Learn and acquire Japanese in Fukuoka, Tokyo and Kyoto
Genki Japanese School is a study abroad school for foreigners who want to learn Japanese in Japan. We have locations in Fukuoka City, in southern Japan, in Tokyo and in Kyoto. 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 also offer an opportunity to our students a chance to experience all three cities by attending all three schools! We offer flexibility, expertise, passion and a chance to have the most complete Japanese Language and Culture experience around!
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.
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
This course builds on the standard course by adding 6 hours of Japanese Traditional culture activities per week. You will learn about the old traditional Japanese, studying topics such as ceramics, tea ceremony, calligraphy, and flower arrangement at school, and then join real lessons run for Japanese people with a specialist teacher, as well as learning about Japanese customs, history, and art. These classes are run on Saturdays.
This course builds on the standard course by adding 6 hours of Japanese Pop culture activities per weeks. You will 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.
It is a special package program offered only during summer. It combines the best, most fun activities of our Traditional and Pop Culture modules with special services available to minors. Younger students are sure to love nextGEN.
This course comes 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.
The atmosphere was always warm and welcoming. I learned a lot during my time there and was able to understand and speak simple Japanese very quickly.
We offer several options for housing that vary slightly depending of the school location you choose: a private or shared room at a student’s dormitory, a private room with a Japanese family, a weekly apartment (contracted with a private company, and similar to a hotel in quality),a private room in a Japanese person’s apartment. When arranging a host family 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.
Kyoto, though no longer the capital of Japan, it remains her heart. Buddhist temples, Shinto Shrines, castles and gardens: to name all of them would take quite some time. Kyoto continues to be one of the best-preserved cities in Japan, which makes it a great destination if your goal is to touch history of Japan. However, with a population of almost 1.5 million and because it is incredibly well connected to Osaka and Kobe, if you are looking to see modern Japan, Kyoto has that to offer! Our school is only minutes way on foot from the beautiful Gion and downtown Kawaramachi districts, and a short ride to Kyoto Station. A 25-minute stroll and you will reach the world-famous Kiomozu-Dera.
At the end of each course section or level, the students will have an exam in order to determine if it is possible to move forward to the higher levels. To pass those exams, the score must be at least 70%. When the students finish their course, they receive a certificate stating the highest class level reached.
We do not offer specific JLPT exam preparation courses, however we do study all the necessary topics and we can provide JLPT mock exams together with exam enrolment assistance.
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.
Important discounts for JET participants who wish to study Japanese during their holidays and for group applications.
To find out more about this school or to book a course, contact the School today.