日本語で読む：IELTSコンピューター版の申し込みと当日の流れ（運営団体別）
Read on the operators' own pages in October 2026. Deadlines, payment methods and test-day rules change, so confirm them with your operator before you book.
Three operators, three sets of rules
You book IELTS in Japan with an operator, not with Band Booster. Band Booster IELTS is independent of every operator: it is a private online tutor, not a test centre, and it takes no test bookings, sets no exam fee and issues no results. Each rule below belongs to the operator named in the sentence, not to IELTS in general, and the operators' rules differ. Read the page of the one that runs your centre.
The three covered here are Eiken (Eiken Foundation of Japan), JSAF (Japan Study Abroad Foundation) and a second operator, whose Tokyo (Ichigaya) and Nagoya centres are described on IELTS test centres in Japan, by operator. Test day is set out in detail for Eiken only; for JSAF and the second operator this page gives just the rules it names, and silence on a rule means it was not read here, not that none exists. The Japan tutor page explains who runs IELTS in Japan, and computer-delivered IELTS in Japan covers what changes section by section.
Booking: payment and application deadlines
The deadlines below are rules counted back from your test day, not dates. Apply each one to your own test day on the operator's page before you rely on it.
| Rule | Eiken | JSAF | A second operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page read | Schedule page and test page | Computer-delivered page | Its how-to-book guide |
| Payment | Credit card, online only | Fee paid in advance, by credit card or at a convenience store | Not covered on this page; see its guide |
| Application deadline | 9:00, three days before the test | 23:59, three days before (card) or six days before (convenience store) | Not covered on this page; see its guide |
| One more rule | The booking site is in English only. The Speaking time is chosen on the booking form and cannot be changed afterwards | A booking whose payment cannot be confirmed within 24 hours is cancelled automatically | Its how-to-book page asks you to complete the application procedure within 25 minutes |
Three things stand out when the rules sit side by side:
- "Three days before" is not the same hour. Eiken's application deadline is 9:00 three days before the test; JSAF's, for card payment, is 23:59 three days before. Both pages give an application deadline counted in days before the test, so do not carry one operator's hour over to the other. Eiken adds that if you apply on its deadline day, payment must be completed with the application, by 9:00 that day.
- Payment methods differ. Eiken's test page says payment is by credit card, online only. JSAF's page says the fee is paid in advance by card or at a convenience store, and its convenience-store deadline is earlier: six days before the test.
- Some rules are about speed, not dates. JSAF cancels a booking automatically if payment is not confirmed within 24 hours, and the second operator's how-to-book page asks you to complete the application procedure within 25 minutes.
Booking with each operator, in order
Eiken
Eiken's schedule page lists five steps for the computer-delivered test; the order below follows it.
- Go to the IELTS computer-test booking site, which Eiken says is in English only.
- Register an ID with your email address. Eiken says this ID differs from the IELTS ID used for the paper-based test.
- Enter your test and candidate details. Eiken's test page says candidates choose their Speaking time on the online booking form, and that a chosen Speaking time cannot be changed afterwards.
- Pay online by credit card, which is Eiken's only method. The deadline is 9:00 three days before the test.
- Keep the confirmation email that follows the completed application: see below.
JSAF
JSAF's computer-delivered IELTS page says the fee is paid in advance, by credit card or at a convenience store, with the application deadline for your method as in the table. It also says a booking whose payment cannot be confirmed within 24 hours is cancelled automatically, so do not leave payment waiting. Its page is the place to check how that applies to the method you chose.
The second operator
Its how-to-book page asks you to complete the application procedure within 25 minutes, so start when you have time to finish. The operator says its confirmation document holds the venue address, contact, map, assembly time, notes and what to bring on the day. Its payment methods and application deadline are not covered here; its how-to-book guide is the place to check them.
After booking: a confirmation, not an admission slip
Eiken's FAQ says it does not issue an admission slip for IELTS on Computer. The test date, time and venue are in the confirmation email sent after booking is complete, or in the Test Taker Portal. At the second operator, the assembly time is in the confirmation document.
If your plans change after booking, the rules on moving or cancelling are on changing or cancelling an IELTS booking in Japan. Age rules for under-18s are on IELTS for under-18s and high-school students in Japan.
