Three forms of language instruction exist in Japan.

1) Japanese language courses provided by private universities for overseas students

2) Japanese language schools (both day courses and part-time courses)

3) Japanese language courses provided by volunteers

Learners may choose from a variety of types of instruction depending on their goals. In order to remain in Japan to learn Japanese and to obtain a visa for "College Student" or "Pre-college Student", students must attend either 1) or 2) (day courses of an accredited Japanese language institution).
　 The tuition fees at language institutions run by volunteers are usually low, as they generally are offered at actual cost.

*A list of Japanese language institutions is available at the NIC 3F Information Counter.

Japanese Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験）
　

Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU, 日本留学試験）
　

JETRO Business Japanese Proficiency Test (ジェトロビジネス日本語能力テスト)
　

J.TEST （Test of Practical Japanese, 実用日本語検定)
　

Kanji Proficiency Test (日本漢字能力検定)
　

Bunsho (composition) Proficiency Test (日本語文章能力検定)
　

Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test (日本語教育能力検定試験)

• Aichi Center for Japanese Studies
• C3 Japanese School
• Grope Nipo Latin :  located in Toyohashi.
• IPE Japanese Lessons
• LANGUE Japanese School
• PLAN - Japanese Courses
• Trident Japanese School
• YWCA Japanese School

• Japanese Online  Japanese language learning site.
• Japanese Language Links 
• JETRO-Business Japanese Test