Yu Language 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: From ¥700,000 / year
See full tuition details below
ISA notification category: Appendix 1
What do these statuses mean?
Official website: https://yula.jp

Registered programs (MEXT / ISA)

Courses offered by Yu Language Academy
Course	Duration
University Preparation Course (1 year)	1 year
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
University Preparation Course (1 year 3 months)	1 year 3 months

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.

Other courses offered by Yu Language Academy (from the school's own materials)
Course	Duration
Short-term Course (3 months)	3 months
Short-Term 1-2 Month Course	1 to 2 months

Capacity & facilities

Dormitory: Available — Dormitory housing is offered near each campus: Amity Hall II, Calm Okubo, Shin-Okubo Kokusai Koryukan, Shoei Mansion Okubo, LA House Okubo, Dream House Shin-Okubo and Yusuien for the Tokyo campuses (YuLA/YICA), and Residence15, LS House and Chrysanthème for YuLA Sapporo.

Tuition & support

Fees (by course)

Tuition from ¥700,000 / year

First-year tuition only — entrance, materials, and dormitory fees are excluded.

University Preparation 1-Year Course

Selection fee not in total	¥30,000
Enrollment fee	¥50,000
Tuition Year 1	¥700,000 / year
Materials Year 1	¥35,000 / year
Facilities, equipment & extracurricular activities fee Year 1	¥85,000 / year
Total Year 1	¥870,000

University Preparation 2-Year Course (April admission)

Selection fee not in total	¥30,000
Enrollment fee	¥50,000
Tuition Year 1	¥700,000 / year
Materials Year 1	¥35,000 / year
Facilities, equipment & extracurricular activities fee Year 1	¥85,000 / year
Tuition Year 2	¥700,000 / year
Materials Year 2	¥35,000 / year
Facilities, equipment & extracurricular activities fee Year 2	¥85,000 / year
Total (full course)	¥1,690,000

University Preparation Course (July Admission) (1 year 9 months)

Selection fee not in total	¥30,000
Enrollment fee	¥50,000
Tuition	¥1,225,000 / course
Materials	¥61,250 / course
Facilities, equipment & extracurricular activities fee	¥148,750 / course
Total (full course)	¥1,485,000

University Preparation Course (October Admission) (1 year 6 months)

Selection fee not in total	¥30,000
Enrollment fee	¥50,000
Tuition	¥1,050,000 / course
Materials	¥52,500 / course
Facilities, equipment & extracurricular activities fee	¥127,500 / course
Total (full course)	¥1,280,000

University Preparation Course (January Admission) (1 year 3 months)

Selection fee not in total	¥30,000
Enrollment fee	¥50,000
Tuition	¥875,000 / course
Materials	¥43,750 / course
Facilities, equipment & extracurricular activities fee	¥106,250 / course
Total (full course)	¥1,075,000

Short-Term 3-Month Course

Enrollment fee	¥25,000
Tuition	¥150,000
Materials & extracurricular activity fee	¥25,000
Total (full course)	¥200,000

Summer/Winter Course

Tuition	¥200,000
Total	¥200,000

As listed on the school website — confirm the latest amounts with the school.

Job placement support: Courses at all campuses include job-searching support alongside Japanese language, EJU and JLPT preparation.

Locations

Main campus
2-16-25 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

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2-16-25 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
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Nearest station: Toei Oedo Line Higashi-Shinjuku Station 7 min walk
Yu International Culture Academy
2-20-17 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

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2-20-17 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
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Nearest station: JR Shin-Okubo Station 5 min walk
Sapporo Campus
15-26-30 Kita-2-jo Higashi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

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15-26-30 Kita-2-jo Higashi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
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Nearest station: JR Naebo Station 7 min walk
Osaka Campus
3-1-22 Kikawa-Higashi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

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3-1-22 Kikawa-Higashi, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
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Nearest station: Subway Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station 5 min walk

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Postal code: 169-0072 (unverified, as of ~2019)
Nearest station: (JR) Shin-Okubo / Takadanobaba (Subway) Nishi-Waseda / Higashi-Shinjuku
Phone: +81-3-3209-0160
Fax: +81-3-3209-0170

Other campuses of this school

Yu Language Academy Sapporo Campus (Hokkaido)
Yu Language Academy Osaka Campus (Osaka)

Quality signals

Liaison council membership Japan Language School Association (JaLSA) — full member (as of 2026-06-13)
Liaison council membership Japan Language School Network (JLSN) — full member (as of 2026-06-13)

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

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))

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