{"id":58,"date":"2017-09-22T14:25:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T05:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfla.co.jp\/english\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-10-23T19:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:23:35","slug":"address","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kfla.co.jp\/english\/address\/","title":{"rendered":"CONCEPT"},"content":{"rendered":"<main class=\"main\">\r\n    <div class=\"img_wrap\">\r\n        <div class=\"img_wrap_inner\"><img decoding=\"async\"\r\n                alt=\"Experience real Japan. Expand your global vision. The Chief Director HOEKI NAKAFUKU\"\r\n                src=\"..\/images\/address\/img01.jpg\" \/><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"cont_wrap\">\r\n        <div class=\"cont_wrap_inner\">\r\n            <section class=\"sec concept\">\r\n                <div class=\"sec_area\">\r\n                    <h3 class=\"sec_tit_01\"><span class=\"sec_tit_01_en\">CONCEPT<\/span><\/h3>\r\n                    <div class=\"sec_area_box\">\r\n                        <p class=\"txt\"> Waseda is a place of education not only for Japanese. It is a dream destination\r\n                            for\r\n                            international students who come to Japan to study hard with their great dreams. <br>With the\r\n                            aim of\r\n                            becoming \u201cA bridge between the world and Japan\u201d Waseda Keifuku Language Academy was founded\r\n                            in 2009 in\r\n                            Waseda-Natsumezaka. <br>\u201c\u7acb\u5fd7\u5728\u65e5\u672c\u3001\u653e\u773c\u5e72\u4e16\u754c\u3002\u8ffd\u6c42\u771f\u5584\u7f8e\u3001\u9020\u798f\u5168\u4eba\u985e\u3002\u201d <br>This is a message that I want to\r\n                            convey to all international students.<br> \u201cWith a learning heart in Japan, have the whole\r\n                            world in view. <br>(Because of the convenience of the Internet and digitization is pursued\r\n                            today) <br>Pursuing truth, goodness and beauty\r\n                            while valuing culture. <br>Become a rich person that contribute to the people of the world.\u201d\r\n                            is what it\r\n                            means. <br>Study abroad is only possible if you have the courage to take on the challenge of\r\n                            jumping into\r\n                            a new environment. In order to reach something new, you need to be prepared to give up\r\n                            something away.\r\n                            <br>To any courageous student who wants to study in Japan <span class=\"pc_br\">with\r\n                                consciousness and aspiration.We will do our\r\n                                best to support you.<\/span>\r\n                        <\/p>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/section>\r\n            <section class=\"sec staff\">\r\n                <div class=\"sec_area\">\r\n                    <h3 class=\"sec_tit_01\"><span class=\"sec_tit_01_en\">STAFF<\/span><br \/>\r\n                        <span class=\"sec_tit_01_jp\">Teacher Introduction<\/span>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n                    <div class=\"sec_area_box\">\r\n                        <p class=\"txt\">Everyone is experienced in teachers including a principal in our school.<br \/>\r\n                            <span class=\"pc_br\">Each teacher have the wish that foreign students come to japan\r\n                            <\/span><br \/>\r\n                            <span class=\"pc_br\">not only to learn Japanese but also various things.<\/span><br \/>\r\n                            <span class=\"pc_br\">Wouldn&#8217;t you like to grant everyone&#8217;s dream by our school?<\/span><br \/>\r\n                            Our qualified and excellent teachers are always waiting for you.\r\n                        <\/p>\r\n                        <div class=\"sec_area_box_item item01\">\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner01\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KYORI TANABE\"\r\n                                    src=\"..\/images\/address\/staff_img01.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"position\">Principal:<\/p>\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\"><span class=\"name_jp\">KYORI TANABE<\/span><\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>Greeting<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>Japanese language school is a school that teaches Japanese language to\r\n                                            non-native speakers of Japanese, but here at Waseda Keifuku Language\r\n                                            Academy, we teach Japanese culture, social system, and ways of thinking with\r\n                                            language at the same time, and educate people to become international\r\n                                            talents.<br>Together with the staffs, we will keep working hard to build a\r\n                                            good relationship with you.<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"sec_area_box_item item02\">\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner02\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KYORI TANABE\"\r\n                                    src=\"..\/images\/address\/tanabe.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"position\">Head of education:<\/p>\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\"><span class=\"name_jp\">KYORI TANABE<\/span><\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>favorite Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u201c\u306a\u3093\u3067\u4eca\u66f4\u201d\u3063\u3066\u601d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3002\u79c1\u306f\u201d\u4eca\u201d\u306e\u8a71\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3093\u3060\u3088\u3002(What are you thinking of? I'm talking\r\n                                            \"now\".)<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message u-mt20\">\r\n                                        <dt>funny and strange Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>Natsume Soseki translated \"I love you\" as \"The moon is so beautiful\"<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner02\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ATSUROH TOBA\"\r\n                                    src=\"..\/images\/address\/toba.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\"><span class=\"name_jp\">ATSUROH TOBA<\/span><\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>favorite Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u771f\u7406\u304c\u6211\u3089\u3092\u81ea\u7531\u306b\u3059\u308b\uff08Truth makes us free.