Online · Private · One-on-one
Learn Japanese with me.
For the joy of it — at your own pace, from anywhere.
I take only a small number of learners. We begin not with a textbook, but with you — where you are, what you hope for, why Japanese matters to you now. Each lesson is built around your life, at your pace. Less a class than someone walking beside you: a quiet space to be heard, and to grow, in your own time.
This isn’t a cram school, and I won’t push you toward a deadline. If you’d like Japanese to become part of a fuller life here — at your own pace, as yourself — you’re in the right place.
I begin by listening to you, then we walk together.
- I’ve taught C-suite leaders, executives at multinational companies, scientists in space and medical research, and designers at world-renowned brands — alongside engineers, residents, and beginners.
- 5+ years teaching Japanese — engineers at a leading IT company, Tokyo Central Japanese Language School (TCJ), expats, residents, and professionals.
- 25 years in IT, and a photographer — I bring the real world into the language.
- A language learner myself, every day. I know how it feels to begin.
- Qualified — Agency for Cultural Affairs Japanese-teacher training program; JLTCT (Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test).
One-on-one, online. Conversation first. Lessons are held mainly in Japanese — a gentle immersion from the very first one. If you’re starting from zero, there’s nothing to worry about; you’re welcome exactly as you are. The Japanese beyond the textbook — in the context where you’ll actually live and use it. We move at the pace that is right for you. Many come not for a test, but to enrich their life in Japan — to feel at home, to connect, to live more fully.
$60 / €50per 60-minute lesson
Only a few private seats open.
Let’s start with a conversation →“For the first time, Japanese felt like a conversation, not a test.”
— an executive at a multinational firm“She met me exactly where I was. I never felt rushed.”
— a researcher based in Europe“I started from zero. Now I live a little more of my life in Japanese, every day.”
— a designer