Morioka Japanese Language School（MCL盛岡情報ビジネス＆デザイン専門学校 日本語学科）

About the school

The Japanese Language Department of MCL Morioka Information Business & Design College, in Osawakawara, Morioka, within walking distance of Morioka Station (English name Morioka Japanese Language School; the site's copyright notice dates from 2004). Run by the Tatsuzawa Gakkan educational corporation. Capacity of the Japanese Language Department is 30 per course. Homeroom teachers support study and daily life. Morioka has a population of about 300,000 and is about 2 hours 12 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen.

Fees

Annual tuition

¥620,000

Fee basis

Admission guide (fiscal year not stated); tuition only for the first year of Further-study Course A (2 years) of the Japanese department. Tax inclusion not stated. First-year total ¥820,000 (examination fee ¥20,000 + admission fee ¥80,000 + tuition ¥620,000 + facility maintenance fee ¥50,000 + materials ¥30,000 + accident insurance ¥10,000 + club activity fee ¥10,000). The overall total is ¥1,540,000 for the 2-year course and ¥1,180,000 for the 1-year 6-month course.

Admission fee

¥80,000Application guidelines. Tax-included/tax-excluded not stated. The ¥20,000 examination fee (entrance screening fee) is separate

Dormitory

YesFrom ¥22,000 per month

Dormitory & housing

Student dormitory available (run by the school in rented private apartments, within walking or cycling distance). Refrigerator, washing machine, rice cooker, TV, kotatsu etc. provided. Kitchen, toilet and bath are shared by 2-3 rooms.

Admission requirements

Intake months

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

Study period

Further-study Course A, 2 years (1,600 hours, 80 weeks, April); Further-study Course B, 1 year 6 months (1,200 hours, 60 weeks, October). 20 hours per week (4 periods of 50 minutes per day).

Admission requirements

Completion of 12 or more years of schooling abroad. Ability to prepare tuition and living costs. Documents include the application form, statement of reasons for applying, Japanese ability statement, pledge, graduation certificate, transcript, copy of passport, and the financial sponsor's 3 years of bank, income and tax documents. No age requirement is listed.

Japanese level requirement

About JLPT N5 or equivalent (applicants who have not graduated from university in their home country must pass N5 or similar). A written test and an interview are held; screening fee ¥20,000.

Graduation & further-study support

Guidance is given by course: selective national, national and private universities, graduate school, vocational school, and employment. Results: University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Osaka University, University of Tsukuba, Tohoku University, Iwate University and others. For affiliated vocational schools there is a special scholarship system including entrance fee exemption. For jobs, internship support with companies in the prefecture, entry sheet coaching, etc.

Accreditation

Not confirmed (the official site has a page on "disclosure concerning the notification standards", but Certified Japanese Language Institution, appropriate-school class and similar could not be confirmed in this reading).

Nepal applicants

The official website states no country restrictions. Country-specific document requirements are given only for China, Vietnam, Korea and Taiwan; no individual mention of Nepal could be confirmed.

Language support

Classes are taught in Japanese. Website is in Japanese. Staff support languages and multilingual website are not stated officially (please ask).