OPIEF Information➢ Japanese Language ClassesDayTime

Quota

10：00～11：40

25 people

18：30～20：10

25 people

10：00～11：40

25 people

18：30～20：10

25 people

10：00～11：40

25 people

Friday10：00～11：40

25 people

Saturday15：10～16：50

25 people

Tuesday
WednesdayThursdayLevel

Introductory~Intermediate(small group lessons)

Location Okayama International Center 6F
Teaching Staff from two organizations
OJC (Okayama Japanese Center)
ONN (Okayama Japanese Teachers Network)

Cost: Free of charge on a condition that you enroll in the Japanese Club (the annual fee of 2000yen). Participation limited up to two classes per week. Extra fees may be required for textbooks
and photocopies. Trial Lessons (First two lessons are free!)➢ Okayama International Support Center Mon-Sat 9:00~17:00
TEL：086-256-6052 / Toll Free 0120-007-173
E-mail：support@opief.or.jp
We offer support for work, marriage, or school related problems,
as well as legal advice regarding residential status or visa for international.
Languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Tagalog, Thai，
Nepali, Spanish, etc
Location: Okayama International Center, 1F Okayama International Support Center➢ Multilingual Consultation Service

TEL：086-256-2914

Chinese, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Korean consultation services for daily living.
Location: Okayama International Center, 1F
Operating hours:
・Chinese and Portuguese language
The 1st and 3rd Saturdays 9:00～13:00 ／ The 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 13:00～17:00
・ Vietnamese language The 1st and 3rd Saturdays 9:00～13:00
・ Tagalog Language The 3rd Thursdays 10:00～14:00
・ Korean Language The 4th Wednesdays 13:00～17:00

➢ Free Professional Legal Advice for Non-Japanese
Administered by OPIEF and the Okayama Bar Association, Bar members offer advice on legalmatters. If you need an interpreter in either English, Chinese, Portuguese, and more, please state
your request of an interpreter at the time of booking.
Location: Okayama International Center, 1F Information Corner
Date and Time: The 1st Tuesday 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00 and the 3rd Saturday 10:00, 11:00 and12:00 every month except April. (One hour per one consultation)
Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese, Portuguese, etc.
※Please enquire to OPIEF about other languages.
Cost: Free➢ Free VISA Consultation
Staff from the Japan Visa Service Center (Okayama Immigration Lawyer Association)offer advice on visa related matters.
Location and Operating Hours : Okayama International Center, 1F Information Desk
1st and 3rd Saturdays every month, 10:00 -12:00.

➢ Japanese Language Learning Support for Children
In order to support the Japanese Language Learning of international pupils or school children
living within the prefecture, we, at OPIEF, take in requests from the Board of Education andprefectural schools to dispatch personnel to schools to provide support for Japanese language
learners, free of charge. For detailed information, please contact the following.

➢Volunteer Interpreters［Multicultural Communication Support］

OPIEF currently dispatches volunteer interpreters to schools, municipal offices andadministrative organizations. There is no cost involved. For more information please contact thenumber below.

➢ Library on the 4th Floor Mon-Sat 10:00~17:00
The library has some international newspapers, books, children’s books, DVDs, and videos.
They are not for rent. The library offers many resources to improve your Japanese language skills
at the Japanese language resource corner. You can read textbooks for non-Japanese, workbooks
to measure Japanese language ability, teaching materials in Japanese and reference books.

Enquiries
Okayama Prefectural International Exchange Foundation 【OPIEF】
Okayama International Center 2-2-1 Hokancho Kita-ku Okayama 700-0026 JAPANTEL：086-256-2914 Mon-Sat 9:00－17:00 （Closed：Sunday，Dec.29 to Jan 3）
FAX：086-256-2489 E-mail：info@opief.or.jp
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