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update:December 12, 2011

Japanese language classes for foreigners

(Updated April, 2011)

Please participate in one of the following Japanese courses designed specifically for foreigners.

Please contact the organizations for specific details regarding times, dates, etc.

Utsunomiya  |  Ashikaga  |  Tochigi  |  Sano  |  Kanuma  |  Nikko  |  Oyama  |  Moka  |  Otawara  |  Yaita  |  Nasu-Shiobara  |  Sakura  |  Shimotsuke  |  Mibu  |  Nogi  |  Takanezawa

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Utsunomiya International Association
Tel: 028-616-1870
Utsunomiya City International Exchange Plaza 4-1-1 Baba Doori Mon 13:30-17:30 All Year Beginner -Intermediate 5
Tue 18:00-20:00 All Year Advanced 10
Wed

10:00-12:00

13:30-15:30

All Year Beginner -Intermediate 20
Sat 13:30-15:30 All Year Beginner -Intermediate 20
(Spring/Summer Vacation Fureai Japanese Class) Mon-Sat 10:00-12:00 Spring / Summer Vacation Lessons available for Elementary/Jr
High students who need Japanese help
20
Utsunomiya General Welfare Center, Chuo 1-1-15 Thu 18:00-20:00 All Year Beginner -Intermediate 80

Utsunomiya North Lifelong Learning Center, Wakakusa 3-12-25

Sat 18:30-20:30 All Year Beginner -Intermediate 20

Ippo Ippo Nihongo Kaiwa

Tel: 028-637-7394

Utsunomiya East Lifelong Learning Center, Moto Imaizumi 5-9-7

Mon

10:00-12:00

All Year

(Except  August)

Beginner - Advanced

 

FJC (Friendship Japanese Class) Nihongo Tomono-kai
Tel/Fax: 028-635-9595

Tochigi International Center, Hon-cho 9-14 (TIC)

Tue

Thu

10:00-12:00

All Year

Introductory - Intermediate

 

Utsunomiya City International Exchange Plaza (UIP)

Sat

10:00-12:00

All Year

Introductory - Intermediate

 

Resident Activity Support Center

Tue

 

18:00-20:00

All Year

Advanced

 

Thu

 

10:00-12:00

All Year

Advanced

 

ICCLA Inter-Cultural Community Life Association

Tel/Fax:028-625-0050

(E-mail: Iccla@sea.plata.or.jp)

Utsunomiya High School

Mon

10:40-12:30

All Year

Beginner - Advanced

For high school exchange students

“Himawari - Oyako De Nihongo” Association

Tel/Fax: 028-669-2939

(E-mail: Iccla@sea.plata.or.jp)

Tochigi International Center, Hon-cho 9-14 (TIC)
(& other as noted)

Most 4th
Saturdays

10:00-12:00

Please inquire

Limited to parents and children who have yet to enter school.

Kiyohara District Int’l Association

Tel: 028-667-1014

Kiyohara Community Center, Kiyohara Kogyo Danchi 15-4

Sat

19:00-21:00

May to July

Sept to Nov

Jan to March

Beginner - Intermediate

30

Tochigi Japan-China
Friendship Association
(Japanese training for Chinese)
Tel: 028-625-5588

Tochigi Prefecture Japan-China Friendship Association, Sakura 2-2-28

Mon - Fri

14:00-16:00

By appointment

Intermediate and above
(JLPT Lv. 1)

5

Dekthai Group
Tel: 090-7720-7575
Fax: 028-643-7144
Utsunomiya Resident Activity
Support Center, Nakaimaizumi 3-5-1
1st, 2nd, 3rd Sun 13:00-15:00

All Year

Introductory -Beginner  
Int’l Association “Nakama”
Tel: 0282-86-0153
Tochigi Int’l Exchange Center, Honcho 9-14 2nd & 4th Thu 13:00-15:00

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate 10

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Ashikaga

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Ashikaga Int’l Association
Tel: 0284-43-2412
(Nihongo Waiwai)
(Nihongo Konbanwa)
(Nihongo Kyoshitsu Nakayoshi)
(Nihongo Wakuwaku)
(Nihongo Yokoso)

Ashikaga Resident Plaza
Asakura-cho 264

Wed

10:00-11:00
19:30-20:30

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate

 

1st,

2nd,
3rd Fri

19:30-20:30

Ashikaga Disability Learning Ctr
Aioi-cho 1-1

Tue

19:30-20:30

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate

 

Thu

10:00-11:00

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Tochigi

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Tochigi City Int’l. Assoc.

