Edo Cultural Center Japanese Language School
Japanese name, in English: Edo Culture Center
Claims tekisei-kō status (unverified) Association member
What these badges mean
- Claims tekisei-kō status (unverified)
- The school states it holds ISA appropriate-school (tekisei-kō) status on its own website; no authoritative ISA list confirms this.
- Association member
- Member of a Japanese-language-school liaison council / industry association
Accreditation-transition status
Notified school only
This school has not (yet) received MEXT accreditation under the 2024 framework; it currently sponsors visas only under the older ISA notified-school system.
Existing notified schools may keep hosting visa students until March 31, 2029. What do these statuses mean?
Overview
- Prefecture
- Tokyo
- Institution type
- Language school
- Tuition
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From ¥780,000 / year
See full tuition details below - ISA notification category
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Appendix 1
What do these statuses mean? - Operator
- Edo Culture Center Co., Ltd.
- Corporate number
- 3010401090818
- Established
- 1984
- Official website
- https://www.edocul.com/
Registered programs (MEXT / ISA)
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| Course | Duration |
|---|---|
| University Preparation Course (2 years) | 2 years |
| University Preparation Course (1 year 9 months) | 1 year 9 months |
| University Preparation Course (1 year 6 months) | 1 year 6 months |
| General Course (2 years) | 2 years |
Capacity & facilities
No published capacity, enrollment, or dormitory information for this school
Tuition & support
Fees (by course)
Tuition from ¥780,000 / year
First-year tuition only — entrance, materials, and dormitory fees are excluded.
University Preparation Course
| Selection fee Year 1 | ¥30,000 |
|---|---|
| Enrollment fee Year 1 | ¥100,000 |
| Tuition (1 year) Year 1 | ¥780,000 / year |
| Miscellaneous expenses Year 1 | ¥80,000 / year |
| Tuition (1 year) Year 2 | ¥780,000 / year |
| Miscellaneous expenses Year 2 | ¥80,000 / year |
| Subtotal Year 2 | ¥860,000 |
| Total Year 1 | ¥990,000 |
General Course
| Selection fee Year 1 | ¥30,000 |
|---|---|
| Enrollment fee Year 1 | ¥100,000 |
| Tuition (1 year) Year 1 | ¥780,000 / year |
| Miscellaneous expenses Year 1 | ¥80,000 / year |
| Tuition (1 year) Year 2 | ¥780,000 / year |
| Miscellaneous expenses Year 2 | ¥80,000 / year |
| Subtotal Year 2 | ¥860,000 |
| Total Year 1 | ¥990,000 |
General Short-Term Course (1 month)
| Enrollment fee | ¥20,000 |
|---|---|
| Tuition (1 month) | ¥60,000 / month |
| Miscellaneous expenses (1 month) | ¥3,000 / month |
| Total (full course) | ¥83,000 |
General Short-Term Course (3 months)
| Enrollment fee | ¥20,000 |
|---|---|
| Tuition (3 months) | ¥180,000 |
| Miscellaneous expenses (3 months) | ¥5,000 |
| Total (full course) | ¥205,000 |
Private Lessons
| Initial registration fee | ¥20,000 |
|---|---|
| Per lesson 1 person | ¥5,400 |
| 10 lessons 1 person | ¥54,000 |
| 20 sessions (5% discount) 1 person | ¥102,600 |
| Per lesson 2 people | ¥7,800 |
| 10 lessons 2 people | ¥78,000 |
| 20 sessions (5% discount) 2 people | ¥148,200 |
| Per lesson 3 people | ¥9,600 |
| 10 lessons 3 people | ¥96,000 |
| 20 sessions (5% discount) 3 people | ¥182,400 |
As listed on the school website — confirm the latest amounts with the school.
- Job placement support
- No published job placement support information
Contact
- Address
- 7-10-9 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 (unverified, as of ~2019)
- Map
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View on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Exact location on the map (opens in a new tab)A campus can host several Google listings (the school and its departments) — the map page may show more than one.
- Nearest station
- (Subway) Akasaka Station
- Phone
- 03-3589-0202 (unverified, as of ~2019)
- Fax
- 03-3589-0233 (unverified, as of ~2019)
Other campuses of this school
- Edo Culture Center East Campus (Tokyo)
- Edo Culture Center Akasaka One (Tokyo)
Quality signals
- Liaison council membership Japan Language School Network (JLSN) — general member (as of 2026-06-13)
- Pension-covered workplace (Japan Pension Service) Edo Culture Center Co., Ltd. — 7-10-9 Akasaka, Minato Ward — active, coverage since 1995-12-01, 14 insured (pension office: Minato) (source: Employees' Pension and Health Insurance Covered Workplace Search System, as of 2026-07-03)
Data sources
Compiled from the registries below; record generated on October 14, 2026.
- ISA notified-school registry verified July 29, 2026
- MEXT accreditation portal verified June 13, 2026
- MHLW educational training benefit course registry verified June 13, 2026
- Enrichment data (promoted by matching) (official website → NTA match (score 1.0))
- Immigration Services Agency course listings (name + prefecture match (high))
- Immigration Services Agency English name register (name + prefecture match (high))
- Immigration Services Agency notified-school list (base registry)
- Liaison council membership rosters (name + prefecture match (high))
- Japan Pension Service covered-workplace search (exact corporate-number match)