To serve as a bridge between your country and Japan

（textbooks not included）

Above rates are effective since April 2024.

　Standard Study Abroad Course

■Payment methods

• Through bank transfer or Flywire®

■Refund policy

• Application fee and Registration fee cannot be refunded.
• If you wish to cancel your enrollment before entering Japan, please notify it in written form 1 day prior to the entrance ceremony, the latest. ARC Academy will refund the tuition fee after Certificate of Eligibility and Acceptance Certificate have been duly returned. In case your visa application was denied by the Japanese consulate, in addition, you must provide copy of your passport page with the visa denial stamp. Without any written notice by the day before the entrance ceremony, the tuition fee of the on-going school term will not be refunded. Please note that all remittance charges upon refund will be charged to the recipient.
• Tuition fee corresponding to 2 school terms (6 months) cannot be refunded once you have entered Japan. If you notify your withdrawal after you have entered Japan, ARC Academy will refund tuition fee after deducting a cancellation charge corresponding to 2 school terms tuition fee, and only after duly confirming your return to your country.
• Concerning withdrawal after entrance (where “entrance” is considered as the first day the student attends classes or takes part in a school event, such as the entrance ceremony), or withdrawal before completing the period you enrolled for, except for a cancellation charge corresponding to 2 school terms tuition fee, ARC Academy, will refund the remaining tuition fees for the school terms not yet attended in instalments of 3 months. Moreover, a 20% cancellation charge will be deducted from the refundable amount. Refund will be bank transferred after you have provided to ARC Academy either proof of your return to your home country, the entrance into higher education in Japan or your visa status change in Japan.
• No refund is possible in case the student is expelled for violating the law or school regulations.
• If you wish to extend your enrollment, you must submit an official extension request, the latest, one month before the period you enrolled for ends. Please note that extension might be denied in case your attendance rates are insufficient or applicants’ quota for the next term has been reached. Also note that you are not allowed to take the Study Abroad Course for more than 2 years.
• Tuition fees must be paid within the deadlines set by the school. Please meet payment deadlines, otherwise you will not be allowed to take classes.
• ARC Academy is not liable in the event classes are cancelled due to circumstances or conditions beyond its control. This includes, but is not limited to, earthquake, typhoon, accident or infective disease, etc. Refund will not be made in such circumstances.

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	3 month (48 days of classes)
Registration fee	10,000 JPY
Tuition fee	180,000 JPY
Grand Total	190,000 JPY

Intensive Course

■Payment methods

• Through bank transfer or Flywire®

■Refund policy

Withdrawal before the beginning of the course

• Please notify your withdrawal in written form.
• Below, you will find the list of cancellation charges the school applies for withdrawal before the beginning of classes, regardless of the reason. Registration fee cannot be refunded. All remittance charges upon refund will be charged to the recipient

Cancellation date	Cancellation fee
More than 31 days before the course starts	Free of charge
From 30 to 15 days before the course starts	10% of tuition fee
From 14 to 6 days before the course starts	20% of tuition fee
From 5 to 1 day before the course starts	50% of tuition fee
On the day the course starts or no-show	100% of tuition fee

Cancellation or modification after the course has started

• It is not possible to cancel or change the type of course once the course has started.

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	Applicants who need a student visa	Applicants who do not need a student visa
	1 year	1 year
Application fee	30,000 JPY	–
Registration fee	70,000 JPY	10,000 JPY
Tuition fee	768,000 JPY	768,000 JPY
Grand Total	868,000 JPY	778,000 JPY

There is an admission exam to access this class. Please inquire for more details.

Refund policy for those who do not need a student visa

Refund policy for those who applied for a student visa

For details on Business Japanese Class

（textbooks not included）

	1 year
Application fee	30,000 JPY
Registration fee	70,000 JPY
Tuition fee	768,000 JPY
Grand Total	868,000 JPY

There is an admission exam to access this class. Please inquire for more details.

About refund policy

For more about Special Preparatory Class for Graduate School

Optional Courses for Exam Preparation are open to ARC students only. It is not possible to apply to the preparation course only. Every school term students receive details on how to apply to the optional courses. Please contact the school for more details.

For information on Optional Course for Exam Preparation

Concerning Private Lessons, please visit this page.

※Textbooks used vary depending on the class.
　Textbooks are available for purchase at school after students have taken the entrance level check test.
※Textbook used might also change without notice according to school curriculum updates.

Beginner・Elementary level	Price
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu 1 (2nd edition)	2,750 JPY
Minna no Nihongo Shokyu 2, (2nd edition)	2,750 JPY
Kana Master	1,650 JPY
Kanji Master N5	1,980 JPY
Kanji Master N4	1,980 JPY
Kanji Master N3	1,980 JPY

Intermediate・Advanced level	Price (VAT included)
Intermediate Japanese, “Watashi no mitsuketa nihon”	2,860 JPY
Revised edition, Japanese Exercises by Topic （Lower intermediate）	1,650 JPY
Revised edition, Japanese Exercises by Topic （Upper intermediate）	1,650 JPY
Nihon e no Shotai	2,640 JPY
Kanji Master N2	1,980 JPY
Kanji Master N1	2,200 JPY