Learn faster
with your best
Japanese teacher.
12 goal-based courses, and a teacher of your own.
- 12 goal-based coursesLearning that fits you
- A dedicated teacherReassuring one-on-one
- Speak soonerA practical curriculum
Find the teacher who fits you
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Natural conversation you can use on your trip
Pick the course that fits your goal.
Your own course and a dedicated teacher — master Japanese in less time.
GETTING STARTEDFailed with an app — this time, I want to really speak
TRAVELI want to enjoy traveling Japan on a deeper level
FOODI want to chat in Japanese at sushi bars and izakaya
POP CULTUREI want to talk about my favorite anime in Japanese
TRADITIONI want to understand Japanese culture more deeply
MODERNI want the real Japan textbooks don't show
DAILY LIFEI want to talk naturally with my Japanese friends
LIVINGI want to feel less anxious about living in Japan
SCHOOLI don't want to stay silent in a Japanese classroom
WORKI don't want to fall behind at a Japanese company
LOVEI want to grow closer to someone, in Japanese
FREE CHATI want to talk about whatever I want, in Japanese
Learn Japanese your way
Learn for your goal
Travel, work, anime, daily life, or making Japanese friends. Your teacher helps you practice what you actually want to use.
Use KODAWARI materials
Practice with original conversation materials made for real situations — not just grammar drills or textbook exercises.
Talk freely
Want to just chat? Talk about food, travel, anime, daily stories, or anything you love with a friendly Japanese teacher.
Pick a course by goal,
and move one step at a time.
From travel, food, anime, and love to living and work. Choose from 12 courses by goal and move through the lessons one step at a time — switch courses anytime.
See where you are
Your next lesson at a glance, so you always know where to go.
Start from what you love
Anime, food, travel — pick a course around what you want to talk about.
Pick what you actually want.
Courses by goal — each a different way into Japanese.
Failed with an app — this time, I want to really speak
Greetings and introductions first — the gentlest course to get you talking.
I want to enjoy traveling Japan on a deeper level
Shinkansen to Kyoto. An onsen at dusk. Walking under cherry blossoms — the trip you imagined, in your own words.
I want to chat in Japanese at sushi bars and izakaya
Ramen, sushi, matcha. From ordering to sharing what you tasted, in Japanese.
I want to talk about my favorite anime in Japanese
Your favorite characters, works, pilgrimage spots — talk with Japanese fans at the same heat.
I want to understand Japanese culture more deeply
Tea ceremony, calligraphy, shrines, samurai. Learn the depth behind each word.
I want the real Japan textbooks don't show
Trends, technology, youth culture. The Japan textbooks don't reach.
I want to talk naturally with my Japanese friends
Konbini, train stations, seasonal greetings — start with the quiet moments of daily life.
I want to feel less anxious about living in Japan
Renting an apartment, opening a bank account, greeting neighbors — words that make life work.
I don't want to stay silent in a Japanese classroom
University, language school, lab. The conversations that happen in classrooms and on campus.
I don't want to fall behind at a Japanese company
Interviews, meetings, keigo. The words and manners that work in Japanese workplaces.
I want to grow closer to someone, in Japanese
Dating, confessions, marriage — the words to share how you really feel.
I want to talk about whatever I want, in Japanese
No theme, no agenda — chat freely about whatever you love with a friendly teacher.
Failed with an app — this time, I want to really speak
Greetings and introductions first — the gentlest course to get you talking.
I want to enjoy traveling Japan on a deeper level
Shinkansen to Kyoto. An onsen at dusk. Walking under cherry blossoms — the trip you imagined, in your own words.
I want to chat in Japanese at sushi bars and izakaya
Ramen, sushi, matcha. From ordering to sharing what you tasted, in Japanese.
I want to talk about my favorite anime in Japanese
Your favorite characters, works, pilgrimage spots — talk with Japanese fans at the same heat.
I want to understand Japanese culture more deeply
Tea ceremony, calligraphy, shrines, samurai. Learn the depth behind each word.
I want the real Japan textbooks don't show
Trends, technology, youth culture. The Japan textbooks don't reach.
I want to talk naturally with my Japanese friends
Konbini, train stations, seasonal greetings — start with the quiet moments of daily life.
I want to feel less anxious about living in Japan
Renting an apartment, opening a bank account, greeting neighbors — words that make life work.
I don't want to stay silent in a Japanese classroom
University, language school, lab. The conversations that happen in classrooms and on campus.
I don't want to fall behind at a Japanese company
Interviews, meetings, keigo. The words and manners that work in Japanese workplaces.
I want to grow closer to someone, in Japanese
Dating, confessions, marriage — the words to share how you really feel.
I want to talk about whatever I want, in Japanese
No theme, no agenda — chat freely about whatever you love with a friendly teacher.
A teacher to walk your roadmap with.
Hobbies, favorite anime, English level — all on the profile. A teacher you click with, moving you toward your goal a little more each time.
Kanta Sensei
Nana Sensei
Saku Sensei
Tsun Sensei
Kanta Sensei
Nana Sensei
Saku Sensei
Tsun Sensei
Your first three steps
Today
Sign up free and book your first lesson for $10.
Your trial
Pick your course and take your first lesson with a teacher. Switch anytime.
If it clicks
Subscribe to the plan you choose and keep going. No automatic billing.
Your journey,
made visible.
Every course you progress, every lesson you complete — a record only you have, building up. Your relationship with Japan, kept in plain sight.
Pricing
Start with a $10 trial lesson. No automatic billing — decide whether to continue after you try.
1×/week
Dip your toes into Japanese conversation.
- 4 lessons/mo
- Finish this course in ~9 months
2×/week
Talk regularly and level up your fluency.
- 8 lessons/mo
- Finish this course in ~5 months
Every plan includes
- Choose from 12 courses (change anytime)
- Work through your course with a Japanese teacher
- Progress designed around your goals
Our Kodawari
A teacher who walks with you.
Not someone who lectures, but someone beside you on the path. It starts from "I want to talk with this person," then you move through your roadmap together — step by step. The warmth of conversation, with the feeling of real progress.
Culture before language.
A bow, a rice ball, a vending machine. We treasure the moments when the shape of Japan and its language become one. Feeling first, philosophy later.
