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Japanese Language Schools in Yokohama, Kanagawa
This page provides comprehensive information on Japanese language schools, volunteer Japanese classes, and private tutoring options throughout Kanagawa Prefecture — covering Yokohama, Kawasaki, Sagamihara, Yokosuka, Fujisawa, and surrounding areas.
Kanagawa Prefecture is one of the most internationally diverse regions in Japan, with a large foreign resident population particularly concentrated in Yokohama City. Whether you are a newcomer to Japan, a long-term resident, or a student looking for structured study, this guide will help you find the right Japanese learning option for your goals.
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List of Japanese Language Schools in Yokohama, Kanagawa
Kanagawa Prefecture has a wide range of Japanese language schools and educational institutions offering structured programs for international students and foreign residents. Schools are particularly concentrated in Yokohama City and Kawasaki City, with additional options in Sagamihara, Hiratsuka, Odawara, and other cities. Many schools in Kanagawa offer convenient access from central Tokyo via major rail lines. Please check each school’s official website for the latest information on courses, fees, and enrollment.
For more information on each school, please visit the official websites linked above. If you are looking for a more flexible study option — such as private one-on-one lessons near your home or online — HH JapaNeeds tutors in Kanagawa Prefecture are available at any time that suits your schedule.
Looking to learn Japanese in Kanagawa? HH JapaNeeds offers private one-on-one Japanese lessons tailored to your goals, level, and schedule — at an affordable flat monthly rate with no enrollment fee. Lessons are available both in-person across Kanagawa Prefecture and online from any location.
You can try a lesson with a tutor before committing, completely free of charge and with no obligation to continue. You can also start building your Japanese foundation right now with our free online Japanese course.
List of Community Japanese Classes in Kanagawa Prefecture
The following list introduces community Japanese classes, volunteer Japanese groups, international lounges, and local Japanese language support programs in Kanagawa Prefecture. These classes are often suitable for foreign residents, international families, children, beginners, and learners who want to practice daily Japanese in a local community setting.
Class schedules, levels, locations, and application methods may change depending on each organization. Please contact the relevant association or class organizer directly for the latest information.
| Region name | Japanese class / organization |
| Aoba Ward, Yokohama City | Midori Nihongo no Kai Azamino Nihongo Class |
| Aoba Ward, Yokohama City | MIA Nihongo no Kai |
| Aoba Ward, Yokohama City | Aoba International Lounge Japanese Classes |
| Aoba Ward, Yokohama City | Aoba International Lounge Supplementary Class for School-Aged Children |
| Aoba Ward, Yokohama City | Salon de Charlas Chatting with Parents and Children |
| Aoba Ward, Yokohama City | Salon de Charlas Japanese Class |
| Aoba Ward, Yokohama City | Salon de Charlas Japanese Class for Children and Adults |
| Asahi Ward, Yokohama City | HIROBA Japanese Class |
| Asahi Ward, Yokohama City | Volunteer Japanese Language Class Niji no Kai |
| Asahi Ward, Yokohama City | Asahi Nihongo Volunteer |
| Izumi Ward, Yokohama City | The Japanese Class Ichoh |
| Izumi Ward, Yokohama City | Tabunka Machizukuri Kobo Nihongo Class |
| Izumi Ward, Yokohama City | Japanese Volunteer Class Waon |
| Izumi Ward, Yokohama City | Kita-Kamiiida Parenting Salon |
| Izumi Ward, Yokohama City | Izumi Ward Office Japanese Language Class |
| Izumi Ward, Yokohama City | Izumino Japanese Language Classes |
| Isogo Ward, Yokohama City | Nihongo o Tanoshimu Kai |
| Isogo Ward, Yokohama City | Isogo Japanese Class |
| Isogo Ward, Yokohama City | Negishi Japanese Class |
| Isogo Ward, Yokohama City | Nihongo Club |
| Isogo Ward, Yokohama City | Isogo Nihongo no Kai |
| Isogo Ward, Yokohama City | Nihongo o Hanasu Kai |
| Isogo Ward, Yokohama City | Multicultural Spot World Kids |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | NPO Chikyu-Gakko Chikyu-ko Class |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | NPO Chikyu-Gakko Japanese Class |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | KANAK Japanese Class |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Volunteer Association Depesu |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Tomatoma Class |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Nihongo Volunteer Wakaba Yokohama Class |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Friendship Association for International Students and Japanese Volunteers RKK |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Yokohama Japan-China Friendship Association Nihongo Volunteer no Kai |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Shaberi Ba Yokohama |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Yukka no Kai Yokohama Japanese Class |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Yukka no Kai Yokohama Subject Supplementary Class |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Japanese Language Teaching Material Study Group |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Rak Phaasaa Thai Support Class |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Yuyuspace Hatoyuu |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City | Yuyuspace Kandaji |
| Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City | Kanazawa International Lounge Japanese Classes |
| Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City | Kanazawa International Lounge Kamome Saturday Class |
| Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City | Kanita no Kai |
| Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City | Kanazawa International Lounge Kamome Tuesday Class |
| Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City | Kanazawa International Lounge Kamome Friday Class |
| Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City | Kanazawa International Lounge Kamome Thursday Class |
| Konan Ward, Yokohama City | Konan International Lounge Happa Study Class |
| Konan Ward, Yokohama City | Yokohama Konan International Lounge Japanese Classes |
| Konan Ward, Yokohama City | Konandai Nihongo no Kai |
| Konan Ward, Yokohama City | Hearty Japanese Classes |
| Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City | Kohoku International Lounge Japanese Classes |
| Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City | Yokohama Kohoku International Lounge Children’s Study Gathering |
| Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City | Kohoku International Lounge Hiyoshi Satellite Class |
| Sakae Ward, Yokohama City | Yukka no Kai Hongodai Japanese Class |
| Sakae Ward, Yokohama City | Yukka no Kai Hongodai School Subject Supplementary Class |
| Sakae Ward, Yokohama City | Sakae Nihongo no Kai Tanoshii Nihongo Class |
| Sakae Ward, Yokohama City | Kodomo Fureai Kyoshitsu |
| Sakae Ward, Yokohama City | Chikyu Shimin Bunka Koryukai Japanese Class |
| Seya Ward, Yokohama City | Japanese Class Seya |
| Seya Ward, Yokohama City | Seya International Friendship Club Japanese Class |
| Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City | AIUEO Tsuzuki |
| Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City | Japanese Class Kawawa |
| Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City | Kanji Club |
| Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City | Japanese Class Kitayamata |
| Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City | Tsuzuki Nihongo Circle |
| Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City | Hanna no Kai |
| Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City | Plaza Japanese Class |
| Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama City | Japanese Language Class for Tuesday Night |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Tsurumi Nihongo Kyoshitsu |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Nihongo de Tanoshimu Kai |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Japanese Class Nakama |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Konnichiwa Japanese Class Friday Conversation Class |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Konnichiwa Japanese Class Friday and Saturday Conversation / Reading Class |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Tsurumi International Exchange Lounge School Study Support Class |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Tsurumi International Exchange Lounge Kangaroo Salon for Foreign Parents and Children |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | 1.2.3 Support Group for Learning Japanese |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Tsurumi Japanese Language Class for Children Tomodachi |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Tsurumi Enpitsu no Kai Lounge Class |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | ABC Alternative School / Amigo Juku |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Tsurumi Enpitsu no Kai Harmony Class |
| Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City | Topics Kaiwa Class |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Japanese Communication Club |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Kibo Japanese Class by Group Wa |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Nihongo Volunteer Wakaba Higashi-Totsuka Class |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Occhi Juku |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Yukka no Kai Totsuka Japanese Class |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Yukka no Kai Totsuka School Subject Supplementary Class |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Shaberi Ba Totsuka Class |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Kirara Class |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Yukka no Kai Higashi-Totsuka Japanese Class |
| Totsuka Ward, Yokohama City | Yukka no Kai Higashi-Totsuka Subject Supplementary Class |
| Naka Ward, Yokohama City | NPO Kanagawa Japan-Eurasia Society Japanese Classes Yokohama |
| Naka Ward, Yokohama City | Kalabaw no Kai Japanese Class |
| Naka Ward, Yokohama City | Yamate Japanese Language Class Kizuna |
| Yokosuka City | Yokosuka Japanese Class |
| Yokosuka City | Japanese Conversation Salon |
| Yokosuka City | Trebol Nihongo Classroom |
| Hiratsuka City | Nihongo wo Manabo Japanese Class |
| Hiratsuka City | Japanese Classroom |
| Hiratsuka City | Yokouchi Housing Complex Japanese Language Class |
| Hiratsuka City | Shonan JRC Asahi Kita Classroom |
| Hiratsuka City | Shonan JRC Asahi Minami Classroom |
| Hiratsuka City | Shonan JRC Ohno Class |
| Hiratsuka City | Shonan JRC Kanda Classroom |
| Kamakura City | Japanese Cosmos |
| Kamakura City | Fureai Japanese Association |
| Fujisawa City | Fujisawa City Japanese Language Class |
| Odawara City | OIFA Japanese Class |
| Odawara City | Japanese Class Iroha no Kai |
| Odawara City | Odawara Japanese Language Class Haru no Kai |
| Chigasaki City | Chigasaki City International Association Sunday Class |
| Chigasaki City | Chigasaki City International Association Thursday Class |
| Chigasaki City | Chigasaki Japanese Association Saturday Class |
| Chigasaki City | Chigasaki Japanese Association |
| Chigasaki City | Japanese Dojo |
| Hadano City | Hadano Japanese Class |
| Hadano City | Niko Tea Class |
| Hadano City | Megumi Japanese Class |
| Hadano City | Tsurumaki Learning Support Classroom |
| Atsugi City | Atsugi Japanese Classroom |
| Atsugi City | Multicultural Friend Center |
