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KOBE COMMUNICA INSTITUTE / School Guide

http://www.communica-institute.org

School Guide

〒650-0031 116-2, Higashi-machi, Chuo-ku, KOBE

TEL．+81-78-333-7720 FAX．+81-78-333-8570

URL．http://www.communica-institute.org

E-mail．[email protected]

KOBE COMMUNICA INSTITUTE



� What is the meaning of “COMMUNICA”?

-----The sprit on which this school was built

The name of COMMUNICA INSTITUTE is the origin of communication and comes from

“communicatio” in Latin. “Communicatio” does not imply that we share material things. It means to

share one’s sense of values, the way of thinking, and behavior patterns in common.

� What is our goal ?-----Educational Philosophy

Our behavior and the way of thinking are greatly influenced by own culture. It is not bad, yet

the international communication does not go well within the limited view. In our school, we are

conscious of cultures, which we are not usually conscious of values and the way of thinking like air,

and have it jointly. Our aim is to build a base so that you put your own culture valuable, transcend

your culture, and create new values.



� How do we learn ?-----Educational / Learning Policy

Our school has two policies; “nanjijishin wo shire” and “nanji mizukara masani shiru beshi”.

“nanji jishin wo shire” : “Know yourself” This is carved in a shrine of Apollo. “Know better yourself.” People learn hard other

languages or traditional cultures, yet we do not turn our attention to culture inside you. If you

do not know better yourself, you could not understand/know things or people around you.

Through different cultures, you may meet questionable things about behavior, customs, and

so on. Let’s explore “?” which you have together with us.

“nanji mizukara masani shiru beshi” : “Just have a try” This sentence is in Buddhist scriptures. The meaning is trying by yourself, first of all. Not

only by reading and thinking, but also by doing something with your body and five senses.

Taking action makes the next step.

� What do students learn?-----The contents of education

① The ability of communication to express “individuality” in Japanese. We esteem it highly.

You can cultivate communication abilities; not only expression according to text, but

expressing individuality what you really would like to say from beginner’s class.

② In Japanese communication, both “correctness (in grammar”) and “fluency (in pronounce)” are

important. We expect you to have a good command of “appropriateness” including both of

them.

③ You can build up the skill to study at an university or a graduate school, through measures for

enter a school, from intermediate and higher level in pre-college course. With the ability, you

can success in college.

④ Learn autonomous learning to be able to study and do activities smooth after entering a

university / graduate school. There is a class like a seminar which each student decides a

theme and do with his/her plan by his/herself. All faculty staff support students and their lives

to promote student’s autonomy in Japan.



− The Contents of Classes (the purpose and teaching materials of each step)

Classes are separated from step 1 (foundation class) to step8 (advanced

class) and changed every 3 months by periodical examinations.

Lesson hours *12:50～13:30：lunch break

Day Hours Classes

Morning(Advanced / Business) Monday to Friday 9:00 – 12:50 50 min × 4 lessons

Mid-day(Intermediate) Monday to Friday 11:00 – 15:20 50 min × 4 lessons

Afternoon(Beginner) Monday to Friday 13:30 – 17:20 50 min × 4 lessons



Step 8〜7

(Foundation~ Beginner Class)

《The purpose》

・You can build up fundamental communication ability to express yourself (your character) in Japanese.

・Compare and consider own and other’s rules and social standards, under knowing yourself,

others and differences to be able to control your behavior.

・Aiming at a Japanese user with property, and build up fluency with well-balanced ability.

・In a class activity, we do actual practice, so that “you understand” is linked to “you can do ”.

《Teaching Materials》

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Step6〜5

(Beginner~ Intermediate Class)

《The purpose》

In daily scenes or general topics, you can build up skills to communicate in Japanese and live

autonomous with other’s help. It is included the ability of ‘receive and accept understanding’,

which gasp a theme and summary with reading a paragraph. It is also included the ability of

produce and create, which is speaking and writing about something around you (almost accurately

in sentence level/not perfect in paragraph level).




Step4〜3

(Intermediate~ Upper Intermediate Class)

《The purpose》

① You can build up the ability of ‘receive and accept understanding’ through reading, speaking and

writing dialogues which have some extent of length in any fields.

② You can build up the ability of ‘produce and create expression’. State logically, separated facts

and opinion, using some paragraphs in fields which you have interests or closely topics.

