The MERIC Japanese Language School is about 10 minutes away from Namba Station, the busiest in all of Osaka, and two additional stations, which operate the JR, subway, Kintetsu, Nankai Electric Railways and more. From here, it is not only easy to travel to all parts of the city, but also around the Kansai area, which includes Kyoto & Kobe. This convenient location makes the school is highly accessible on your daily travels to and from class!

The MERIC Japanese Language School can accommodate up to 815 students and is the largest language school in the prefecture of Osaka. The mid-level to the advanced class each have an average of 10 classes each year, allowing for classes to be commenced at a convenient date for each student’s schedule. In addition to this, the school also offers a “Working Holiday 3-Months Listening and Speaking Course” that is designed specifically for working holiday visa holders and includes tuition discounts. Working holiday visa holders can also receive information about employment opportunities in the school’s job counseling room.

Main Features

• Comprehensive support for transitional study
  • This school maintains a complete & comprehensive collection of documents & information on various universities, graduate schools and specialty programs in the Kansai region, the Kanto region, and other various other regions throughout Japan. In addition, the school synthesizes and compiles its own data on various useful measures, such as the number of participants in previous years and university entrance exams information as a mens to inform & guide students smoothly to their next steps in academia. Every year in August, the Meric Japanese Language School organizes an information convention with the participation of about 100 universities, colleges and specialty institutions, where students can directly pose their questions about the program and entrance examination. The school also organizes tours of many universities and colleges in the Kansai area so that students can directly experience the atmosphere and take a look at the facilities of their respective learning environments. The students at this school come with the desire to study, and to support them, the school organizes mock tests and lessons to prepare students for the Japanese language proficiency exams, Japanese study abroad exams, and university entrance exams in addition to special Japanese language training with a variety of options to suit each student’s learning path.
• High transfer rate
  • There are about 20 universities in the Kansai region, including: Ritsumeikan University, Kansai University, Osaka Seikei University, Osaka Sangyo University and Ryutsu University of Science, where many of this school’s students continue their study. In addition, there are about 30 professional schools in various fields which the school also regularly connects students, such as Kansai Foreign Language School, Ehle Academy, Hanshin Transport and Professional School, etc. With recommendation from this school, students are also eligible for exemptions to the exam fee or admission fee. With counselling sessions and guidance from homeroom teachers, with their database of information, the Meric Japanese Language School is proud to have a 100% success & satisfaction rate among its students.
• Employment support and job application regime
  • In addition to studying Japanese, the school actively organizes seminars and introduces jobs for businesses in the region. Students can easily find jobs that match their aspirations through the collected data and job information that the school possesses. The school has obtained a permit by the Japanese Ministry of Labor to officially act as an agent that can introduce employment. The school has also established an organization known as the “Meric Subject Council”, which organizes a highly valuable conference with graduated students to exchange information & experience with those who have since experienced working and studying in Japan.