‭Naganuma School - Application Requirements‬‭1. Period of Application & Documents Submission‬‭Enrollment‬‭APRIL‬‭JULY‬‭OCTOBER‬‭JANUARY‬‭Duration‬‭ year‬1‭2 year‬‭1 year‬‭ 1 year‬‭ .5 years‬
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‭ N3～）‬（‭※1:Students‬ ‭can‬ ‭enroll‬ ‭in‬ ‭a‬ ‭single-term‬‭program‬‭(4‬‭weeks‬‭to‬‭3‬‭months)‬‭in‬‭each‬‭month‬‭of‬‭enrollment,‬‭then‬‭combine it with a long-term program after. (Not on a student visa during the single-term program)‬‭＜To agencies and individuals living abroad＞‬‭Deadline to‬‭send PDF files‬‭Early October‬‭Early February‬‭Late April‬‭Early August‬‭Deadline to arrive‬‭documents‬‭Mid-October‬‭Mid-February‬‭Mid-May‬‭Mid-August‬‭※If there are special circumstances, or if there are still applicants after the deadline, please contact us at any‬
‭time.‬‭＜Notes to those who hope to study on a student visa＞‬‭●‬ I‭f‬ ‭more‬ ‭than‬ ‭5‬ ‭years‬ ‭have‬ ‭passed‬ ‭since‬‭graduation‬‭from‬‭the‬‭last‬‭school,‬‭you‬‭need‬‭a‬‭statement‬‭of‬‭reasons‬ ‭for‬ ‭studying‬ ‭in‬ ‭Japan‬ ‭with‬ ‭Japanese‬ ‭translation.‬ ‭Translation‬ ‭of‬ ‭other‬ ‭documents‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬‭decided upon consultation depending on the language.‬‭●‬ ‭Please maintain the amount of your bank account balance until the Certificate of Eligibility is issued.‬‭●‬ ‭The original copy of the diploma is not required.‬‭●‬ ‭Please‬‭declare‬‭in‬‭advance‬‭if‬‭you‬‭have‬‭been‬‭in‬‭Japan‬‭on‬‭a‬‭student‬‭visa‬‭in‬‭the‬‭past.‬‭You‬‭must‬‭submit‬‭a‬ ‭"transcript‬ ‭and‬ ‭attendance‬ ‭record"‬ ‭and‬ ‭"graduation‬ ‭certificate"‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭previous‬ ‭school‬ ‭issued‬‭within‬‭3‬‭months‬‭of‬‭the‬‭application‬‭date.‬‭A‬‭student‬‭visa‬‭holder‬‭is‬‭allowed‬‭to‬‭be‬‭enrolled‬‭in‬‭a‬‭Japanese‬‭language school for a maximum of two years.‬‭●‬ ‭Even‬ ‭if‬ ‭you‬ ‭cancel‬ ‭your‬‭application‬‭after‬‭applying‬‭for‬‭the‬‭Certificate‬‭of‬‭Eligibility‬‭to‬‭the‬‭immigration‬‭bureau, you will be charged an application fee of 30,000 yen.‬‭＜To those who don’t need a student visa＞‬‭ lease‬‭contact‬‭us‬‭by‬‭filling‬‭out‬‭the‬‭form‬‭below‬‭and‬‭we‬‭will‬‭send‬‭you‬‭information‬‭about‬‭the‬‭documents‬‭to‬P‭be submitted by e-mail.‬‭https://www.naganuma-school.ac.jp/jp/inquiry/form.php‬‭2. Application Requirements‬‭① Applicants should have completed high school (including anticipated completion) or equivalent‬‭education.‬‭② Applicants should have a strong will to study, being physically and mentally healthy, and able to learn‬‭autonomously.‬‭③ Applicants should not be applying for a different school at the same time and not have a history of‬‭failed application of certificate of eligibility or visa.‬‭④ In the case the applicants have studied at a different Japanese language school on a student visa,‬‭should have no records of bad attendance (below 80%).‬‭⑤ Applicants should take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test by the time of completing the course.‬‭⑥ Applicants should provide proof of Japanese language studying that corresponds to JLPT N5 or 150‬
‭hours of studying (original copy), or a certificate of official exams (copy).‬‭3. Outline of each course and application conditions‬‭ ‬‭Japanese for Interactive Communication（CJ）‬■‭https://www.naganuma-school.ac.jp/jp/courses/regular.html‬‭ ‬‭Suitable person:‬‭Those who wish to develop Japanese‬‭and communication skills comprehensively‬‭from everyday and social topics, as well as in specialized fields and use these skills in the future.‬‭Enrollment Condition:‬‭Applicants must have completed‬‭high school or any higher education.‬‭For Student visa holders:‬‭Applicants who have studied‬‭Japanese language for at least 150 hours.‬‭Others:‬‭Applicants can read and write “Hiragana” and‬‭“Katakana”‬‭ ‬‭Business Japanese Course（BJ）‬■‭https://www.naganuma-school.ac.jp/jp/courses/business.html‬‭Suitable‬ ‭Person:‬ ‭Those‬ ‭who‬ ‭wish‬ ‭to‬ ‭seek‬ ‭employment‬ ‭in‬ ‭Japan,‬ ‭work‬ ‭for‬ ‭a‬ ‭Japanese‬ ‭company,‬ ‭or‬‭acquire business-level Japanese language skills.‬‭Enrollment‬ ‭Condition:‬ ‭Applicants‬ ‭must‬ ‭have‬ ‭N2‬ ‭or‬ ‭higher‬‭in‬‭Japanese-Language‬‭Proficiency‬‭Test‬‭（‬‭JLPT)‬‭Applicants who plan to find employment in Japan must have graduated from university or college ‬‭※Depending‬‭on‬‭which‬‭school‬‭you‬‭are‬‭from,‬‭confirmation‬‭by‬‭the‬‭Japanese‬‭Immigration‬‭Service‬‭Agency‬‭may be required.‬‭ ‬‭University Preparation Course（AJ）‬■‭https://www.naganuma-school.ac.jp/jp/courses/university.html‬‭Suitable person:‬‭Those wish to go on to a university,‬‭graduate shool, or vocational school in Japan.‬‭Enrollment Condition:‬‭Applicants must have completed‬‭high school or any higher education.‬‭Applicants who plan to enroll in the postgraduate school must meet the following requirements:‬‭① Applicants must have graduated and obtain a bachelor's degree from university.
‬‭※Pre-reviewing may be required at the time of application for higher institutions to determine‬‭ whether your bachelor's degree is approved in Japan.
‬‭② Applicants must have a clear theme that they wish to research in postgraduate school.‬‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭possible‬ ‭to‬ ‭study‬ ‭Japanese‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭morning‬ ‭and‬ ‭take‬ ‭foundation‬ ‭subjects‬ ‭(charged)‬ ‭and‬‭lectures‬ ‭for‬ ‭graduate‬ ‭school‬ ‭preparation‬ ‭(charged)‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭afternoon.‬ ‭2-year‬ ‭course‬‭students‬‭will‬‭take‬‭foundation‬‭subjects‬‭in‬‭the‬‭afternoon‬‭of‬‭the‬‭second‬‭year.‬‭Foundation‬‭subjects‬‭are‬‭compulsory‬‭for the preparatory education curriculum.‬‭＜Required Japanese language level upon enrollment＞‬‭Vocational‬‭Enrollment‬‭Duration‬‭School‬‭University‬‭Graduate School‬‭April‬‭1 year‬‭N3 or higher‬‭N2 or higher‬‭N2 or higher‬‭April‬‭2 years‬‭N5 or higher‬‭N5 or higher‬‭N5 or higher‬‭October‬‭1.5 years‬‭N3 or higher‬‭N3 or higher‬‭N3～N2‬‭or higher‬‭ Fees of Foundation Subjects＞‬＜‭ Period: April - November‬‭Set of science subjects‬‭Math II, Science - physics,‬‭biology, chemistry‬‭Set of humanities‬‭subjects‬‭Social science, Math I‬‭English‬‭25,000 yen‬

