Adult Program - Classes, Tuition, and Text Books

All classes are California time. 

Spring Semester 2026 Schedule

Monday class: 1/12 - 5/18/2026 (No class on 1/19, 2/16) Tuesday class: 1/13 - 5/5/2026

Please check textbook section below to find which class to take.

Class time is California time (PST): Be in waiting room 5 minutes before class time. 

• Beginner 1  Conversation class for those who are new to the Japanese language. No writing/reading Kana.  (Tuesday 6:00 PM) - 2 spaces left

• Beginner 2 (Monday 7:35 PM- Full

or Tuesdays  7:35 PM - 5 spaces left

• Beginner 3  (Tuesday 7:35 PM) - open

• Intermediate 2 (Monday 7:35 PM) - Full

• Intermediate 4/5 (Monday 6:00 PM) - open

• Advanced Conversation (Monday 6:00 PM) - Prerequisite: Two years of college Japanese course or equivalent (250 to 300 classroom hours), Have learned 297 college level Kanji.- JLPT N3 level or up. 

• Kanji 4 (Tuesday 7:35 PM) Prerequisite: Knowledge of Book 1 Kanji and about 50 more Kanji. 

• Kanji 6 (Tuesday 6:00 PM) – JLPT N4/N3 level  Prerequisite: knowledge of about 450 Kanji.  

Questions? Contact: Masako Thomas Sensei, Adult Program Dean: thomas@sakuragakuen.org 

Class Size

Minimum 8 students to open a new class. First come (register and pay), first served. We will notify you if the class did not have enough enrollment two weeks before the first day of the class.  If a class cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, we would suggest you take a different class instead, or we will refund the tuition. There will be no refund for “no-show” or dropping a class.

Tuition 

• Tuition for one semester class is $280.00, and that of   two classes is $560.00.

• Tuition for Buddhist Church of Sacramento member is $180.00 for one class, and $360.00 for two classes. 

• Late fee : $20

• We are only accepting online payments at this time.
  Please see Registration page for links.

Tuition does not include textbook. See textbooks listed below.  Payment must be made by Friday two weeks before the first day of class to get Zoom information.  

• Class observation fee – $30.00/session.  Contact Adult Class Dean first. 
  Click HERE to pay online.  Class observation is available for classes that have openings.  If the class is full, students may observe for future registration for the next term. If you decide to take the class, it will be applied toward your tuition for the current semester, or the one immediately following. 

* Tuition is due in full at registration. Tuition does not include the cost of textbooks. There is no refund for No-Show.  There may be an additional charge for Kanji class. 

See the Registration page to register and make online payment.

* We will send you Zoom class information one week before the class starts.