The Naganuma School – Tokyo School of Japanese Language（長沼スクール東京日本語学校）

About the school

16-26 Nanpeidaicho, Shibuya-ku. Founded in 1948 (founded in Kanda-Misakicho, later moved to the current location). Naganuma School Tokyo School of Japanese Language, a school corporation. About 100 teachers and about 30 staff, and about 500 students from about 40 countries. Authorized by the Governor of Tokyo; has a preparatory education course for further study designated by MEXT (no recruitment from April 2027 onward); and is a school authorized to submit applications on behalf of students to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau.

Fees

Annual tuition

¥870,000

Fee basis

Tuition for the 1-year course of ¥870,000 in the fiscal 2027 student admission guide (attachment) (long-term programs are tax-exempt). Total for the 1-year course ¥1,210,000 (screening fee ¥30,000 + admission fee ¥200,000 + tuition ¥870,000 + facilities usage fee ¥50,000 + materials etc. ¥60,000). The 1-year 6-month course is ¥1,700,000 and the 2-year course is ¥2,190,000 (tuition ¥1,740,000). The first payment is ¥720,000, then ¥490,000 every half year.

Admission fee

¥200,000The long-term programme is tax-exempt. Fiscal 2027 application guidelines. The ¥30,000 screening fee is separate (non-refundable)

Application / screening fee

¥30,000

Dormitory

YesFrom ¥84,000 per month

Dormitory & housing

Naganuma School women's dormitory (Musashi-Kosugi): single room ¥84,000 per month (management fee, utilities and internet included), move-in lump sum ¥84,000. No information on a men's dormitory or introductions was found on the page checked. Consult at the time of enrolment procedures.

Admission requirements

Intake months

• January
• April
• July
• October

Course lengths

12 months(1 yr)18 months(1 yr 6 mo)24 months(2 yrs)

Study period

Communication Japanese: 1 year (A-E) / 1 year 6 months (A-C) / 2 years. Business Japanese: 1 year. Further study: 1 year / 1 year 6 months / 2 years.

Admission requirements

High-school graduation (expected) or above, Japanese ability equivalent to N5 or above, sound in mind and body, motivation to study. No history of residence status non-issuance or visa denial. Business course: N2 equivalent or above plus junior-college graduation or above; graduate-school advancement: university graduation or above. For vocational school or university applicants: 12 or more years of schooling and aged 18 or over. Selection by level check test (language knowledge and conversation) and interview. No nationality-specific conditions are listed.

Japanese level requirement

N5 level or above (by course: business N2 or above; 1-year pathway from N3 level; for the 1-year 6-month pathway, N3 or above for university applicants and N2 or above for graduate school). A level check test and an interview.

Graduation & further-study support

Teachers and advancement advisers work together (choosing schools, finding laboratories, coaching on applications and research plans, mock interviews, procedures after passing), joint briefings, EJU prep and graduate-school exam prep courses (fee-charging). Number of specific advancement results, designated schools and scholarships are not on the page retrieved (a scholarship page exists separately).

Accreditation

Approved by the Governor of Tokyo; preparatory pathway course designated by the Ministry of Education (no recruitment from April 2027); school that can submit applications on behalf of applicants at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Services Bureau; member of the National Council of Japanese Language School Corporations and others. Certified Japanese Language Institution by the Minister of Education is "under application" (FY2027 application guidelines, as of June 2026).

Nepal applicants

The official admission guidelines state no country restrictions and do not mention Nepal (the condition is that applicants whose native language is not English, Chinese, Vietnamese or Korean can communicate at a minimum level in English).

Language support

Website available in Japanese, English, simplified/traditional Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese (options such as Mongolian also exist). Staff support languages and Nepali are not mentioned. Classes are taught in Japanese.