Japanese Education Resources

Resources for those interested in learning Japanese.

📍 Japanese Language Institutions Map 

💻 Learn Japanese Online

• Embassy of Japan in the United States of America: Learn Japanese Language Page
• The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles: Learning Resources Page
• The Japan Foundation: Japanese e-Learning Minato
• Japan Society of Northern California: Japanese language Classes

Resources for teachers and schools interested in teaching Japanese Language and/or providing their students opportunities to learn more about Japan

👩‍🏫 Japanese Language Teacher Associations  

• Northern California Japanese Teachers' Association (NCJTA)
• California Association of Japanese Language Teachers (CAJLT)

🏫 School Visit Program

• School Visit Archive

🏢 Japanese Company Visit

🎏 Artifact Rental

If you are interested, please send us an email at japaninfo@sr.mofa.go.jp

Resources to become an active member to things related to Japanese Language education or cultural organizations

👩‍🏫Become a Japanese Language Teacher
 

🌸 Join a Japanese cultural group

• Coming soon!

🗣 Advocate

• Japanese Language Education in California

Resources for those interested in studying abroad at a Japanese institution

🎓 Scholarships  

Japanese Government Scholarships

• MEXT Scholarships
• Honors Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students
• Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short-term Study in Japan)
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan

Japanese Private Foundation Scholarships

• List of Scholarships Including Those Offered by Private Foundations

U.S. Government Scholarships

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
• Boren Awards
• Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program

U.S. Non-Profit Scholarships

• Quad Fellowship
• List of Non-Profit Scholarships and Exchange Organizations [CULCON]

📚 University and Study Programs

Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) Resources

• University Search Tool
• Short-Term Programs Search Tool
• University Degree Courses Offered in English

Embassy of Japan, Washington DC Resources

• Studying Abroad in Japan Flyer
• STUDY IN JAPAN Guidebook

Resources for pathways to engage in Japan-U.S. cultural exchange.

🇯🇵 Sponsored by the Japanese Government  

For College Graduates

• JET (The Japan Exchange and Teaching)

For Researchers

• The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship
• Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship Program

Other

• The KAKEHASHI Project

🇺🇸 Sponsored by the U.S. Government  

For Students

• The Fulbright U.S. Student Program
• The Gilman International Scholarship Program
• The Critical Language Scholarship Program

For Federal Government Employees

• The Mansfield Fellowship Program

🤝 Sister Cities of California and Japan