We are in an Italian State of Mind

Our School

Founded in 2006 and managed by Italian staffs, it is located in the very central area of Ochanomizu, in Tokyo.
Our school is a little piece of Italy where you can feel the culture and the way of life of "Bel Paese" through language courses and cultural events.

Our Courses

Italian language group and private lessons, Latin, cultural courses.
We have a wide range of offers for your needs. We can also arrange custom lessons about almost every aspect of the Italian language and culture. Classes up to 8 students.
All native Italian teachers.

Our Teaching Methods

Based on a modern communicative approach, they conform to the European standards for language learning (CEFR).
We use the best textbooks edited in Italy and very updated original didactic materials (textual, audio, and video).  

Italian Group Lessons ・ Classes

2023 Winter Courses

1/7th - 4/6th
12 weekly lessons, 90 minutes each.
You can decide whether to join us on-site or online lessons.
If you miss a class you can get a make-up lesson (attend another class).
No enrolment fee. You can start at any time: the fee will be calculated for the remaining lessons of  the term.
You can have a free trial lesson any time.

Italian School Tokyo class

2023 Italian Courses - Winter Schedule

1/7th - 4/6th

About Levels
Standard Italian language courses (once a week)

A - B1: absolute beginner
B2~B5: elementary level 
C2~C9: post-elementary level 
D1~D9: intermediate level 
E: post-intermediate level 
F: advanced level
Trad: Enjoy masterpieces of Italian literature in original text 
Lat : Latin language courses

Cultural courses (once every 2 weeks)
Mafie: Not only Mafia: what are the most important criminal organations in Italy
Vinit: Italian Wines Tour
Conv: a course to discuss about topical issues

Italian language course Tokyo

2023 Spring - Italian language courses

12 weekly lessons, once a week, each of 90 minutes.
You can decide whether to take on-site or online lessons.
If you will be absent or miss a class you can get a make-up lesson (attend another class).
No enrolment fee. You can start at any time: the rate will be calculated for the remaining lessons for the term.
You can have a free trial lesson any time.

Italian language classes Tokyo

2023 Spring - Italian language schedule

4/15th - 7/16th

About Levels
Standard Italian language courses (once a week)
A - B1: absolute beginner
B2~B6: elementary level 
C2~C9: post-elementary level 
D1~D9: intermediate level 
E: post-intermediate level 
F: advanced level
Trad: Enjoy masterpieces of Italian literature in original text
Lat : Latin language courses
Grec: Ancient Greek language courses 

Cultural courses (once a week)
Calv: The world of Italo Calvino, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth
Vinit: Italian Wines Tour  
Conv: a course to discuss topical issues

Italian language study Tokyo class

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Italian online lesson

Do you prefer on-site or on-line?

You can choose to attend the class either on-site (in our classroom) or on-line
For online lessons, just install the free application ZOOM app on your PC, Tablet or smartphone. Before the class, you will receive an invitation to join the meeting. Our teaching method allows online participants to ask questions, communicate with the instructor, and interact with your classmates just as they would in class.

Italian Language Private lesson Tokyo

Private Lessons

 From 1 person, up to 3 students. We arrange a very personalized lesson for your purpose. No enrolment fee. Any level, any time of the day, any day of the week, holidays included.  We offer both online and onsite lessons. Contact us for a free trial.

Latin lessons in Tokyo

Latin Courses

From absolute beginners to advanced levels, a new way to learn Latin  in Tokyo. An immersion into ancient Roman culture. Weekly group lessons.  We offer  both online and onsite lessons. Available also for private lessons. Contact us for a free trial.

文化コース

イタリア ワイン

Italian Wines Tour

On Monday at 20,00 and Wednesday at 14,30
To discover the history of enology and the most important wines (DOC and DOCG). Region by region, the bottles, the grapes, the way of making... Each lesson we will have a taste of a wine, analizing colors, perfumes, tastes...

about Italo Calvino

About Italo Calvino

On Monday at 14.30 and Thursday at 20,00
2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Italo Calvino, a celebrated writer beloved not only in Italy but all over the world.
In light of this, a course on Calvino will be offered during the spring semester.

a course to discuss topical issues in italian

Let's discuss it!

On Wednesday at 20.00 and Thursday at 14,30
Drinking wine with pizza, yes or no? Do you like or hate the new prime minister? What do you think about nuclear power? Italians love to argue about anything. In this new course, we aim to improve your conversational skills through debates on a variety of topics.

Events and seminars

3/25th (Sat) 18:00
Italia News

The monthly appointment with what's happening in Italy. We will see how is going the new Giorgia Meloni's goverment...

Pasta Carbonara

4/1st (Sat) 18:00
Carbonara making + Est! Est! Est! Wine Seminar

Valeria, 100% authentic Roman teacher, will teach us the secrets of making the perfect Carbonara. In addition, we will also have a tasting of the famous white wine "Est! Est! Est!" from the suburbs of Rome.

Newsletter

To be updated with our courses, seminars, events, parties...

Levels & Materials

For elementary students who has yet taken some Italian lessons. We will learn basic language function to order at a restaurant, make a reservation at a hotel, speak about our travel, describe a city, do shopping. About grammar, we will learn present tense, passato prossimo, reflexive form of the verbs and some basic pronouns.

Textbook: Espresso 1 + original textual and audio didactic materials.

CEFR level A1

For post-elementary students that have studied Italian for at least 80 hours. We will learn how to espress opinions, to describe habits in the past, to make proposes, to give advices, to speak about food, clothes and job and to speak about projects. About grammar, we will study the most of pronouns, indicativo imperfetto, future, condizionale presente, imperative and congiuntivo presente.

Textbook: Espresso 2 + original textual and audio didactic materials.

CEFR level A2


For intermediate students that have studied Italian for at least 200 hours. We will learn how to espress doubts and opinions, to explain motivations, to describe objects, to make suppositions, to do a claim, to speak about books and movies, to express hopes and to refer someone else's speech. About grammar, we will study indicativo trapassato, all tenses of congiuntivo, condizionale passato, gerundio.

Textbook: Espresso 3 + original textual and audio didactic materials.

CEFR level B1

For upper-intermediate students that have studied Italian for at least 300 hours. We will learn how to understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions, to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers, to explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Textbook: All original textual, audio and video didactic materials.

CEFR level B1-B2

For advanced students that have studied Italian for at least 400 hours. We will learn how to understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning, to express ourselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions, to use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes, to produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing a controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

Textbook: All original textual, audio and video didactic materials.

CEFR level B2-C1

Pricing Table

No enrollment fee! 
Click here for the schedule and the calendar

Group Lessons
Standard Italian Courses - 12 times, once a week - Spring, Autumn and Winter Courses     34,000 yen
Standard Italian Courses - 6 times, once a week - Summer Courses       17,500 yen
Cultural Courses - 6 times       17,500 yen
Intensive Plan 4×2 - 48 times, 4 lessons a week - Spring, Autumn and Winter Courses
Take 4 classes a week for the price of two 
68,000 yen
Intensive Plan 4×2 - 24 times, 4 lessons a week - Summer Courses
Take 4 classes a week for the price of two       
35,000 yen
Private lessons1 person2 persons
60 minutes4,700 yen6,600 yen
90 minutes6,200 yen8,800 yen

Contact Us!

You can fill the following form to send us requests for a free trial lesson or to ask for any information.
You can also call us at 03 3292 6030 (operators will answer in English, Japanese or Italian)
or send us an email at info@accademia.jp (in English, Japanese or Italian).

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