Japanese Language Classes run by Volunteers in Gifu Prefecture 英 語 As class details may change, please contact the organisers of each class for more details. As of April 2020 Course Information Are they recruiting Can I bring Region Group Name Contact Venue Class Level volunteers/teachers? young children? Term Dates Day/Time Course Fees etc. Enrollment Type of Class Can I observe a lesson? Minna no Mori Gifu Media ●Beginners I/II Cosmos Library 1F, ●Course Fee: Mon, Wed Atsumaru Studio, ・Beginner Ⅰ/Ⅱ Japanese for Foreign 18:30 - 20:30 March, Tsunagaru Studio, Waiwai \13,000 per term Residents Gifu International Exchange Tues, Thurs (30 classes) September (also Circle ●Beginners I/II Association 2 terms per year 18:30 - 20:30 ・Beginner EX possible to join Not recruiting, 40-5 Tsukasa-machi, Gifu- Classroom-style 1 ●Beginners EX Tel: 058-263-1741 ①Apr - Jul ※2 \6,500 per term in the middle of Beginner No observation not shi (3 classes) Email: ②Oct - Feb classes/week (15 classes) a term ※in possible. (2 mins walk from Media (for those who can read and [email protected] ●Course Materials: April and Cosmos bus stop) write hiragana and katakana) ●Beginners EX \2,470 per term October only) Parking available (free up Extra Materials: Fri to 2 hours, charged after 2 \1,980 per term 18:30 - 20:30 hours) Recruiting, observation Gifu City possible (limited Inoguchi Kakehashi no Kai One-on-one to those Fujiko Takahashi Wednesdays Beginner to 2 Japanese Volunteer Class Same as above - Free Any time tutoring, small No committed to Tel: 090-5455-6988 18:30 - 20:30 advanced groups improving their Email: [email protected] own Japanese language instruction skills). Gifu International Center Gifu Chunichi Building 2F Fureai Nihongo Japanese 1-12 Yanagase Dori, Gifu-shi Class One-on-one Recruiting, Fureai Nihongo Japanese (15 mins walk from JR Gifu Sundays \200 per Introductory to 3 Hiroyuki Moriya - Any time tutoring, small Yes observation Class Station, by bus: take the bus 10:00 - 11:30 session advanced groups possible. Tel: 090-9023-3541 from JR Gifu Station to Email: [email protected] Yanagase bus stop) No parking available Course Information Are they recruiting Can I bring Region Group Name Contact Venue Class Level volunteers/teachers? young children? Term Dates Day/Time Course Fees etc. Enrollment Type of Class Can I observe a lesson? Tues, Wed, \200 per Thurs, Fri session Ayu no Kai Japanese 10:00 - 11:30 (\100 per Volunteers Heartful Square G 13:00 - 14:30 session for Izumi Fujita 1-10-23 Hashimoto-cho, Wednesdays elementary and Yes (if you Tel: 090-9935-8571 Recruiting, Gifu-shi 19:00 - 20:30 junior high One-on-one Introductory to take care 4 Japanese Class Email: [email protected] - Any time observation (East side of JR Gifu Saturdays school students tutoring advanced of them (Fujita) possible. Station) (elementary and and those yourself) [email protected] Paid parking available junior high preparing for (Miyajima: Wednesday night school students senior high Gifu City class) only) school entrance 14:00 - 16:00 exams) Gifu Kita Seishounen Kaikan Niji no Wa Japanese 3-19-18 Fukumitsu-Higashi, Wed, Thurs, Sat \150 per One-on-one Recruiting, Niji no Wa Japanese Volunteers Gifu-shi Introductory to 5 - 10:00 - 11:30 session (for 90 Any time tutoring, small No observation Volunteers Satoko Iwamoto (3 mins walk from Fukumitsu advanced 13:00 - 14:30 mins) groups (5 groups) possible. Tel: 090-8083-2773 bus stop (No. 3)) Free parking available Course fee: \100 per session (free for Hashima-shi Fukushi Fureai association Kaikan members and Hashima International 3-25 Asahira, Fukuju-cho, Every other those employed One-on-one Recruiting, Hashima Exchange Association Hashima-shi Sunday (once a Introductory to 6 Nihongo Hiroba Hashima City - by an Any time tutoring, small No observation City Tel: 058-392-1111 (10 mins walk from Meitetsu fortnight) beginners association groups possible. Email: [email protected] Hashima-Shiyakushomae 10:00 - 11:30 Station) member) Free parking available Course materials fee: required if using the materials Course Information Are they recruiting Can I bring Region Group Name Contact Venue Class Level volunteers/teachers? young children? Term Dates Day/Time Course Fees etc. Enrollment Type of Class Can I observe a lesson? Kakamigahara Sangyo Bunka Center Kakamigahara International 2-186 Nakasakura-machi, Wednesdays Course Fee: Recruiting, Association Kakamigahara-shi 18:00 - 21:00 One-on-one Introductory to No 7 Japanese Class - \2,000 for 10 Any time observation Tel: 058-383-1426 (1 min walk from Kakamigahara- (1 hour class tutoring advanced (negotiable) classes possible. Email: [email protected] Shiyakushomae Station) during this time) Parking available (free for up to 