\uff09<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message u-mt20\">\r\n                                        <dt>funny and strange Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u300c\u98a8\u7acb\u3061\u306c\u3001\u3044\u3056\u751f\u304d\u3081\u3084\u3082\u300d\uff08The wind is rising, we need to survive.\uff09 <br>In classical\r\n                                            grammar,if it weren't for\u300c\u3044\u3056\u751f\u304b\u3081\u3084\u3082\u300d or \u300c\u3044\u3056\u751f\u304d\u3081\u3084\u306f\u300d, it should be incorrect, but\r\n                                            why use\u300c\u3044\u3056\u751f\u304d\u3081\u3084\u306f\u300dconfuses me.<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div> -->\r\n                        <div class=\"sec_area_box_item item02\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner02\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TATSUYA HOJO\"\r\n                                    src=\"..\/images\/address\/hojo.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\"><span class=\"name_jp\">TATSUYA HOJO<\/span><\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>favorite Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>Kyoto dialect\u300c\u306f\u3093\u306a\u308a\uff08\u3068\uff09\u300d<br>(Kyoto dialect: describing a gorgeous, elegant,\r\n                                            and elegant appearance)<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message u-mt20\">\r\n                                        <dt>funny and strange Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>Osaka dialect\u300c\u96e3\u5100\u3084\u306a\u3041\u300d(so difficult)<br>If it&#8217;s just \u300c\u96e3\u5100\u300d, it&#8217;s a rather dull\r\n                                            and profound word, but\u300c\u96e3\u5100\u3084\u306a\u3041\u300d is a clear and relaxed word.<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner02\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"REN NEMOTO\" src=\"..\/images\/address\/nemoto.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\"><span class=\"name_jp\">REN NEMOTO<\/span><\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>favorite Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u300c\u307d\u304b\u307d\u304b\u300d(pokapoka \u2013 warm and cozy)<br>\r\n                                        Because it sounds cute.<br>\r\n                                        I like spring, and\u300c\u307d\u304b\u307d\u304b\u300dexpresses the warm feeling of spring in a cute way.\r\n                                        <\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message u-mt20\">\r\n                                        <dt>funny and strange Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u300c\u3084\u3070\u3044\u300d(yabai)<br>Because it can be used in both positive and negative ways, and has a variety of meanings.<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <div class=\"sec_area_box_item item02\">\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner02\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NAOKI OOKUMA\" src=\"..\/images\/address\/ookuma.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\">\r\n                                        <span class=\"name_jp\">NAOKI OOKUMA<\/span>\r\n                                    <\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>favorite Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u300c\u9f13\u52d5\u300d\uff08Heartbeat\uff09<br>\uff08Because I feel &#8220;life&#8221;, &#8220;passion&#8221;, &#8220;impatience&#8221; and\r\n                                            &#8220;soul&#8221; by this word.\uff09<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message u-mt20\">\r\n                                        <dt>funny and strange Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u3044\u308f\u3093\u3084\uff5e\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3092\u3084\uff08In some cases\uff09<br>In modern terms, this sentence means\r\n                                            &#8220;\u307e\u3057\u3066\uff5e\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u306f\u306a\u304a\u3055\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b&#8221;, but Japanese ending with &#8220;\u3084&#8221; is rare.<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner02\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AYANO TSUJI\" src=\"..\/images\/address\/tsuji.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\">\r\n                                        <span class=\"name_jp\">AYANO TSUJI<\/span>\r\n                                    <\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>favorite Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u300c\u201c\u3082\u3075\u3082\u3075\u201d \u300d(mofumofu \/ fluffy)<br>Because I like fluffy animals.<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message u-mt20\">\r\n                                        <dt>funny and strange Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u300cWords often seen on social media used by young people.\u300d<br>These words are created and fade quickly among the younger generation through SNS.<br>I find the speed of this language trend very interesting. \u3000\u3000\u3000<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"sec_area_box_item item02\">\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner02\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KOUJI OONO\" src=\"..\/images\/address\/ono.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\">\r\n                                        <span class=\"name_jp\">KOUJI OONO<\/span>\r\n                                    <\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>favorite Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u5915\u51ea\u3001\u5915\u6dbc\u307f\u3001\u591c\u306e\u3057\u3058\u307e\u3001\u5553\u87c4\u3001\u83dc\u7a2e\u6885\u96e8\u3001\u79cb\u6674\u308c\u3001\u51ac\u5c06\u8ecd\u3001\u96ea\u5316\u7ca7\u3000\u306a\u3069\uff08A word that expresses the feelings of a season or time\uff09<\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message u-mt20\">\r\n                                        <dt>funny and strange Japanese word<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>\u300c\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u300d<br>\r\n                                            \u30b3\u30fc\u30d2\u30fc\u98f2\u307f\u307e\u3059\u304b\u3002<br>\r\n                                            \u5927\u4e08\u592b\u3067\u3059\u3002<br>\r\n                                            \uff08Trapped in the confusion of whether to want or not\uff09\r\n                                        <\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div> -->\r\n\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/section>\r\n            <section class=\"sec voice\">\r\n                <div class=\"sec_area\">\r\n                    <h3 class=\"sec_tit_01\"><span class=\"sec_tit_01_en\">VOICE<\/span><br \/>\r\n                        <span class=\"sec_tit_01_jp\">FROM GRADUATES<\/span>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n                    <div class=\"sec_area_box\">\r\n                        <div class=\"sec_area_box_item\">\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner01\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YAN ZIHAN\"\r\n                                    src=\"..