New Japan Academy
Japanese name, in English: Shin Nippon Academy
Association member
What these badges mean
- 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 ¥500,000 / year
See full tuition details below - ISA notification category
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Appendix 1
What do these statuses mean? - Operator
- Educational Foundation Meishin Academy
- Corporate number
- 5013101000160
- Established
- 1982
- Official website
- https://www.nja.co.jp
Registered programs (MEXT / ISA)
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Highlighted courses match the filters from your search.
| Course | Duration |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Japanese (2-Year Course) | 2 years |
| Comprehensive Japanese (1-Year 9-Month Course) | 1 year 9 months |
| Comprehensive Japanese (1-Year 6-Month Course) | 1 year 6 months |
| Comprehensive Japanese (1-Year 3-Month Course) | Not published |
Other courses (from the school's own materials)
These courses are not in the MEXT / ISA registration listed above; they come from the school's website or other published sources.
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Highlighted courses match the filters from your search.
| Course | Duration | JLPT |
|---|---|---|
| University Preparation Class | April admission: 1 year or 2 years; July admission: 1 year 9 months; October admission: 1 year 6 months; January admission: 1 year 3 months | N5 to N1 Start level: N5 |
| Special University Preparation Class | Not published | Not published |
| Foreign Nurse Development Class | Not published | Not published |
| Care Worker Development Class | Not published | Not published |
| Science and Engineering University Student Employment Class | Not published | Not published |
| Specified Skills Employment Class | Not published | Not published |
Capacity & facilities
- Dormitory
- Available — School-operated dormitories (Joytel Fussa, about a 6-minute walk from school with a communal kitchen and attached student cafeteria; Joytel Hamura, about 15 minutes by bicycle from school). Fees: key money from 50,000 yen, deposit 10,000 yen, monthly rent from 30,000 yen, including utilities, water, and Wi-Fi/internet. A furnished apartment at Joytel Fussa is also available for guardians' short-term stays.
Tuition & support
Fees (by course)
Tuition from ¥500,000 / year
First-year tuition only — entrance, materials, and dormitory fees are excluded.
University Preparation Class
| Overseas screening fee | ¥50,000 |
|---|---|
| Overseas administration fee | ¥200,000 |
| Enrollment fee | ¥50,000 |
| Tuition Year 1 | ¥500,000 / year |
| Total Year 1 | ¥800,000 |
Special University Preparation Class
| Overseas screening fee | ¥50,000 |
|---|---|
| Overseas administration fee | ¥200,000 |
| Enrollment fee | ¥50,000 |
| Tuition Year 1 | ¥500,000 / year |
| Total Year 1 | ¥800,000 |
Foreign Nurse Development Class
| Overseas screening fee | ¥50,000 |
|---|---|
| Overseas administration fee | ¥200,000 |
| Enrollment fee | ¥50,000 |
| Tuition Year 1 | ¥500,000 / year |
| Total Year 1 | ¥800,000 |
Care Worker Development Class
| Overseas screening fee | ¥50,000 |
|---|---|
| Overseas administration fee | ¥200,000 |
| Enrollment fee | ¥50,000 |
| Tuition Year 1 | ¥500,000 / year |
| Total Year 1 | ¥800,000 |
Science and Engineering University Student Employment Class
| Overseas screening fee | ¥50,000 |
|---|---|
| Overseas administration fee | ¥200,000 |
| Enrollment fee | ¥50,000 |
| Tuition Year 1 | ¥500,000 / year |
| Total Year 1 | ¥800,000 |
Specified Skills Employment Class
| Overseas screening fee | ¥50,000 |
|---|---|
| Overseas administration fee | ¥200,000 |
| Enrollment fee | ¥50,000 |
| Tuition Year 1 | ¥500,000 / year |
| Total Year 1 | ¥800,000 |
As listed on the school website — confirm the latest amounts with the school.
- Job placement support
- Offers a Job Placement Class for Science and Engineering Students and a Job Placement Class for Specified Skilled Workers as dedicated course tracks.
Scholarships
Scholarship program mentioned on the school's website. Presence was verified; the terms were not — confirm details with the school.
Details are published in Japanese on the school's website.
Contact
- Address
- 2049 Fukuoh, Fussa, Tokyo 197-0013 (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
- (JR) Fussa Station / Higashi-Fussa Station
- Phone
- 042-553-6420
- Fax
- 042-530-2455 (unverified, as of ~2019)
- [email protected]
Quality signals
- Liaison council membership Japan Language School Association (JaLSA) — full member (as of 2026-06-13)
- Pension-covered workplace (Japan Pension Service) Shin-Nihon Academy Co., Ltd. — 1-3-2 Musashino-dai, Fussa City — active, coverage since 1992-12-01, 27 insured (pension office: Ome) (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)