Here’s part of an e-mail announcement from the Kumamoto City International Center about an opportunity to study Japanese:

=== start quote === KIF Japanese Information ※Intensive Japanese Course on Daily Life Japanese for Beginer Without basic Japanese ability, living in Kumamoto can be hard! We are now offering an intensive basic Japanese course for people who have just come to Kumamoto and have trouble communicating, or people who have lived here for a while but have not yet studied the language seriously. Date ㈰Sept 10th 9:30-12:30 ㈪Sept 16th 9:30-12:30 ㈫Sept 22th 9:30-16:30 ㈬Sept 23th 9:30-12:30 ㈭Sept 24th 9:30-16:30 ㈮Sept 26th 9:30-12:30 ㈯Sept 29st 9:30-16:30 Place   Kumamoto City International Center Applicants Foreign residents who want to study Japanese. Fee  3,500 yen ※ materials fee included Capacity  10 people Application In person at the Kumamoto City International Center ※Please apply personally until a week before starting the class. Note  The following people will be given priority: those who can attend all programs. === end quote ===

You can contact them at:

TEL: 096-359-4995 (9:00 to 20:00) Email: [email protected]

– Kirk