③ The ability of Japanese that you use in daily life is linked to ‘Academic Japanese’ that you need to

enter an university.


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Step2〜1

(Upper Intermediate〜Advanced Class)

《The purpose》

① The ability of “receive and accept understanding.” You can develop the ability of reading a

paperback in a field which you have preliminary knowledge or an interest. Also you can build up

the ability of grasping a subject and summary in a field that you have not interest or knowledge.

② The ability of ‘create’. You can describe facts and opinions separately, put together opinions

logically, and write some paragraphs with complex structures.

③ The ability of ‘Academic Japanese’. You can build up skills of research activities and study after

entering an university with using proper Japanese.




Business Japanese

Subjects Targets Syllabus

Oral skills Can properly interact face

to face or on the phone

First time meeting, getting directions, reporting, attending

meetings, receiving guests, making requests, refusing, consulting,

receiving phone calls, & making appointments, etc.

Written skills

Can write e-mails and

business letters according

to the purpose, and can read

business articles

Writing e-mails to make enquiries, ask questions, answer, thank,

apologize, and make appointments, or writing reports, and reading

Nikkei business articles, etc.

Business

vocabulary

Build business specific

vocabulary and expressions

The meaning and usage of words and expressions specifically

used in business situations

Business

honorific terms

Understand the system of

honorific terms and can use

them without serious

mistakes

Mechanism of business honorific terms, parameters to determine

the politeness level, etc.

BJT

preparation

Grasp the tendency of BJT

(Business Japanese

Proficiency Test) and get

familiar with its style

Listening (Description, Expression, Listening), Listening & Reading

Comprehension (Description, Listening and Reading), Reading

Comprehension (Grammar and Vocabulary, Expression, Reading of

Short Texts)

Business

Manners

Understand the business

manners and their premises

and can practice their basics

Exchanging name-cards, visiting & having guests, attending

meetings, transportation, coming and leaving the office, clothes,

hairstyle, telephone, etc.

Japanese

Business

Know the characteristics of

Japanese business culture

Confidence, team-working, nemawashi (groundwork), concept of

time, responsibility, etc.

Job-seeking

in Japan

Know the circumstances of

job-seeking in Japan or at

Japanese companies

Circumstances of job-seeking in Japan, how to find companies,

how to read job information, how to have a job interview, how to

write the entry-sheet, etc.

Communications

skills

Strengthen Japanese skills

and communication

competence

Rich vocabulary, grammatical correctness, communication skills,

fluency, etc.



School Record

≪SAMPLE≫

＊It is issued every three months.



◇ Points & Criteria of Evaluation

【Japanese language subjects】

Criteria A (Excellent), B (Good), C (Fair), D (Poor), E (Bad)

【other than Japanese language subjects】

Criteria (five-grade)

Ａ＋： Excellent / prominent growth

Ａ： Good / moderate growth

Ｂ＋： Fair / no change

Ｂ： Need effort / small regression

Ｃ： Need substantial effort / huge regression

Points of Evaluation

＜Willingness to learn＞

（Activeness）

（Participation & concentration）

（Finding & pursuing questions）

（Homework）

＜Interpersonal skills＞

（Contribution toward forming and sustaining

the class community）

（ Compliance to the rules within the

community）

（Leadership）

（Consideration to others）

（Assertiveness）

（Adjustment of human relations）

＜Management of learning＞

（Goal-setting）

（Establishing learning style）

（Using resources）

（Planning and doing）

（Adjustment）

（ Reporting, making contact & seeking

advice）

＜Management of daily life＞

（Attendance）

（ Reporting, making contact & seeking

advice）

（Procedures）

（Healthcare）

（Part-time job）

（Appearance）

（Manners）

＜Cross-cultural ability＞

（Persistence）

（Suspension of judgment）

（Tolerance）

（Open-mindedness）

（Reflection & awareness）



（Cross-cultural knowledge）

It’s really difficult to make decision for Japanese overseas study. Beside work, I kept

thinking “Have to do something”. I resigned my job in October. And I came to Kobe

alone to start the new life and study. At first, it was difficult to learn the Japanese.

To understand more,I reviewed the notes and understood the Japanese subtitles by

watching TV dramas. In a while, I knew a bit more grammar.

Kobe has a relaxed life. There are so many stylish cafe. I loved to take a coffee break

at cafe in weekends. Kobe is near the countryside like Arima-Onsen and Kyoto. I visited Kyoto in November. I

wore Kimono and walked under lovely autumn leafs. The view was so beautiful and of course I did some

shopping.