| Yamato City | Yamato Japanese Classroom |
| Isehara City | Isehara Tuesday Japanese Language Course |
| Isehara City | Isehara International Club |
| Isehara City | Isehara Sunshine Class |
| Ebina City | Ebina Japanese Class |
| Zama City | Zama Japanese Classroom |
| Zama City | North District Cultural Center Japanese Class |
| Zama City | Sunny Place Zama Japanese Class |
| Zama City | Nihongo Circle |
| Zama City | Sora Nihongo |
| Zama City | Japanese Circle Wa |
| Zama City | Tanoshii Japanese Class |
| Minamiashigara City | Ashigara Nihongo |
| Minamiashigara City | Iwahara Classroom / Online Classroom |
| Minamiashigara City | Yamanami Japanese Class |
| Ayase City | Ayase International Exchange Meeting |
| Ayase City | Kids Kakehashi |
| Ayase City | Kids Nakayoshi |
| Ayase City | Japanese Language Class Tomoshibi |
| Ayase City | Ayase Japanese Class |
| Ayase City | Ayase Mirai Juku |
| Ayase City | Women’s Japanese Class |
| Hayama Town | Sakura Japanese Class |
| Samukawa Town | Samukawa International Association Japanese Class |
| Kaisei Town | Ashigara Nihongo |
| Kaisei Town | Kaisei Japanese Classroom |
| Yugawara Town | Yugawara International Association Japanese Class |
| Yugawara Town | Meeting to Think About the Future of Indochinese Refugees |
| Yugawara Town | Japanese Language Learning Support Group Tetote |
| Online | Online Japanese Class |
If you cannot find a suitable community Japanese class near your area, or if the schedule does not match your availability, private Japanese lessons may be a better option. HH JapaNeeds offers flexible one-on-one Japanese lessons online and, depending on tutor availability, face-to-face lessons in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Learn Japanese with Japanese tutors near me
While Japanese language schools are a natural choice, you can also learn Japanese effectively outside of a formal school setting. Kanagawa Prefecture — particularly Yokohama City — has an exceptionally large number of volunteer Japanese classes across all wards, and we encourage you to visit the classes listed above to see if any suit your schedule and learning style.
These volunteer classes can be a wonderful way to meet locals, find study partners, and experience Japanese culture in a relaxed environment. If the time, location, or teaching style of a volunteer class matches what you’re looking for, you may find an enjoyable place to practice your Japanese.
For learners who prefer structured lessons tailored to their goals — such as JLPT preparation, business Japanese, or focused conversation practice — HH JapaNeeds offers private one-on-one Japanese lessons across Kanagawa Prefecture. Our certified Japanese tutors are available in Yokohama, Kawasaki, Sagamihara, Yokosuka, Fujisawa, and other cities throughout the prefecture, with online lessons accessible from any location. With a personal tutor matched to your level and learning goals, you can not only improve your Japanese language skills efficiently but also enrich your life in Japan through meaningful one-on-one connections.
Japanese Lessons Throughout Kanagawa Prefecture
HH JapaNeeds provides private Japanese lessons across Kanagawa Prefecture — from major cities like Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Sagamihara to smaller cities and towns throughout the prefecture. In-person lessons are available in cities with local tutors, and online lessons are available everywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the best way to learn Japanese in Kanagawa?
Kanagawa Prefecture offers multiple options: formal Japanese language schools concentrated in Yokohama and Kawasaki (best for full-time students or visa applicants), an extensive network of volunteer Japanese classes across all wards and cities (great for community connection), and private tutoring services like HH JapaNeeds (ideal for personalized goals such as JLPT preparation or business Japanese).
Q: Are online Japanese lessons available throughout Kanagawa?
Yes. HH JapaNeeds offers online Japanese lessons accessible from anywhere in Kanagawa Prefecture — including all wards of Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, Sagamihara, and smaller cities and towns such as Minamiashigara, Yugawara, and Hayama. All you need is a stable internet connection and a device with a camera and microphone.
Q: Do you offer JLPT preparation courses in Kanagawa?
Yes. Our Pro Class includes JLPT preparation for all levels (N5 to N1) with certified Japanese teachers. Lessons are available both in-person in major cities like Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Fujisawa, and online throughout Kanagawa Prefecture.
Q: How much do private Japanese lessons cost in Kanagawa?
HH JapaNeeds offers flat monthly pricing with no enrollment fee. Sign-up, registration, level check, and the trial lesson are all free of charge. See our price page for full details.
Q: What is the difference between a Japanese language school and a private tutor?
Japanese language schools provide structured group classes, often required for student visas and full-time study. Private tutors offer flexible, one-on-one lessons tailored to your specific goals, schedule, and pace — ideal for working professionals, busy parents, or learners with focused needs like JLPT preparation or conversation practice.
Q: Can beginners with no Japanese ability take HH JapaNeeds lessons?
Yes, of course. Many of our students start with little or no Japanese. We can match you with a tutor who speaks English or your native language, including Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Spanish, French, and others.
Q: How do I start? Is the trial lesson really free?
Yes, sign-up, registration, level check, and the trial lesson are all completely free. There is no obligation to enroll afterward. Simply contact us to get started, and our coordinator will guide you through the process.
