Hiroshima YMCA College – Japanese Language Department

Hiroshima YMCA College teaches Japanese in Hatchobori, in the centre of Hiroshima. The Japanese Language Communication course serves learners from beginner through advanced level and has several purposes, including everyday communication, professional use and preparation for higher education. The college also teaches other subjects, so students planning a longer stay can explore how language study fits with their intended next step.

Full-time and part-time Japanese

The full-time course meets five days a week. The college lists Japanese language programmes lasting one year, eighteen months and two years, as well as a one-year graduate school preparation course. Students living locally who cannot attend every weekday have a different set of options. The YMCA offers classes meeting two or three days a week, shorter courses and individual lessons. It also arranges tailored Japanese instruction for companies. A student can therefore compare the time available for classes with the particular situations in which they intend to speak or read Japanese.

The Hatchobori campus

The programme is based in YMCA Building 1 at 7-11 Hatchobori in Naka-ku. Tatemachi is the closest stop identified by the school, about three minutes away on foot by either bus or streetcar. Use the building number when planning a first visit to the YMCA complex.