National holidays in Japan: Coming-of-Age Day -成人の日-
01/17/2015
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In Japan, the youth over 20 years old are regarded as adults and gain all the rights of citizenship such as the right of vote. We celebrate youngsters on the second Monday of January who reach the age of twenty between April 2 of the previous year and April 1 of the new year. It is also legal to drink and smoke from this age. Local cities and communities host official celebrations called the Co…
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National holidays in Japan: New Year’s Day -元日-
01/15/2015
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We would like to introduce national holidays and some cultural traditions every month.
January 1 is called ganjitu (元日). It is the day to celebrate the coming of the New Year. most Japanese regard New Year's Day as the most important national holidays. As the old proverb says, "it is the day to make new plans for the year (一年の計は元旦にあり）," and start afresh with a new state of mind.
Until the…
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Accepting October 2015 Application
01/13/2015
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We are now accepting applications for the intensive full time program starting in October 2015. The application due date is June 5. I. t would be appreciated if you send out all the necessary documents to the school before the due date. We also accept applications online, so please contact us if you are interested in NILS intensive full time programs.
The required documents are:
1. NILS A…
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Going on to the next stage of education
01/06/2015
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Most of the NILS students go on to colleges/universities/vocational schools after completing their 1-2 years of language study here. There are lots of schools, but it is very important for them to choose good schools.
Most of the colleges and universities require applicants take the EJU. Score of the Japanese language is the most important, of course. Many of the lectures at colleges and uni…
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