Courses in Kyoto

[charnette]

Hi
New to this site, I'm hoping that I'll find what I'm searching for here.

I want to go to Kyoto and study japanese for a while, a couple of months. I've googled information, but can only seem to find University studies and such. I'm not studying for credits, but for learning the language, hence I don't need more than a diploma when I'm finished.

So my question is - do anyone of you out there (here) know of any language courses in Kyoto (it HAS to be Kyoto)? Plz, let me know.
All information is more than welcome!
Thanks

[Harisenbon]

First, welcome to the forum!

Second, you say you don't want to go to a university, but want a diploma. In most cases, accredited universities/schools are the only ones that can give out diplomas. Perhaps you meant a certificate of completion?

What are you planning to do about a visa? There are some language schools that give out student visa, but most of them (I believe) are through universities. There are non-university accredited language schools that can also supply visas, but they may be more difficult to find.

I ran a search on google for "kyoto language school" and found a large number of links.
http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=kyoto+language+school
There's the Kyoto YMCA http://www.kyotoymca.or.jp/language/japanese/
as well as the Japanese Language school database. http://www.aikgroup.co.jp/j-school/english/area/section/kinki.htm

Happy searching!