Application
guidelines
2025年 10月
豊かな心を育む….MDI
Representative Director
Yasutoshi Ishii
The MDI Tokyo Japanese Language School is the motto of respect, trust, and security as an educational philosophy, aiming for improvement of Japanese language skills and human education that can be used in Japanese society.
We want students at our school to learn about the lives of people around the world, learn differences in values, and enhance their human power while interacting with students and faculty and staff in other countries.
We strive to educate each student, and we have a system that allows not only Japanese language but also life. The school is in a quiet residential area, so you can learn in a calm environment.
About Recruitment Courses
１．About Recruitment Courses
Course | Entrance Period | Study Length | Entrance Quota |
2-year preparatory course | April | 2 years | 160 members |
1.6-year preparatory course | October | 1 year 6 months | 65 members |
The 2 courses start from April and October both end at March.
About school days and school hours
School days of a week: 5 days a week from Monday to Friday
【School hours】
School hours | Morning class | Afternoon class |
1st hour | 9:00 ～ 9:45 | 13:20 ～ 14:05 |
2nd hour | 9:50 ～ 10:35 | 14:10 ～ 14:55 |
3rd hour | 10:45 ～ 11:30 | 15:05 ～ 15:50 |
4th hour | 11:35 ～ 12:20 | 15:55 ～ 16:40 |
２．About the Application
The Qualification for Application
(1) Those who have graduated from school education for 12 years or more in a foreign country or have completed an equivalent course.
(2) Those who have studied Japanese for more than 150 hours and have the ability equivalent to N5 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
(3) Those who are permitted or are expected to be permitted to enter Japan through legitimate procedures.
(4) Have a financial supporter who can pay for necessary expenses such as tuition and living expenses.
Application Period
Course | Application Period |
2-year preparatory course | August 1st~ October 20th |
1.6-year preparatory course | February 1st~May 20th |
Selection fee
20,000￥
＊Please pay the selection fee together with the admission fee, tuition fee, and other fees.
selection process
Applicants will be selected by the following methods
(1) Document screening
(2) Interview with the person and the guarantor (skype or zoom )
※ Even if you pass the interview, we will refuse admission if you fail to meet the deadline for submitting the application, or if it turns out that there are doubts about the submitted documents. The same applies if you have been deported or denied entry into the country in the past.
Flow from Application to Enrollment
① Will consult about admission and apply for selection. prepare a preliminary survey.
② Review documents and conduct interviews.
③ Applicants will be notified of the screening results.
④ Will prepare the necessary documents for the application for admission and the issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility.
⑤ Submit the prepared documents to the school.
⑥ Will apply for a certificate of eligibility to the Immigration Bureau on behalf of the applicant.
⑦ The Immigration will accept and review your application for a certificate of eligibility.After examination → A certificate of eligibility will be issued to our school.
⑧ Notify the applicant of the application result.
⑨ Pay the prescribed tuition fee.
⑩ After confirming the payment, we will send the Certificate of Eligibility and Admission Permit.
⑪ Bring your Certificate of Eligibility and apply for a visa at a Japanese Embassy or Consulate abroad.
⑫ After visa issuance → Will come to Japan and enroll.
３. About the payment
① School Fees
２year course (in April)
２year course (in April) | ||||
in April | 1st year （lump sum payment） | 2nd year | Total amount | |
Items | Before entering Japan | 1st payment by February 10 | 2nd payment by August 21 | |
Screening fee | ¥20,000 | ¥0 | ¥0 | ¥20,000 |
Enrollment fee | ¥60,000 | ¥0 | ¥0 | ¥60,000 |
Textbook fee | ¥25,000 | ¥25,000 | ¥0 | ¥50,000 |
Tuition fee | ¥672,000 | ¥336,000 | ¥336,000 | ¥1,344,000 |
Extracurricular activity fee | ¥10,000 | ¥10,000 | ¥0 | ¥20,000 |
Facility fee | ¥60,000 | ¥60,000 | ¥0 | ¥120,000 |
Total ① | ¥847,000 | ¥431,000 | ¥336,000 | ¥1,614,000 |
1.6 year course (in October)
1.6 year course (in October) | |||
in October | 1st year | 2nd year | Total amount |
Items | Before entering Japan | Lump sum payment | |
Screening fee | ¥20,000 | ¥0 | ¥20,000 |
Enrollment fee | ¥60,000 | ¥0 | ¥60,000 |
Textbook fee | ¥25,000 | ¥12,500 | ¥37,500 |
Tuition fee | ¥672,000 | ¥336,000 | ¥1,008,000 |
Extracurricular activity fee | ¥10,000 | ¥5,000 | ¥15,000 |
Facility fee | ¥60,000 | ¥30,000 | ¥90,000 |
Total ① | ¥847,000 | ¥383,500 | ¥1,230,500 |
② 6 months MDI Tokyo dormitory fee
(4~6 people / one room)
6 months MDI Tokyo dormitory fee (1 month/￥45,000) | |
dormitory fee(6 months) | ¥270,000 |
Entrance fee(No refund) | ¥40,000 |
Total | ¥310,000 |
２year course
(in April)
TOTAL | |
①+② | |
¥1,157,000 |
1.6 year course
(in October)
TOTAL | |
①+② | |
¥1,157,000 |
※ It is a condition that you must stay in the dormitory for six months after enrolling.