“Tochigi Goraku-Kai”

Tel: 0282-25-3792

Tochigi Dai-Go Chiku Community Center

Hakonomori-machi 31-36

1st,

2nd,
3rd Sat

13:30-15:30

All Year

Beginner-

20

Laborer’s General Welfare Center

Imaizumi-machi 1-2-7

Sun

10:00-12:00

All Year

Beginner-

20

Tochigi Community Center
Hinode-cho 14-36
Thu

10:00-12:00

All Year

Beginner-

10

Ohira General Branch Human Rights Division
(Neighborhood House)
Tel: 0282-43-6611

Tochigi Ohira Neighborhood House

Ohira-machi Arai 1305-3

1st,
2nd,
3rd 
Sat

20:00-22:00

All Year

Beginner

25

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Sano

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Sano International Association
Tel: 0283-24-4447

Resident Activity Center
Oohashi-cho 3211-5

1st, 3rd Sun

14:00-16:00

April - Sept
Oct - March

Beginner - Intermediate

20

2nd, 4th Tue

15:30~17:30

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Kanuma

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Kanuma Int’l Associatio
Tel: 0289-63-2264

Kanuma Resident Info Center
Bunkabashi-cho 1982-18

2nd, 4th Thu

19:00-20:30

All Year

Beginner - Advanced

 

Global Group

Tel: 0289-76-3393

Global Café, various locations

1st Sat

10:00-13:00

All Year

Beginner - Advanced

10

Nihongo FC
090-6548-2766 (Aoki cell)

 

 


Nihongo FC
080-3557-2820
(Kakinuma cell)

 

Nanma Community Center

Sat

19:00-20:30

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate

 

Nanbu-Dai Community Center

Sun

16:00-20:40

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate

 

Todai-Ashi Community Center

Sun

18:00-21:00

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate

 

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Nikko

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Nikko International Assoc

Tel: 0288-21-5196

Resident Activity Support Center

Imaichi 304-3

1st, 2nd & 4th Thu

19:00-20:30

May to June

Sep to Dec

Beginner - Advanced

Around 20

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Oyama

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Oyama Int’l Assoc

(Monday Circle)

0285-45-4526 (Yamanaka Tel)

Oyama Working-Youth Home
Inuzuka 3-1-2

Mon

10:00-11:30

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate

 

Oyama Int’l Assoc

(Tobira no Kai)

0285-23-1282 (Aoki Tel)

Oyama Central Community Ctr
Chuo-cho 1-1-1

Fri

19:00-20:30

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate

 

Oyama Int’l Friendship Assoc(OIFA)

Tel: 0285-25-6510

Cell: 080-5091-4114

Oyama Central Community Ctr
(Preview Room)
Chuo-cho 1-1-1

Fri

18:30-19:30

All Year

Beginner - Advanced

 

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Moka

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Moka Int’l Association
Tel: 0285-83-8719

Moka Community Center
Ara-machi 1201

Saku Ra (Fri)

19:00-20:30

April 1st - March 16th

Beginner - Advanced

20

Wata no Hana (Sat)

9:30-11:00

April 2nd - March 17th

Beginner - Advanced

20

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Otawara

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Otawara Int’l Association
Tel: 0287-22-5353

Otawara Volunteer Center
Yuuai Bldg
Sumiyoshi-cho 1-7-1

2nd, 3rd, 4th,
5th Wed

19:00-21:00

All Year

Beginner - Advanced

30

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Yaita

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Yaita Int’l Assoc
Tel: 0287-43-0031

Yaita Community Center
Yaita 103-1

2nd, 4th Sat

19:00-21:00

May - Nov

Beginner - Intermediate

10

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Nasu-Shiobara

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Nasu-Shiobara Int’l Assoc
Tel: 0287-62-7151

Iki-Iki Fureai Center
Sakura-machi 1-5

Thu

19:00-21:00

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate

 

Higashi Nasuno Community Ctr
Higashikoya 414-11

Tue

19:00-21:00

Mishima Community Center
Tel: 0287-36-8531

Mishima Community Center
Higashi Mishima 6-337

Sat (3 times/

month)

14:00-16:00

April 9th -
March 17th
(No classes in August)

Beginner - Intermediate

 

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Sakura

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Sakura Int’l Friendship Club
Tel: 028-682-7759

Ujiie Community Center
Sakurano 1322-8

Sun

13:30-15:00

Apr to Dec

Beginner - Intermediate

20 

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Shimotsuke

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Shimotsuke Int’l Assoc

Tel: 0285-40-5555

Ishibashi Community Center

Sat

19:00-20:30

All Year

Beginner - Advanced

Around 10

Sun

15:00-16:30

Green Town Community Center

Sat

10:00-11:30

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Mibu

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Mibu Lifelong Learning Center

Tel: 0282-82-8384

Mibu Lifelong Learning Center

Ochiai 3-5-3

Sun

(1 or 2 times/

month)

10:00-12:00

1st Half: Apr-Sep

2nd Half: Oct-Mar

Beginner

10

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Nogi

Affiliated Organization

Location

Days and Times

Term

Level

Class Size

Nogi Int’l. Assoc

Tel: 0280-57-4188

Nogi Community Center

Marubayashi 571

Sun

(3 or 4 times/

month)

10:00-11:30

All Year

Beginner - Intermediate

 

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Takanezawa

Affiliated Organization Location Days and Times Term Level Class Size

Takanezawa Int’l. Assoc

Tel: 028-675-3175

Houshakuji Town Center

Koyodai 3-10-1

Tue 19:00-21:00 All year

Beginner - Intermediate