Japanese for travel.

Classes

• Conversation groups in person, Saturdays and Sundays.
• JLPT courses online, from N5 to N2.
• Taught by Miyu, a native Japanese teacher.

Times and prices are on jpbridge.ca.

The JLPT

• Five levels, from N5 (easiest) to N1.
• N4: basic Japanese. N3: everyday Japanese, to a degree. N2: everyday and many other situations.
• Held in July and December. In Vancouver, it's at the Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall.

What Japan asks for

• Specified Skilled Worker (i) visa: N4 or higher meets the Japanese requirement.
• Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International Services visa: N2 or higher, when you need to show the Japanese you'll use at work.
• Business Manager visa: N2 or higher, for you or a full-time staff member.
• University in Japan: N2 is the usual benchmark.
• Highly Skilled Professional points: N1 adds 15, N2 adds 10.
• Japanese language school (student visa): N5 or higher.

From the JLPT's official site. Japan's Immigration Services Agency decides each case.

Travel and culture

Conversation classes teach grammar and real conversation together from the first lesson: Japanese for travel, friends and culture.