We support each student in discovering their own interests and strengths, and in taking the initiative to choose a pathway that is right for them.
Preferential admission is available for students progressing to vocational colleges operated by Tokyo YMCA. This provides an opportunity to connect Japanese language learning with specialised study and future career development.
In considering future pathways, we provide individual consultations and information tailored to each student’s aspirations and background. We support students in considering and choosing a pathway that suits them, including the 3 Tokyo YMCA Tokyo YMCA College of Hotel Management, Tokyo YMCA College of Human care and College of Physical & Early Childhood Care Education Tokyo YMCA
We regard Tokyo itself as a field for learning and place importance on opportunities to engage with people and society outside the classroom through interaction with the local community, off-campus learning activities and volunteer activities.
Through encounters with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences in real-life social settings, students develop the ability to use Japanese to take action, while deepening their understanding of Japanese society and culture.
Students also encounter cultures and values different from their own and learn to work collaboratively while respecting each other’s differences.
Our classes include interactive learning activities involving Japanese volunteers and graduate volunteers from a wide range of generations and backgrounds.
Through tasks that involve communicating in Japanese in real-life situations, students encounter diverse ways of using Japanese, as well as different ways of thinking and values. They develop the ability to understand others’ perspectives and communicate their own ideas.
In addition to learning about Japanese society and culture, students also reflect on their own cultures and societies, as well as those of their classmates. Through using Japanese to connect with others, they develop the ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds.
We offer a range of scholarship programmes to support students as they pursue their individual goals through their studies and taking on the challenge of their next step.
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Our support goes beyond Japanese language learning. With each student’s future studies and career in mind, we support them in continuing to take the initiative in their own learning and future development.
Since its foundation in 1880, Tokyo YMCA has been committed to activities that connect people with one another and people with society through education, youth development, international exchange and community activities.
Tokyo YMCA Japanese Language Institute carries on this mission and experience, creating a place where people from diverse backgrounds can learn from one another and respect each other through language education.
Our aim is not simply for students to acquire Japanese. We place importance on enabling each individual to connect with society while expressing their own individuality and to take an active role as a member of society.
Accreditation and Recognition
Tokyo YMCA Japanese Language Institute
• Japanese language institution designated by the Minister of Justice
• Appropriate School (Class I), Immigration Services Agency of Japan
• Accredited by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education (Nisshinkyo)
2-2-15 Toyo, Koto-ku Tokyo 135-0016
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