Shinjuku City Japanese-Language Classes (SJC)
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 for students fifteen years of age and older (excluding junior high school students). If the number of applicants exceeds the number of vacancies, then those who live in Shinjuku City will be given priority. |
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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.) |
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 | Regional Exchange Division, 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 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
▾③ Yotsuya Hiroba Plaza Class
▾④ Tsunohazu Chiiki Center Class
▾⑤ Ushigome Tansu Chiiki Center Class
▾⑥ Totsuka Chiiki Center Class
▾⑦ Shinjuku Cosmic Center Class
▾⑧ Shinjuku Bunka Center Class (temporarily closed)
▾⑨ Wakamatsu Chiiki Center Class
▾⑩ Okubo Chiiki Center Class
① Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Morning Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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Morning | Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Monday 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 | ||||||
Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Tuesday Morning Class | ||||||||
Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Friday Morning Class | ||||||||
Evening | Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Monday Evening Class | |||||||
Shinjuku Multicultural Plaza Thursday Evening Class | ||||||||
Day | Fee | |||||||
Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | 1st Term | 2nd Term | 3rd Term | |
Monday Morning | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen | ||||
Tuesday Morning | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen | ||||
Friday Morning | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen | ||||
Monday Evening | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen | ||||
Thursday Evening | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
② Kita-Shinjuku Lifelong Learning Hall Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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Morning | Kita-Shinjuku Lifelong Learning Hall Class (3F classroom A) | 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 | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
③ Yotsuya Hiroba Plaza Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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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 | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen | ||||
Class | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
④ Tsunohazu Chiiki Center Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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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 | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
⑤ Ushigome Tansu Chiiki Center Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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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 | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
⑥ Totsuka Chiiki Center Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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Morning | Totsuka Chiiki Center Class (5F cooking/handicraft room and meeting room 3) | 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 | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
⑦ Shinjuku Cosmic Center Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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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 | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
⑧ Shinjuku Bunka Center Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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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 | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
⑨ Wakamatsu Chiiki Center Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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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 | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
⑩ Okubo Chiiki Center Class
Time | Class Name | Location | ||||||
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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 | ● | 2,000yen | 2,000yen | 1,500yen |
April 5, 2024