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‭ ‬‭＜Fees of Lecture for Graduate School Preparation＞‬‭ Period: April – March (approximately), 90-mins once a week in the afternoon‬‭ Fees: 100,000 yen / year‬‭ Students may also choose to take only this class without enrolling in a course for the following fee‬‭ ‬‭〇Total fees 164,000 yen/year （Enrollment fee: 44,000‬‭yen Tuition fee: 120,000 yen）‬‭4. Payment‬‭ ur‬ ‭school‬ ‭has‬ ‭introduced‬ ‭the‬ ‭Flywire‬ ‭payment‬ ‭system‬ ‭for‬ ‭safe‬ ‭and‬ ‭convenient‬ ‭payment‬ ‭of‬O
‭school fees from overseas.‬‭This‬‭system‬‭allows‬‭you‬‭to‬‭make‬‭a‬‭payment‬‭from‬‭a‬‭bank‬‭in‬‭your‬‭home‬‭country‬‭in‬‭local‬‭currency‬‭(although‬ ‭this‬ ‭may‬ ‭not‬ ‭be‬ ‭available‬ ‭in‬ ‭some‬ ‭countries),‬ ‭credit‬ ‭cards,‬ ‭online‬ ‭payments‬ ‭and‬‭others.‬‭For more information, please visit the Flywire website. ⇒‬‭https://www.flywire.com/‬‭＜Payment Method＞‬‭Step 1‬

