Hello fellow Japanese language and culture lovers! So I've been planning on studying abroad in Japan (Tokyo specifically) for the past 4-5 months and the first school I found was ISI (they have 7 campuses I believe) and thought their Shinjuku campus would be nice because it's a new building and there's a lot to do in that area, however, I was initially planning on starting my study abroad in October of this year, but sadly the fall semester is already packed (even though they told me I can send my application in February. It's January 30th today, but they told me the news 2 weeks ago). However, one of the staff members helping me said she could register me for their January 2026 semester which seems so far. So I'm contemplating now whether or not I should study there or Naganuma School because the Naganuma school has openings for the October semester. I've read that Naganuma focuses on conversation and getting to speak the language and not just focusing on grammar. And that's one of my main goals with learning Japanese.
If anyone has any experience or information about the schools, please let me know! I know I shouldn't make decisions for myself based on other people's opinions but I'm just curious about everyone's experiences. So please let me know! Or if you have other suggestions for language schools in Tokyo, let me know as well!
Thank you!
by Past_Wind9143