Murayama Region

The Murayama region consists of the following municipalities:

Oishida

Obanazawa

Murayama

Sagae

Kahoku No listings

Higashine

Nishikawa

Oe No listings

Nakayama No listings

Tendo

Asahi No listings

Yamanobe No listings

Yamagata

Kaminoyama

OISHIDA	Oishida Japanese Study Group
Host	Oishida Town Education Centre
Contact	TEL: 0237-35-2094	FAX:　0237-35-2094
	Email:
	〒999-4111　大石田町大字大石田　丁236-2 大石田町生涯教育センター　生涯教育振興係
Location	Oishida Town Fukushi Kaikan
Day Time Textbook	1st Section May to June, 2nd Section September to November Fridays 19:00 - 21:00
Cost	About 1000\

OBANA- ZAWA	Obanazawa Japanese Class
Host	Teachers' Association of the Obanazawa Japanese Class
Contact	TEL:　0237-25-3785	FAX:　0237-25-2146
	Email:
	〒999-4556 尾花沢市大字名木沢1787-3
Location	Obanazawa Cultural and Sports Centre
Day Time Textbook	Every Wednesday 19:00〜21:00 みんなの日本語初級Ⅰ・Ⅱ
Cost	2000\/year plus textbook costs

MURA- YAMA	Murayama Japanese Class
Host	Murayama Japanese Class, Japanese Volunteers
Contact	TEL:　0237-57-2159	FAX:　0237-57-2159
	Email:
	〒995-0208　村山市大字富並2989
Location	Murayama Noson Kankyo Kaizen Centre
Day Time Textbook	1st Section March to July, 2nd Section September to December Every Wednesday 19:30 - 21:00
Cost	500\/month (plus about 3000\ for textbook)

SAGAE 1	Japanese Class
Host	Nihao-Kai
Contact	TEL: 0237-86-8475	FAX:
	Email:
	〒991-0021 寒河江市中央2-7-5
Location	Sagae Cultural Centre
Day Time Textbook	Every Wednesday 19:00 - 21:00
Cost	3000\/year

SAGAE　2	Sagae Japanese Class
Host	Sagae Japanese Class Mukuge-Kai
Contact	TEL: 0237-86-2846	FAX: 0237-86-2846
	Email:
	〒991-0055　寒河江船橋町7-33
Location	Flora-Sagae
Day Time Textbook	Beginner's - Saturdays 19:00 - 21:00 April to December (No class in August) みんなの日本語
Cost	Free

KAHOKU

No information.

HIGASHINE	Higashine Japanese Class
Host	Higashine Japanese Class Volunteer Group
Contact	TEL:　0237-48-2802	FAX:　0237-48-2802
	Email:
	〒999-3737　東根市大字若木30-31
Location	Higashine Youth Centre
Day Time Textbook	February to July, September to December 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays 19:30 - 21:00
Cost	Free

NISHIKAWA	Japanese Class
Host	Nishikawa International Relations Association
Contact	TEL:　 0237-74-3131	FAX:　 0237-74-3219
	Email:　 syog@town.nishikawa.yamagata.jp
	〒990-0792 西川町大字間沢280西川町教育文化課内
Location
Day Time Textbook
Cost

OE	No information.

NAKAYAMA

No information.

TENDO

"Let's Talk" Tendo Japanese Class

Host

Tendo Japanese Class Volunteer Group

Contact

TEL:　

FAX:　023-655-3240

Email:　

〒994-0063　天童市東ね長岡1-4-15

Location

Tendo General Welfare Centre

Day

Time

Textbook

Class	Day	Time	Length
Beginner's I	Tues. Thurs.	15:00 - 17:30	1st Section: April to July 2nd Section: Sept. to Dec.
Beginner's II	Tues. Thurs.	19:00 - 21:00	1st Section: April to July 2nd Section: Sept. to Dec.
Intermediate	Fridays	19:00 - 21:00	Throughout the year

Cost

Free

ASAHI

No information.

YAMANOBE

No information.

YAMAGATA
1

AIRY Intermediate Japanese Class

Host

Association for International Relations in Yamagata

Contact

TEL: 023-647-2560

FAX: 023-646-8860

Email: airy@jan.ne.jp

〒990-8580　山形市城南町1-1-1, Kajo Central 2F
Yamagata International Exchange Center

Location

Yamagata International Exchange Center

Day

Time

Textbook

Intermediate
1st Section: April to July; 2nd Section: August to Dec.

