Genki Japanese and Culture School Okinawa
Learn and acquire Japanese in Paradise!
Genki Japanese School is a study abroad school for foreigners who want to learn Japanese in Japan. We have locations all around the county and now also in Japan’s Hawai Okinawa!
We specialise in teaching communicative Japanese, and unlike most Japanese language schools, our courses are aimed at speakers of non-kanji (Chinese languages (mainly, European languages).
You can start any Monday throughout the year, and study for as many weeks as you like! We’re the most flexible, fun and rewarding Japanese school in Japan!
All of our Japanese teachers are graduates of a 420-hour Japanese teacher training course at a recognized study institution, and have extensive experience teaching to foreigners; that is why we have students from more than 50 different countries coming to learn Japanese with us each year and many come back again and again!
We offer flexibility, expertise, passion and a chance to have the most complete Japanese Language and Culture experience around!
Highlights
- Small classes with maximum 8 students per class (average 6).
- Flexible schedules with courses starting every Monday year-round, and you can study for as long as you want, from 2 weeks to a year or more!
- We are one of the few Japanese schools accredited by the International Association of Language Centres, and the first Japanese school ever to be voted Star World Language School, the industry's highest award!
- Great location just 20 minutes away from Naha’s city center by public transportation and just 15 minutes away from the International Airport.
Programmes Offered
Standard Japanese Course
For people who need to be able to communicate in Japanese, this course offers a heavy emphasis on real-life skills. You will learn common sentence patterns and vocabulary with your teacher, then use them in practical situations both inside and outside of the classroom. Our course offers a full range of activities that you will find both useful and exciting.
Japanese Plus Conversation (Module)
This course builds on the standard course by adding five extra small-group conversational Japanese lesson per week. These lessons focus on some of the interesting aspects of conversational Japanese, such as slang, dialects, specialized vocabulary, and more. Not available to beginner students.
Japanese Plus Culture (Module)
This course builds on the standard course by adding 6 hours of Japanese both Traditional and Pop culture activities per week. You will learn about the old traditional Japanese, studying topics such as ceramics, tea ceremony, calligraphy and as well have the chance to experience the best of modern Japanese culture, whether it's creating your own manga, trying your hand at cosplay, or visiting a maid cafe! These classes are run on Saturdays.
Japanese Plus Marine Activities (Module)
This course builds on the standard course by adding 6 hours of Marine and Nature activities per week. You will be exploring the island by all modes of water transport, and enjoying yourself like never before. Okinawa is well known throughout Japan and the world for the beauty of its beaches and oceans so this is a unique opportunity to discover them while learning the language.
3 and 6-months course
These courses come at a big discount off our standard Japanese tuition cost! This special course is one of our most popular items. In most cases, no special visa is required to stay in Japan for up to 6 months.
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Residence/Studio
We offer several options for housing that vary slightly depending on the final school location you choose: a private room at a shared house, a private room with a Japanese family, a weekly apartment (contracted with a private company, and similar to a hotel in quality).
Homestay
When arranging a homestay for you, we try to take into account any needs or preferences you may have, such as smoker or non-smoker, allergies, English ability, and so on.
- Homestay
- Residence
- Studio
The school is located specifically in the city of Naha, biggest city in the Island and capital of the Okinawa prefecture. We are in the district of Oroku conveniently located just 10 minutes away by walk from Oroku station and 30 minutes away from the city centre and international airport by monorail.
We are also within 1 hour of all the main beaches in Naha. Often called “the Hawaii of Japan”, Okinawa is a tropical island paradise that has warm weather year-round, some of the world’s highest-ranked beaches, and a way of life that will make it hard to go back to your day job.
Only two hours from the mainland by plane, the rise of discount airlines has made getting to and for cheaper and easier than taking a bullet train.
Let yourself have the experience of a lifetime, while mastering Japanese language, with Genki’s Japanese school in Okinawa.
Exams
At the end of each course section or level, the students will have an exam in order to move forward to the higher levels. In order to pass those exams, the score required is 70%. When the students finish their course they receive a certificate from the school with the Japanese course level they have reached studying with us. We do not offer specific JLPT exam preparation courses, however we do study all the necessary contents according to the level and we can provide JLPT prep-exams together with exam enrolment assistance.
More Features
Bildungsurlaub recognized 2 weeks program are also available for workers in Germany. Many universities also offer course credit for Japanese study with us. We can generally meet most reporting requirements that universities have including study grades transcripts and class attendance reports.
