NILS
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
- Fukuoka
- Institution type
- Language school
- Tuition
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From ¥820,000 / year
See full tuition details below - ISA notification category
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Appendix 1
What do these statuses mean? - Operator
- Nils Co., Ltd.
- Corporate number
- 5011701015966
- Established
- 2003
- Official website
- https://jp.nilsjapan.com/
Registered programs (MEXT / ISA)
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Highlighted courses match the filters from your search.
| Course | Duration | JLPT |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Japanese (1-Year Course) | 12 months | N3 to N4 Start level: N4 |
| Comprehensive Japanese (1-Year 3-Month Course) | 1 year 3 months | N3 to N4 Start level: N4 |
| Comprehensive Japanese (1-Year 9-Month Course) | 1 year 9 months | N1 to N2 Start level: N2 |
| Comprehensive Japanese (2-Year Course) | 24 months | N1 to N2 Start level: N2 |
| Comprehensive Japanese (1.5-Year Course) | Not published | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Japanese (1-Year 6-Month Course) | 1 year 6 months | N2 to N3 Start level: N3 |
| Short-Term Program (Japanese Conversation and Japanese Culture Experience) | 1 to 12 weeks | Not published |
Capacity & facilities
- Capacity
- 380
- Dormitory
- Available — NILS student dormitory (near Ogori campus), Leo Palace (for short-term programs), shared house, homestay available.
Tuition & support
Fees (by course)
Tuition from ¥820,000 / year
First-year tuition only — entrance, materials, and dormitory fees are excluded.
Comprehensive Japanese Course (1 year)
| Fees (lump sum) | ¥820,000 |
|---|---|
| Total (full course) | ¥820,000 |
Comprehensive Japanese Course (1 year 3 months)
| Fees (lump sum) | ¥987,500 |
|---|---|
| Total (full course) | ¥987,500 |
Comprehensive Japanese Course (1.5 years)
| Fees (lump sum) | ¥1,155,000 |
|---|---|
| Total (full course) | ¥1,155,000 |
Comprehensive Japanese Course (1 year 9 months)
| Fees (lump sum) | ¥1,322,500 |
|---|---|
| Total (full course) | ¥1,322,500 |
Comprehensive Japanese Course (2 years)
| Fees (lump sum) | ¥1,490,000 |
|---|---|
| Total (full course) | ¥1,490,000 |
As listed on the school website — confirm the latest amounts with the school.
- Job placement support
- No published job placement support information
Contact
- Nearest station
- Nearest JR Hakata Minami Station
Other campuses of this school
- NILS Annex (Fukuoka)
Quality signals
- Pension-covered workplace (Japan Pension Service) NILS Co., Ltd. — 103 Rafine Taiohen, 1-2-18 Tomihama, Ichikawa City — active, coverage since 2016-02-01, 6 insured (pension office: Ichikawa) (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 13, 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)
- Japan Pension Service covered-workplace search (exact corporate-number match)