förbereda dokumenten nedan och skicka dem till oss inom tidsfristen. Du kan hitta alla nödvändiga formulär och instruktioner för hur du fyller i dem.
En sökande måste vara de som har slutfört 12 års skolgång som erkänts som standard i Sverige, eller alternativt som har bedömts av lämplig fakultet som har en motsvarande skolastisk förmåga i sitt eget land.
Du kan också studera japanska medan du arbetar deltid på ett visum för arbetshelgen. Klicka Klicka på Working Holiday-schema för mer information. Klicka HÄR för att kontakta oss.

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Hur ansöker du?

Working Holiday Visa

Introduced the “Working Holiday scheme” for Swedish citizens in 2020. This scheme makes it possible for nationals of the Kingdom of Sweden to enter Japan primarily for a holiday over an extended period, and also to engage in employment as an incidental aspect of their holiday in order to supplement their travel funds.
You can also study Japanese while working part-time.

STUDENT VISA

Apply for a student visa

If you wish to apply for a long-term study abroad program, please prepare and submit the following documents by the deadline. All required forms and instructions on how to complete them can be found on our forms page.
Applicants must have completed 12 years of schooling recognized as standard in your home country, or be judged by the appropriate department to have equivalent academic ability in your home country.
For SWEDISH, see the Swedish page for details.

For students who are citizens of OECD countries, these are the only documents required. Submission is completed by e-mail. However, the Japanese government imposes additional requirements for students from non-OECD countries. Students applying from these countries are usually required to submit documentation confirming the status of their sponsor, usually a parent, during their stay in Japan. In addition to this, there are additional requirements that vary from country to country.
Some countries may complete the same documentation as OECD countries.
Please contact us for more information.

The information on the documents collected at this time will be used only for the visa application and various procedures during your studies and will not be used for any other purpose.

VISA Application Process

Once the applicant has prepared the required documents, he/she must pay the application fee. We will apply to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau for a document called a Certificate of Eligibility (COE). If the application is successful, a Certificate of Eligibility will be issued and we will inform you of this. At that point we will bill you and you will be required to pay 6 months (or one year) tuition and other fees (see our Fees page for more information). After we receive your tuition fees, we will send you a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) which you will use to apply for a student visa at your local embassy or consulate.

Application Steps

1. 1. Applicant: Submit the application documents to the College.

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1. 1. Ourside:Once we have reviewed your application documents and confirmed that there are no problems,
      we will prepare and submit your application on the date specified by the Immigration Office.

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1. 1. The Immigration Office will review your documents, approve your application, and send the certificate to us.
      This period can take up to two months.

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1. 1. Ourside:We will send you a scan of the CoE we received from the immigration office and report back to you on the success of your application.

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1. 1. Applicant:6 months or 1 year of tuition, enrollment fee and other fees are paid.

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1. 1. Ourside:We will send you a certificate of eligibility and various documents

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1. 1. Applicant:Submit the COE, application form, and visa application (available on the embassy’s website) to the local Japanese embassy or consulate.

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1. 1. Applicant:You will obtain a student visa and head to Japan. You will receive a 1 year student visa (or 1 year and 3 months) upon arrival, which can be extended during your stay in Japan.

SHORT TERM STUDY

To study in Japan you will need a proper visa. The type of visa you need depends upon the length of time you intend to study and your nationality. If you’re just interested in studying for a three-month period, students from many countries can simply study using a normal tourist visa. But students wanting to study for six months or longer must have a student visa or some other type of visa that allows them to stay in Japan.
You can find a more complete description on our admissions information page. Classes are held five days a week in the morning or in the afternoon. That time students work on improving speaking, reading, writing and listening skills.

Application Deadlines

Students from England, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Mexico, and Lichtenstein are allowed to study in Japan for six months on a tourist visa. Upon arrival you’ll receive a 90-day visa which can be extended another 90 days during your stay in Japan.

Documents to be submitted

The application deadline for students wishing to study for just a single term (3 months) is two weeks before the start of classes. But deadline is subject to change without announcement depending on the number of applicants. Please contact us in advance. —Note: this is also the deadline if you are already in Japan with working visa or spousal visa. You can apply online or, if you prefer, you can download and print out an application from our forms page and send to us.

Fees (Short term)

For students studying on a tourist visa or an existing working or spousal visa, the costs are slightly lower, as the admission process is simpler:

1. Click Red number to see the Japanese yen to dollar exchange rate.
2. All prices quoted include the taxes.
3. Admission fee includes extracurricular activities, facilities and textbooks.
4. The above fees do not include some textbooks for JLPT(EJU) test preparation.
5. Yoshida Institute Refund Policy.- Please be sure to read –

Please let me know how would you like to pay Course Fees?

1. International payments Flywire (recommend).
2. By international Bank transfer.
   Bank transfer fee is not included in this amount. Please burden this at your expense. Thank you.
3. in person (pay in cash).

When you make a payment through Flywire you can

1. Track your payment from start to finish.
2. Save on bank fees and exchange rates.
3. Contact their multilingual customer support team with any questions, day or night. For more information, visit the Flywire help page.

We will give you

a placement test and consult with you to determine which level is best for you.

Evaluation

1. Final exam at the end of each term (every 3 months).
2. Upon successful completion of each course, a student progress report will be written if requested at the time of the final exam.

How do you apply for a temporary visitor’s visa?

