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Browse through reviews and comments written by former KCP International students.

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4.7 stars based on 622 reviews

All content has been taken from actual evaluations that former students completed at the end of the program. We hope these reviews will help answer your question regarding our intensive Japanese language program, and that the KCP student comments are useful to you in making an informed decision about applying. Enjoy — KCP Review!

Just hanging out on the second floor where I’m able to talk with students and teachers, work out problems and even help other students was very productive and interesting.

Bryan from Fall 2024

In any case where a new grammar point was used and explained by the teacher in class, it would often stick. Then as teachers use these new points outside of class in conversation, these new points usually lock in quite strongly.

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The BBQ event we had was fun and I got to talk to a lot of classmates that I hadn't talked to.

Michael from Fall 2024

Talking with the other students was good practice.

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Study hard and never skip class.

Charlotte from Fall 2024

The いつかどこかで textbook that we use for Level 3 was the most interesting and helpful in my opinion.

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Takahashi Sensei’s rhythmic repetition memory exercises were fun and helpful.

Charles from Summer Short-term 2024

I feel like the most productive aspects were the example conversations and breaking down the pieces within them.

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Most interesting was practicing speaking with teachers, or with locals who visited from the university.

Liam from Summer Short-term 2024

Visit to the 防災館 was a good way to learn Japanese whilst also doing something fun (and learning something else too). Also I enjoyed speaking with the locals from the university.

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Memorizing conversations greatly improved my Japanese speaking abilities.

Ashley from Summer Short-term 2024

I also really liked the voice acting section and would love more opportunities to do that as a class.

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KCP International is a fun but different experience.

Logan from Summer Short-term 2024

Studying Japanese while being taught in Japanese is a lot different than studying while being taught in English, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad, after getting over brief culture shock, I had a really fun time at KCP International

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I think the amount of listening comprehension practice I got through each class was very helpful.

Thomas from Summer 2024

The Yamanashi field trip was very memorable because all the students in our program got closer through a greatly enriching experience which I remembered enjoying thoroughly!

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Kotoba Day was a great extra-curricular challenge.

Joseph from Summer Short-term 2024

I liked freeform conversation the most; it was nice that the teachers were happy to occasionally break away from the textbook and talk about other things; little jokes and facts are helpful.

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I think the most productive and interesting parts of the program were the emphasis on pronunciation and writing.

Bryson from Summer Short-term 2024

It was new for me, but now I value pronunciation and writing as much as the other skills. I can’t think of any negative or uninteresting aspects at the moment.

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In general, I think the KCP program is really great and I’m very glad I decided to do it. It was a lot of work, but I learned a lot, met many interesting people from all over the world, and got to have a very different experience of Japan than the normal tourist.

—Marc Kwiatkowski