Live & Study in Japan

Going to Japan has never been so simple

Want to live in Japan? It all starts with learning the language. We partner with 20+ of Japan’s best Japanese language schools, catering to all levels, all learning styles, and all goals. We work with you to find you the perfect language school for your needs.

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JANUARY 2026 FIRST INTAKE DEADLINE FOR COURSES WITH A STUDENT VISA: JULY 10TH

Spots are limited, and deadlines are subject to change. We recommend all students to contact Go! Go! Nihon and submit their application well in advance of the deadline. We are also accepting early applications for the April 2026 term.

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Who we are

Go! Go! Nihon Live and Study in Japan!

Go! Go! Nihon was founded in 2009 by two Japanese language school students, who wanted to make it easier for others to live and study in Japan. The service launched with English, Italian and Swedish language support. We now supports 7 languages in total and has proudly helped 15000+ people successfully live and study in Japan.

What we do

Live, Learn and Study in Japan with Go! Go! Nihon.

Go! Go! Nihon has proudly helped thousands of people from around the world fulfill their dreams of living in Japan by helping them with one of the most important skills: learning the Japanese language. Whether you want to study in Japan for two years, or two weeks, we can help with school selection, renting accommodation, and settling into your life in Japan. Can’t make it to Japan yet, or want to get a head start? We offer online courses created in partnership with Japanese language schools in Japan.

Advantages

Why choose Go! Go! Nihon

Professionally-crafted online learning

Our online courses are created to help you learn Japanese no matter where you are. Discover our courses

We support 7 different languages

Our dedicated team provides support in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, German, and Portuguese. Learn more about us

Our support is free

We don’t charge for our service, so you pay exactly the same fees as you applied to your chosen school on your own. Contact us

Courses to suit everyone

We will find the best option for you, whether you want to study for two week or two years. Pick a trip or find a school.

Hassle free help & services

We can help you with accommodation, arranging an airport pick-up, getting a SIM card and more.

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What our students say

Find out what our former and current students have said about their experiences applying to study in Japan with Go! Go! Nihon.

Jürgen

I’m sure that Go! Go! Nihon is the best and easiest way to get to Japan. Without their helpit’s not impossible to come to Japan, but it’s very difficult.

Tom

“Basically sorting out everything… Basically made everything a lot, lot easier.” “I honestly don’t think I would have come if it wasn’t for Go! Go! Nihon.“
Excellent
Nora G.
ich habe mich zu jeder Zeit super informiert und unterstützt gefühlt. keine Frage oder spontane Änderung war zu viel für das Team, dass immer in Windeseile geantwortet hat. man wird toll durch den ganzen Prozess geführt und hat immer einen Ansprechpartner.
vielen Dank für die wunderbare Betreuung. ich empfehle Go!Go!Nihon jedem wärmstens
Oona T.
Very nice and super helpful! Made my transition to Japan a lot easier!!
Elliott H.
Silvia has been an amazing help throughout my entire process of getting to Japan. The entire process has been seamless and stress free.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review Elliott! We're happy we could help you with your application!
Killian D.
Je suis satisfait de mon expérience avec Go! Go! Nihon. Ils m’ont guidé de A à Z.

Support personnalisé : mon coordinateur/ma coordinatrice (merci nora et moko !) a été très présent, répondant rapidement à toutes mes questions, même les plus farfelues.
Communication claire et multilingue : tout est expliqué de manière limpide, en français sans frais cachés.
Processus fluide et rassurant : la coordination entre l’équipe, l’école et moi a été gérée de main de maître. Je peux partir serein et bien préparé.