Three months have passed since the study began in Kobe. It came to be able to have so many happiness

moments. All teachers and friends are so gentleness. I have no regard to make this decision. Thanks so much.

The summer of last year, I came from Hong Kong to Kobe of Japan, joined a summer

course at Communica Institute. I was staying at homestay family for 16 days. I quickly

woke up and had my breakfast every morning, then went to school. There are many

activities at school because it was a summer course. Communica teachers, summer

course classmates including me have been to Nada Go-go which a factory producing

Japanese traditional wine is. We are very excited because all of us had bought many

souvenirs. My mother of homestay family is a Etegami teacher. Etegami is a kind of

Japanese painting method on postcard, paper or fan etc. I had been a volunteer with my homestay mother

at her Etegami lessons in weekend at Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution, also at Sport

centre. I was having a very busy time! My most favorite day is the Firework festival in Kobe. All teachers and

classmates wearing Summer-Kimono to watch the firework show, everybody was enjoying the Japanese

look and we all looked beautiful. All teachers in Communica Institute are nice and kind-heart persons, I

enjoyed having lessons with them, went out for visiting different places in Kobe, teachers are looked like as

our friends more than our teachers. We can be friends, of course! Although this is a short summer course,

Communica Institute had provided a Graduation for us; it had frightened me up because it is so unbelievable!

After I went back to Hong Kong, I keep contact with my homestay family members until now. I always buy lots

of present to my homestay family members because I love them and miss them so much. I also keep contact

with the teachers of Communica Institute by sending letters and emails. This year, I went Kobe to visit my

homestay family, teachers and everybody I know in October. It was a short trip for 8 days but I was lucky to

see all of them living with a healthy and happy life as usual. Look forward to seeing all my friends in Kobe

again soon!



Graduate School Kobe University / Kobe City University of Foreign Studies / Kobe University of Commerce /

Tsukuba University / Osaka University of Foreign Studies / Kansai University etc.

Public University Kobe University / Kobe University of Commerce / Kobe City University of Foreign Studies /

Hyogo University of Teacher Education / Hokkaido University / Nagoya industry University etc.

Private University Kwansei Gakuin University / University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences /

Kobe Gakuin University / Osaka Institute of Technology / Kobe International University /

Kobe Shinwa Women’s University / Kyoto University of Art and Design / Ritsumeikan University /

Hannan University / Kansai University / Osaka Sangyo University etc.

Vocational School Osaka Communication arts / Kansai Design Zokei College /

Osaka School of Music / Osaka Sogo College of Design etc.



❖ “The Former Foreign Settlement of Kobe,” the historical district where Communica Institute is,

has developed since the opening of Kobe Port, and has created its own unique culture. It is

located in the center of Kobe where many of municipal office buildings gathers.

❖ Communica Institute is located at the 7 minute walk from the Sannomiya station on JR and other

major railways.



Nationality of Enrollment

・The other of Asia Singapore / Nepal / Pakistan / India...

・Europe / America / Africa Italy / France / Spain / Poland / Swiss / America / Australia / Kazakhstan...



The “7” courses from which you can select!

１．【Long term】General Japanese / University and college preparation course

(6 months - 2 years / Student VISA) This is a course for those who plan to enter a Japanese college and university or who

want to improve their working knowledge of Japanese. Classes start in April, July,

October, and January.

２．【Long term】 Graduate School entry class (6 or 9 months / Student VISA) This course offers individual guidance for writing a “Research Plan” as well as

introduction to graduate schools fit for you. Classes start in July (9 months), October

(6 months).

３．【Long term】 Basic / Practical Business Japanese Course

(6 months each / Student VISA) This is a course for those who seek to find jobs in Japan or at Japanese firms at home.

It deals with business Japanese and Japanese business culture (corporate culture /

business manners). You can choose from two different levels (Basic:6 months /

Practical:6 months). Classes start in April and October.



４．【Short term】 Intensive Course (1 month - 3 months) This course is for people who has a visa of dependent, spouse, temporary visit or trainee.

Entrance term： April, July, October, January.

５．【Short term】Business Japanese / Business manner Course(3 months) This is a course for those who seek to find jobs in Japan or at Japanese firms at home.

It deals with basic business Japanese and Japanese business culture (corporate culture

/ business manners) for 3 months.

