Study with Meiji Academy for either 3 months or 6 months and get a huge discount on our standard course! This special course is one of our most popular long-term courses due to its flexibility and easy enrollment. Anybody from a country with a visa waiver agreement with Japan or a working holiday visa is eligible for this course. In most cases, no special visa will be required to stay in Japan for up to 6 months. Depending on your nationality a 90-day tourist visa extension can even be granted while you are residing in Japan.
Study for 3 months (12 weeks) with us for only ¥370,000. This is a whopping 7% we will give you. Studying with us is addictive and we are happy to offer you for only an extra ¥310,000 for another 3 months of fun with us. This will give you a total discount of 14%. Please note, that this course is not available on a student visa. Our Student Visa Course is currently being revised, and we won't offer any further sponsorship for student intakes from April 2025 onwards. We will post any changes and news about our student visa intake at a future date here again. Until then stay tuned.
3 months or 6 months?-No need to worry about choosing right now! Start with 3 months first and if you would like to extend your studies with us, just pay the difference later on.
| Short-Term Course (1-11 Weeks) | 3-Month Course (12 Weeks / 1 Term) | 6-Month Course (24 Weeks / 2 Terms) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per Week | ¥33,000 | ¥30,833 | ¥28,333 |
| Cost per Lesson | ¥1,650 | ¥1,542 | ¥1,417 |
| Total Discount | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| Australia | New Zealand | Canada | South Korea | France |
| Germany | UK | Ireland | Denmark | Taiwan |
| Hong Kong | Norway | Portugal | Poland | Slovakia |
| Austria | Hungary | Spain | Argentina | Chile |
| Iceland | Czech Republic | Lithuania | Sweden | Estonia |
| Netherlands | Uruguay | Finland | Latvia | More Info Here |
If you are from a visa waiver country you will automatically get a 90-day tourist visa when you arrive in Japan. Depending on your nationality you might be able to extend your stay for another 90 days or you could re-enter Japan before your current visa expires, also known as a visa run.
No, it is completely legal. In most cases, visa waiver holders can legally reside as tourists in Japan for a maximum period of 180 days per year. Visa run means, leaving Japan during your 90-day period and returning to Japan, which will automatically reset the count stays to zero again.
If you do not have a valid work visa or equivalent, the answer is no. It is illegal to engage in any paid activities in Japan. However, an unpaid professional internship, voluntary or research-based activities are completely legal and not considered work.
Ideally the following week after your 3-Month Courses ended. In the case, you need to leave and re-enter Japan, we can delay your extension by a maximum of 1 week (7 days). If you delay it further than a week, it would not count as a 3-month extension any longer, yet would be treated as a new 3-Month Course.
Yes, they indeed exist, yet they are very uncommon due to intense documentation. Most Japanese language schools need a special permit for short-term student visa issuances. Our school stopped issuing student visas from April 2025 until further notice. However, you can still study with us for a full year on a Working Holiday Visa.
If you haven't done already, please check out our detailed visa information page. It covers the majority of the most frequently asked questions.