Petit bémol : parfois, les délais de réponse prennent un peu plus d’un jour, mais cela ne gâche en rien la qualité globale du service.
Response from the owner:Bonjour Killian, merci pour votre commentaire ! C'est avec plaisir que nous vous aidons dans vos projets d'études au Japon.
Marie
Très bonne expérience ! Ils sont présents du début à la fin, que ça soit les contacts directs ou les personnes derrière a qui nous ne parlons pas, et nous aident au maximum de leurs capacités pour nous faire intégrer les écoles, répondent facilement et clairement. Je recommande a 100% !
Response from the owner:Bonjour Marie, merci pour votre commentaire ! C'est avec plaisir que nous vous aidons dans vos projets d'études au Japon.
p d
I used GGN to apply for studies in Japan & have had an incredible experience! My coordinator Silvia was amazingly helpful and responsive the whole way through & I'm confident the process wouldn't have been near as easy or smooth if not for her and her help!
Response from the owner:Hi, thank you for your review. We're happy we could help you throughout the whole process!
Ava D.
This is the best experience I could have asked for! They have so much information to provide, and I feel very prepared for my upcoming study abroad journey. Not only do they help you find a school and connect you to accommodations, they also provide step by step help when you make your tuition payment and getting a visa! My coordinator is always ready to answer any questions I have and is very nice! If you are thinking about studying in Japan, this is the best way to do it!
Response from the owner:Hi Ava, thank you for your review! We're happy we could help you throughout the whole process and we can't wait for you to start this new journey in Japan!
Justin A.
Layna was perfect and I couldn't have asked for a better person to help through the process!
Response from the owner:Hi Justin, thank you for your review!
Tommy M.
Recommandé par ma meilleure amie qui a étudié au Japon 1 an dans une école à Tokyo, jusqu'à présent (mon inscription à l'école viens d'être validée) la personne nommée Pauline a répondu à mes (très) nombreuses questions au sujet des écoles et ce, toujours dans des délais très courts. Les retours sur mon dossiers ont également toujours été rapides concernant les pièces manquantes et semble efficace puisque je viens d'être accepté par l'école. J'espère que cela continueras ensuite au moment de la décision des logements et autres démarches qui suivent mais pour l'instant aucun problème !
Response from the owner:Bonjour Tommy, merci pour votre commentaire ! C'est avec plaisir que nous vous aidons dans vos projets d'études au Japon.
Juan Sebastian L.
5 étoiles por GoGoNihon! Je suis très satisfait de leur service, franchement TOP! Depuis environ 9 mois que j'ai commencé les démarches avec plein de questions pour pouvoir choisir mon école, la ville et plein d'autres doutes que j'avais en tête et Pauline était toujours là pour me répondre d'une façon très efficace et précise, merci à elle pour son aide, et à Ayumi aussi, bien sûr. Je recommande vivement GoGoNihon à tous ce qui souhaitent vivre son rêve de vivre au Japon, ils font que tout soit clair et facile, maintenant je me prépare pour partir vivre mon rêve à Tokyo!!
Response from the owner:Bonjour Juan, merci pour votre commentaire ! C'est avec plaisir que nous vous avons aidé dans vos projets d'études au Japon et nous vous souhaitons le meilleur pour vos études !
Fah C.
Eu e meu filho recebemos todo o suporte da Go! Go! Nihon! A Nina foi muito prestativa, tivemos até uma reunião on-line para sanar todas as dúvidas! E o melhor de tudo sem custo algum! Recomendo a todos!
Response from the owner:Olá Fah Cruz! Agradecemos o seu feedback tão positivo! Ficamos felizes em saber que você e seu filho se sentiram bem apoiados durante todo o processo — estamos sempre à disposição para ajudar!
Elizabeth
Sean has been super helpful every step of the way through this, it's been a huge relief just to have an additional support system going through all of the steps with trying to study so I am very appreciative and recommend giving the GoGoNihon team a chance if you're curious!
Response from the owner:Hi Elizabeth, thank you for your review. We're happy to help you throughout your application process!
logan L.
Saskia and Go Go Nihon were a HUGE help I truly would have given up if I had to do everything myself. 10/10 highly recommended
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review. We're happy we could help you!
ryan P.
Merci à Paulin et Moko qui m'ont aidé tout le long de mon parcours pour mon dossier
Response from the owner:Bonjour Ryan, merci pour votre commentaire ! C'est avec plaisir que nous vous avons aidé dans vos projets d'études au Japon.
Ed H.
Sean with Go Go Nihon has been amazing to work with! Go Go Nihon makes it really easy to apply and plan for studies in Japan. Huge thanks to Sean and the whole team!
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review, we're glad we could help you throughout your application process!
B
Great service! Applying for schools in another country is a daunting process and it was really helpful having a team to hold my hand through everything.

