So I've done a lot of research, both online even on most reddit page, to have like a general idea but the more I search, the more I'm unsure and confused.
I think I searched reviews for each and every school that they offer on their website and most of them didn't have a high score (around 3.5-4.0 star reviews on google), and even the one who had the highest rate (the ICLC in Okinawa with 4.7 stars) in the comment section, a few student said that it was just because the school gave free drinks if you leave a 5-star review.
A lot of reviews for basically all this language schools said that most of the teacher can't actually teach/they don't care, in some schools like ISI there are a lot of people disrespectful (both in the staff and other students), and just focus mainly on kanji/reading without learning how to actually have a conversation.
So my question now, are they really like this? I laid my eyes on Go!Go!Nihon because they help you also find an accommodation and basically deal with any type of paper-work;
my plan was to start in 2026 (i'm studing japanese at my university and i think I'm around N4-N3 level) and do a 3/6 months course and also have a part-time job in the meantime, and I was looking into ISI kyoto, ICLC Okinawa, UNITAS Kofu, Tokyo Galaxy and Interculture Language Academy in Kobe.
Thee main thing is, I just want to actual master the language, so one day I could use it to work (both in Japan or for companies that have relationship with this country)
Let me know of you have any experience with this schools, or if you recommend maybe other websites like this one.
by L1tz02