Welcome to JCL Foreign Language School
JCL Foreign Language School is accredited by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The following information is published under the Act on Accreditation of Japanese Language Institutions.
Name
ＪＣＬ外国語学院 · JCL Foreign Language School
Location
京都府京都市伏見区深草西浦町六丁目４番地
Telephone
075-644-1717
Accreditation number
20252260085(Accredited 30 April 2026)
Established
1 October 2004 (as an accredited institution, 1 October 2026)
Founder
株式会社ＪＣＬ · Representative 吉永 英代
| Course | Intake | Length | Total fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preparatory Course for Higher Education (2-Year) | April | 2 years | ¥1,802,000 |
| Preparatory Course for Higher Education (1-Year 9-Month) | July | 1 yr 9 mo | ¥1,637,000 |
| Preparatory Course for Higher Education (1-Year 6-Month) | October | 1 yr 6 mo | ¥1,461,500 |
| Preparatory Course for Higher Education (1-Year 3-Month) | January | 1 yr 3 mo | ¥1,216,500 |
| Japanese Culture and Language Course (2-Year) | April | 2 years | ¥1,802,000 |
Every course targets CEFR level B2. The JCL preparatory school (shingaku juku) is not an accredited course and is not included above.
Objectives, content, teaching methods and materials for each subject are set out in the document above.
Total fees cover the whole course and include the application fee, admission fee, tuition, facility and equipment fees, teaching materials, insurance and health management. See the application guidelines for the breakdown and payment schedule. Student housing is not included.
Principal
林 伸治
Teachers
46 (21 full-time equivalent, 25 other)
Non-teaching staff
14
Students enrolled
571(as of 6 August 2026)
Student capacity
630
Enrolment figures are updated periodically.
JCL Foreign Language School RegulationsPDF
Effective 1 October 2026.
Self-inspection and evaluation is carried out each year around May and June by a committee chaired by the founder's representative, and the results are published on this page around June. Eight areas are assessed: achievement of aims and objectives; organisation and management of teachers and staff; facilities and equipment; design and delivery of the curriculum; graduation certification and learning outcomes; academic and everyday support for students; mechanisms for continuous improvement; and finance. No third-party evaluation is conducted.
JCL becomes an accredited institution on 1 October 2026, so the first self-inspection under the Accreditation Act will be carried out around May–June 2027 and published here. Self-inspection under the Ministry of Justice notification standards is already published below.
JCL is also an institution listed under the Ministry of Justice notification (kokuji). The following documents are published under those standards, which are separate from the Accreditation Act disclosures above.
The information on this page is identical to that published on the MEXT Portal for Accredited Japanese Language Institutions. View on the MEXT portal
Last updated 6 August 2026
認定番号
20252260085
JCL Foreign Language School
〒612-0029 6-4 Fukakusa Nishiura-Cho, Fushimi-Ku, Kyoto
TEL：+81-75-644-1717
MAIL：info@group-jcl.com
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