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Shinjuku City Japanese-Language Classes (SJC)

Some Shinjuku City Japanese-language classes have resumed, but there are changes to the schedule. For more information, please call the number below.

Regional Exchange Division, Shinjuku Foundation for Creation of Future
Tel: 03-3232-5121
Fax: 03-3209-1833

Shinjuku City offers Japanese language classes in which volunteers teach basic conversational Japanese. Why not join a class in your neighborhood?

Eligibility	Those whose first language is not Japanese and who feel a need to speak Japanese in everyday life are eligible. These are introductory and beginning level classes. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of vacancies, then those who live in Shinjuku City will be given priority. Those of junior high school age or younger are not eligible to join the class. You can attend up to two classes per week.
Time	9:30 to 11:30 a.m. (Evening classes are offered only on Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.)
Days	Monday through Friday (The day of the week depends on the location.)
Period	First term: April through July; second term: September through December; third term: January through March (There are no classes during the year-end/New Year holidays or on national holidays or on days when the building is closed.)
Location	10 locations in Shinjuku City, including Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza (Hygeia 11F, 2-44-1 Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku City) Note: Locations and schedules are subject to change. For more information, please contact the Regional Exchange Division.
Fees	First term, 2,000 yen; second term, 2,000 yen; third term, 1,500 yen Notes: 1. Fees will not be discounted even if you enter the class in the middle of the term. 2. There are no reimbursements once fees are paid.
To Apply	Please inquire with the Regional Exchange Division. Admission is possible on an ongoing basis if there are vacancies in a class.
Inquiries	Community Exchange Section, Regional Exchange Division, Shinjuku Foundation for Creation of Future Inside Shinjuku Cosmic Center, 3-1-2 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku 169-0072 A three-minute walk from exit 3 of Nishi-Waseda Station on the Fukutoshin Subway Line A ten-minute walk from exit B1 of Higashi-Shinjuku Station on the Toei Oedo Line or Fukutoshin Subway Line A fifteen-minute walk from Takadanobaba Station on the JR Line and Seibu-Shinjuku Line A fifteen-minute walk from Shin-Okubo Station on the JR Line Ride the Ike (池) 86 Toei Bus from the east exit of Ikebukuro Station, the So (早) 77 Toei Bus from the west exit of Shinjuku Station, or the Taka (高) 71 Toei Bus from Takadanobaba Station; a two-minute walk from Cosmic Center-mae bus stop
Reception Hours	9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Closed	2nd Tuesdays of the month and during the year-end/New Year holidays (December 29 through January 3)
Tel: 03-3232-5121 Fax: 03-3209-1833 E-mail: sjc@regasu-shinjuku.or.jp Web site: https://www.regasu-shinjuku.or.jp/?p=630

List of Shinjuku City Japanese-Language Classes

Time: Morning class, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; evening class, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Course Terms: First term, April through July; second term, September through December; and third term, January through March (There are no classes during the year-end/New Year holidays or on national holidays.)

▾① Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Morning Class
▾② Kita-Shinjuku Lifelong Learning Hall Class (temporarily closed)
▾③ Yotsuya Hiroba Plaza Class
▾④ Tsunohazu Chiiki Center Class
▾⑤ Ushigome Tansu Chiiki Center Class
▾⑥ Totsuka Chiiki Center Class (temporarily closed)
▾⑦ Shinjuku Cosmic Center Class
▾⑧ Shinjuku Bunka Center Class
▾⑨ Wakamatsu Chiiki Center Class (temporarily closed)
▾⑩ Okubo Chiiki Center Class (temporarily closed)

① Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Morning Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Morning Class					Hygeia 11F, 2-44-1 Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku City ★A five-minute walk from Shinjuku Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line ★A 10-minute walk from the east exit of Shinjuku Station on the JR, Odakyu, and Keio lines; Marunouchi Subway Line; and Toei Oedo and Shinjuku lines
Evening	Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Monday Evening Class
Evening	Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Thursday Evening Class

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Morning					●	2,000 yenn	2,000 yen	1,500 yen
Evening	●					2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen
Evening				●		2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

② Kita-Shinjuku Lifelong Learning Hall Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Kita-Shinjuku Lifelong Learning Hall Class (3F classroom A; 3F audiovisual room only on 3rd Friday)					3-20-2 Kita-Shinjuku, Shinjuku City ★A 12-minute walk from JR Okubo Station ★A nine-minute walk from JR Higashi-Nakano Station ★A 13-minute walk from Higashi-Nakano Station exit A1 of the Toei-Oedo Line.

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Class					●	2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

③ Yotsuya Hiroba Plaza Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Yotsuya Hiroba Plaza Class (2F community room 4)					4-20 Yotsuya, Shinjuku City ★A five-minute walk from the No. 2 exit of Yotsuya-Sanchome Station on the Marunouchi Subway Line ★A seven-minute walk from exit A1 of Akebonobashi Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Class			●			2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

④ Tsunohazu Chiiki Center Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Tsunohazu Chiiki Center Class (Meeting Room A)					4-33-7 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku City ★A 10-minute walk from exit A5 of Tocho-mae Station on the Toei Oedo Line ★A 10-minute walk from the east exit of Hatsudai Station on the Keio Line

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Class	●					2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

⑤ Ushigome Tansu Chiiki Center Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Ushigome Tansu Chiiki Center Class (4F Bara [rose] B)					15 Tansu-machi, Shinjuku City ★Near exit A1 outside Ushigome-Kagurazaka Station on the Toei Oedo Line

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Class		●				2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

⑥ Totsuka Chiiki Center Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Totsuka Chiiki Center Class 5F cooking/handicraft room)					2-18-1 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku City ★A two-minute walk from Takadanobaba Station on the JR and Seibu-Shinjuku lines

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Class		●				2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

⑦ Shinjuku Cosmic Center Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Shinjuku Cosmic Center Class 3F small meeting room)					3-1-2 Okubo, Shinjuku City ★A two-minute walk from the No. 3 exit of Nishi-Waseda Station on the Fukutoshin Subway Line

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Class		●				2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

⑧ Shinjuku Bunka Center Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Shinjuku Bunka Center Class (4F meeting room 2)					6-14-1, Shinjuku, Shinjuku City ★A seven-minute walk from the exit A2 of Higashi-Shinjuku Station on the Toei Oedo Line and Fukutoshin Subway Line

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Class			●			2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

⑨ Wakamatsu Chiiki Center Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Wakamatsu Chiiki Center Class (2F meeting room 1)					12-6 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku City ★A two-minute walk from Wakamatsu-Kawada Station on the Toei Oedo Line

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Class				●		2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

⑩ Okubo Chiiki Center Class
Time	Class Name					Location
Morning	Okubo Chiiki Center Class (3F cooking/crafts room)					2-12-7 Okubo, Shinjuku City ★An eight-minute walk from JR Shin-Okubo Station ★An seven-minute walk from exit B2 of Higashi-Shinjuku Station on the Toei Oedo Line and Fukutoshin Subway Line

Day						Fee
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	1st Term	2nd Term	3rd Term
Class					●	2,000 yen	2,000 yen	1,500 yen

Inquiries:
Shinjuku City Japanese-Language Class Section, Regional Exchange Division, the Shinjuku Foundation for Creation of Future
Inside Shinjuku Cosmic Center, 3-1-2 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku 169-0072
Tel: 03-3232-5121
Fax: 03-3209-1833

May 15, 2023