\/images\/address\/voice_img01_new.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\"><span class=\"name_jp\">YAN ZIHAN<\/span><\/p>\r\n                                    <p class=\"history\">Destination School: University of Tokyo<\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>MESSAGE<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>Combine with the study at Keifuku academy, private school and part-time job\r\n                                            after class, I successfully got admitted to the Tokyo University.<br \/>\r\n                                            <br \/>\r\n                                            <span class=\"block\">At first, I chose Japan, which has relatively few\r\n                                                cultural differences with China, and came to Keifuku language academy.\r\n                                                Although I has passed the JLPT N1 before entering the academy, I\r\n                                                couldn\u2019t use Japanese for daily conversation at that time, and assigned\r\n                                                to a lower level class. Now I am a part-time teacher in a private school\r\n                                                outside the academy. Through this job, I have experienced how difficult\r\n                                                it is to teach and educate people. When I think back to my time in\r\n                                                Keifuku language academy, I can understand how hard the teachers who\r\n                                                taught us. Thanks to their enthusiastic guidance and hard work that make\r\n                                                me successfully admitted to the Tokyo University.<\/span>\r\n                                        <\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"sec_area_box_item\">\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner01\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SUN YUEXIN\"\r\n                                    src=\"..\/images\/address\/voice_img02_new.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\"><span class=\"name_jp\">SUN YUEXIN<\/span><\/p>\r\n                                    <p class=\"history\">Destination School: Waseda University, Graduate School<\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>MESSAGE<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>Thanks to Keifuku Language Academy, I found my goal.<br \/><br \/>\r\n                                            <span class=\"block\">I am interested in Japanese subculture, so I decided to\r\n                                                study abroad in Japan. At the beginning I didn&#8217;t have a clear goal and\r\n                                                didn&#8217;t even know which major I wanted to study. Then I have received\r\n                                                various advice through active interviews with the teachers. Thanks to\r\n                                                that, I decided to take the courage to study the subject of my interest.\r\n                                                When preparing for the exam, teachers carefully revised the plan for me\r\n                                                and practiced the interview together. Finally, I passed the entrance\r\n                                                exam of Waseda University Graduate School. I cherish the time I was at\r\n                                                Keifuku language academy. Even now, while attending the class from\r\n                                                Waseda University, I was also working part-time at Keifuku Language\r\n                                                Academy and want to support the juniors who pursue their dreams by\r\n                                                learning from my own experience.<br \/>\r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                                        <\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"sec_area_box_item\">\r\n                            <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner inner01\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GU WENLONG\"\r\n                                    src=\"..\/images\/address\/voice_img03_new.jpg\" \/>\r\n                                <div class=\"sec_area_box_item_inner_txt\">\r\n                                    <p class=\"name\"><span class=\"name_jp\">GU WENLONG<\/span><\/p>\r\n                                    <p class=\"history\">Destination School: Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School<\/p>\r\n                                    <dl class=\"message\">\r\n                                        <dt>MESSAGE<\/dt>\r\n                                        <dd>Before came to Japan, I have studied Japanese at the University in China and\r\n                                            passed the N1 test of JLPT. Therefore, it was a little unwilling to learn\r\n                                            the content again at Japanese language school. However, after half a year of\r\n                                            study, my consider has changed completely. I was surprised to find that\r\n                                            there are so many Japanese words which cannot be found on the textbooks, and\r\n                                            many of them were Japanese I didn&#8217;t know. These knowledges are acquired\r\n                                            through communication with teachers in class and this made me completely\r\n                                            relieved of my initial concerns. Thanks to the teacher&#8217;s guidance and help,\r\n                                            I can be admitted to the graduate school successfully.<br \/>\r\n                                            <br \/>\r\n                                            <span class=\"block\"> I believe that the new students who want to enter\r\n                                                Waseda keifuku language academy can also find what they want to pursue.\r\n                                            <\/span>\r\n                                        <\/dd>\r\n                                    <\/dl>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/section>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CONCEPT Waseda is a place of education not only for Japanese. 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