Application Handbook

Toho International
Japanese Language School
Address：6-3 Kokubuhonmachi,Chuo-ku
Kumamoto, JAPAN 862-0948
TEL ：＋81（96）‐372‐4406
FAX ：＋81（96）‐227‐7080

●Application period
Spring （April ~）till Nov. 22nd of every year
Autumn （October ~） till May 30th of every year

●Application Requirements1）Applicants must complete 12-years of standard education in their own country
at the time of enrollment.
2) Applicants must be graduates with no longer than 4 years since last graduation※ under 27 years age. (except graduated from university）
3) Applicants must have ability to pay all of expenses during staying in Japan
4) Applicants must have 150 hours or over N5 certificate of Japanese
Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) or Equivalent level5) Applicants shall be mentally and physically healthy and shall respect all applicable lawsof Japan.
6) Applicants must have a potential to get an official VISA to enter Japan with officialProcedure.
7) (Viet Nam) ①The average score of high school 3rd year must be over 6.5②Applicants must submit a certificate of academic background.
③Those who graduated from a part-time high school cannot apply.
8) (Nepal) The high school score must be over Second Division (45%) or CGPA2.0● Address
6-3 Kokubu honmachi, Chuo-ku Kumamoto, JAPAN 862-0948
Tel：096－372－4406
Fax：096－227－7080●School Hours
Monday to Friday

AM ･･･

9:00 ～ 9:45 / 9:50 ～ 10:30
10:40 ～ 11:25 / 11:25 ～ 12:10（About the Certificate of Eligibility for status of Residence）
Before coming to Japan study, It must be applied the Certificate of eligibility for stratusof residence to Japan Immigration bureau.so Toho International Japanese Languageschool will check the documents which is submitted by applicants and then submit themto Immigration bureau. After issued the Certificate of eligibility for stratus of residence,
you must be come to Japan within three months, otherwise it will be invalid.

2.必要資料

Documents for Applicant
1

Application for Admission (E-1)

2

Education Background (E-2)

3

Purpose of Studying Japanese (E-3)

4

Certificate of Japanese study History (E-4)

5Graduation Certificate

6

Academic Transcript

7

Student Registration Certificate (those who are currently students)

8

Certificate of Employment (those who have been employed)

9

Copy of Passport (In case you have when you apply) and Identification Card)

10

Relationship Certificate

11

Photos (4cm×3cm)

12

Pledge (E-5)

6pcs

Documents for Sponsor
13

Bank Balance Certificate

14

Documents of Asset Formation Process for 3years※Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Vietnam must submit

15

Cost Payment Written Oath (E-6)

16

Certificate of Employment (E-7)

17Annual Income Certificate (E-8)

18

Tax Payment Certificate (E-9)

19

Others documents if required※ Notes：☞ All documents must be sent to Japan until the deadline☞ All documents and certificates must be translated into Japanese (Except simple one likeGraduation)☞ Submitted documents and certificates will not be returned to applicants except for thosewhich cannot be issued twice☞ All the submitted documents should be issued within 3 months☞ Graduation Certificate and Academic Transcript of High School must be submitted for
Vietnam and Nepal’s students.
☞ Details of each document are explained later。

3. Details of Documents(1～19)
3-１．Application for Admission(E-1)☞ 【Place of Birth】should be written with province name.(If your country doesn’t haveprovince, please write Prefecture name)☞ Double check “Temporary Address”

3-2．Education Background (E-2)☞ Education background must be filled in with school names, address, month and year ofentrance and graduation. (Expected date of graduation if not graduated yet) inchronological order☞ The age of enrollment at elementary school should be six or seven years old. Thosestudents who entered earlier than six or later than seven is required to submit
explanatory note issued by graduated school.
☞ If there is blank of certain period during 12 years of basic education, it should be explainedin another paper.

3-3．Purpose of Studying Japanese(E-3)☞ The purpose of studying Japanese must be concisely and clearly explained. A plan after
graduation of school should also be explained.
☞ Applicants must write it by his/her self with his/her hand signed autograph.

