Support event 
Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji workshops
If you have just started to study Japanese characters, or if you would like to know how to learn them effectively, why not join us for a Hiragana / kana / kanji study and practice session?
Japanese language teachers will support your self-study.
- Date & Time: Oct. 16, 17, 24, 30, 31, Nov.6 and 7 (every Wednesday and Thursday @12:40～14:00)
- Venue: International Student Lounge of West Bldg.1, Ookayama Campus
See event poster for details
Our activities
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- Conversation practice
- You can practice Japanese conversation with Japanese students and senior international students in a friendly atmosphere. No reservation is required, and you can come and leave at anytime during the open hour. Just drop by and join us!
Regular support activity
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- Personal tutoring
- You can have your Japanese writing (e.g. reports, entry sheets, or any sentences written in Japanese) corrected by Japanese lecturers. You can also consult with Japanese professors how to study Japanese language.
Regular support activity
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- Japanese self-study table
- You can join Japanese self-study table for previewing and reviewing Japanese lessons, as well as for practicing Japanese characters, JLPT preparation, and other Japanese study purposes.
Regular support activity
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- Study with me online
- Nihongo Space will be opening an online space to support international students' self-study. You can join the space from anywhere via Zoom.
Support event
- Study with me online
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- Japanese language study support
- We hold JLPT orientation and mock test twice a year (Aug. and Feb.). We also host events to offer support for Japanese language study based on students' needs. This year we held Hiragana Workshop in Oct. and made and played Karuta together.
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- Welcome Coffee Hours
- We hold Welcome Coffee Hours twice a year (Apr. and Sep.) for new int'l students. You can enjoy conversation with Japanese students, senior int'l students, and Japanese faculty and staff in a relaxed manner, while collecting useful information for your new life in Japan.
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- Culture, Life, & Seasonal events
- We hold experience-based workshops to help students learn Japanese traditional and seasonal culture such as Hinamatsuri, Tanabata, Kakizome, etc. Events such as Manga festival are also held occasionally to introduce modern Japanese culture.
Culture event
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- Appreciate Japanese food
- We hold experience-based events to introduce Japanese food of everyday life. This year we hosted a workshop to cook and taste Miso soup, as well as an event to enjoy making Dorayaki which is one of the most popular Japanese sweets.
Culture event
How to join our activities
Nihongo Space is here to offer you support to help you brush up your Japanese skills, such as giving advice on how to study Japanese, providing opportunities to practice Japanese conversation, offering tutoring in written Japanese, etc.
(The above schedules might be changed at our convenience.)
* Open hour and Venue:
| Ookayama Campus | Suzukakedai Campus |
| Every Wed. and Thu. (12:40 - 14:00) | Every Tue. (12:40 - 14:00) |
| Int'l Student Lounge at West Bldg.1 | G1-116 |
* Schedules in 2024:
| 1Q | Apr. 16 ~ May 30 * Closed during Apr. 30 ~ May 2 due to Golden Week holidays |
| 2Q | Jun. 11 ~ Jul. 25 * Closed on Jul. 17 as we are holding Tea Ceremony Event for int'l students |
| 3Q | Oct. 15 ~ Nov. 28 * Closed on Oct. 23, Nov. 5 and 6 as other events will be held at our institute |
| 4Q | Dec. 10 ~ Jan. 30 * Closed during Dec. 31 ~ Jan. 2 (Winter Break) |
- You can practice Japanese conversation with Language Partners who are students of Science Tokyo supporting this program.
- You can get personal tutoring from Japanese lecturers.
- You can join Japanese self-study table for previewing and reviewing Japanese lessons, as well as for practicing Japanese characters, JLPT preparation, and other Japanese study purposes.
How to join Study with me online:
No reservation required. Just drop by at the Student Lounge during the open hour.
They can help you correct your writing, and can give advice on how to study Japanese.
How to apply: Fill in your nickname and your request in your preferred timeslot on Nihongo Space Reservation Sheet.
* Your applications are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis, however, we might prioritize the new comers when the number of applicants exeeds the quota.
* Please make sure that you do not overwrite the existing applications.
* When you decide to cancel, please delete your application on the Reservation Sheet ASAP for yourself.
* When there is a vacancy, we might accept your application on the spot, however, those who have prior reservation will be prioritized.
Japanese teachers will be available to support you, so feel free to ask questions during your study sessions.
No reservation required. Just drop by at the Student Lounge during the open hour.
See event poster for details
Contact information:
- Nihongo Space at Japanese Section of the Institute for Liberal Arts, Science Tokyo
Contact address: nihongospace#js.ila.titech.ac.jp
(Please change "#" to "@" when you email)
Past activities:
- Our activity (Online Hinamatsuri Party) was posted on Tokyo Tech News (Mar., 2022)
- Our activity during Tanabata (Star Festival) period was posted on Tokyo Tech News (Jul., 2021)
- Held the 2nd Online Photo Contest (Jun., 2021)
- Information about Welcome Coffee Hours was posted on Tokyo Tech News (May, 2021)
- Our activity during the spring break was introduced in Tokyo Tech News (May, 2021)
- Information about Online Hinamatsuri Party was posted on Tokyo Tech News (Apr., 2021)
- Information about Nihongo Space was posted on Tokyo Tech Admissions Website (Dec., 2020)
- Activities in April, 2020 -> Click here!
(Support offered for Japanese language study and cultural exchange before the classes begin in 1Q)
- Activities in 2019 3Q/4Q -> Click here!
