ISI Language School Kyoto Campus
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
- Kyoto
- Institution type
- Language school
- Tuition
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From ¥720,000 / year
See full tuition details below - ISA notification category
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Appendix 1
What do these statuses mean? - Operator
- ISI Co., Ltd.
- Established
- 1977
- Official website
- https://www.isi-education.com/ja/location/kyoto/
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 |
| 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.
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| Course | Duration |
|---|---|
| Short-Term Comprehensive Japanese Course | 2 weeks to 10 weeks |
| Long-Term Course (Study Visa), Intermediate II and above may take elective classes (graduate school preparation, EJU prep, JLPT prep, etc.) | Not published |
| Specified Skilled Worker (i) Acquisition Support Program | Not published |
| Private Lessons | Not published |
Capacity & facilities
- Dormitory
- Available — Two types of accommodation are offered: a share house (communal living with students from around the world, bedding included, self-catering, about a 13-minute walk to roughly a 40-minute train ride to school) and a homestay (living with a Japanese family, two meals a day included, up to 12 weeks).
Tuition & support
Fees (by course)
Tuition from ¥720,000 / year
First-year tuition only — entrance, materials, and dormitory fees are excluded.
University Preparation Japanese (1 year (first year))
| Screening fee | ¥40,000 |
|---|---|
| Enrollment fee | ¥100,000 |
| Tuition Year 1 | ¥720,000 / year |
| Materials Year 1 | ¥55,000 / year |
| Facility operation and management fee Year 1 | ¥100,000 / year |
| Total Year 1 | ¥1,015,000 |
Short-Term Comprehensive Japanese (10 weeks)
| Enrollment fee | ¥20,000 |
|---|---|
| Tuition | ¥177,000 / course |
| Materials | ¥11,000 / course |
| Facility operation and management fee | ¥20,000 / course |
| Total (full course) | ¥228,000 |
Short-Term Comprehensive Japanese (10 weeks (FY2027))
| Enrollment fee | ¥30,000 |
|---|---|
| Tuition | ¥180,000 / course |
| Materials | ¥13,750 / course |
| Facility operation and management fee | ¥25,000 / course |
| Total (full course) | ¥248,750 |
Short-Term Comprehensive Japanese (4 weeks)
| Total (full course) | ¥138,120 |
|---|
As listed on the school website — confirm the latest amounts with the school.
- Job placement support
- The school supports further study in the Kansai area through guidance and elective classes. Professional Japanese teachers run application-document preparation and interview-preparation classes; job placement support is available to students who meet employment-visa criteria such as Intermediate III level or above and graduation from a university or junior college or higher in their home country.
Contact
- Address
- 6-6 Nishi-Nokyo Ryo-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, 604-8497
- Map
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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) Emmachi Station
- Phone
- +81-75-803-6120
- Fax
- 075-803-6130 (unverified, as of ~2019)
- [email protected]
Quality signals
No published quality signals for this school
Data sources
Compiled from the registries below; record generated on September 19, 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)