Does anyone have any experience with taking a language course in or around Tokyo? I am thinking about taking one next year Are there any schools I should stay away from? Or are there any school that you could recommend me?

Would it be possible to take a 6-month course? For a 3-month course you only need a tourist visa, but it seems student visa are only given for courses that are over a year long?

I'm interested in people's feedback on this too. I've been looking at taking this program for two weeks next year. Anyone have any experience with it? The online reviews seems decent.

http://www.kudan-japanese-school.com/

This site seems to have good reviews about it:
http://www.languagecourse.net/reviews/ku...tokyo.php3