Class	Day	Time	Period
Daytime	Tue., Thur.	10:30〜12:30	4 months　 30 classes
Nighttime	Tue., Thur.	18:30〜20:30	4 months　 30 classes

Daytime：文化中級日本語　I
Nighttime：日本語を学ぶ人たちのための日本語を楽しく読む本　（初中級）

Cost

5000\ plus textbook

YAMAGATA 2	Lifestyle Course
Host	Yamagata International Friendship Association
Contact	TEL: 023-647-2277	FAX:　023-647-2278
	Email: yifa@ma.catvy.ne.jp
	〒990-8580　山形市城南町1-1-1, Kajo Central 2F Yamagata International Friendship Association
Location	Kajo Central 2F
Day Time Textbook	September 7th - October 6th Every Thursday and Friday 13:00 - 15:30 For those who have a basic knowledge of Japanese; hiragana and katakana reading ability
Cost	Textbook: 500\ Membership: 3000\ (Free for members)

YAMAGATA 3	"Japanese Class for Children" for Those Who Do Not Speak Japanese as a First Language
Host	Japanese Learning Support Group
Contact	TEL: 023-644-8862	FAX: 023-641-1868
	Email: kouryuu@city.yamagata.yamagata.jp
	〒990-8580　山形市城南町1-1-1, Kajo Central 2F
Location	Kajo Central 2F
Day Time Textbook	1．Japanese class for children who recently arrived in Japan. (Children age 6 - 15) Free. ① Study in group and support at school　②Support at school only Schedule decided upon discussion/interview. 2．Sunday School Subjects Study Class and Extended Vacation Class Supported by CCY Student Voluteer Group. 3．Educational guidance and counseling. 4.　We will introduce Japanese classes to those in their late teens, who have finished compulsory education prior to coming to Japan, those who pursue post-secondary education, and those who seek employment.
Cost

YAMAGATA
4

"Sunday School Subjects Study Class" or Those Who Do Not Speak Japanese as a First Language

Host

Ｃｈｅｒｉｓｈ　Ｃｌｕｂ　Ｙａｍａｇａｔａ

Contact

TEL: 023-647-2277

FAX: 023-647-2278

Email: yifa@ma.catvy.ne.jp

〒990-8580　山形市城南町1-1-1, Kajo Central 2Ｆ

Location

Kajo Central 2F

Day

Time

Textbook

Class	Day	Time	Length
Junior High Students	Sun.	13：00〜15：00	All year round

Please bring workbooks from schools and questions that you may have to class.

Cost

Free (except teaching materials)

YAMAGATA
5

JAY Japanese Class

Host

Japanese Association of Yamagata

Contact

TEL: 023-625-1623

FAX: 023-625-1623

Email:

〒990-2321　山形市桜田西1-11-18

Location

In Yamagata city

Day

Time

Textbook

Class	Beginner's I and II	Beginner's, Intermediate
Day	Tue. Wed. Thurs. Fri.	Sat.
Time	10:30〜12:30	10:00〜12:00
Length	①April 11 - May 31 　（26 classes） ②Sept. 5 - Oct. 18 　（26 classes)） ③Oct. 24 - Dec. 8 　（25 classes）	Year round
Cost	7625\	500\/year （plus textbook）
Location	Kajo Central 2F	Yamagata city
Textbook	①②みんなの日本語Ｉ ③みんなの日本語ＩＩ	みんなの日本語Ｉ・ＩＩ新日本語の中級

plus Kanji textbooks.

Cost

YAMAGATA 6	Japonica Japanese Academy
Host	ＮＰＯ Yamagata Japonica
Contact	TEL: 023-645-1907（School） 023-624-1734（Office）	FAX: 023-624-1739
	Email: japonica@mub.biglobe.ne.jp
	〒990-0828　山形市双葉町1-2-19日本語アカデミー
Location	Across from Terusa building on the west side of Yamagata station.
Day Time Textbook	Classes in various levels Everyday Catering to the learner's specific needs Can do private tutoring at other locations
Cost	To be discussed

YAMAGATA 7	Friendship in Yamagata Japaese Class
Host	Friendship in Yamagata
Contact	TEL: 023-622-6929	FAX:
	Email:
	〒990-0041　山形市緑町4-23-18
Location	①　Yamagata city, Midori-cho 4-23-18 ②　Sagae city, Shiroiwa 295
Day Time Textbook	1) A: Wednesdays 10:00 - 11:30 B: Saturdays 13:00 - 15:30 2) Sundays 19:00 - 20:30 1)A: みんなの日本語, and other 1)B and 2):小･中学校国語教科書高校古典、漢文, and other
Cost	1000\/90 min. group lesson

KAMINO- YAMA	IVY Kaminoyama Japanese Class
Host	International Volunteers of Yamagata
Contact	TEL: 023-634-9830	FAX: 023-634-9884
	Email: LER04525@nifty.com
	〒990-2432　山形市荒盾町1-17-40 国際ボランティアセンター山形
Location	House of the Working Housewives　（Kaminoyama city）
Day Time Textbook	Beginner's/Intermediate （focus on speaking) Every Thursday (38 classes for this fiscal year) 10:00〜12:00 みんなの日本語, and other textbooks.
Cost	300\/each time, plus textbook