Test day with Eiken: one timetable, stage by stage
Eiken's flow page prints more than one timetable pattern and calls the table a guide: check your own times on the booking site and in your confirmation email or Test Taker Portal. This page shows pattern 1 only; the flow page has the other patterns. The times below are clock times in that pattern, not test dates.
| Clock time (pattern 1) | What happens |
|---|---|
| 8:20-8:50 | ID check |
| 9:00-12:15 | Listening, Reading and Writing, taken on a computer |
| 13:00-17:30 | The Speaking window |
Arrival and ID check
In pattern 1 the ID check runs from 8:20 to 8:50, before the papers start at 9:00. The passport and ID rules, including renewal, are on passport and ID for IELTS in Japan, so this page does not repeat them.
What you may take in
Eiken's flow page says nothing may be taken into reception or the test room except your valid original passport and water in a colourless transparent container. Other belongings go in a locker. Wristwatches may not be brought in either, and the remaining time is shown on the test screen. The second operator says its confirmation document lists what to bring.
The three papers on a computer
In pattern 1, Listening, Reading and Writing run from 9:00 to 12:15 on a PC. According to Eiken's FAQ the keyboard is the Japanese (JIS) layout by default. A US keyboard can be used if you ask, but Eiken says the change can be made only before the test starts, so settle it before the papers begin. The keyboard rules of JSAF and the second operator are not covered here. The computer-delivered IELTS in Japan page has a keyboard tip and the organisers' practice tests.
No break, and the toilet rule
Eiken's FAQ says there is no break during the test. You may leave for the toilet during the test except during Listening and in the last 10 minutes of Reading and of Writing, and the test carries on while you are out, with no extra time. As general teaching advice, not an operator's, it helps to practise a whole paper in one sitting before the day.
Speaking
Eiken says that in Japan Speaking is held on the same day as the other three papers, and its flow page says Speaking candidates should assemble 20 minutes before their start time. The Speaking time itself is chosen when you book and cannot be changed. Other organisers' pages word the Speaking day differently, so do not carry Eiken's rule over to another operator: the comparison is on the Japan tutor page and the Speaking tutor page for Japan.
If you arrive late: the second operator's rule
The second operator says that arriving after the assembly time means you cannot take the test, for any reason. The assembly time is in its confirmation document. This page does not cover a lateness rule for Eiken or JSAF, so read their pages and your confirmation instead of assuming one.
A checklist for the week of your test
- Which operator runs the centre in your confirmation, and have you read its page?
- Is your payment complete by the application deadline for the method you used, counted back from your test day?
- Eiken: is your Speaking time the one you want? It cannot be changed once chosen.
- Do you have the confirmation email, the Test Taker Portal or the confirmation document with your venue and time (and, at the second operator, the assembly time)?
- Is your passport ready? See passport and ID.
- Which keyboard layout will you use, and if it is a US keyboard at Eiken, is the change settled before the test starts?
- Eiken: only your passport and water in a colourless transparent container go in, with no wristwatch; Speaking candidates assemble 20 minutes before their start time.
Your confirmation applies to you. The rules above are what the operators' pages said in October 2026. If your confirmation or the operator's current page says something different, follow the operator.
How lessons with Mike fit in
Band Booster IELTS is a private tutoring service, not a test centre. Mike holds the Cambridge CELTA, is based in Hanoi and scored 8.5 in IELTS Speaking (About Mike). He teaches every lesson himself, one-to-one and live on Google Meet, in English. A lesson cannot reproduce a test centre's computer, so use the practice material on the computer-delivered IELTS in Japan page for that. Lessons can help with:
- Speaking. Parts 1, 2 and 3 in the real test format, with feedback during the lesson rather than days later. See IELTS Speaking coaching.
- Writing. Task 1 and Task 2 marked against the public band descriptors. See IELTS Writing feedback.
General teaching advice, not an operator's: Eiken bans wristwatches, so practise timed papers from a clock you can see. The booking page shows each slot in your own time and your lesson price in your own currency before you pay, and a paid 30-minute trial can be taken once, on your first booking. No band score is promised: progress depends on your starting point and the work you do between lessons.
Fees and dates: check the operators
The exam fee and test dates are set by the operator you book with, not by Band Booster, so this page quotes no exam fee or test date, and the deadlines above are rules counted back from your test day. Check them on the operator's own pages, linked in the table and sections above. Lesson prices are separate: the booking page shows yours before you pay.