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Update date: October 15, 2026

Our Japanese Language Courses

Japanese Language Courses

The Institute for Academic Innovation, International Education Center offers a General Japanese Course, Intensive Japanese Course, and Co-learning in Multicultural Classrooms Course for international students, teaching and research staff. If you would like to register this course, please check the application period and placement test in advance and complete the Japanese Course Registration Authorization. If you do not apply, you will not be allowed to attend classes. For details of each course and application, please refer to the links below:

General Japanese Course

Various levels are offered in this course (Introductory 1-4, Intermediate 1-3, and Advanced) and each level contains the following subjects:

  • Introductory: Interaction, Comprehension, Expression:Research & Presentation, Expression: Self Expression through Stories, Japanese Literacy
  • Intermediate: Interaction (basic and practical), Expression (basic and practical), Comprehension (basic and practical)
  • Advanced: Interaction, Expression, Comprehension, Japanese Seminar, Business Japanese.

Students are free to choose the unit of study according to their needs; however, class levels will be determined based on a placement test and previously completed study of Japanese.

Eligibility: students must meet one of the following requirements:

  • Must be an international student enrolled at Hokkaido University with a student visa as a bachelor’s degree program student, research student, graduate student, special auditor, or special research student.
  • Must be overseas teaching or research staff or office staff member who works at Hokkaido University.

*Please note that non-degree and regular auditing students are not eligible to take these courses.

Co-learning in Multicultural Classrooms (CMC)

Co-learning in Multicultural Classrooms (CMC) is a collaborative learning class that is designed to improve the language skill and academic skills required to be successful in university studies through class discussion. Learning Japanese is not the main purpose of his course. Group work with the aim of getting Japanese and international students to work together is the central focus of the course, therefore, students are required to participate in class activities proactively.

Eligibility: students must meet the following requirements:

  • Must be an international student enrolled at Hokkaido University with a student visa as a research student, graduate student, special auditor, special research student, international teaching or research staff, or office staff member who works at Hokkaido University.
  • A certain level of Japanese language ability is required.

Others

There are numerous volunteer organizations in Sapporo City dedicated to Japanese language learning.

You can also learn Japanese online.