MANABI Nagano Campus

About the school

YCC JAPAN Co., Ltd. opened the Nagano campus (Ueda) in 2004, and the Tokyo campus (Sumida, 4 minutes' walk from Ryogoku Station) joined the group in 2005. Capacity: Tokyo 720 (482 enrolled), Nagano 240 (128 enrolled). Certified by the Ministry of Justice as an appropriate school (Class 1). Students come from China, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Nepal and other countries. Programmes include guidance for graduate school and university entry, EJU preparation, art university entry and business Japanese.

Fees

Annual tuition

From ¥720,000incl. tax

Fee basis

Annual tuition for fiscal 2026 (including tax).

First-year total (as listed by the school)

¥850,000

Admission fee

¥70,000Fiscal 2026, including tax. The ¥22,000 application screening fee is separate.

Application / screening fee

¥22,000

Dormitory

Yes

Dormitory & housing

Available (the school states it has student housing). Tokyo: Share House Ryogoku (8 minutes' walk from Ryogoku station). Nagano: 3 buildings (PEACE, HOPE, Ability; 9 minutes by bicycle). Prices and conditions: the dormitory guide is being prepared; contact us for 2026.

Admission requirements

Intake months

• April24 months(2 yrs)
• July21 months(1 yr 9 mo)
• October18 months(1 yr 6 mo)

Study period

April: 2 years / July: 1 year 9 months / October: 1 year 6 months (inferred from the second-year fee listing).

Admission requirements

At least 12 years of schooling, a likely entry permit, ability to pay the costs (the bank statement should cover the first year's living and tuition costs), and good physical and mental health. No age limit or nationality-specific conditions are listed. Tokyo and Nagano have separate admission guidelines (2027 intake).

Japanese level requirement

2-year pathway course: N5 level (A1) or above. 1 year 9 months: N5 level. 1 year 6 months: N4 level (A2) or above. 1 year 3 months: N4 level and currently studying B1. Screening is by documents, an oral test and an interview.

Graduation & further-study support

EJU/JLPT prep, research-plan coaching for graduate school, application and interview prep, and in-school advancement guidance. Incentives: a ¥2.5 million total across both schools, scholarships for advancing to well-known universities (e.g. ¥500,000 for the University of Tokyo), and a programme of ¥30,000 per month for 12 months for incoming international students.

Accreditation

Both the Tokyo and Nagano schools are listed in Appendix 1 of the Ministry of Justice notification (October 2018). Appropriate-school (Class 1): Nagano October 2023, Tokyo October 2024. Certified by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education (January 2004). Nagano plans to open as a Certified Japanese Language Institution from April 2027; nothing is stated for Tokyo.

Nepal applicants

The official fee page does not mention applicants by country. Please ask us.

Language support

Website available in Japanese, English, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Thai, Vietnamese and Indonesian.