3-4．Certificate of Japanese Study History(E-4)☞ The certificate of Japanese study history should be issued by the institute where he/shestudies Japanese. It must include the learning term, finished study hours. Learning day
in a week, and study hours for a day. The certificate shall be stamped and signed by
the person in charge of the institution.

3-5．Graduation Certificate☞ Applicants must submit an official diploma (the original) issued by the last graduatedschool or education board.
(For Vietnam, and Nepal any students must submit the original Graduation Certificate of highschool even if their last school was university.

3-6. Academic Transcript☞ Applicants must submit (original) academic transcript issued by the last graduatedschool or education board.
(For Vietnam and Nepal, any students must submit the original Academic Transcript ofhigh school even if their last school was university.

3-7．Student Registration Certificate☞ Applicants who are currently studying at university or a technical school at the time ofapplication, “student Registration Certificate” should be submitted issued by the institution.

3-8．Certificate of Employment☞

Applicants who currently work or have worked at any organization orcompany ”Certificated of Employment” should be issued by the organization. “Letter ofCertification” should be also stamped and signed by the person in charge of the company.

3-9．Copy of Passport and copy of Identification Card and family register☞ Applicant’s Identification card and copy of passport and family register shall besubmitted.
For Vietnam, The copy of sponsor’s Identification card must be submitted.

3-10．Relationship Certificate☞ Relationship between applicant and sponsor must be proven in the certificate.

3-11．Photos (4cm ×3cm) : 6pcs
☞ Photos should be taken within 3 months at the time ofapplication. Applicants must not wear any caps and the photos
must follow the determined size like the right picture from theirchest to top of head.
Applicant’s country, name and birthday should be written on theback of the photos.

3-12．Pledge (E-5)
3-13．Bank Balance Certificate☞ Applicant should submit balance certificate issued at the time ofapplication. The bank certificate must be issued by the bank which accepts foreign
currencies. Applicants shall submit the certificate with amount of 2,000,000 Japanese
Yen in his/her account (recommended amount).

3-14．Documents of Asset Formation Process for 3 Years※ Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Vietnam must submit it.
☞ A bank statement that shows every transaction in the last 3 years should be issued.
☞ (Nepal) In case of using education loan,① Certificate of property valuation such as land or house and② bank balance certificate which shows the loan money have already received mustbe submitted.
☞If there were no bank transactions, documents of asset formation process for 3 years
must be submitted.

3-15．Cost Payment Written Oath(E-6)☞ The relationship between applicant and sponsor, reasons of being a sponsor, a way andtime of transferring tuition fee and living expense should be described in detail. The oathshould also be signed by sponsor.

☞ If there are more than 2 sponsors, both names and signatures should be written andsigned. (Applicant’s parents or a member of family in the second degree who live in thesame house are encouraged to be a sponsor. Other cases need further discussion.)☞ Certificate of scholarship shall be submitted if applicant receives any scholarship form
any institute. (Term and amount of the scholarship shall be mentioned in thecertificate).
☞Nepal students should submit additional documents according to attachment1

3-16. Certificate of Employment (E-7)☞ A certificate of employment should be issued by company or organization wheresponsor is currently employed. If the organization doesn’t have its original form, it is okay
to use our school’s form

3-17. Annual Income Certificate (E-8)☞ A certificate that shows all income for the last 3 years should be issued by the publicorganization or the company where sponsors are employed. If the organization doesn’t
have its original form, it is okay to use our school’s form.
☞ All certificates must be submitted if there are more than two income sources.

3-18. Tax Payment Certificate (E-9)☞ A certificate must be issued by the public organization (for the last 3 years)

If not have the legal obligation to pay taxes, sponsor must submit the certificate issued by
the public organization.

3-19. Others documents if required
Other documents are required according to Fukuoka Immigration or Personal reasons.

