Japanese · N5 · 4 months
JLPT N5 — Weekend
For school leavers and working students
හෝඩියේ සිට ආරම්භ වේ. සති අන්තයේ පමණි.
- Starts Sat 3 Oct 2026
- At the centre
Rs. 32,000
or Rs. 8,500 × 4 months
日本語Maharagama & online, island-wide
Pass the JLPT.
Get ready for Japan.
Sinhala-medium Japanese classes from N5 to N3, plus JFT-Basic, SSW skills tests, Korean and German. Small batches, every lesson recorded, and teachers who have lived and worked in Japan.
- students taught since 2017
- 3,200+
- students taught since 2017
- N5 pass rate, December 2025 JLPT
- 87%
- N5 pass rate, December 2025 JLPT
- teachers, 5 of whom lived in Japan or Korea
- 14
- teachers, 5 of whom lived in Japan or Korea
Since 2017
“We started with nine students in a rented room on Old Road. Seven of them are in Japan today. We still keep batches small so that nobody gets left at the back of the class.”
About Empire
A small centre that takes exam results seriously
Empire Japanese Center is a registered language school on High Level Road, Maharagama. Most of our students are school leavers and young workers preparing for study or jobs in Japan, and we build every course around the exam they actually need to pass.
- students taught since 2017
- 3,200+
- students taught since 2017
- N5 pass rate, December 2025 JLPT
- 87%
- N5 pass rate, December 2025 JLPT
- teachers, 5 of whom lived in Japan or Korea
- 14
- teachers, 5 of whom lived in Japan or Korea
- students per classroom batch, maximum
- 18
- students per classroom batch, maximum
October & November intakes
Courses starting soon
Fees include printed tutes and mock exams unless stated otherwise.
Most popular Details6 seats left Japanese · N5 · 10 weeks
JLPT N5 Intensive — Weekday
Beginner Japanese, three mornings a week
හෝඩියේ සිට ආරම්භ වේ. පෙර දැනුමක් අවශ්ය නැත.
- Starts Mon 5 Oct 2026
- At the centre
DetailsRs. 34,500
or Rs. 12,500 × 3 months
Japanese · N5 · 3 months
JLPT N5 — Online
Sinhala medium, live on Zoom
සිංහල මාධ්යයෙන් Zoom හරහා. සියලුම පන්ති recordings ලැබේ.
- Starts Tue 6 Oct 2026
- Online (Zoom)
DetailsRs. 16,500
or Rs. 6,000 × 3 months
Japanese · N4 · 5 months
JLPT N4
Attend at the centre or join the same class on Zoom
N5 දැනුම අවශ්යයි.
- Starts Sat 10 Oct 2026
- Hybrid
DetailsRs. 39,000
or Rs. 8,500 × 5 months
Korean · 4 months
Korean EPS-TOPIK
For the Employment Permit System language test
කොරියානු හෝඩියේ (හංගුල්) සිට ආරම්භ වේ.
- Starts Sat 17 Oct 2026
- At the centre
DetailsRs. 36,000
or Rs. 9,500 × 4 months
German · A1 · 12 weeks
German A1
Goethe-Zertifikat A1 preparation
- Starts Tue 20 Oct 2026
- Hybrid
DetailsRs. 58,000
or Rs. 20,500 × 3 months
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No need to visit the office. Enrol and pay from your phone, and we'll add you to your batch's WhatsApp group.
- 01
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Included with every course
What you get beyond the classroom
The class is only part of it. These are the things students tell us made the difference on exam day.
Every lesson recorded
Miss a class for work or an exam? Watch it on the student portal the same night.
Explained in Sinhala
Grammar is taught in Sinhala with Japanese examples, so beginners aren't lost from week one.
Spoken class with a native teacher
Free Saturday conversation practice with Matsumoto sensei, live from Fukuoka.
Timed mock exams
Full papers under exam timing, marked and returned with section scores.
Help with exam applications
We walk you through JLPT and JFT-Basic registration so you don't miss the deadline.
Tutes delivered island-wide
Online students get the same printed tute pack by courier in 2–4 working days.
Students
In their own words
I joined the weekend N5 batch while working shifts at a factory in Biyagama. I missed almost every second Sunday, but the recordings kept me on track. Passed N5, then N4 the next year.
IDIshara DilhaniN4 · now working as a caregiver in SaitamaWeekday batch එකට ආවේ ඉක්මනට N5 ගන්න. Mock exams දෙක කරපු නිසා exam hall එකේදී බයක් දැනුනේ නෑ. Got 138 out of 180.
PKPasindu KavishkaN5 · Weekday batch, July 2025I'm from Anuradhapura so coming to Maharagama every week wasn't possible. The Zoom class was clear, tutes came by courier, and sensei answered my WhatsApp questions even late at night.
SHSachini HerathN5 · Online batch, December 2025
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October batches are filling up
Registration for the N5 weekday batch closes on Wed 30 September, or when the last seat goes.