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Full-time 20h/week classes at a licensed school, with a short-term student track that needs no long-stay visa under 90 days.
- How long
- ~90 days
- Cost
- $2,400 – $4,200
- In rupees
- ₹2.3L – ₹4.0L
- Starting level
- Beginner
30–730 days
$37/day
₹3,500/day
intense pace
Price covers: 3-month short-term course, tuition + shared dorm. Range checked against real 2026 provider pricing. Flights and visas are never included, and nothing here is a quote.
The price includes
- Tuition
- Somewhere to sleep
You come away with: JLPT prep (N5-N3)
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While you're in the region
Is this a good one?
- Against others of its kind
- At $37 a day this sits a little under the $48 median for language. It is cheaper than 9 of the 13 language options mapped here.
- Other things to learn in Japan
- 7 other options in Japan, starting with tea ceremony and ikebana in Kyoto from $250.
- When to go
- Runs year-round, so this one bends around your calendar rather than the other way about.
- How long it really takes
- Most people give it 90 days, but the honest range is 30 to 730. That spread is wide because how far you take it is up to you.
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