4 months64 hours total100 kanji · 800 words
Read hiragana and katakana, hold café-level conversations, introduce yourself.
こんにちはよろしくお願いします〜です
Japanese · Careers · JapanFeb batch open
Build your career
in Japan.
Learn Japanese the smart way — aligned with real job requirements in Japan. From JLPT N5 to N1, we guide you from language learning to career placement.
- Placement focus
- 100%
- JLPT pass rate
- 87%
- Levels
- N5 → N1
Shinjuku — 19:42Where N3 starts paying off.
N5N4N3N2N1MedicalITAgriculture留学就職Visa & relocationFree trial class
N5N4N3N2N1MedicalITAgriculture留学就職Visa & relocationFree trial class
1,247Students placed since 2022
87%JLPT pass rate (2025)
N5 → N1Full JLPT spectrum, live
4.9 / 5Avg. rating · 312 reviews
01 · Classes
Five levels, one ladder to Japan.
We teach the full JLPT range — N5 for beginners, N4–N3 to clear the SSW and entry-level professional bar, N2 for corporate Japan, N1 for senior careers. Switch lanes between terms.
5 months80 hours total300 kanji · 1,500 words
Understand everyday Japanese, read short stories, write structured paragraphs.
〜なければなりません〜たことがあります〜ながら
6 months108 hours total650 kanji · 3,700 words
Read newspapers slowly, work part-time in Japan, qualify for Medical and IT placement tracks.
〜ばかりだ〜わけにはいかない〜にしたがって
8 months160 hours total1000 kanji · 6,000 words
Read full novels and business documents, sit graduate entrance exams, take a corporate role in Japan.
〜にかかわらず〜を踏まえて〜ざるを得ない
10 months220 hours total2000 kanji · 10,000 words
Read law, medicine, finance and academic Japanese fluently. Compete with native graduates.
〜が早いか〜にもまして〜ながらにして
02 · The pathwayFrom hiragana
道
From hiragana
to Haneda.
Japanese class is not the goal — it's step one. We walk the full distance with you: language, applications, scholarships, visa, arrival. One partner, five chapters.
道- Step 01
Master N5 → N3 with us
Live cohorts, mock JLPT every two weeks. Most learners cross N3 in 14–18 months — the floor for our Medical and IT placement tracks.
- Step 02
Pick your route — career, study, or both
SSW visa (Agriculture/Care), Engineer/Specialist visa (IT), EPA route (Medical), or undergraduate/graduate study. We map your level to the offers worth chasing.
- Step 03
Application, interview, employer match
Document review, mock interviews in Japanese keigo, employer introductions. Bundled into the Pathway and placement tracks at N3.
- Step 04
Visa, COE, relocation
Certificate of Eligibility timing, embassy step, accommodation in Tokyo, Osaka, Kumamoto, Nagoya. First-month bank, SIM, and registration covered.
- Step 05
Land in Japan — N2, N1, and beyond
Keep your alumni seat. Tier up to N2 and N1 from your apartment at a discounted alumni rate. Bigger roles start opening at N2.
03 · IndustriesWhere Japan
Where Japan
actually needs you.
We don't promise generic placements. The sectors where Japan has long-term demand — verified visa routes, dedicated Japanese tracks, and employers actively hiring in 2026.
01 · Medical
Nurses, care workers, clinical staff.
Japan's care sector is short ~380,000 workers by 2026. We prep Indian nursing graduates for the EPA-route and Specified-Skilled-Worker visas with bedside Japanese, keigo for elder-care, and the National Care Worker exam.
- JLPT floor
- JLPT N3
- Indicative pay
- ₹3.2–6 L / month + accommodation
EPA visaSSW CareTokushuhōjin placementsNikkei Group network
02 · IT
Engineers, infra, full-stack at Tokyo firms.
Rakuten, Mercari, LINE Yahoo and a hundred smaller SaaS firms are hiring bilingual engineers. We pair our JLPT track with engineering-keigo, business email, and the unwritten rules of Japanese stand-ups.
- JLPT floor
- JLPT N3
- Indicative pay
- ¥5.5–9 M / year + relocation
HSP visaEngineer/Specialist visaMNC partnersBilingual review
03 · Agriculture
SSW placements in regional Japan.
Tohoku, Kyushu and Hokkaido farms face the steepest labour shortage in the country. The SSW-Agriculture visa is the most accessible route into Japan from India — N4 is enough to qualify, and our cohort handles the test and contract.
- JLPT floor
- JLPT N4
- Indicative pay
- ¥220k–280k / month
SSW AgricultureFarm contract reviewsTohoku · Kyushu placements
04 · Why IcholinguaThe four things
The four things
we do differently.
We started Icholingua because the existing market sells either generic language apps or expensive in-person classes nowhere near an Indian student. Neither leads to a Japanese degree.
指導01 · PedagogyNative + bilingual instructors, in one batch.