６．【Study tour】Summer Course (2 weeks - 1 month)

７．【Study tour】Winter Course (2 weeks - 1 month)



１．【Long term】General Japanese / University and college preparation course

� Outline

This is a course for those who plan to enter a Japanese college and university. You can choose

from four different learning periods (6 months - 2 years). Classes start in April, July, October,

and January.

� Features

- We understand that knowing how to communicate your own "uniqueness" is an integral part

of learning Japanese. Free yourself of the model conversations in textbooks, and learn how to

say what you really want to say using Japanese from the very beginning. Here, you can do just

that without losing your own "uniqueness".

- In Japanese communication, both "correctness" (in grammar and pronunciation) and "oral

fluency" are important. We can help you learn Japanese "appropriately" from both points of

view.

- In intermediate level classes and above with our Pre-college course, we shift our focus more

to academic Japanese necessary to study and do research in Japanese colleges. It is not just

for passing entrance exams, but to allow yourself to truly enjoy your college life as well.

- We help you acquire the ability of autonomous learning so that you can lead a successful life

at your colleges or university. In some classes, we offer "seminar" style lessons where

students choose their own themes, make their own plans and go along with them. All of our

staff will support you to act more autonomously in the classroom as well as outside the

classroom.



２．【Long term】 Graduate School entry class (6 or 9 months / Student VISA)

◆ Description:

- Individual guidance for writing the “Research Plan” required on entering graduate schools.

- Introduction to graduate schools fit for your purposes, based on our academic network dating

from 1988, the year of our school’s foundation.

- Development of “Academic Japanese” skills enabling research at the graduate level.

◆ This course is for the following people:

・Those who have graduated from 4-year-colleges and universities at home

＊ Bachelor’s degree required

・Level N2 or higher on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

◆ Courses:

July class(9 months) October class(6 months)

Capacity 5 people 5 people



３．【Long term】 Basic / Practical Business Japanese Course



４．【Short term】 Intensive Course (1 month - 3 months)

◆Feature

Promoting synthetic Japanese communication skill.

- We understand that knowing how to communicate your own "uniqueness" is an integral part of

learning Japanese. Free yourself of the model conversations in textbooks, and learn how to say

what you really want to say using Japanese from the very beginning. Here, you can do just that

without losing your own "uniqueness".

- In Japanese communication, both "correctness" (in grammar and pronunciation) and "oral

fluency" are important. We can help you learn Japanese "appropriately" from both points of

view.

◆Level From Basic to Advanced. ◆Period (2016 - 2017) ＊Application deadline: By 2 weeks before the class starts.

Start 60 lessons (1 month)

120 lessons (2 month)

180 lessons (3month)

4/4 〜 4/26 〜 5/23 〜 6/16

6/28 〜 7/21 〜 8/25* 〜 9/21*

10/6 〜 10/31 〜11/28 〜 12/19

1/5 〜 1/30 〜2/20 〜 3/16

*8/6〜8/21：summer vacation (no lessons)

◆Documents to Submit Application form / Needs readiness sheet / 3 photos / Passport (copy)



５．【Short term】Business Japanese / Business manner Course(3 months)

◆Description

• Acquisition of basic Japanese for business purposes.

• Japanese business culture (corporate culture / business manners).

• Japanese for daily life (daily conversation).

• Aiming to take BJT (Business Japanese Test) J2.

◆This course is for the following people

• Foreign people who seek to find jobs in Japan.

• Foreign people who seek to find jobs at Japanese firms at home.

• Foreign people who hold a working holiday visa.

•

◆Period etc. (2016 – 2017) ＊Application deadline: By 1 month before the class starts.

Period 4/6～6/16 6/30～9/21* 10/11～12/19 1/10～3/16

Capacity 15persons 15persons 15persons 15persons

*8/6〜8/21：summer vacation (no lessons)

◆Documents to Submit

Application form / Needs readiness sheet / 3 photos / Passport (copy)



FEES

【1.2.3. Long Term Course】

＊Textbooks / Insurance fee is NOT included. (Text fee: 7,000～10,000YEN/3 month)

＊Short term/3M + Long term/6M special discount：Admission fee 30,000YEN discount.