4. About the refund policy
1. If a Certificate of Eligibility for Resident Status was issued, but did not apply for a visa and did not come to Japan
Will refund the payment, excluding the screening fee and the enrollment fee. However, the admission permit and certificate of eligibility (original) must be returned.
2. If you applied for a visa at an overseas diplomatic mission, but it was not approved and you were unable to come to Japan
Will refund the payment, excluding the screening fee and the enrollment fee. However, it is conditional on the return of the admission permit and the submission of documents proving that the visa has not been issued.
3. If you have obtained a visa but withdrew from school before coming to Japan
Will refund the payment, excluding the screening fee and the enrollment fee. However, the admission permit and certificate of eligibility (original) must be returned.
4. If you obtained a visa and entered Japan, but withdrew from the school without justifiable reason
As a general rule, tuition fees paid will not be refunded. However, this does not apply in cases where students withdraw due to unavoidable reasons and are forced to return to their home countries.
5. Tuition fees cannot be refunded in the following cases
① Will not refund any money paid to students who have violated ordinances or school rules and have been forced to leave or have been expelled from the register.
② Tuition fees will not be refunded even if classes are canceled due to unavoidable social reasons such as natural disasters, accidents, infectious diseases, and transportation strikes.
5. About application
【Notes on submission documents】
① Please use a ballpoint pen with black ink to fill in the form.
② The application form must be signed by the applicant.
③ All documents must be submitted in single-sided printing on A4 size paper.
④ Please use the form prescribed by our school for the application for admission, resume, pledge, and statement of financial support.
⑤ Please be sure to attach a Japanese translation to documents written in languages other than Japanese. Please use A4 paper.
⑥ Do not use correction fluid or correction tape to correct documents.
⑦ Please make sure that there are no incompleteness or errors in the submitted documents.
⑧ Depending on the applicant, the school and the Immigration Bureau may require additional materials to be submitted. Please prepare the documents well in advance.
⑨ If there is any falsehood in the submitted documents, the admission may be revoked.
Ⅰ．Documents applicant must prepare
(1) Application for Admission (prescribed form) …… Be sure to fill in all fields. Applicant must sign
(2) Resume (prescribed form)
Information of your education since elementary school to the highest level of education must be included in your resume. In case you leave gap years in your education, you need to explain the reason specifically in a letter and attach it to your resume. Regarding the reason for applying for this school, you need to explain specifically why you chose Japan as your study abroad destination, your purpose for studying Japanese in Japan, and plan for your future after graduation etc. Even you use computer to make documents, you still have to make a signature with your own handwriting on signature’s field.
(3) Written pledge (prescribed form) ……………… Applicant must sign
(4) A graduation certificate of the highest level of education (Original)
After the Immigration Bureau’s screening, it will be returned.
(5) A transcript of the highest level of education (Original)
After the Immigration Bureau’s screening, it will be returned.
(6) A certificate of passing Japanese tests (Original)
Submit certificate of passing Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), NAT-TEST etc. to prove your Japanese skill.
(7) A certificate of Japanese studying history (Original)
Submit a document to prove that you learned Japanese more than 150 hours in your home country.
