Application Guide

The Akademeia 21st Century International Students TOP
Admission Guide
Application guide

Information on applications for international students at each vocational school

Enrollment from within Japan:
Those who live in Japan with the status of residence of the Japanese language school as a student, permanent resident, spouse, etc.
Enrollment from outside Japan:
Those whose status of residence in Japan is expected to be a student.

Application category	Admission by Recommendation from Designated School	Admission by Recommendation	General Admission
Application conditions	Applicant meets the below “Application Requirements for All Categories,” is determined to actively study at the school and apply as their first choice, and receives a recommendation from a Japanese language school designated by Adachi Education.	Applicant meets the above “Application Requirements for All Categories,” is determined to actively study at the school and apply as their first choice, and receives a recommendation from a Japanese language school or other institution.	Applicant meets the “Application Requirements for All Categories.”
Application Requirements for All Categories	The applicant must meet both of the following conditions (1 and 2). 1. The applicant is 18 years of age or older and has completed at least 12 years of formal education in their home country or abroad. Alternatively, the applicant has taken classes in a college preparatory course or educational program at a designated educational institution and has completed at least 12 years of schooling. Please inquire if the applicant has completed less than 12 years of formal education. 2. The applicant meets any one of the following requirements: a. The applicant has enrolled in a long-term course of six months or longer (as of March 2024) and completed at least 380 hours of Japanese language education at a Japanese language institute in Japan. b. The applicant has passed the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level N2 or higher. c. The applicant has scored at least 200 points on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) (Japanese as a Foreign Language subject test). Total score for listening comprehension, listening-reading comprehension, and reading comprehension. d. The applicant has scored at least 400 points on the BJT (Business Japanese Proficiency Test). e. The applicant has completed at least one year of Japanese school education at any of the schools (excluding kindergartens) provided for in Article 1 of Japan’s School Education Act.

About the flow from application to admission

Submission of application documents
(From September 1st)

Please prepare the necessary documents, scan them, and send them to each school by email. The e-mail address of each school can be found in the application guidelines for international students and the admission guide.
Exam

Screening will be conducted based on the submitted documents.
After passing the document screening, a Japanese written test and an interview will be conducted.
Bring or mail the original application documents
(until the end of November)

In order to apply for a Certificate of Eligibility and complete admission procedures, successful applicants must mail the original application documents to each school.
Please check the "Campus List" page for the mailing address of each school.
Admission procedure
(Enrollment fee payment)

Notification of acceptance and guidance on admission procedures will be sent within approximately two weeks from the date of the interview.
- If any application documents are missing, we will notify you after submitting the missing documents.
  Successful applicants are required to pay the entrance fee.
- Procedure period: Within 3 weeks from the date of passing
Application for Certificate of Eligibility
(mid-December)

The school will apply for a Certificate of Eligibility for “Student” to the Immigration Bureau.
Entrance Ceremony/International Student Orientation

The entrance ceremony is scheduled for early April.