4.School fees (JPY)
4-1 College/University two years course（Apr. entrance）

Item

1st year

2nd yearSub. total

Application fee¥20,000¥20,000

Enrollment fee¥50,000¥50,000

Tuition fee¥580,000¥580,000¥1,160,000

Facility fee and teaching materials¥50,000¥30,000¥80,000

Visa fee¥20,000

Others fee¥40,000¥40,000¥80,000¥760,000¥650,000¥1,410,000

Total fee①

¥20,000

4-2 Dormitory fee (All students are required to stay at school dormitory for the first 1year)
Shared room

Single room

Entrance dormitory fee¥20,000¥20,000

Monthly rent for 6 months¥120,000¥168,000¥140,000¥168,000②TotalRemarks
Non-refundable(monthly rent expense maybe a little change according to the dormitory contract.)※Notes about the school fees
●Teaching materials fees are included in the Facility fees
●Activities outside fees included in the other fee.
●JLPT application fee is extra charge● 2nd year payment should be made before the new term, detail will be informed later.
● all the payment cannot be refunded in principle.

4-3 Others Expenses
Remarks

Payments

Daily Necessity Kits

¥3,000 Such as slipper sanitary goods

National Health Insurance (1 year)¥25,000 Paid to Japan government by school

Futon(mattress-optional)¥10,000

Personal Seal (Inkan)¥1,000 For bank account③Total¥39,000

Total expenses after the certificate of Eligibility was issued (In case of Shared room)①+ ②+ ③ ＝ 939,000 JPY（In case of Apr. entrance）

4-4 College/University one and half a year course（October entrance）

Item

1st year

2nd yearSub. total

Application fee¥20,000¥20,000

Enrollment fee¥50,000¥50,000

Tuition fee¥580,000¥290,000¥870,000

Facility fee and teaching materials¥50,000¥15,000¥65,000

Visa fee¥20,000

Others fee¥40,000¥20,000¥60,000¥760,000¥325,000¥1,085,000④Total fee¥20,000

4-5 Dormitory fee （October entrance）(All students are required to stay at school dormitory for the first 1year)
Shared room

Single room

Entrance dormitory fee¥20,000¥20,000

Monthly rent for 6 months¥120,000¥168,000¥140,000¥168,000

Total⑤Remarks
Non-refundable(monthly rent expense maybe a little change according to the dormitory contract.)※Notes about the school fees
●Teaching materials fees are included in the Facility fees
●Activities outside fees included in the other fee.
●JLPT application fee is extra charge● 2nd year payment should be made before the new term, detail will be informed later.
● all the payment cannot be refunded in principle.

4-6 Others Expenses（October entrance）
Payments

Remarks

Daily Necessity Kits

¥3,000 Such as slipper sanitary goods

National Health Insurance (1 year)¥25,000 Paid to Japan government by school

Futon(mattress-optional)¥10,000

Personal Seal (Inkan)¥1,000 For bank account⑥Total¥39,000Total expenses after the certificate of Eligibility was issued (In case of Shared room)④+ ⑤+ ⑥＝ 939,000 JPY（In case of October entrance）

5. Delivery method
Payment should be made by the appointed date one week after Certificate of Eligibility has been
issued.
Tuition fee must be made to our bank account by transfer.
The Certificate of Eligibility will be sent to the applicant or an agent or school once transfer of tuitionfee confirms.
In any cases of ①being refused to get VISA and ②cancellation caused by personal reasons after
receiving Certificate of Eligibility enrollment fee, preparation fee of entrance for dormitory andremittance fee will be deducted from advance payment as a penalty.
Application Fee is the fees which cost for admission procedure of COE application. It cannot be
refunded in case of the cancellation caused by rejection from Fukuoka Immigration or Personal reasons.

6. Other
1.part time job
If you receive permission from the Regional Immigration Control Bureau, you can do part-timework within 28 hours a week.as a premise, you do not affect school study.
2.About the National health insurance
All the students should be joined. When you joined it, you only should pay 30% of medicalexpenses.

7. Guidance counseling
We provide various support for students who want to go to university or professional school.Our
experienced teachers will teach you kindly and carefully until you decide on your destination.
In Japan, Interview is very important when you want to go to the higher stage education.
To perform Practical training to responding to interviews and manner.
And we will teach the skill of how to write email and research plans and motivation letter to theprofessors who you wish. We provide guidance and advice from how to choose the school andperform mock interviews and dissertation in accordance with the requirements of each student. We
have brochures and application requirements for universities, professional schools in various places
in Japan. We will introduce you the necessary information for you according to your expected school.