My coordinator Sean was always quick to respond and able to answer all the random questions that came up. He also caught a mistake in my application, which may have saved me from delays, complications, or maybe even rejection.

I'm grateful for this service and I definitely recommend going through them for additional convenience and peace of mind.
Response from the owner:Hello, thank you for your review. We're glad we could help you throughout the whole application process!
Tan L.
May had been extremely helpful and patient with me! Definitely recommend this if you are trying to go study in Japan.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review!
Justin S.
Go! Go! Nihon has made the entire process of applying to a Japanese language school so much easier for me and my sister!

Since it was our first time, we had no knowledge of the process of sending important information and documents to the language schools, but with the help of Go! Go! Nihon and our amazing coordinator, May, we were able to understand each step to successfully transition into Japanese language school.

Not only did Go! Go! Nihon and our coordinator, May, help us apply for language school, but they also assisted me and my sister in find a suitable Homestay that could accomodate both of us living together! Before this, I was wondering if it was possible to live together in this way, but we were happy to find out that it is as long as you start the process as early as possible.

Overall, we are happy with the support of Go! Go! Nihon throughout every step of the process. Their guidance truly helped ease any worries or doubts we had. We feel much more confident and prepared for our new life in Japan, and we're very thankful for everything Go! Go! Nihon has done to help us get to where we are now and more. I highly recommend Go! Go! Nihon for anyone getting started with Japanese language school!
Response from the owner:Hello Justin, thank you for your review! We're glad we could help you and your sister throughout the whole process and we wish you the best for your new life in Japan!
Boo B.
I've had a great experience with Go! Go! Nihon and May was a great coordinator! She was very nice and helpful with any question I asked even though I asked a lot of questions! She would respond really quickly and answered both me and my siblings questions which made us feel more prepared for going to Japan. The entire process felt much simpler and exciting with the help of her and Go! Go! Nihon!
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review, we're happy we could help you throughout the whole process!
villegasberry343
Using GoGoNihon!'s services to assist in our journey to live and study in Japan was the best decision we ever made. Every step of the way, they were able to help us navigate the endless trail of paperwork that was needed for the application process. Our coordinator, May, was the best - we couldn't have done any of this without her expertise. She was always very responsive, super-friendly and had an answer for any question we had for her. Highly recommended! Arigato gozaimasu GoGoNihon!!!
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review, we're glad we could help you throughout the application process!
Rachel S.
I've had such an amazing experience partnering with Go! Go! Nihon on my upcoming studies in Japan. They have been incredibly supportive, helpful, knowledgeable and easy to work with throughout this entire journey. I've specifically been partnered with May as my coordinator, and she has been so sweet, responsive and informed about the entire process to come study in Japan. I highly recommend you work with Go! Go! Nihon if you are thinking about going to Japan for Language School.
Response from the owner:Hello Rachel, thank you for your review. We're happy we could help you throughout the application process and we wish you the best!
Toval Moshe S.
I had such a wonderful experience using GoGo Nihon's site and services—they were very convenient and helpful. My coordinator, May, has been of great help. She was very supportive, kind, and always answered me as fast as she could. It's a great way to start your new life in Japan!
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review, we're glad we could help you throughout the whole process!
MMB I.
My experience with Go! Go! Nihon has been nothing less than amazing. Their staff is well prepared and were able to answer every question and help me with the whole process of getting enrolled to study in Japan. Shoutout to May for being a great counselor.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review! We're happy we could help you throughout the whole process!
lizard ..
GoGoNihon and the team has been incredibly helpful and has made the process very easy to understand. My coordinator Reinaldi has been a huge help in this long process.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review. We're happy we could help you with your application!
Rain T.
Absolutely wonderful experience. The whole process went very smoothly and May was incredibly helpful. Any questions I had were answered and plenty of useful information was provided. Would 100% recommend to anyone interested in pursuing education in Japan.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review! We're glad we could help you throughout the whole process!
Claire B.
Go! Go! Nihon were really helpful with my application to study in Japan, May helped with my application; she answered all the questions I had. Go! Go! Nihon helped me make my final decision and provided the support I needed.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review Claire. We're happy we could help you with your application!
Sami B.
Très réactifs et toujours positifs, ils font de leur mieux pour nous aider je recommande à 1000% !
Response from the owner:Bonjour Sami, merci pour votre commentaire !
Francisco C.
May has been providing exceptional service to me on Gogo Nihon since day one. I ask too many questions and never failed to get a swift answer. I appreciate her being patient with me. Highly recommend this service.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review Francisco! We're more than happy to help you!
Saaabree W.
Thanks to Silvia she has been a heaven sent during the entire process, I feel like she has gone above and beyond helping me find the best match school wise and giving me the information in a timely manner. Especially the live webinar with her colleague Sean that provided links when the subjects were talked about. I would go through this company again if I ever did it again.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review! We're glad we could help you throughout the process and that our webinar was useful to you!
Foster P.
Super helpful and very informative
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review!
das
gogo nihon is a great service and it's free so you have nothing to lose except time. silvia has been a great help to me.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review! We're glad we could help you!
Adam N.
Very helpful service if you want to study at a language school but find the task daunting.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review Adam!
Abner.mp4
Moving to Japan to study super easy. They guided me through every step, and the process felt smooth and streamlined! They were quick to answer questions and explained things clearly, and it's really nice to have a middleman to help people get around Japan's complicated visa and immigration system!