【4. 5. Short Term Course】

４．Intensive Course

５．Business Japanese / Business manner Course

60 lessons / 1month 120 lessons / 2month 180 lessons / 3month

Registration fee ￥10,000 ￥10,000 ￥10,000

Tuition fee ￥70,250 ￥123,250 ￥176,250

School Facilities ￥3,000 ￥4,000 ￥5,000

Activities fees ￥1,750 ￥2,750 ￥3,750

TOTAL ￥85,000 ￥140,000 ￥195,000

＊Textbooks fee is NOT included. (Text fee: 7,000～10,000YEN/3 month)

＊Working Holiday VISA special discount：Registration fee(10,000YEN) discount.

《Foreign Student Comprehensive Insurance fee 》

Period 1 year 9 month 6 month 3 month

Amount ￥9,900 ￥8,700 ￥7,400 ￥4,200

Bank Account The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Sannomiya Branch Swift : BOTKJPJT

An ordinary account: No. 1104182 Account name: COMMUNICA INSTITUTE

Bank Add.: 8-3-10 Isogamidori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, JAPAN.

１． General Japanese / University and college preparation course

２． Graduate School entry class

３． Basic / Practical Business Japanese Course

First semester

(6months) Second semester

(6months)

Examination Fee ￥30,000 ― ―

Admission Fee ￥60,000 ―

Tuition fee ￥335,000 ￥335,000

School Facilities ￥10,000 ￥10,000

Activities fees ￥7,500 ￥7,500

TOTAL ￥412,500 ￥352,500



The Entrance Procedure

❖ Qualification to Apply ( In case of going on to the next stage of education )

Applicants must have finished high school and have completed 12 years of school education abroad.

✓Entrance Spring(Apr.) Summer(Jul.) Autumn(Oct.) Winter(Jan.)

✓Period ～ 2 years ～ 1 year and

9 months

～ 1 year and

6 months

～ 1 year and

3 months

✓Application

Deadline

The end of

November

The end of

March

The end of

May

The end of

September

✓Time of issue

(Certificate of

eligibility)

The end of

February

The end of

May

The end of

August

The end of

November

✓Entrance date April 6th June 29th October 5th January 5th

❖Procedure from Application to Entrance

（１）Communica Institute conducts its own internal selection through examination of the

application documents, a written test and an interview.

（２）Communica Institute applies to the Immigration Bureau for a Certificate of Eligibility

for the selected applicant.

（３）Once the Certificate of eligibility is issued, the applicant applies for a visa at

Japanese Embassy or Consulate on his/her own.

（４）When a visa is issued, the applicant enters Japan on his/her own.

＜ About documents to be submitted ＞

Please read the following lists and prepare the required documents.

＊ Each document has to be filled and signed by the applicant, supporter,

or the issuing authority.

KOBE COMMUNICA INSTITUTE

The Entrance Procedure - Long term course(Student VISA) -



DOCUMENTS TO BESUBMITTED

Ⅰ The Applicant

NOTE

① 8 photos ・ each with your name on the back, taken within 3 months, without a hat or cap,

showing your frontal view. (* length : 4 cm × width : 3 cm)

② Copies of ID card or

a family register and

passport

・ Submit color copies of a family register (all pages).

・ If you have a passport, submit a copy of the first page (showing your identity).

③ Application Form ・ Should be filled in by applicant.

④ Curriculum Vitae

N.B.: explanation of blank

period

・ Should be filled in by applicant.

・ As for the official name of school, dates of entrance and graduation,

check diploma / graduation certificate and write them correctly.

・ If there is any blank of over three months, please attach a paper explaining what

you were doing during that period.

⑤ Purpose of studying

in Japan

・ Write in detail your aim of learning Japanese, your career plan and what you

would like to do in the future.

⑥ A diploma or

certificate of

(expected) graduation

completion of last

school

・Diploma / Certificate of Graduation of the last school you completed.

・ Certificate of expected graduation if the applicant is still in school.

・ If the applicant (a high school graduate) is still in school and quit that school to

come to Japan, submit both documents (1 and 2).

1: Certificate of graduation from high school

2: Certificate of enrolment (from the school you are in now)

⑦ Transcript of

Academic Record ・ Transcript of Academic Record from the last school.

⑧ Certificate of

studying Japanese

language

＊ If the applicant is graduated from Japanese language school and has a

certificate of its completion.

＊ The applicant who took Japanese Language Proficiency Test(JLPT) or J-test

is required to submit the record.



