Our philosophy is to foster pro-Japan people and promote understanding about Japan. Kudan Institute of Japanese Language and culture is working progressively on providing a best learning atmosphere and environment to our students. We aim to become a multi-nationality international Japanese language school. After years of efforts, we have been welcoming students who come from 30 to 40 countries all over the world every year. Kudan Institute of Japanese Language and culture will continue to strive to satisfy the demand of Japanese Language study market and student needs, and to provide a perfect Japanese language learning environment and service. We are trying to offer the education and experience which can acquire only in Japan.We offer you several Japanese courses . You can study from 2 weeks to 2 years depending on your needs. We actively accept high school student, college student, (junior high school student depends on a condition) for some period. We are not only offer Japanese lessons but also offer homestay as your accommodation so that you can improve your Japanese language and understand culture more. Over 300 host families are registered with us. We can make arrangement of Airport Pick-Up Service at Narita International Airport, when you arrive in Japan. Our Teaching staffs are comprised of a core of dedicated professionals, who have many years of experience teaching Japanese to foreign students. We have Japanese, English, Korean speaking staffs who can assist you. We provide effective and informative counseling sessions to all students interested in studying at our institute. Also we do various school activities as opportunity of your experience. Our staff will be going to escort you. You will have many chances to make Japanese friends in your generation. We are providing you such chances to do so with the cooperation of volunteers, universities, and high schools. We have students from over 35 countries through the year. The common language is of course Japanese. You can learn not only Japanese but the countries.This school is a recognition school of The Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education. We can help to proceed to apply for student visa (College visa)

Conversation course focuses on basic grammar, vocabulary, and Japanese culture & customs in order to improve your fluency. This course will enable you to speak with confidence. You will take the morning class 9:10-12:40

This course can be started on every Monday (A complete beginner is excluded)
Time 9: 10 - 12: 40 , 20 lessons/week
Application: Minimum is 2 weeks

Curriculum :

This course is designed to improve all aspects of the Japanese languae. It balancs speaking listening, reading and writing, while reinforcing grammar and vocabulary. THe level is didvided into nine instructions from elementary to advanced.

 

The purpose of this course is focused on improving 4 language skills, reading, writing, speaking and listening. We offer the lessons which can help you acquire the ability of making natural conversations in Japanese so that you will be able to adjust yourself to the Japanese society without any trouble. This course can also get you prepared for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) and Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU). If you plan to advance to postgraduate school, university or two-year college, this course is also one of the best choices. Higher advanced class is perfect even for the students who have already passed Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).

 

Schedule

Time 13 :30～17：00＊ the class might be in the morning (9:10~12:40).
・College visa students can attend this course.
・Average 12 to 20 students per class
・20 lessons/week, Monday - Friday

LevelConversation Ⅰ

Conversation

Can make self-introduction, daily greetings. 
Can plainly express your own opinions by using some simple comparison. 
Can acquire basic skills to make some casual conversations.

Listening

Can understand simple Japanese conversation.

Writing/Reading

Can read and write Hiragana and Katakana and dictate some basic words.  

Conversation Ⅱ

Conversation

Can speak with some basic sentence patterns used by Japanese in their daily life and express your own opinions to a certain degree by using not only some simple sentences but also some compound sentences. Be able to acquire some speaking skills necessary under various circumstances by using honorific expressions and expressions of showing modesty.

Writing/Reading

Can read and write some complicated words including words composed of Katakana.

Listening

Can understand some basic and simple conversations in natural speed.

Conversation Ⅲ

Conversation

Can adjust speaking to the scene by choosing appropriate sentence patterns according to different speaking partners and circumstances. Be able to consider not only words but also culture while speaking.

Listening

Can understand various kinds of speaking under different circumstances..

Conversation Ⅳ

Conversation

Can make a presentation in Japanese after you do some investigations through reading and listening to people. Be able to make discussions based your own thoughts.

Listening

Can understand Japanese conversation clearly.

A Dream course of Japanese language and Manga has been just now realized through collaboration of Kudan and Mangajuku! You can learn both Japanese and Manga during your short stay of 3 months in Japan.For the special benefit of the program, the course participants are freely allowed to use the library of Mangajuku, which contains more than 2000 Manga at all times, during the course period, the same as the full time students of the school. Upon completion of the course, the program completion certificate is given to all participants who successfully completed the course, together with Manga sketch textbook as a souvenir gift from the school. The course is specifically designed as a collaboration program with Kudan.So, why don't you come and experience the Japanese Manga world? After the program, your idea about Manga shall be dramatically changed!


Curriculum : 

In the course, you will learn how to draw a face and whole body in Manga, above all, how to draw characters in different genre of Japanese Manga such as Ninja, Teen Drama, adventure, etc. Using the same dip pen used by professional writers, the curriculum progresses through practical exercises and detailed instructions easy to understand for beginners. The collaboration course consists of 16 lessons in 3 months, including digital coloring exercises using computer programs, and aims to accomplish an illustration of each participant's original character by the end of the course. As an out of classroom exercise, a sightseeing tour of Akihabara, the Mecca of Manga and animation, is scheduled. The course consists of such an attractive curriculum!

home stay

Kudan Institute of Japanese Language offers "Homestay" as a place for students to stay. Living with a Japanese family will improve your Japanese first. You will also be able to experience Japanese culture through meals and family life.

The coordinator would like to introduce you to a family that suits you.

Conditions for registering with a host family

Train + walk from Suidobashi Station / Jimbocho Station (bicycle * rental available) 60 minutes or less, commuter pass 20,000 yen or less per month.

Weekdays, morning and evening meals provided, holidays, morning, lunch and evening meals available at home

(We also ask that you be with someone in your family at dinner.)

Private rooms (cooling and heating equipment, desks, chairs, bedding, hanger racks or some closets) are provided.

The above are the conditions for the Kudan Institute of Japanese Language host family.

If you are interested, please feel free to contact us.

Guest house / share house

Kudan Institute of Japanese Language will arrange a "share house / apartment" for students as a place to stay. The share house introduced by our school is also home to Japanese people, so you can make friends while staying and stay freely while thinking about your lifestyle.

We also introduce furnished apartments for those who want to live alone.

One of the advantages is that the distance to the school is closer than that of a homestay.

We will introduce a house that suits your needs such as budget and location.

교실

모든 방 Wifi 연결 가능

로비

일본식 방

컴퓨터실

도서관

보건실

휴게실

We have been welcoming students from 30-40 countries on an average per month. Under this circumstances, you can make new friends from all over the world and know their culture and custom as well as Japanese.