Our trainers have real Japan work experience — they teach the language the way employers actually use it, then re-teach it in the structure an Indian learner expects.
時間02 · ScheduleIST-first batches. 7–9 AM and 7–9 PM.
100% online — learn from anywhere in India. IST-first batches at 7–9 AM and 7–9 PM so you never have to choose between work and class.
合格03 · CurriculumJLPT-targeted, not vibes-targeted.
Career-focused, not theory-based. Every lesson maps to a JLPT grammar point AND a real workplace scenario. Mock papers every two weeks, scored by humans.
縁04 · ContinuityWe don't disappear after you pass the exam.
Step-by-step guidance from language to job. We don't disappear after you pass — visa renewals, placement intros, the N1 push are all part of the same plan.
05 · InstructorsTaught by people
先生Taught by people
who've walked the path.
Lead Instructor
Aiko Nakajima
Native, ex-Berlitz Tokyo · 11 years teachingBorn in Yokohama, taught Japanese to 400+ international learners across Berlitz and university programs before joining Icholingua to design our beginner track.
Pathway Lead
Rohan Iyer-Vellanki
JLPT N1 · MEXT alumnus, Tokyo Tech '21Cleared N1 in 27 months from zero, then read electrical engineering in Tokyo. Now translates the path he walked for every student in his cohort.
Exam Strategist
Sayaka Mori
Former JLPT examiner · 9 years teachingSat on the question-design side of the JLPT for three cycles. She knows which traps the paper plants and how to neutralise them in 30 hours of focused drill.
06 · MethodHow a term
How a term
actually runs.
One repeatable loop, four moving parts. The whole thing is designed so a working professional in Bengaluru and an 18-year-old in Pune can both get to N3 inside a calendar year.
- 01
Diagnostic call
30 minutes. Honest assessment of your current Japanese, your timeline, and which level to start at — N5 or higher.
- 02
Cohort match
Eight students per batch. Matched on pace, target JLPT date, and IST window. You won't be the slowest or the fastest in the room.
- 03
Live class + recorded review
Two live sessions a week. Every class is recorded; rewatch within 30 days. Homework is reviewed by a human, not auto-graded.
- 04
Bi-weekly mock JLPT
Real exam papers, actual time limits, scored honestly. Mocks start in week three so the real test feels like the eighth one you've taken.
07 · Student storiesThey came in for class.
They came in for class.
They left for Japan.
312 reviews on Google. A handful below. Hover to pause the strip.
I came in with zero Japanese and walked into Waseda 18 months later. The N3 push in month nine is what actually got my application taken seriously.
I came from Manipal nursing with no Japanese. Twelve months later I was on a ward in Nagoya, signing off elder-care notes in keigo. The Medical track is brutal but every class lands.
I joined to switch into a Japan-based engineering role and they took that seriously — business keigo, not just textbook Japanese. Three offers in the cohort, I took the one in Osaka.
The mock interviews were brutal in the best way. By the time the embassy panel came around, the real interview felt 30% easier than the rehearsals.
Agriculture was my way in. They prepped the SSW exam, ran me through the contract, and stayed on call when I landed at the farm in Kumamoto. Two years in, still here.
The instructors actually call out the gaps in your writing. I improved more in three months here than two years on my own.
I'd failed N4 once with another institute. Icholingua re-taught me grammar from scratch and I cleared N3 the next attempt.
Weekend batches that respected my Monday morning. The recordings actually loaded and the homework was checked, not just collected.
I came in with zero Japanese and walked into Waseda 18 months later. The N3 push in month nine is what actually got my application taken seriously.
I came from Manipal nursing with no Japanese. Twelve months later I was on a ward in Nagoya, signing off elder-care notes in keigo. The Medical track is brutal but every class lands.
I joined to switch into a Japan-based engineering role and they took that seriously — business keigo, not just textbook Japanese. Three offers in the cohort, I took the one in Osaka.
The mock interviews were brutal in the best way. By the time the embassy panel came around, the real interview felt 30% easier than the rehearsals.
Agriculture was my way in. They prepped the SSW exam, ran me through the contract, and stayed on call when I landed at the farm in Kumamoto. Two years in, still here.
The instructors actually call out the gaps in your writing. I improved more in three months here than two years on my own.
I'd failed N4 once with another institute. Icholingua re-taught me grammar from scratch and I cleared N3 the next attempt.
Weekend batches that respected my Monday morning. The recordings actually loaded and the homework was checked, not just collected.
08 · Honest answersThe things
The things
people actually ask.
Eight questions we hear on every trial call. If something's missing, send it through WhatsApp.
Most of our learners pass N5 in four months at 4 hours of class per week, with another 3–4 hours of self-study. We run a diagnostic call up front so the timeline is honest, not aspirational.
予約Apply now · Limited seats · Feb batch
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Japan journey?
Talk to our team and get personalized guidance — your level, your timeline, the right batch. Apply now and take the first step toward your future in Japan.
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