Ⅱ The Sponsor

NOTE

① Letter of paying

expenses

・ Should specify the amount and the way of paying expenses, and be signed by

the sponsor. (If the applicant has more than 2 sponsors, each of them needs to

be signed.)

② Balance statement of

bank account ・ Issued with balance indicated in the currency of your country.

③ Certificate of

Employment

<If the sponsor is an employee of a company>

・ Submit a certificate of employment carrying the company’ s name, its

representative’ s signature, and its seal. (using a letter-head)

<If the sponsor is self-employed or a business owner>

・・A copy of the company’ s register or business permit

④ Certificate of income ・ Certificate of income payment for the last 1 years issued by statutory

board.

⑤ Documents showing

personal relationship

between the applicant and

the sponsor

・ If the sponsor is not a relative of the applicant, submit documents or materials

(e.g. , pictures, letters ) proving a close relationship between them.

ex. If the company the applicant works for will pay his/her fees,

―a statement of reasons for paying the applicant's expenses

―company's register certified copy / a statement of accounts / a company's

outline, etc.

≪NOTES≫ *Documents as follows will be invalid. Please check carefully beforehand.

Documents which;

(1) are not filled out completely.

(2) are without signature of the issuer.

(3) do not match the truth.

(4) are not issued within the last 3 months.

(5) are filled out by someone other than the relevant person as specified.

＊Refund policy of Communica Institute 1) Registration fee : Non-refundable

2) Entrance fee : We do not refund entrance fee in

case if you decide not to enter our school after

a Certificate of Eligibility is issued.

3) Tuition / Facilities / Activities Fees

・We refund fees for tuition, facilities, and

teaching materials in case if Japanese Embassy

or Japanese consulate does not issue visa after

Certificate of Eligibility is issued. Please

bring the receipt of the fees you paid and the

notice from Japanese Embassy.

・We refund fees for tuition and facilities if you

decide not to apply for a visa after Certificate

of Eligibility is issued.

・We can refund only when you bring a receipt and

return Certificate of Eligibility



Introduction of Faculty Staff

• Takeda Etsuko / curriculum chief

“Why don’t you learn in KOBE where different cultures meet?”

• Maruyama Tomoko / chief of educational department

KOBE is a beautiful city, safer than Tokyo and Osaka. If you study abroad, KOBE is the best choice!!

• Fujisaki Hirokazu / teacher

Let's learn to live happily and deeply, here at Communica! We are

waiting for you!!

• Yatsuzuka Sachie / teacher

We will support you realize your dreams through learning Japanese.

Let’s learn and enjoy together!

• Hisatsugi Yuko / teacher

Why don't you get to know different cultures and rediscover yourself in

a cosmopolitan city, KOBE?

• Uchida Satsuki /teacher

You may feel uncertain about living abroad, but marvelous friends are waiting for you here!

• Shuto Mika / teacher

How about learning Japanese with us in this beautiful port city, KOBE?



• Onoe Masanori / teacher(Business Japanese)

If you learn Japanese, come to Japan! Japanese learning environment, 24 hours, 360 degrees! Enthusiastic teachers and joyful friends are waiting for you.

• Noguchi Junji / teacher(Business Japanese)

Let's learn Japanese with us here in KOBE, a comfortable place to live in for people from overseas.

• Konomi Hiroko / teacher

Why don't you share memorable moments with us in an international and brilliant city, KOBE!

• Yada Mariko / teacher(Business Japanese)

Why don't you enjoy learning Japanese with us! Precious encounters await here!

• Hino Yoshihisa / Vice-Principal

You can do it in KOBE! You can do it at Communica! Come to KOBE to increase what you can do.



【Examination/Guidance counseling】【Activity】

April

＊An entrance ceremony(10th)

＊A physical examination ＊Classes of the first semester starts ＊Course Orientation ＊First Orientation for college plan

＊Orientation

(about daily life for new students)

＊Welcome Party for new students

May ＊Orientation(EJU*) ＊Investigation about what to do after graduation

＊KOBE festival

June

＊Midterm examination of first semester ＊An individual Interview (continue until decided) ＊EJU

＊Exchange activity with university students ＊Kabuki appreciation class

＊KOBE festival

July

＊An entrance ceremony(1st)

＊A physical examination

＊Orientation (before summer vacation) ＊Orientation (EJU)

＊Orientation

(about daily life for new students)


(Suma Beach)

August

＊Summer vacation (about 1 month)