If you're thinking about studying in Japan but don’t know where to start, Go! Go! Nihon is a great place to begin. They helped me with making the whole thing way less overwhelming.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review! We're happy we could make the process smoother and easier for you.
Jonathan M.
They were extremely helpful throughout the whole process in getting me the necessary paperwork and information and my agent, Layna, always answered any questions I had in a timely manner. If you’re interested in studying in Japan, I would highly recommend GoGo Nihon!
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review Jonathan! We're happy we could help you through the whole process!
Yaron H.
Go go Nihon is solid, you can ask a lot of questions without committing to sign up to anything and you don't need to pay anything extra.

The person I interacted with Reinaldi answered all my questions and was always helpful.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review Yaron! We're happy we could help.
Joshua W.
Extremely helpful, I thought I knew what I needed to do to apply for a language school before I found out about gogonihon but I was very wrong. The process is very long and difficult but with help from gogonihon it became easy. They are kind and patient. Everything has gone very smoothly for me and recommend using gogonihon if you also want a easy and smooth process
Response from the owner:Hi Joshua, thank you for your review. We're happy we could make the application process smoother, we wish you the best for your studies in Japan!
Philip Kraaijenhof (.
I’m very pleased with the help I’ve received so far in my preparation for my Japan trip. I was helped by my coordinator Reinaldi who has been communicating with me and informing me about everything I needed to know. Definitely my favorite travel organization I’ve experienced so far!
Response from the owner:Hello Philip, thank you for your review. We're happy to help you with your preparations!
Erik S.
Merci à Nora et à Ayumi d'avoir facilité toutes les étapes pour débuter ma vie au Japon, de l'obtention du visa étudiant à l'inscription à l'école jusqu'à la recherche de logement, elles ont vraiment facilité toutes les étapes !
Response from the owner:Bonjour Erik, merci pour votre commentaire ! C'est avec plaisir que nous vous avons aidé dans vos projets d'études au Japon.
Louis D.
GGN takes a lot of the uncertainty and confusion out of the process of finding and applying to Japanese language schools. I highly recommend their services.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review Louis. We're happy we could help you!
Ilyan A.
Un grand merci à GoGo Nihon car tout a été très facile grâce à eux, le choix de l'école, les documents à fournir à l'école et le logement. Ils permettent de retirer une certaine pression lorsqu'on fait ce genre de démarche. Une mention spéciale à Nora et Hanae qui m'ont aidé tout du long
Response from the owner:Bonjour Ilyan, merci pour votre commentaire ! C'est avec plaisir que nous vous avons aidé dans vos projets d'études au Japon.
Michelam97
Hi! I participated twice at gogonihon’s studytrips 😉 one in Tokyo back in 2019 and one this year 2025 in Osaka. I stayed in Tokyo for about a month and a half and I had so much fun that I wanted to do it again in another city and why not in Osaka ! Osaka was sooo different than Tokyo, the people are more open, have more time and are so fun to talk to, just like in Italy where there are differences between northern and southern people… I really enjoyed every afternoon activity that we had, such as cooking class and the ninja experience and many more… we had Japanese classes in the morning, very challenging at the beginning, but with the time it gets better 🫣👍🏼 I really love the gogo team, because they’re so helpful and funny too!
If you want to experience Japan as a local, but you don’t have so much time because of work, I recommend the studytrips that last 3 weeks. For sure my next time experience would be the Akita one 😉 when I have time again I will do that ! I just love Japan and to be able to experience it as local is a plus for me and I think for some of you too ! Book and you won’t regret it! Big thumbs up to Mara, Crystal, Ana and Jose ! Great people !