‭Go to the payment registration page （‬‭http://naganuma.flywire.com/‬‭）‬‭Step 2‬

‭Enter the name of the country to pay from and the amount to pay.‬‭Step 3‬‭Select your payment method.‬‭Step 4‬

‭Enter the payer information.‬‭Step 5‬

‭Enter your student information. (Student ID)‬

‭Step 6‬‭ heck the information you have entered carefully to make sure it is correct. After‬C‭confirming the information, please complete the payment.‬‭5. Contact / Inquiry‬‭ ‬‭To new agencies and individuals living abroad‬■‭ Please contact us from [Inquiries about the enrollment] on our website.‬‭ ‬‭To agencies and related organizations‬■‭ Please contact us by e-mail or chat to provide information on prospective students with the‬‭ following items below:‬‭ Enrollment term/Name/Sex/Age/Nationality/Course to apply/Length of studying/‬‭ Japanese language skills/School level of the last education‬I‭f you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us.‬
‭gakuseibu@naganuma-school.ac.jp‬ ‭Attn: Student Innovation Center (gakuseibu)‬

‭Attachment: Fees‬‭Long-term Program Courses and Fees‬‭＜To be applied to students enrolled after April 2025＞‬‭★Curriculum Division‬‭Curriculum‬‭Course‬‭Japanese for Interactive Communication‬‭Comprehensive‬‭Japanese‬‭Business Japanese Course‬‭Preparatory Course‬‭Preparatory Education‬‭ You‬ ‭need‬ ‭the‬ ‭completion‬ ‭of‬ ‭over‬ ‭12‬ ‭years‬ ‭of‬ ‭education‬ ‭abroad‬ ‭in‬ ‭order‬ ‭to‬ ‭pursue‬ ‭higher‬ ‭education‬ ‭in‬※
‭Japan.‬ ‭However,‬ ‭in‬ ‭some‬ ‭countries‬ ‭and‬ ‭regions,‬ ‭students‬ ‭may‬ ‭have‬ ‭less‬ ‭than‬ ‭12‬ ‭years‬ ‭to‬ ‭complete‬ ‭high‬‭school‬‭and‬‭are‬‭not‬‭eligible‬‭to‬‭apply‬‭to‬‭universities‬‭in‬‭Japan‬‭in‬‭that‬‭condition.‬‭The‬‭Preparatory‬‭Education‬‭is‬‭a‬‭curriculum for those students to make them qualified for entering higher education in Japan.‬‭★Timetable‬‭Class‬‭Hours‬‭Morning‬‭ 9：00－12：30‬