Visitors to Japan must obtain a visa from one of the Japanese diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa-exempt countries. The Government of Japan currently allows citizens of 68 countries/territories to travel to Japan for tourism or study without having to obtain a visa.
Citizens of 68 countries and regions are visa exempt for visits up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted).
Students from England, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Mexico, and Lichtenstein are allowed to study in Japan for six months on a tourist visa. Upon arrival you’ll receive a 90-day visa which can be extended another 90 days during your stay in Japan.

Other countries : All application documents must be submitted to nearest Embassy or Consulate General of Japan in the applicant’s country of residence. The applicant must apply for a visa in person. We hope you will show interest in Japanese culture and society, and Japanese language in order to take home with you a greater understanding and appreciation of our country and people. (Unfortunately, The Yoshida Institute cannot issue any documents for you to apply for a temporary visa.) More Information : Exemption of Visa (Short-Term Stay)

Process

Once you send in your application with all the needed documentation and tuition fees.
After that is received, we send you the entrance permit and some documents.

1. 1. You submit your application to Yoshida.

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1. 1. We review your application. We send you the invoice.

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1. 1. You pay for one term of tuition fee.

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1. 1. We send you your entrance permit.

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1. You receive your entrance permit and head to Japan!

Short and Long Term

Continue studying

If you are still interested in studying Japanese from July 2025, it is possible to study at this institute while visiting Japan on a 3-month Temporary Visitor’s (also known as Tourist) visa.
Also, if you wish to continue studying at Yoshida Institute and need a Student visa, the deadline to apply for the July 2025 term is Feb 28, 2025.
You will get a Certificate of Eligibility by May 15, 2025. Even if you are in Japan at that time on a Temporary Visitor’s visa, it is not possible to change to a student visa in Japan.
If you have a certificate (COE), you apply for a student visa at overseas diplomatic establishment (Japanese embassy or consulate).

LONG TERM STUDY

Long-term study (2 or more terms)

Students studying for longer periods usually obtain a student visa (Ryuugaku visa in Japanese). The procedure is somewhat time consuming so students need to apply well in advance of the date they hope to start classes. Students cannot obtain these visas on their own, they must first apply to Yoshida to begin the process. We will guide you through the process to try and make it as simple as possible.

Due to the large number of inquiries we have received, we have reached our maximum enrollment for the Octber course.
We are no longer accepting new inquiries.
In addition, we will not be able to accept new applications for the January 2026 term.

Students currently in the process of making inquiries may continue to consult with us.

with sincerity

Application Deadlines(Student visa)

To those who apply for the January term 2025 term

All application documents can be sent by email. (Applicants from OECD countries only)

Once you send in your application with all the needed documentation before the deadline, we submit a request to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau for document called a Certificate of Eligibility(COE). If the request is approved, the Immigration Bureau notifies us on May. 22, 2025 and we pass the word on to you.

General Course(2 or more terms)

We make every effort to provide our students with what they need most for their study, along with any assistance they may need to live in Japan. Some people want to learn Japanese for the future, while other students study primarily for business purposes.
Upon arrival Japan on a student visa you’ll receive one year student visa (or one year three months) which can be extended another one year during your stay in Japan. You can study Japanese on a student visa for up to two years.

• Because we provide a course from the beginner’s class to the upper grade class in all terms, applicants of any level may enter.
• The period of time you can be enrolled may vary depending on your history of living in Japan and studying Japanese. Please contact us for details.

College Preparatory Course

Students who want to learn Japanese to study further at a university or technical college. The Japanese education system is different other countries. In principle, the school year begins in April and ends in March of the following year.
The enrollment period for College Preparatory Course is as follows.

• We will give you a placement test and consult with you to determine which level is best for you. For example, ability higher than the third grade (JLPT) is necessary when you hope for entrance to our institute in January term.
• If you are already N3 level or higher, you can graduate within a year.

Target

Entrance requirements(College Preparatory Course) :An applicant must be ones who have completed 12 years of schooling recognized as standard in their own countries or alternatively ones who have been judged by appropriate faculty as possessing as equivalent scholastic attainment in their own countries.

The lessons are taught entirely in Japanese and also since the textbook is written in hiragana and katakana, it is strongly recommended that you familiarize yourself with hiragana and katakana before the first lesson. Feel free to use these HIRAGANA and KATAKANA study aids to help you get started.

INQUIRIES (SHORT TERM)

Short term contact

Use the form below to apply for short-term, full-time intensive classes at the Yoshida Institute. This is only for students who will be studying on a tourist visa or some other form of existing visa. For those who wish to apply for a student visa, please fill out on the long-term application page.We stopped accepting applications because there is no more place available for April short-term Course.
Once you’ve filled out the form below, we’ll contact you to let you know if there is anything else that’s needed and how to pay school fees.

Online Sign Up Form

(Application form for admission)

If you’d like to require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

INQUIRIES (LONG TERM)

An applicant of information

Use the form below to apply for long-term, full-time intensive classes at the Yoshida Institute. This is only for students who will be studying on a student visa.

In addition to the documents listed on our admissions page, students from Some countries need to provide documents listing the name of the person that will be supporting them financially during their time in Japan. As this varies from country to country and often depends upon current conditions, it’s best if you contact us directly for more information.

Once you’ve filled out the form below, we’ll contact you to let you know if there is anything else that’s needed and how to apply for your student visa.  If you wish to study from April term(2026) on a student visa, please check out our website : (More Information)