Ciao from Michela 🥰✌🏼
Response from the owner:Hello Michela, thank you for your review! We’re so happy you enjoyed both your Study Trips with us and love seeing the photos of your trip 😊
Jaysen C.
A very good company that helped me start my life in Japan. They assisted me in getting a school, place to stay, and made sure I had all the required paperwork in place before departure. The person who assisted me, Silvia, was a fantastic help the entire time. They did an amazing job even when I tried to submit things last minute.
Response from the owner:Hi Jaysen, thank you for your review. We're happy we could help you throughout the whole application process and we wish you the best!
Miray
They were SO helpful for my research and application process, everything went super smooth, special thanks to reinaldi for enduring the pain that my nonsense questions
Response from the owner:Thank you for your review Miray! We're happy we could help you throughout the whole application process.
Gautier G.
Bonjour GoGo Nihon,
Je souhaitais vous remercier dans un premier temps, tout d'abord pour tout le temps que vous m'avez accordé et les réponses qui m'ont été données à des moments où j'en avais le plus besoin (moments de doutes et d'anxieté) ces informations et ces réponses ont été très précieuses dans la décision de cette formation que j'attends avec impatience et qui débutera en juillet 2025.

Je souhaitais remercier toute l'équipe de GoGo Nihon pour tout ce que vous m'avez apporté, et tout particulièrement Pauline qui a été en charge de mon dossier, qui a su m'aider dans les moments de doutes et d'incertitudes vis-à-vis de la durée que je souhaitais prendre.

Aditionally, I wanted of course to thank my supervisor Ayaka from Japan who was in charge of my file and all of my paperworks for the Visa application. I wanted to deeply thank her because she was really kind to me during the interview in Japanese. I was a bit stressed during that moment because it was my real first time talking with a Japanese native. She spoke to me with patience, not too fast as in daily conversation but not too slow, in order to introduce my ears to the upcoming Japanese I will learn.

So thanks for everything, thanks a lot everyone.

We'll see each other soon while learning some Japanese.

Gautier GUSTIN
Response from the owner:Bonjour Gautier, merci pour votre commentaire ! C'est avec plaisir que nous vous avons aidé dans vos projets d'études au Japon.
Yannis A.
Merci à Pauline et Ayumi de m'avoir aidé à compléter et d'avoir facilité mes démarches auprès de l'école de mon choix. Elles ont été très réactive.
Response from the owner:Merci pour votre commentaire Yannis ! C'est avec plaisir que nous vous avons aidé dans vos projets d'études au Japon.

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