Outline of School

Considering of the future of students coming to Japan fascinated by remarkably modernized Japan and join our school, Tokyo College of Education Tamagawa School, our main objectives is to enhance human resources, who can appreciate Japanese culture and the way of thinking deeply and objectively which leads to promote cross cultural understanding.　
The majority will go to a technical school after graduating from our school, and we sincerely hope that they 　will act as a go-between for their own country and Japan in future.For those purposes, we aim to equip students with the necessary Japanese linguistic skills.
We provide students with high standard of teaching in professional environment combined with personal in nature.Principal of Tokyo College of Education Tamagwa school

 ●　Students must have completed 12 years of education
       in their homeland or have equivalent qualification.
●　Applicants must be able to submit a certificate of 150 hours or more of Japanese language study in their home country.
●　Applicants must demonstrate basic Japanese language proficiency through an official examination.
　　・April intake: Certificate of passing the JLPT N5 level exam or a score on the JLPT N5 level exam.
　　・July intake: Certificate of passing the JLPT N5 level exam and a score on the JLPT N4 level exam, or demonstrate CEFR A1 level Japanese 　　　language proficiency through an interview.
　　・October intake: Certificate of passing the JLPT N4 level exam or demonstrate CEFR A2 level Japanese language proficiency through an interview.
●　Applicants must genuinely desire to learn Japanese.
●　Applicants must have the financial means and willingness to cover the costs of studying in Japan, including tuition and living expenses.
●　Student will be expelled for any violation of laws and regulations or delays in tuition payment. The same applies to long-term absences, poor academic performance, and failure to follow the director's instructions.Tuition fees will not be refunded upon expulsion.
●　Students must be 18 years of age and in good health.
 

●　application form
●　original graduate certificate
●　school reports
●　graduated photo
●　Japanese studying course certificate (if any)
●　employment letter or proof
●　passbook copy
●　6photos ( 4 x 3 cm)

●　application form
●　bank statement
●　income proof
●　supporter `s relationship proof. Ex. Birth of cert.etc.
●　tax assessment
 
Upon receipt of all necessary documents. We will submit to the Immigration Bureau
which evaluateseach application.

We will deliver the approval result to each student accordingly

Interview and Document Review (Application form, highest academic diploma, academic transcript, and certificates of passing various Japanese language proficiency tests)　　　　
 

1. Submission of Application Form
　   Please obtain the application form from an intermediary organization 　
　   designated by our academy or from a graduate of our academy.
　　(We will review the application form and determine if you are eligible for the
　　 interview examination.)
2. Entrance Selection (Interview)
      April Enrollment: We will assess your Japanese conversation ability at 
                               approximately CEFR A1 level at a venue designated by our
                               academy.
      July Enrollment: We will assess your Japanese conversation ability at
                               approximately CEFR A1 level at a venue designated by our
                               academy.
      October Enrollment: We will assess your Japanese conversation ability at
                                    approximately CEFR A2 level at a venue designated by our
                                    academy.
3. Payment of Entrance Examination Fee and Submission of Application Documents
      Please pay the examination fee of 20,000 yen to the intermediary organization
      when submitting your application documents.
      After payment, the intermediary organization will send the application
      documents to our academy.
4. Application for Residence Status to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau
      Our academy will apply to the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau for the   
      issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for Residence Status.
5. Announcement of Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau Examination Results
      For April enrollment, the issuance or denial of the Certificate of Eligibility will
      be announced in mid-November of the previous year. For July enrollment, it
      will be announced in mid-March of the same year. For October enrollment, it
      will be announced in mid-June of the same year.
      The issuance result will be notified to the intermediary agency or the applicant
      via email.
6. Tuition Payment
      An invoice for tuition will be sent to the intermediary agency and the applicant
      via EMS and email. Please pay the tuition by the due date.
      After confirmation of tuition payment, the "Certificate of Eligibility," "Admission
      Letter," and other necessary documents for enrollment will be sent via EMS
      and email.
7. Visa Acquisition
      Please apply for a visa at a Japanese embassy or consulate in your home
      country.
8. Arrival in Japan
      Once your arrival date in Japan is decided, please contact the school via email.
      Please arrive in time for the start of classes. After arriving in Japan, please
      complete the necessary procedures at the local government office, such as
      changing your address and enrolling in the National Health Insurance.
     *Students who have difficulty with these procedures will be assisted by our
       academy.
9. Classes begin
　　　　　　　

●　16 years or older (Please consult us in case you are younger than 16 years of age.)
●　Visas other than Precollege Visa (Visa Waiver candidates, Work Visas,
      Family Visas, Spouse Visas, Permanent Resident Visas, Long-Term Resident Visa,       
      Designated Activities  (Working Holiday) VisasEach student is required to attain a visa     
      individually.)
●　Course Period (three months)
●　There will be a level check test at the entry to decide the student's class.
      A test will be conducted every 3 months at the end of each term and the
      result will decide the class in the following term.
●　You must go back to your home country if you commit any of the following:

• Law violations
• School regulation violations
• Late payments of lesson fee
• Long period of absence
• Bad academic performance
• Noncompliance to the headmaster's instructions

●　application form
●　passbook copy  Residence card
●　4 photos ( 4 x 3 cm)

Course plan

 
*Students wishing to enroll in international student insurance can do so through the international student insurance designated by the academy.
 
[Refund of Tuition Fees Paid Before Enrollment]
If a prospective student withdraws from enrollment, after confirming the reason for the difficulty in enrollment,
the tuition fees paid, excluding the 60,000 yen entrance fee, will be refunded.
[Refund of Tuition Fees Paid During Enrollment]
As a general rule, tuition fees paid by students who withdraw from the academy during their enrollment will not be refunded.