3 hours) Kakami- gahara City Ozaki Chuo Fureai Kaikan 1-7-6 Ozaki-nishi-machi, Glocal Family Irregular Kakamigahara-shi Course Fee: Recruiting, Shigenobu Itazu (Saturdays or Small groups Introductory to 8 Ozaki Japanese Salon (1 min walk west from － \200 per Any time Yes observation Tel: 090-1276-8748 Sundays around (1 or 2 groups) intermediate Ozaki Shopping Center bus session possible. [email protected] twice a month) stop) Free parking available Mizuho City Japanese Mizuho Shimin Center Supporters 1300-3 Beppu, Mizuho-shi Saturdays One-on-one Japanese Class (Office: Mizuho City (10 mins walk from JR Membership Fee: Recruiting, Mizuho 13:30 - 15:00 tutoring, small 9 (Senior high school students Residents' Cooperative Hozumi Station, or take － \2,000 for 3 Any time Any level No observation City Sundays groups and above) Safety Division) the bus to Mizuho months possible. 13:00 - 15:00 (2 groups) Tel: 058-327-4130 Shiyakusho bus stop) Email: [email protected] Free parking available Course Information Are they recruiting Can I bring Region Group Name Contact Venue Class Level volunteers/teachers? young children? Term Dates Day/Time Course Fees etc. Enrollment Type of Class Can I observe a lesson? 60-90 mins per class, any time Recruiting (those between 8:30 to who can teach at Suitopia Center 17:00 on days Introductory to the Association One-on-One Japanese Study Ogaki International Exchange 5-51 Murohonmachi, when OIEA is beginners for around 1 and Registration fee: Yes, but Support Association Ogaki-shi open (usually One-on-one a half hours a 10 － \1,000 for 3 Any time please ask (For people living or working Tel: 0584-82-2311 (15 mins walk from JR closed on tutoring Intermediate week. months in advance in Seino) Email: [email protected] Ogaki Station) Tuesdays) (teachers are Registration Paid parking available ※In principle, limited) required.) students can Observation take 1 class a possible. week. Introductory to Recruiting, beginners observation Nihongo Oshaberi Room Yes, but Ogaki Sundays Small groups possible 11 (For people living or working Same as above Same as above － Free Any time please ask City 9:30 - 15:00 (1 or 2 groups) Intermediate (volunteer in Seino) in advance (teachers are registration limited) required). ●Foundation ①May to July Recruiting, ②August to Around 1 month ●Foundation: observation Japanese for Foreign October Childcare before the start Introductory to possible. Residents ③November to facility of each term beginners (Recruiting ●Foundation Course February Sundays Classroom-style available 12 Same as above Same as above Free (also possible to teaching ●Conversation Class 12 sessions per 9:30 - 11:30 (1 class) (0 to 15 join during the ●Conversation: assistants only. (For people living or working term years of first few classes Introductory to Volunteer in Seino) ●Conversation age) of the term) intermediate registration August to required) September 8 sessions ●Takasu Class Kaizu City Bunka Center 585-1 Takasu, Kaizu-cho, Kaizu-shi Kaizu International Exchange (5 mins walk from Kaizu City Recruiting, Group Community Bus Rekishi Small groups observation Kaizu Hideko Goto Minzoku Shiryokan bus stop) Sundays Beginner to 13 Japanese Class － \100 per month Any time (Each class has 8 No possible. City Tel: 090-5636-1045 Free parking available 13:00 - 16:00 intermediate groups) (Please contact Email: [email protected] ●Imao Class in advance) https://kaizu-kokusai.jimdo.com/ Fureai Center 444 Imao, Hirata-cho, Kaizu-shi (5 mins walk from Kaizu City Community Bus Imao bus stop) Free parking available Course Information Are they recruiting Can I bring Region Group Name Contact Venue Class Level volunteers/teachers? young children? Term Dates Day/Time Course Fees etc. Enrollment Type of Class Can I observe a lesson? Yoro Kokusai Gakushu Yoro Town Board of Kaikan Education (Lifelong Learning 409-4 Takada, Yoro-cho, Saturdays and One-on-one Recruiting, Yoro Japanese Class Introductory to 14 Division) Yoro-gun - Sundays \500 per year Any time tutoring or small Yes observation Town (for people living in Yoro) advanced Tel: 0584-32-0216 (5 mins walk from 9:00 to 16:00 groups possible. (International Learning Hall) Minotakada Station) Free parking available Wakakusa Plaza Gakushu Seki Japanese Language Joho Hall 3 terms per year Volunteer Circle 2-1 Wakakusa Dori, Seki- ①May - Jul Japanese Class - (Run by Seki International shi ②Sep - Nov Course Fee: Recruiting, Wednesday Class Relations Association (10 mins walk from Seki- Wednesdays Small groups Introductory to 15 ③Jan - Mar \1,000 per term Any time No observation (for people living and working ※inside Seki City Residents' Shiyakushomae Station 19:30 - 21:00 (12 groups) intermediate (around 10 possible. in Seki)