Life Abroad
What countries do the students come from?
Our students are from many different countries including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Canada, U.S.A., Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Italy, U.K., France, Switzerland, Sweden, and Denmark (Result for April, 2021)
What kind of schedule do the classes follow?
There are 5 periods per day, Monday through Friday. The timetable of the lessons is as follows; morning classes from 9:00 to 13:10, and afternoon classes from 13:40 to 17:50.
Class placement depends on your Japanese ability.
How much does it cost to live in Japan?
It depends on each individual student's lifestyle.
It costs between 80,000 yen and 100,000 yen per month if you live simply.
It costs between 30,000 and 50,000 yen for housing, and 25,000 and 35,000 yen for food, transportation, incidentals etc.
Please note that after arriving in Japan, you will have to pay a deposit for housing.
What happens if a student gets hurt or sick?
There are a lot of hospitals around the school. Some hospitals employ staff who can speak English, Chinese, or Korean. At the orientation we will hand out a school handbook written in each language, which gives the names of the main hospitals, their addresses, telephone numbers, and includes some maps. If you become sick, the school staff can give you information about hospitals, so please don't worry.
As for medical bills, students who have a Student Visa can use National Health Insurance. We will explain how to obtain the National Health Insurance after you come to Japan. This insurance covers 70% of the medical bill, so you have to pay only 30%.
Unfortunately, students on a Short-stay Visa are not eligible. We recommend that you obtain insurance in your home country.
ECC Kokusai College of Foreign Languages Japanese Course
〒530-0015
1-5-11 Nakazakinishi Kitaku OSAKA
ECC Kokusai College of Foreign Languages Building No.2
Email: nihongo@ecc.ac.jp
Tel: +81-6-6372-1444