I wanted to learn Japanese because it was always a dream of mine to experience living
in Japan, seemed like a beautiful country with an amazing culture and lovely people
so I knew I always wanted to try living here at some stage and learning the language is
only kind of make that easier and language school was the natural choice to do that.
So when I was looking at schools with Go! Go! Nihon and KAI kind of stood out, it was the right
intensity that I was looking for, it was on the site listed as a medium to high intensity
because I wanted to learn at a fast pace but also
still be able to enjoy my time here and it's worked out that way so far.
There are 8 levels, in our course.
From the advanced classes, from levels 6 to 8, you can also study business Japanese classes
where we aim to prepare you for job hunting and also learning Japanese, which is necessary for internal communication at a Japanese company.
The class structure is very useful for students looking to get a job in Japan.
I've been studying for about three months now and my Japanese come on leaps and bounds since then and I
started from the first level so I came in with very little knowledge
mainly just the hiragana and a bit of katakana but since then my Japanese
has flown along, I'm a lot more comfortable in day-to-day situations than I was before.
Our strengths are that our students are multinational and our well-designed program.
Since 2015, we implemented online learning, using iPad, but
it's not only that we use digital tools, but we also design the lessons,
so we're proud of our course. It's a very good course for people who really want to learn Japanese.
We also use electronic blackboards, which enables us to provide a good combination of online, and face-to-face learning.
My classes start in the morning from 9 o'clock and they run until around 1 o'clock. It splits
into four 50-minute lessons and those are then split up into grammar, vocabulary,
listening practice and kanji lessons. The lessons are done completely in Japanese so it's completely
immersive and one handy thing about KAI as well is they one of their study practices is you do
preparation for lessons before the day of, so by the time you start the lesson you already have
a grasp of what you're going to be studying and it helps to keep the lessons moving on. Every day
after school you'd probably be expected to get an hour or two of studying at home that can depend on
if there are exams coming up or not and average maybe a couple of hours of self-study a day.
I think the biggest difference between other schools is that our school is multinational.
We always have students from about 40 countries, and because of that, the common language in the classroom is Japanese.
We basically talk in Japanese when we study in class,
but when someone is in need of support or help, students from the same country or region help each other in their native languages.
I definitely recommend KAI to others it's been a great experience so far the staff is extremely
friendly when I moved here and even for something as simple as get new residents card they were able
to help me out, they gave me instructions on what it was I needed to do and I know if I do need to
find a job at some stage they'll help me with that as well, so there's a really good level of
support provided by the school and I definitely recommend it. My plan after I graduate is to
hopefully have a decent grasp of Japanese by then and to hopefully find a job in it here in Tokyo
and I know that when it comes to that time the school will be able to help me in that instance.
We provide support to students who want to work part-time or get a full-time job, such as checking resumes together or looking for a job together.
We also help students practice for job interviews together.
If you're on the fence about coming to Japan and studying in the language
school there's no harm in reaching out to Go! Go! Nihon and getting as much
information from them as possible. They were very helpful in helping me to pick a
certain school that fit my situation and what I was looking for.
We have an environment where you can study Japanese with students from all over the world.
If you want to study Japanese, we welcome you here at KAI, we look forward to meeting you!