with the balance paid no later than 56 days before course commencement.

OR

Payment of the program fees or the balance of program fees can be made by

Notes regarding payment options

a) Credit Cards: At present we can accept deposit payment via Visa Card or Mastercard only. Please note that although it will be processed within 12-18 hours, it will usually take about 14 days before the deduction appears in your statement. It isn't currently possible to pay more than the deposit using credit cards.

Please click here to access secure server for online deposit payment.
Please click here for PDF file for deposit payment by FAX.

Note regarding credit card usage: Visa card is the most widely accepted card in Japan - although this does not mean that ATM machines will accept visa cards issued outside Japan. For cashing services you usually need to go to a bank and withdraw cash over the counter, or visit the post office - almost all post office ATMs accept foreign issued credit and debit cards. The Cirrus/Plus network is the most widely accepted.

b) Bank Transfer:

In Japan, bank transfers are the easiest and fastest way to pay fees. NOTE: ALWAYS WRITE YOUR FAMILY NAME AND PASSPORT NUMBER IN THE "SENDER" SECTION WHEN TRANSFERRING FEES. A number of students have forgotten to write their name in the sender section - leaving us with no initial way of tracing the funds. For transfers from within Japan, please click here for Japanese version (PDF)

IBAN Numbers - A number of students have contacted us requesting an IBAN (International Bank Account Number) for the Okashin Bank, usually telling us that their bank has told them that they require this information to transfer funds to Japan. Any bank clerk who tells you this is incorrect. For transfers to Japan, what is needed is the ABA Number/Sort Code and the SWIFT address. The IBAN is a standard from the European Committee for Bank Standardisation, introduced to simplify intra-European bank transfers, and thus reduce the transaction costs incurred by individuals and small businesses confused by differing national standards for account numbers within the EU. 33 countries use it, Japan isn't one of them, nor has it been adopted much anywhere outside the European Union. Print this file and take it with you to the bank. If the clerk has difficulties routing the transfer, then the Bank Identifier Codes (SWIFT) needed are those from ISO9362. If at some stage in the future Japan adopts the European standard, we will immediately update this file.

c) "Genkin kakitome"

If you are living in Japan then it is possible to pay for your initial tuition fees via the post office transfer system called "genkin kakitome". This is a very secure method of payment, and is particularly useful if you are applying for admission from a remote area of Japan. The maximum limit for transfer is usually JPY500,000 yen.

Please have the post office staff transfer the funds to

The Yamasa Institute
1-2-1 Hanehigashi-machi
Okazaki-shi, Aichi-ken
JAPAN 444-0832

Please include a note stating your:

Family Name
First Name
Nationality
Passport Number
Commencement Date

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