Flow from Application
6 months before coming to Japan
- application
- entrance examination
- Notification of acceptance or rejection
4 months before coming to Japan
- Preparation of required documents
- Application for Certificate of Eligibility
2 months before coming to Japan
- Issuance of Certificate of Eligibility
- Tuition payment confirmation
- Sending Certificate of Eligibility
1 month before arrival in Japan
procedure
- Apply for a student visa at the embassy
- Obtaining a student visa
- Book a flight
Interview (30-60 minutes)
- Presence or absence of housing
- FLIGHT INFORMATION
- Coming to Japan
- Brief description of the school
1 week before arrival in Japan
- Japan
Start of classes
Application Guidelines
Shintomi International Language Academy recruits applicants four times a year, in April, July, October, and January.
The schedule for each recruitment is summarized below.
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Selection Period ● COE Application ● COE Results Announced Start of classes |
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* Please prepare the documents so that they are not incomplete. (Japanese translation attached)
* Please note that the course cannot be changed.
Application Requirements
- Those who have completed at least 12 years of regular education (the duration varies depending on the country) and other similar school education in their home country, and who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry into Japan in principle.
- Those who are eligible for admission to a higher education institution such as a university in their home country (high school graduation or a qualification equivalent to high school graduation)
- Those who can submit a certificate of Japanese study of 150 hours or more at the time of application
- Those who are recognized as having the Japanese Proficiency Test (JLPT) “N5 level or higher (April students [2-year course]), July students”, “N4 level equivalent or higher (April students [1-year course], October students, January students)
- Those must be non-smokers.
- Those who intend to stay at our school until graduation.
- Those who have sponsor(s) paying full tuition fees for the period of enrollment.
- Those who can prioritize attending classes (Periodical absences from class are not permitted for any reason, including religious reasons).
* “Certificate of Japanese Learning” in Item 3 above: In addition to the “total study time taken and actual study time actually attended”, “study time, attendance rate, course content, course name, target level of completion of the course, and name of teaching materials used” should be written on this certificate.
* “JLPT N4 or N5 level or higher” in Item 4 above refers to JLPT, JPT, J.TEST, BJT, NAT-Test N4 or N5 certification (J-Cert and JLCT are not eligible), and other Japanese proficiency tests are not eligible.
Please submit the original certificate of the Japanese Proficiency Test.
Others
If you have any questions, please contact at admissions@shintomi.jp.
Required Documents
The school-designated form can be downloaded by clicking or tapping on each document.
Student’s own preparatory documents |
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When prepare for COE application Please email the PDF files to admissions@shintomi.jp so that we can check them in advance. After that, please send us the original documents via airmail. |
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Precautions
- Documents are valid for 3 months or less.
- Diplomas will not be accepted except in originals.
- When correcting handwritten documents, please do not use correction fluid.
- Please indicate your age.
*1 Application Form
- When filling in your educational background, please write in the order of elementary school, junior high school, and high school. Please clearly indicate the name of the school, its location, the date of enrollment, and the date of graduation. (Cannot be substituted)
- If you entered elementary school under the age of six, please submit a life record book.
- If there is a gap in 12 years of schooling, then instructions are required.
(Please fill in the information so that there is no gap in educational background and work history.) Please be sure to fill in the period of preparation for the examination and the period of military service. )
*2 Reason for applying (in application form)
- Please describe your motivation for studying (purpose and necessity) and your career path after graduation. Please be sure to fill it out in person.
- If you cannot write your reasons for applying in the application form, please write “See attachment” in the “Reasons for applying” section and submit a separate sheet explaining your reasons.
Others
- Please note that if there are any mistakes in the documents, the COE will not be issued by the Immigration Bureau.
- If the application documents are incomplete, the application will not be accepted.
- Enrollment fees, tuition fees, and other expenses are subject to change depending on circumstances, so please check in advance.
- As a general rule, we do not refund the tuition fees paid.
- Admission will be closed as soon as the application capacity is reached, so the application deadline may change.
- If you have any questions, please contact at admissions@shintomi.jp.
Tuition Fees
When successful applicants receive a notification of issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility (COE), they are required to pay a lump sum of 823,000 JPY for the first year tuition (no installments allowed).
In addition, those who have financial circumstances can consult in advance.
(Japan yen incl. tax)
2-year course
Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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Application Fee | 30,000 | ―― |
Enrollment Fee | 30,000 | ―― |
Tuition | 660,000 | 660,000 |
Teaching Materials | 25,000 | 25,000 |
Other charges | 78,000 | 68,000 |
sum | 823,000 | 753,000 |
Payment Due | Immediately after COE issuance | Year 1: December 20 |
1 year and 9 months course
Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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Application Fee | 30,000 | ―― |
Enrollment Fee | 30,000 | ―― |
Tuition | 660,000 | 495,000 |
TeachingMaterials | 25,000 | 19,000 |
Other charges | 78,000 | 58,000 |
sum | 823,000 | 572,000 |
Payment Due | Immediately after COE issuance | Year 1: March 20 |
1 year and 6 months course
Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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Application Fee | 30,000 | ―― |
Enrollment Fee | 30,000 | ―― |
Tuition | 660,000 | 330,000 |
Teaching Materials | 25,000 | 15,000 |
Other charges | 78,000 | 47,000 |
sum | 823,000 | 392,000 |
Payment Due | Immediately after COE issuance | Year 1: June 20 |
1 year and 3 months course
Year 1 | Year 2 | |
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Application Fee | 30,000 | ―― |
Enrollment Fee | 30,000 | ―― |
Tuition | 660,000 | 165,000 |
Teaching Materials | 25,000 | 15,000 |
Other charges | 78,000 | 36,000 |
sum | 823,000 | 216,000 |
Payment Due | Immediately after COE issuance | Year 1: September 20 |
1 year course
Year 1 | |
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Application Fee | 30,000 |
Enrollment Fee | 30,000 |
Tuition | 660,000 |
Teaching Materials | 25,000 |
Other charges | 78,000 |
sum | 823,000 |
Payment Due | Immediately after COE issuance |
* All fees for payment transfer will be borne by the transferee.
* The “teaching material fee” may be partially covered depending on the content of the class.
* Please contact us if you need details regarding other charges.
* Separate fees will be required for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).
Contact us
Please feel free to contact us with questions or concerns.
043-276-5828
Reception hours: Weekdays 9:00~17:00