(8) A copy of your passport
Please submit a copy of the page with your face photo and passport number. If you have a history of immigration to Japan, please also submit a copy of the page with the immigration stamp. If you do not have a passport, please submit a copy of your ID with your name written in Roman letters.
(9) A proof of employment (Original)
The one who had experience of working or is currently working, please submit a proof of employment.
(10) Photo(6 photos)
Size of 4cm in height × 3cm in width.
Ⅱ．Documents financial sponsor must prepare
［A］In case your financial sponsor lives outside Japan
(1) Letter of Expenditure Payment (prescribed form)
It must be written by financial sponsor’s own handwriting.
(2) Letter of guarantee (prescribed form)
It must be written by financial sponsor’s own handwriting.
(3) An official document to prove the relationship between financial sponsor and applicant
Please submit an official document that can prove the relationship between financial sponsor and applicant (copy of family register, birth certificate, certificate of kinship…)
(4)A certificate of bank balance (Original)
(5) A document which proves funds establishing process
A copy of bank passbook or detailed statement of withdrawing and depositing money (Original) Submit the documents of recent 1 year.
(6) A certificate of income (Original)
Submit official record of income in recent 1 years.
(7) A certificate of tax payment (Original)
Submit record of recent 1 years.
［B］In case your financial sponsor lives in Japan
(1) Letter of Expenditure Payment (prescribed form)
It must be written by financial sponsor’s own handwriting.
(2) Letter of guarantee (prescribed form)
It must be written by financial sponsor’s own handwriting.
(3) Family table of financial sponsor (prescribed form)
Submit a family table of financial sponsor (including cohabitants). It must be written by financial sponsor’s own handwriting.
(4) An official document to prove the relationship between financial sponsor and applicant
Please submit an official document that can prove the relationship between financial sponsor and applicant (copy of family register, birth certificate, certificate of kinship…)
(5) A certificate of bank balance (Original)
(6) A copy of bank passbook or detailed statement of withdrawing and depositing money (Original)
Submit the documents of recent 1 years.
(7) A certificate of employment (Original)
Please fill information about your business, position, date of entering company, term of employment. In case you are managing a company or an executive of a company, please submit a copy of the business license and a copy of corporate register.
(8) A certificate of tax payment (Original)
taxation tax payment certificate or Withholding slip…etc. Submit the income amount listed for the past 1 years.
(9) Certificate of residence
Please submit a certificate of residence within recent 3 months which mentions all family members’ information on it. Mention of my number is not necessary.
Required document list
No. | Required document list | Original | Copy | Transcription | note |
1 | Passport identification page (copy) If you have a history of immigration to Japan, please also submit a copy of the page with the immigration stamp. | ● | |||
2 | Resume (A copy of the application form (limited to the one that describes the reason for studying and background of applicant) is also acceptable) Regarding the reason for applying for this school, you need to explain specifically why you chose Japan as your study abroad destination, your purpose for studying Japanese in Japan, and plan for your future after graduation etc. | ● | ● | ● | |
3 | A graduation certificate of the highest level of education (Original) A transcript of the highest level of education (Original) | ● | ● | ● | |
4 | Document explaining about future path (if more than 5 years have passed since graduating from the final academic background) Specific details: Schools and majors that you want to go to after graduating from Japanese language school and jobs you want to get after graduating from that school, plans after returning to your home country, etc. | ● | ● | ||
5 | Documents related to Japanese skill A certificate of Japanese studying history (Over 150 hour) or certificate of passing NATTEST/ TOPJ/ JLPT N5… | ● | ● | ||
6 | Certificate of employment (If the applicant had experience of working or is currently working) | ● | ● | ||
7 | Expense payment paper (Original) | ● | ● | ||
8 | An official document that can prove the relationship between financial sponsor and applicant (copy of family register, birth certificate, certificate of kinship…) | ● | ● | ||
9 | Deposit balance certificate (original) (limited to those within 3 months since the issue date) | ● | ● | ||
10 | A document which proves funds establishing process A copy of bank passbook or detailed statement of withdrawing and depositing money (Original) Submit the documents of recent1 years. | ● | ● | ||
11 | A document that proves financial sponsor’s income in recent 1 years (Such as financial sponsor’s certificate of income, certificate of tax payment in recent 1 years) | ● | ● | ||
12 | Photo(4cm x 3cm) 6 photos | ● |