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Why not take a big step towards your dream, right here in Kobe?
Our school was one of the first to provide Japanese language education in the international city of Kobe. For over thirty years, our students and teachers have respected each other’s cultures and have been working hard together every day.
What dreams have you foreign students brought with you to Japan? I hope that you will make your dreams come true here in Japan. To do this, you will first need to improve your Japanese language skills and develop a broad acceptance of different cultures. We offer an ideal environment for overseas students who have a willingness to learn actively.
Shunichiro Aoki
Principal Tomifuji Foreign Language Academy
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| Address | Fujishin Bldg, 8F, 4-4-18,b Kitanagasadoori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0012 |
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| TEL・FAX | TEL: 078-391-3411 FAX: 078-391-4344 For inquiry about application or admission from overseas, click here. 078-391-6100 |
| info@tomifuji.ac.jp | |
| Establishment | October 1988 |
| Business | Japanese-language school Short term course Dispatched lecturer Student support・Management and administration of school facilities |
History
| 1988 | “Clark Foreign Language School” opened in Nagata Ward, Kobe City（October 1） |
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| 1989 | Was certified as a Japanese language institution by Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education. |
| 1991 | Relocated to the new school building in front of JR Kobe station |
| 1992 | Established the ‘Jyoukei Gakuen’ and was approved by Hyogo Prefecture. Approved as the first Vocational school of Japanese Language in Japan. (Cooperation with CLARK Foreign Language School realized Japanese only education of four years.) |
| 1994 | Over 300 students |
| 1995 | Temporary closure due to the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. |
| 2001 | ‘CLARK International College’ Restart |
| 2002 | ‘CLARK / MIZUTA Memorial Scholarship’ was launched. Increased the student population of ‘CLARK Foreign Language School’ to 300. |
| 2003 | Established the ‘International Japanese Promotion Corporation’ Purchased a school building (North Building) at Ohwakidai, Kita-ku, Kobe |
| 2004 | Opened the ‘CLARK Northwest International Vocational School’ (two-year-education) |
| 2006 | Opened a Japanese language preliminary course at the ‘CLARK International Vocational School’. |
| 2007 | Shinkobe Central Station school building moved to Sannomiy Center Plaza West Building. |
| 2008 | The ‘CLARK Foreign Language School’ and ‘College Preparatory preliminary Course in Japanese of CLARK International Vocational School’ received a school certification. |
| 2010 | Over 650 students（January） |
| 2013 | The campus moved to the Fujishin Building which is nearby JR/Hanshin Motomachi station. |
| 2019 | The school is named “Tomifuji Foreign Language Academy” (January). |