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‭ fternoon‬A‭ 13：30－17：00‬‭＜Notes＞‬‭・Japanese for Interactive Communication has either morning or afternoon classes. (The afternoon class may‬‭ not be open.)‬‭・One’s class is determined according to the result of the placement test.‬‭・1 year program of Preparatory Education includes foundation subjects in the afternoon in addition to‬‭ Japanese class in the morning.‬‭・1.5-year and 2-year program of Preparatory Education include foundation subjects in the afternoon for the‬‭ second half of the year.‬‭★Courses and Fees‬‭Comprehensive Japanese‬‭(‬‭Japanese for Interactive Communication‬‭/ Business Japanese / Preparatory)‬‭Duration‬‭(years)‬‭Enrollment‬‭1‬‭Spring /‬‭ ummer /‬S‭Autumn / Winter‬‭1.5‬‭Autumn‬‭2‬‭Spring /‬‭Summer /‬‭Autumn / Winter‬‭Enrollment‬‭Fee‬‭150,000‬‭Application‬‭Fee‬‭30,000‬‭Facilities‬‭Fee‬‭Materials‬‭Fee‬‭Total‬‭Lessons‬‭Tuition Fee‬‭45,000‬‭40,000‬‭820‬‭830,000‬‭1,095,000‬‭67,500‬‭60,000‬‭1,230‬‭1,245,000‬‭1,552,500‬‭90,000‬‭80,000‬‭1,640‬‭1,660,000‬‭2,010,000‬‭Total Fee‬

‭ Notes＞‬＜‭・Extra fees will be charged if the students of Preparatory Course take foundation subjects (afternoon) or‬‭ tutorials for graduate school preparation.‬‭・The Business Japanese course will charge an additional special session fee. 8,400 yen / term‬‭Preparatory Education‬‭‭Unit of money: JPY‬‭ ‬‬‭Duration‬‭(years)‬‭Enrollment‬‭1‬‭Spring‬‭1.5‬‭Autumn‬‭2‬‭Spring‬‭Enrollment‬‭Fee‬‭150,000‬‭Application‬‭Fee‬‭30,000‬‭Facilities‬‭Fee‬‭Materials‬‭Fee‬‭Total‬‭Lessons‬‭45,000‬‭40,000‬‭940‬‭880,000‬‭1,145,000‬‭67,500‬‭60,000‬‭1,350‬‭1,295,000‬‭1,602,500‬‭90,000‬‭80,000‬‭1,760‬‭1,710,000‬‭2,060,000‬‭Tuition Fee‬

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‭ Notes＞‬＜‭・Preparatory Education includes foundation subjects, which are included in the above fees and totals.‬‭★Tuition Payment by term:‬‭ he enrollment fee, application fee, facility fee, and tuition fee + materials fee for 2 terms are required to‬T‭be paid upon enrollment. Every six months afterwards, students are required to pay the following tuition‬‭fee, facility fee, materials fee, etc. at least two weeks before the beginning of the term. The payment‬‭amounts of each course term are as follows.‬‭Tuition Fee & Facility Fee‭Payment period‬‭Upon Enrollment‬‬ ‭Unit of money: JPY‬
‭Every six months‬‭afterwards‬‭1-year‬‭Comprehensive‬‭Japanese‬‭637,500‬‭457,500‬‭1-year‬‭*662,500‬‭*482,500‬‭1.5-year‬‭637,500‬‭*482,500‬‭2-year‬‭637,500‬‭1.5-year‬‭2-year‬‭Preparatory‬‭Education‬‭1st year

