ARC Academy Osaka - Osaka

This school lies to you a lot. When you leave their school they try to tell you that can only stay in country for 1 month but this is false and can stay until the stay on your residence card says you permitted

There so are so many problems with these schools it would take entire book to listen them all. Teachers are horrible, they dont teach you anything participial, and lie to you about using informal which is that people actually use

They lie to you thinking you have to leave within one month of leaving shcool. which is completly fasle. I called immigration and you can legally stay untill your stay on residence card says you can

A really nice school especially for its location. After lessons are over you can easily explore Den Den Town or find a nice place for a meal without too much effort. Teachers and Staff are really friendly and will help out in any way possible in my experience.

they lie to you, make you think you have to leave within a month of graduating. When in reality you can stay until the end of date on your residence card. They will also lie tooth and nail to you about having to use formal Japanese when this is not true. NO ONE talks in formal on a daily biases and you're wasting time practicing with formal Japanese when should use informal which is what actual Japanese people use day to day

To begin with, the activities are quite old fashioned. The most annoying one is the shadowing activity in which you have to copy the pronunciation aloud with classmates from the CD. Kanji is memory based through repetition. Grammar is taught as usual, then practice with classmates. The practice of Japanese language with natives or teachers is almost zero. And tons of homework and compositions everyday. While teachers are fine, there was a misunderstanding with some of them, which is unavoidable. So we had M....o as the main teacher and O....ra as secondary teacher. M....o is quite strict but in the end is fine. O....ra, on the other hand, is absolutely not professional. She seems to be fine to teach for kindergarten kids, but the level is unacceptable for adults class. In one bad experience, she rudely snatched a homework paper outside the classroom, just because "she thought" my friend was doing it instead of me. Then outside academy, both M....o and O....ra shouted at us in front of everyone in the street and reception because they thought we were faking homework :/ Btw, I am almost 30 years old. Of course I would never imagine this could have happened in Japan, incredibly a completely twisted image. Another episode involving O....ra: I was putting moisturizing lipstick in classroom because they use air conditioning too hot in winter and too cold in summer, (no problem if classmates feel it's fine).. anyways I used moisturiser in my lips. The next day, the headmaster of teachers N.....shi called me for a meeting. She explained me that I was being rude by using "make up"「化粧」 at classroom, as O....ra reported to her. Confused and all, I explained the whole situation, but in vain. Anyways, for her I was being rude and I must change my attitude. Those things are ok to do in America, but "unacceptable in Japan". Not to mention that "not using lipstick at classroom" is not even written in the book of rules they give you at the beginning of the course. So basically you are guilty of everything because you are an "exchange student", kinda forget about your rights. In conclusion, I never had such a bad experience in my life back in the West, or any other academy. Some of the teachers lack the professionalism and empathy to understand foreigners, they put personal problems above professionalism, while the academy covers them up. If a "problem" arises, they just blame you and try to brainwash you until you asume culpability for whatever s…. happens, they did this several times to me, my friends and classmates :/ otherwise you just surrender everything, and come back to your home country. So, not recommended. Beware

Studied there for two years, don't understand all those bad coms from last year. Almost looks like a raid, and I'm pretty sure it's one. You got like 4 reviews in years and suddenly everyone rates 1 of 5 stars at the very same moment, come on. Quite everyone was satisfied with the teaching, a bir harder from 4th class but good teachers. Too dense, from a moment kanjis are really really difficult to remember, you learn 6 or 8 new kanjis per day, plus grammar, vocab and all. If you have a job as well, good luck. But you supposed to reach N2-N1 level in 2 years, so no choice I guess. Can't believe what I read here about Okumura sensei. She was one of the most appreciated teachers in the school, everyone liked her. I she shouted at you outside school, you must have been really really annoying.

I have studied in ARC for 3 terms back in 2016, and I am thankful for the language foundation forged then that has enabled me to continue studying Japanese on my own and eventually finding a full-time job. Started from beginner class 1 and moved up to 2 then 3 - beginner classes are at a good pace for adult learners to pick up Japanese from scratch, but if you in a hurry to enter a local university, you need a more intensive course and self-study. About those comments that claim that the school is lying and forcing you to leave one month after graduation, simply look up the Internet and the issue will be clear as day - school is simply taking up the same stance as Immigration and thinking in your best interest to avoid any unnecessary trouble - your visa is for study, so once your study is completed, you should switch to temporary visitor visa if you wish to continue to travelling in Japan. If you somehow get caught up with the police and you show them your student visa, but upon verification you are no longer with the school, you are likely to face deportation and leave a mark on your immigration records. N seriously, "there is no need to learn formal Japanese, Japanese dont speak like that..." There is a time and place to speak casually, but if you are here just to YOLO and have fun, nobody is going to take heed of your irresponsible comments, as obviously you have no intention of gaining work experience in a local company or organization, and simply content with your superficial knowledge just enough to watch your favourite anime, but sadly you probably still need subtitles.