Japanese Classes: Sign up today!

Kind volunteers will help teach you Japanese needed for daily life as well as Japanese culture. Please note that these teachers are only volunteers, not licensed teachers. Classes are held in small groups or one on one, and last for 10 sessions.

Applicaitons for winter Japanese classes are now open. Please read below before applying.

●Eligibility: Anyone who does not speak Japanese natively

●Cost: 500 yen per course *The online class is free

●How to apply: Use the Google form below to apply any time between Monday, December 2nd and Friday, December 20th

★You can participate in a maximum of 2 in-person courses (For example, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Chuo Kominkan).

※When participating in 2 courses, the fee becomes 1,000 yen (500 yen per course)
※You cannot combine in-person and online courses

▼Application form

Japanese

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Please be aware that there are times when TIRS cannot accept all applicants.

Classroom Course Time Dates
Chuo Kominkan(Map) Tuesday 10am – 11:30am January 14th to March 25th
Thursday 7pm – 8:30pm January 16th to March 27th
Saturday 1:30pm – 3pm January 11th to March 15th
Shimo Nakai Kominkan(Map) Wednesday 6:30pm – 8pm January 15th to March 19th
Gunma Fukushi Kaikan (Map) Monday 7pm to 8:30pm January 16th to March 24th
Shinmachi Culture Hall(Map) Wednesday 10am – 11:30am January 8th to March 12th
Saturday 10am – 11:30am January 18th to March 22nd
Online classes Please inform TIRS of your preferred day & time. One lesson is 40 minutes.