Adult Program - Classes, Tuition, and Text Books

Registration:
You must pay tuition to secure your space in a class.  We place first come, first served basis.   The registration will start in last week of November, 2024.  Register online from the registration page.

Spring Semester 2025

Please check textbooks below to find which class to take. 

• New Beginner 1 conversation for those who are new to the Japanese language. No writing/reading Kana.   Tuesdays 7:35 PM (1/14 - 5/20/2025) -Full. Tuesdays 6:00 PM (1/14 - 5/20/2025) Full

• Beginner 2 (Monday 6:00 PM) 

• Beginner 3 (Monday 7:35 PM)  - Full

• Beginner 4 (Monday 7:35 PM) 

• Intermediate 1 (Monday 6:00 PM) Prerequisite: must be able to read text in Kanas. 

• Intermediate 2 (Monday 6:00 PM) 

• Intermediate 3 (Monday 7:35 PM) - 

• Refresher (Monday 6:00 PM) - Pre-advance to Advance level students to keep and improve Japanese language skills.  Textbook to be announced.

• Kanji 2 Class (Tuesday Time 7:35 PM) Prerequisite: Knowledge of about 150 Kanji. We will start from lesson 15. 

• Kanji 4 (Tuesday Time 6:00 PM) – JLPT N4/N3 level  Prerequisite: knowledge of about 350 Kanji.  We will start with Basic Kanji Book 2, Lesson 31.

• Kanji 6– JLPT N3 Preparation  (Tuesday,, TBA) 

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 per regular semester class: $280.00

• Tuition for Buddhist Church of Sacramento member: $180.00

• 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.  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. 

Tuition for one class is $280.00. Two classes are $560.00.  (The SBC church members’ tuition is $180.00 for one class and $360.00 for two classes.)

See the Registration page to register and make online payment.

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