Japan Switch FAQ
Schedules
We are only open on weekdays.
- Monday - Friday
- 9:30 - 1:30 PM
We are closed on the national holidays
Do you offer makeup lessons?
Yes, we offer one free make up lesson monthly for our students 🙂
If you are taking 1 class a week, you will receive 1 make up class for the month. If you are taking three classes, you receive 3 classes.
We do not offer flex schedules for both group and private lessons. Lessons are fixed at the same day and time each week but we do offer one make up lesson a month.
If you take two lessons weekly, you receive 1 make up lesson a month for each lesson.
We want to create a consistent environment for our students and coming at the same day and time helps to build a strong routine.
Yes, you can take multiple lessons weekly 🙂
You can take 1, 2, 3, or 4 lessons or more a week. The amount of lessons you take is your choice. You can also change the amount of lessons you take each month.
For example, you would like to take 2 group lessons and 1 private lesson this month and next month, but you would like to reduce it to 2 group lessons the following month.
Yes, you can!
Lesson Fees & Payment
Initial Costs at Japan Switch
- Two months of lesson fees
- Textbook
We do not charge an entrance / registration fee nor do we charge any other fees like other schools.
Initial Costs Example :Â 1 private lesson a week
- 2 months of lessons = 24,000 yen + sales tax
- Textbook = 2100 yen + sales tax
Total initial payment of around 26,100 yen + sales tax for your first two months of lessons.
- Schedule a level check and school consultation at our Shinjuku School using the contact form here.
- We will do a Japanese level check for you in person
- We will look at our schedule for the right lessons that match your goals and availability. You can check our group lesson schedules on the group lessons page.
- You enroll and make the payment by debit or credit card for your first two months of lessons and textbook.
- You start taking lessons at Japan Switch.
You can calculate your monthly lesson costs using our monthly lesson fee calculator here.
Our textbooks books are very reasonably priced.
- Beginner 1 : 2100 yen
- Beginner 1 Drill Book - 250 yen w/tax
- Beginner 2 : 2100 yen
- Pre-Intermediate : 1080 yen w/tax
Payment Methods
We only accept payments from credit or debit cards issued by VISA or MasterCard.
We do not accept cash or other forms of payment.
Automatic Deductions
Your monthly lesson fees will be automatically deducted from your credit & debit card from your third month.
Lessons
What do most schools provide?
Most Japanese schools only provide lessons and homework. They do not teach you how to study and most teachers do not understand how tough it is to learn Japanese.
For Japan Switch, the owner of the school is an American who has passed the highest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test and had learned Japanese from zero.
What does Japan Switch provide in class?
We do not focus on writing because that is something you can do on your own and there are many apps for that. We provide lessons in person to help you improve your speaking, so you can improve your communication from day one.
What does Japan Switch provide out of class?
Tyson will share many of the tips, tools, and frames of thinking that helped him to learn on his own to help you with your journey outside the classroom.
We will send you this information gradually week by week through an automated newsletter in small doses.
There is a maximum of six regular students per lesson. However, the maximum number per lesson are seven students.
Since we offer group lesson students 1 make up lesson monthly, the seventh student slot is left open for make up lesson students.
We do not directly assign homework for our classes. However, we have created a guide on how to learn Japanese outside of class using learning apps and other resources.
Here is an example of a guide we created for our students on how to learn Japanese vocabulary both inside and outside the classroom.
We conduct our classes primarily in Japanese, but use English in our basic course to facilitate comprehension.
Yes, they are Japanese native speakers.
System
Unfortunately, since we are not a full-time school, we are unable to sponsor student visas.
One complaint foreigners have about other schools is that they focus too much on writing. Since we do not sponsor student visas, we have more freedom with our curriculum and have developed one that helps foreigners improve their speaking from day and teaching conversation and natural spoken Japanese is something that full-time schools cannot provide.
Yes, it is easy to cancel your membership at Japan Switch.
How to Cancel Your Membership
You have the option to leave and terminate the contract on a monthly basis. For example, if you would like to cancel your lessons from June 1st, you would need to cancel your membership by May 15th of the previous month.
If you cancelled your membership on May 20th, which is after the deadline of the 15th, your membership would be cancelled from July 1st.
For group lessons, you have to be 18 years and older. For private lessons, you have to a be 16 years and older.
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Japan Switch
Japan Switch provides affordable morning and noon Japanese lessons in Tokyo. Centrally located, relaxed environment and quality textbooks. Japan Switch is quickly growing and providing help to the foreign community in Japan
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Opening Hours :Â 9:30 - 1:30 PM
Opening Days :Â Monday - Friday
Location :Â Shinjuku, Tokyo