＊Summer course starts ＊Classes start

＊KIMONO-wearing class

＊Kobe Port fireworks appreciation

September ＊Final examination of the first semester ＊Sports Festival

October

＊Second semester starts(1st) ＊An entrance ceremony


＊Orientation

(about daily life foe new students)


November ＊EJU ＊Exchange activity with university students

December

＊Midterm examination of the second semester ＊Orientation (before winter break) ＊Second Orientation for college plan

＊Winter vacation (about 2 weeks)

＊The Anniversary of School Foundation(5th)

＊Kizuna(絆)Party by students

January

＊Classes starts(10th)

＊An entrance ceremony


＊A New Year’s party ＊’Hatsumoude’

(The first visits of the year to shrine) ＊Volunteer activity / Participating for a

memorial service of Hanshin earthquake

disaster

February ＊Final examination(Second semester) ＊A collection of works

＊Speech contest

March ＊A graduation ceremony ＊Graduation party

＊’Hanami’



Free/discount benefit for Cultural facilities

• “Happy Memory Pass(issued by KOBE city)” and “Hyogo Culture Pass(issued by Hyogo pref.)”

• “Happy Memory Pass (issued by Kobe International Center for Cooperation and

Communication)” is a card which enables you to use Kobe city cultural facilities free of charge

such as Kobe City Museum, Suma Aqualife Park, Kitano Foreign Residences, Mt. Rokko

Pasture, and Kitano Museum.

• “Hyogo Culture Pass” issued by Hyogo pref. is a card which enables you to use Hyogo

prefectural facilities free of charge or at a discount rate.

• The both cards will be given to all the students enrolled in Communica Institute Long-term

course.



About KOBE

Until 1868 Japan was a closed country, yet

opened 5 ports to foreign

countries. Kobe port is one of

them and opened for all over the world.

After that, ‘people’, ‘things’, ‘information’,

‘culture’ etc. coming into Kobe from all

over the world. People came from overseas

live and go into business, and schools for

their children are made. Now there are 9

schools (English, Hangul, Chinese, German

and Norwegian) for foreigners from the age of 5

to 18.

“The Former Foreign Settlement of Kobe”, which Communica Institute is in, is established as the

same year of opening Kobe port and diplomats, traders, cultured people, newspaper reporters etc.

lived. They brought European life style, culture, construction and industry. Culture characteristic of

Kobe are made by them. These history of Kobe and great natural environment (around sea and

mountain) make nice town to live for foreigners.

In addition, Kobe is the prefectural capital and the population is one and a half million. We have

nice view consisting of artificial island as if future city, such as Port Island and Rokko Island.

Neighboring cities of Kobe is high technology area which symbolizes modern Japanese industry such

as shipbuilding, steal manufacturing, heavy chemical(s) industry, electronics and so on.

Not only nature and industry, also shrines of Nara and Kyoto, temples, castles, racial performing

arts and industrial arts having history and tradition are equal to a Buddhist temple. There are a

skiing ground, which has good facilities such as the Kannabe highlands, and famous hot springs (e.g.,

Arima, Kinosaki, Yumura, etc.).



☞ Life @ KOBE

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Living expenses

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accommodations

While the cost of living in Tokyo is ¥100,000/month over, that of

Kobe is ¥70,000 - ¥80,000.

Usually a guarantor is needed to rent a room in Japan,

Communica is a member of “Comprehensive Renters Insurance

for Foreign Students Living in Japan” and can be your

guarantor. One month rent is ¥40,000 to ¥50,000.

Climate

Facing the Seto Inland Sea, Kobe enjoys a temperate weather

throughout the year and does not have much rain. The annual

average temperature is around 16 to 18C. Seasonal average is

26 to 30C in summer, and 3 to 5C in winter.

Part-time job It is permitted up to 28 hours /week.

(During long vacation: up tp 8hours/day.)

☞ Insurance

National Health Insurance Insurance for foreign students

Insurance fee Around ¥1,800/month ¥9,900/year

Coverage 70% 30%(Up to ¥800,000/year)

Rescuers’ expenses × ○(Up to ¥1,000,000)

Liability insurance × ○(Up to ¥20,000,000)

Students are required to join both of the above. If you do, all the expenses will be covered.

Scholarships (pre-college students only)

1. Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students (JASSO, ¥48,000/month)

2.Rokko Scholarship (Kobe Student Youth Center Rokko Scholarship Foundation, ¥50,000/month)