Shizuoka International Language School

Shizuoka International Language School is a Japanese language school located in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, in central Japan. It was founded in October 1989 with the support and cooperation of local schools, and it became a licensed educational corporation in April 2015. The campus sits in a quiet area surrounded by rich natural surroundings, about three minutes on foot from the Yanagihara bus stop, reached from JR Fukuroi Station by the Shizutetsu Osuka line bus. The school describes its aim as contributing to the local community as a Japanese language school that connects the region with the wider world.

Studying Japanese in Fukuroi

Teaching is organised around small classes of roughly ten to twenty students, with experienced teachers giving balanced instruction in reading, listening, speaking and writing. Its authorised courses are a two-year academic course for college preparation and a two-year general course, along with a Japan resident course.

At Fukuroi, the annual activities calendar includes a Japanese speech contest and a tea ceremony class. These take the language in different directions. Preparing a speech calls for a sustained explanation to an audience, while a ceremony introduces the words, etiquette and sequence of a particular social occasion. Seasonal festivals are another way the school brings local customs into its curriculum.