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About Yamasa: The Institute is an independent non-profit center for Japanese language education teaching and research. It is located in a city called Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture (central Japan). The Institute is endowed by a non profit, non government education philanthropy called the Hattori Foundation. The Foundation was established in 1919. Yamasa has a large faculty and online community, supporting several thousand scholars and students with a wide range of web based education services. The large "bricks and mortar" campus in Okazaki is close to the main train station, has excellent facilities and housing for students.