Genki Japanese & Culture School

For people who need to be able to communicate in Japanese, this course offers a heavy emphasis on real-life skills.

You will learn common sentence patterns and vocabulary with your teacher, then use them in practical situations both inside and outside of the classroom.

Course available: Year-round, starting every Monday (for complete beginners: first Monday of every month and third Mondays in June, July and August)

This course builds on the standard course by adding five extra small-group conversational Japanese lesson per week. These lessons focus on some of the interesting aspects of conversational Japanese that it can be hard to cover in the standard classes, such as slang, dialects, specialized vocabulary, and more.
Not available to beginner students

Schedule: 10 grammar, 10 4-skills application, and 5 conversation classes per week

Course available: Year-round, starting every Monday

Are you interested in Japanese culture? This course offers you the opportunity to learn about the culture while learning the language, and the chance to participate in it with other Japanese people.

You will study topics such as ceramics, tea ceremony, calligraphy, and flower arrangement at school, and then join real lessons run for Japanese people with a specialist teacher, as well as learning about Japanese customs, history, and art.

Maximum length of course: 5 weeks

Schedule: 10 grammar, 10 4-skills application and 3 cultural classes per week

Course available: Year-round, starting every Monday (for complete beginners: first Monday of every month and third Mondays in June, July and August)

This course gives you the chance to experience the best of modern Japanese culture, whether it’s creating your own manga, trying your hand at cosplay, or visiting a maid cafe!

Maximum length of course: 5 weeks

Schedule: 10 grammar, 10 4-skills application and and 3 cultural classes per week

Course available: Year-round, starting every Monday (for complete beginners: first Monday of every month and third Mondays in June, July and August)

The long-term study course is the perfect way to start your life in Japan! Study with GenkiJACS for 6-12 months. If you don’t need a student visa, you can take this course at either our Tokyo or Fukuoka branch. Student visas are available in Fukuoka, and only valid for study of 12 months.

Schedule: 10 weeks of classes, then 3 weeks of holiday, repeating.

Course available: Start dates on the first Mondays in January, April, July and October.
Student visas only available for start dates in April and October.

Offered at: Tokyo only
A 50-minute crash course in the basic Japanese you need to survive as a tourist. Learn common kanji used in restaurant menus, how to ask for directions, or even how to make Japanese friends!

Schedule: 1 x 50-minute lesson

The opportunity to stay with a Japanese host family is the perfect way to immerse yourself in the culture, and practice at “home” what you learned at school that day.

When arranging a host family for you, we try to take into account any needs or preferences you may have, such as smoker or non-smoker, allergies, English ability, and so on. Your host family can act as guides and mentors, friends and companions, and a wonderful resource in your adventure in Japan.

A private room in a dormitory with other Genki students and Japanese university students gives you the freedom to enjoy the city life without a curfew, but also the chance to make lots of friends.

Staying with other people in the city gives you the opportunity to make friends easily, and go out freely, but still have a good level of privacy and freedom. In a shared apartment you have your own private room, but share the central facilities, such as laundry, kitchen, living room, and bathroom.

Private apartments are usually similar to a hotel room in quality, and can be rented by the week. They include a bed, living room area, kitchen area, and bathroom. Generally all required appliances are included. High-speed wired Internet is provided for no extra charge.