NIHONGO CENTER - PIJLC

13/08/2026

🔴𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬🔴

𝙀𝙉𝙍𝙊𝙇𝙇𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝙞𝙨 𝙊𝙉𝙂𝙊𝙄𝙉𝙂 for Basic Japanese 1 classes. Message us on how to enroll. 🤗

🌸𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝟏 (𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄) 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬🌸
➡️ Tuesdays, Thursdays 6PM-8PM: August 20, 2026 – December 17, 2026

🌸𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝟏 (𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞) 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬🌸

➡️ Saturdays 9AM-12NN: August 22, 2026 – March 20, 2027
➡️ Saturdays 1:30PM-4:30PM: August 22, 2026 – March 20, 2027

*𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨.
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Interested enrollees may send us a message or email us at 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗻𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗽𝗵. You may also call us at our 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶 office: 𝟱𝟯𝟮𝟴-𝟳𝟭𝟳𝟬, 𝟬𝟵𝟭𝟳-𝟱𝟵𝟲-𝟮𝟵𝟯𝟭 or 𝟬𝟵𝟭𝟳-𝟭𝟯𝟵-𝟲𝟳𝟯𝟲.
*Classes have a tentative start date posted, the schedule may change.
*A minimum number of 10 students is required to open a class.
ありがとうございます (𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘶)!

10/08/2026

Make learning Japanese fun anytime, anywhere with a mobile app! 📱

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻, created by Japan Foundation, is designed to improve your vocabulary, speaking skills, and knowledge on Japanese culture through colorful card games, manga, and quizzes. 🙌⭐

You can download it now through Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ph/iphone/search?term=challenge%20with%20erin
or Android: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=challenge%20with%20erin&c=apps.

06/08/2026

05/08/2026

Happy birthday, Ma'am Gennie!

We at PJFF-NCF-PIJLC send our warmest birthday greetings to our Administrator, Mrs. Glenda T. Ferma! Your steadfast dedication to strengthening Philippine-Japan relations through culture, arts, education, and business continues to inspire us all. Wishing you a wonderful day filled with joy, good health, and abundant blessings!

お誕生日おめでとうございます! 🎉

03/08/2026

The best lessons aren't the ones you memorize. They're the ones you remember. 📝

At Nihongo Center Foundation, games like 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗮 help our students master hiragana through focus, fun, and a little friendly competition.
Because learning Japanese should be memorable. 🙌⭐

Join us at NCF and experience the difference.🌸

You may inquire through:
𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗻𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗽𝗵
Tel. No.: 𝟱𝟯𝟮𝟴-𝟳𝟭𝟳𝟬, 𝟬𝟵𝟭𝟳-𝟱𝟵𝟲-𝟮𝟵𝟯𝟭 / 𝟬𝟵𝟭𝟳-𝟭𝟯𝟵-𝟲𝟳𝟯𝟲

02/08/2026

🔴𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬🔴

𝙀𝙉𝙇𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏 𝙞𝙨 𝙊𝙉𝙂𝙊𝙄𝙉𝙂 for Basic Japanese 1 classes. Message us on how to enroll. 🤗

🌸𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝟏 (𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄) 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬🌸
➡️ Saturdays 9AM-12NN: August 8, 2026 – February 13, 2027 (Ongoing Enlistment)
➡️ Tuesdays, Thursdays 6PM-8PM: August 20, 2026 – December 17, 2026 (Ongoing Enlistment)

🌸𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝟏 (𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐭𝐨-𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞) 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬🌸
➡️ Tuesdays, Thursdays 9AM-12NN: August 13, 2026 – November 10, 2026 (Ongoing Enlistment)
➡️ Saturdays 1:30PM-4:30PM: August 15, 2026 – February 27, 2027 (Ongoing Enlistment)
➡️ Saturdays 9AM-12NN: August 15, 2026 – February 27, 2027 (Ongoing Enlistment)
➡️ Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 6PM-8PM: September 14, 2026 – December 14, 2026 (Ongoing Enlistment)

*𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨.
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Interested enrollees may send us a message or email us at 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝗻𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗽𝗵. You may also call us at our 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶 office: 𝟱𝟯𝟮𝟴-𝟳𝟭𝟳𝟬, 𝟬𝟵𝟭𝟳-𝟱𝟵𝟲-𝟮𝟵𝟯𝟭 or 𝟬𝟵𝟭𝟳-𝟭𝟯𝟵-𝟲𝟳𝟯𝟲.

*Classes have a tentative start date posted, the schedule may change.
*A minimum number of 10 students is required to open a class.

ありがとうございます (𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘻𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘶)!

31/07/2026

Fall in love with Japan all over again at the NCF - PIJLC Open House 2026.

Whether you're discovering Japan for the first time or rekindling your passion, spend the day immersed in its language and culture.

Attend a free Nihongo lesson, wear a yukata, experience a traditional tea ceremony, try calligraphy and origami, play Japanese games, and enjoy the powerful rhythms of a live taiko performance.

🎉 Free Admission – Everyone is welcome.

Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring your curiosity.

🗓 October 24, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
✅️ Door Opens at 8:30 AM
📍NCF Manila | 825 Ricardo Papa St., Sampaloc, Manila (Google Maps Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/nH1b8nmgRQjv4Te78)

*Our workshops have very limited slots, come early as door opens for early registration.

27/07/2026

みんなでにほんご！(Minna de Nihongo!) 🌸
Let's Learn Japanese Together! 📖🙋

"𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴" is a useful language-learning technique that will help you when studying Nihongo. To do this, listen to a Japanese audio and repeat it out loud, mimicking the speaker's pronunciation, intonation, and rhythm, trailing just a split-second behind the speaker like a 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬. 🗣️

Watch as the NCF students apply "shadowing" in class.

Have fun learning Nihongo! 🧑‍🏫😊

23/07/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐢𝐫𝐨 𝐎𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 45𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬-𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭

The Philippines-Japan Society (PJS) held the 45th Philippines-Japan Friendship Celebration and Awards Night on 15 July 2026 to celebrate another milestone in the enduring partnership between the Philippines and Japan.

In recognition of his more than three decades of extraordinary dedication to Japanese language education, Kenjiro Ogata sensei was awarded with the 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨-𝙅𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙩, the Society's highest distinction.

The Philippine Institute of Japanese Language and Culture Foundation, Inc. (PIJLC) and the Nihongo Center Foundation, Inc. (NCF) extend our warmest congratulations to Kenjiro Ogata sensei for receiving the 45th Philippines-Japan Society Medal of Merit. おめでとうございます! 🎉👏

Read More: https://nihongocenter.com.ph/2026/07/professor-kenjiro-ogata-receives-the-45th-philippines-japan-society-medal-of-merit/

13/07/2026

Planning to live in Japan? 🔴

Start your Nihongo study with Irodori! Learn basic Japanese communication skills that are needed for work and daily life in Japan. 🤩

𝑰𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒊 𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 (https://www.irodori-online.jpf.go.jp/) offers a variety of courses for everyday situations! Sign up now and start your Japanese language learning journey. 📖🌸