457,500‬‭2nd year *482,500‬‭ Note＞‬＜‭・The amount with " * " includes the fee for foundation subjects.‬‭＜Remarks＞ ※To be applied to both Comprehensive Japanese and Preparatory Education‬‭ ‬‭Payment terms‬■‭Payment should be made either by bank transfer or “Flywire” (‬‭http://naganuma.flywire.com/‬‭).‬‭Transfer charges are borne by the payer. Cash and credit cards are not acceptable.‬‭ ‬‭Application for a Certificate of Eligibility‬■‭In case a student applies for a Certificate of Eligibility (CoE, necessary for a student visa) through the‬‭school,‬ ‭the‬ ‭application‬ ‭fee‬ ‭is‬ ‭required‬ ‭upon‬ ‭applying,‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭enrollment‬ ‭fee‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭rest‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭fees‬ ‭are‬‭required after the CoE is issued safely.‬‭■‬‭Facility fee‬
‭ his‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭maintain‬ ‭and‬ ‭run‬ ‭online‬ ‭facilities/networks,‬ ‭a‬ ‭library,‬ ‭study‬ ‭rooms,‬ ‭computer‬ ‭room,‬ ‭on-campus‬T‭wireless LAN.‬‭■‬‭Late enrollment‬‭ ees‬‭will‬‭not‬‭be‬‭reduced‬‭even‬‭if‬‭you‬‭enroll‬‭after‬‭the‬‭starting‬‭date‬‭of‬‭each‬‭term.‬‭For‬‭further‬‭details,‬‭please‬‭refer‬F‭to the 'Payment and Return of School Fees' document, which is available on request.‬‭Please contact us if you need more information.‬‭ ‬‭Withdrawal, temporary leave and cancellation‬■‭Paid fees are non-refundable if a student withdraws in the middle of the term due to personal reasons.‬‭A temporary leave from school is up to 6 months.‬‭If a prospective student notifies the school in written notice (including e-mail) of his or her cancellation of‬‭enrollment‬ ‭at‬ ‭least‬ ‭2‬‭weeks‬‭before‬‭the‬‭start‬‭of‬‭the‬‭term,‬‭all‬‭fees‬‭except‬‭the‬‭application‬‭fee‬‭will‬‭be‬‭returned.‬‭For‬‭further‬‭details,‬‭please‬‭refer‬‭to‬‭the‬‭'Payment‬‭and‬‭Return‬‭of‬‭School‬‭Fees'‬‭document,‬‭which‬‭is‬‭available‬‭on‬‭request. Please contact us if you need more information.‬‭■‬‭Expulsion‬‭ ‬‭student‬‭may‬‭be‬‭expelled‬‭from‬‭school‬‭in‬‭accordance‬‭with‬‭the‬‭school‬‭rules.‬‭There‬‭is‬‭no‬‭refund‬‭of‬‭paid‬‭fees.‬‭A‬
A‭student‬‭who‬‭has‬‭applied‬‭for‬‭a‬‭visa‬‭through‬‭us‬‭loses‬‭the‬‭eligibility‬‭to‬‭stay‬‭in‬‭Japan,‬‭he/she‬‭must‬‭leave‬‭Japan‬‭immediately.‬‭In‬‭addition,‬‭a‬‭student‬‭who‬‭has‬‭been‬‭arrested‬‭for‬‭violating‬‭the‬‭immigration‬‭law‬‭or‬‭other‬‭Japanese‬‭laws,‬‭or‬‭who‬‭has‬‭not‬‭been‬‭attending‬‭classes‬‭for‬‭a‬‭sufficient‬‭number‬‭of‬‭days,‬‭and‬‭whose‬‭motivation‬‭to‬‭study‬‭is‬‭not recognized, may be expelled or expelled from the school.‬‭Single Term Programs‬‭（Only for Japanese for Interactive Communication & Business Japanese Course)‬‭＜To be applied to students enrolled after April 2025＞‬‭Class‬‭Time‬‭Morning‬‭9:00 – 12:30‬‭Sun‬‭Afternoon‬‭(Japanese for Interactive‬‭Communication only)‬

