Updated 7/27/2010

The JLPT in the United States is administered through The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, with the generous cooperation of the local host institutions in the cities below.

For 2010, the JLPT will be held at the 11 test sites listed below.

• Atlanta, Georgia
  Georgia State University
  (No Seating Limit)
  
• Boston, Massachusetts
  Northeastern University
  (Limited to 300 Seats)
  
• Chicago, Illinois
  De Paul University, Lincoln Park
  (Limited to 550 Seats)
  
• Fayetteville, Arkansas
  University of Arkansas
  (No Seating Limit)
  
• Honolulu, Hawaii
  University of Hawaii at Manoa
  (No Seating Limit)
  
• Los Angeles, California
  University of Southern California
  (Limited to 800 Seats)
  
• New York, New York
  Lehman College, The City University of New York
  (Limited to 500 Seats)
  
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Villanova University
  (Limited to 400 Seats)
  
• San Francisco, California
  San Francisco State University
  (Limited to 600 Seats)
  
• Seattle, Washington
  University of Washington
  (Limited to 500 Seats)
  
• Washington, District of Columbia
  Georgetown University
  (Limited to 500 Seats)

Test Sites Outside of the US

With the exception of Japan, the JLPT in countries outside the United States is administered mostly through local Japan Foundation offices. Please go to http://www.jlpt.jp/application/overseas_list.html for the list of Local Host Institutions of JLPT for each country.

In Japan, the JLPT is administered by Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES). If you took the test in Japan, or are planning to take the test in Japan, you must go through them for test registration or score report reissuing. For more information, please visit http://www.jees.or.jp/jlpt/en/index.htm.