Location
  • Japan
    • Tokyo
Term
Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer
Subject Areas
Cultural Studies Linguistics

Program Details

Program Type
Provider
Housing
Apartment Dormitory Host Family
Language
Japanese

Pricing

Starting Price
15990
Price Details
Accommodations with a screened local host family and a meal plan are included in the course price. You can upgrade to the EF Residence. Contact the US Based Admissions Team for a personalized price quote.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Classes Wifi
What's Not Included
Some Activities Airfare Some Meals Transportation Travel Insurance Visa
Oct 19, 2023
Sep 23, 2020
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About Program

Travel to Tokyo for a semester and learn Japanese in in Japan's buzzing capital city. Experience the soaring skyline and fast-paced culture while you practice your Japanese with locals in the trendy shops and sushi bars of the Shibuya District.

Join students from around the world on the ultimate study abroad experience. Achieve fluency, see the world, expand your international network - and launch your global future. Study for 6 months and start in April, June, September or January. College credit and internship opportunities ensure you're always adding to your resume during the adventure of a lifetime.

You can globalize your future and boost your international career by preparing for the JLPT Exam with a Japanese Language Diploma from EF. Courses are recognized by the University of Montana, our partner in education.

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Program Highlights

  • Earn transferable US college credit
  • Start dates in January, September, April, & June.
  • Top activities include Anime & Manga Tours, picnics under the Cherry Blossoms in Yoyogi Park, karaoke parties, visits to the Meiji Shrine, and weekend trips to Korea.
  • EF students hail from over 100 countries around the world.
  • Study for a semester or join a multi language year and study 2+ languages (like Korean/Japanese)!

Program Reviews

5.00 Rating
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  • Academics 4.4
  • Support 5
  • Fun 4.75
  • Housing 5
  • Safety 5
  • Instruction 4
  • Support 5
  • Fun 5
  • Housing 5
  • Value 4
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Timothy
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Tokyo Dreamin'

A flexible and well rounded experience for anyone looking to immerse themselves in an exciting new culture. EF Tokyo is an extraordinary experience for any person looking to better themselves through learning another language. With a team of employees who really care, and are invested in every single student who walks through that door. You will feel motivated and encouraged to do your best, upon your first step into your first day there. And even though the team does stress a more traditional and serious learning environment, flexibility is a truly abundant resource. They are there to help you learn and will accommodate if you are having troubles, or speed you along forward if you excel. In short, you are not a number to EF, you are an opportunity to best represent everything they stand for and you are made very aware of that. Learners of all kinds can feel welcome here, even if you are the kind of person who would rather learn on your own in the privacy of your own home, you will feel an almost immediate comfortability with your instructors and find your flow in the city easily. (If this sounds like a dream, then you should pinch yourself.) Because where this is a top-notch language center, it was also an outstanding experience. With the members of the team, both on a person to person basis and on an administrative level, you are encouraged to live your time there to the fullest and find your place in the pulse of the city. With the many, wide and varied activities that are offered to students, you become more connected to the land and people day after day, growing ever more fond of your experience.

What would you improve about this program?
If I were forced to change one thing about the program I think I would say, it would be nice if they had a slightly more comprehensive introduction into the transportation system. I often times had to figure out my way around, and doing that as a non-native adopter of the Japanese language, that was not always easy.
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Questions & Answers

I would recommend being able to at least know a few key phrases and be able to read hiragana and katakana. (Though if you're studying with EF, you don't need any prior knowledge of the language.)