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‭Spring /Summer‬‭55,000‬‭22,000‬‭11,000‬‭11,000‬‭231,000‬‭/Fall / Winter Term‬‭（11wks）‬‭※Business Japanese course costs additional 8,400 yen per term as a special session fee.‬‭Studying on a weekly basis (Example) ‬‭330,000‬‭Unit of money: JPY (10％ tax included)‬‭Enrollment‬ ‭Application‬
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‭Facility‬‭Fee‬‭materials‬‭fee‬‭Tuition‬‭Fee‬‭Total‬‭４ weeks‬‭55,000‬‭22,000‬‭11,000‬‭11,000‬‭84,040‬‭183,040‬‭５ weeks‬‭55,000‬‭22,000‬‭11,000‬‭11,000‬‭105,050‬‭204,050‬‭６ weeks‬‭55,000‬‭22,000‬‭11,000‬‭11,000‬‭126,060‬‭225,060‬‭７ weeks‬‭55,000‬‭22,000‬‭11,000‬‭11,000‬‭147,070‬‭246,070‬‭８ weeks‬‭55,000‬‭22,000‬‭11,000‬‭11,000‬‭168,080‬‭267,080‬‭９ weeks‬‭55,000‬‭22,000‬‭11,000‬‭11,000‬‭189,090‬‭288,090‬‭10 weeks‬‭55,000‬‭22,000‬‭11,000‬‭11,000‬‭210,100‬‭309,100‬‭＜Remarks＞‬‭ ‬‭1.‬ ‭After‬ ‭receiving‬ ‭the‬ ‭letter‬‭of‬‭acceptance‬‭or‬‭invoice,‬‭please‬‭pay‬‭the‬‭prescribed‬‭amount‬‭by‬‭the‬‭due‬‭date‬‭on‬‭the‬ ‭invoice.‬ ‭Payment‬ ‭should‬‭be‬‭made‬‭either‬‭by‬‭bank‬‭transfer‬‭or‬‭“Flywire”‬‭(‭h‬ ttp://naganuma.flywire.com/‬‭).‬‭Transfer charges are borne by the payer. Cash and credit cards are not acceptable.‬‭2.‬ ‭Facilities‬ ‭Fee:‬ ‭This‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭maintain‬ ‭and‬ ‭run‬ ‭the‬ ‭library,‬ ‭study‬‭rooms‬‭,‬‭computer‬‭room,‬‭on-campus‬‭wireless‬‭LAN.‬‭3.‬ ‭Paid fees are non-refundable if a student withdraws in the middle of the term due to personal reasons.‬‭4.‬ ‭If‬ ‭a‬‭prospective‬‭student‬‭notifies‬‭the‬‭school‬‭in‬‭written‬‭notice‬‭(including‬‭e-mail)‬‭of‬‭his‬‭or‬‭her‬‭cancellation‬‭of‬‭enrollment‬‭at‬‭least‬‭2‬‭weeks‬‭before‬‭the‬‭start‬‭of‬‭the‬‭term,‬‭all‬‭fees‬‭except‬‭the‬‭application‬‭fee‬‭will‬‭be‬‭returned.‬‭For‬‭further‬‭details,‬‭please‬‭refer‬‭to‬‭the‬‭'Payment‬‭and‬‭Return‬‭of‬‭School‬‭Fees'‬‭document,‬‭which‬‭is‬‭available‬‭on request. Please contact us if you need more information.‬‭5.‬ ‭Expulsion: A student may be expelled from school in accordance with the school rules.‬