International Nippon School Applicant guidelines

Application requirements

Courses

2years course / enter in April

Capacity

30students

Goals for studying

◆Elementary
Develop your ability for having your life safely and healthy.
Learn to read and write Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji.
◆Intermediate
Develop your expressions and vocabularies for making better relationship.
Master speaking and writing necessary for business.
◆Advanced
Learn to advanced topics and discussions.
Master high power of expressions.

1year 6months course / Enter in October

Capacity

20students

Goals for studying

◆Elementary
Develop your ability for having your life safely and healthy.
Learn to read and write Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji.
◆Intermediate
Develop your expressions and vocabularies for making better relationship.
Master speaking and writing skills for business.
◆Upper Intermediete
Learn to advanced topics and discussions.

Conditions for application

  • Applicants must have either received 12 years or more of education, or possessing equivalent qualification.
  • Applicants have finished a secondary education course in their native country as required for admission to a university.
  • Applicants must have an enough financial resource to live in Japan as an exchange student or a financial supporter.

Application procedure

【Period of application for admission】
★2years course (enter in April): from September 1st to no later than September 20th.
★1year 6months (enter in October): from March 1st to no later than March 20th

【How to apply】
Read the applicant guidelines carefully, after contact to us, please send us an application form by the deadline.

Selection process

We perform a document screening and an interview test. Please bring a copy of passport or identification card on the examination day.

Fees

Please pay the following fees when Certificate of Eligibility is issued by Immigration Bureau.
It includes facility management expense and teaching material fees.

2years course (enter in April)

  1st year 2nd year
Application fee ¥20,000  
Entrance fee ¥80,000  
Tuition fee ¥555,000 ¥555,000
Total ¥655,000 ¥555,000

1year 6months course (enter in October)

  1st year 2nd year
Application fee ¥20,000  
Entrance fee ¥80,000  
Tuition fee ¥555,000 ¥277,500
Total ¥655,000 ¥277,500

Those who already have a residence visa, the enrollment fee will be half price and application fee is free.
We do not refund any entrance fee and the other necessary fee that you paid except for the cases below.

  • We ask a lawyer to apply for the Certificate of Eligibility. Therefore, we will charge an application fee even if the result of application is not authorized.
  • In the event of the VISA application not being accepted, the application fee and entrance fee will be refunded. In that case, you need the copy of your passport to proof of the Embassy’s non-acceptance.
  • In the event of a cancellation of entry to the school for personal reasons before arriving to Japan after you got an overseas study visa, fee except for application fee and entrance fee will all be refunded. In that case, you need to explain of your cancellation.
Bank account
SWIFT CODE HYKGJPJT
BANK Hyakugo
BRANCH Name Yokkaichi
BRANCH No, 201
A/C TYPE 01 ORDINARY
A/C No, 0909508
NAME INTERNATIONAL NIPPON SCHOOL A DIVISION OF SAITO CO LTD
ADDRESS 3-56,Miyahigashi, Yokkaichi,Mie,Japan
TEL +81-59-345-2082
BRANCH ADDRESS 1-6,Okinoshima,Yokkaichi,Mie,Japan
BRANCH TEL +81-59-352-4101

※NOTE: All fees for remittance shall be borne by applicants.

Documents List (Application for Certification of Eligibility)

Precautions about the documents

  • Please translate the documents which are written other than Japanese and English. (Please translate the necessary point of the following application documents, No.3 and No.10 into Japanese.)
  • In a case that financial supporter is in Japan, document that you need to prepare is different. Please contact us about details.
  • Please submit the documents which were written within the last 3 months.
  • Please submit the certificate issued by the public office.
  • If you wish the documents to be returned, please let us know.
  • Additional documents may be necessary.
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Document about the applicant himself/herself

Documents Remarks Column
01,A copy of your passport Please submit the copy of Identification card if you don’t have passport.
02,School application
★ Following school set format
It requires to be written by the applicant himself/ herself. Put a photo by all means.
03,Resume
(including the purpose of studying Japanese language)
★ Following school set format
Japanese translation For the purpose of studying Japanese language

You must complete all your educational background and work experiences.
Write 【your purpose of studying Japanese language】 concretely in accordance with your academic history and translate it into Japanese.
04,Graduation certificate of the latest academic background Original diploma or graduation certificate.
If you are student, you need to submit a school certificate.
05,Transcript of the latest academic background It requires to be written from entrance to graduation from school.
06,Certificate of the ability for Japanese Your test result or copy of the examination application.
EXAMPLE)
●Japanese proficiency test : more than N5
●J-Test E-F : over 250 points
●Nat-Test : more than 5 grade
●TOP-J
07,The certificate for study of Japanese
that Japanese institution issues
Write clearly about period, hours (more than 150 hours), attendance condition, textbooks, issuing authority and issue date.
08,Job history with work experience Write clearly about period, type of work performed, publisher and issue date if you have.
09,3 photographs 4cm×3cm The latest photo taken within 3 months

Document about financial supporter (In a case that financial supporter is outside of Japan)

Documents Remarks Column
10,Letter of explanation of financial support ★ Following school set format
Japanese translation for
【the reason you bear the cost】

・It requires to be written by financial supporter himself/herself.
・Please translate 1.【The reason why you bear the cost】into Japanese.
11,Letter of guarantee ★ Following school set format
It requires to be signed by the guarantor.
12,Birth certificate Birth certificate of applicant
13,Family resister or Relationship Certificate (with photograph of face of the whole family)/th> Certifying documents for relationships between applicant and financial supporter
Please list a photograph of the face and the relationship of the whole family in this document by all means, and it must be issued by V.D.C or public office.
14,Certificate of bank balance ★ Original
15,Documents or explanation of asset formation Documents which can clear the asset formation of the financial supporter.
For instance, copy of bank book
16,Certificate of employment
☆Submit the documents corresponded
①Company employee ... Certificate of employment for an employee
②Self-employed…copy of business permit
③Manager of a company…the registration certificate
17,Certificate of income Last 3years
18,Certificate of tax payment Last 3years