About our teachers
Small on purpose.
We'd rather do a few things with real care than be everything to everyone. Each teacher has a focus they love and a way of teaching that puts you at ease — because you learn a language faster when you're relaxed, curious, and genuinely enjoying yourself.
Saori Iwase
Saori has a gift for making the JLPT feel less like a wall and more like a staircase. She's calm, structured, and quietly encouraging — the kind of teacher who notices exactly which grammar point is tripping you up and builds the next lesson around it. If exams make you anxious, you'll be in steady hands. If you love the logic of how Japanese fits together, you'll have found your person.
Daichi Kurihara
Daichi understands the rhythm of Japanese professional life — the weight of a well-chosen phrase, the etiquette that opens doors, the difference between polite and right. His lessons are practical and polished: keigo you can actually use, email that lands well, meetings you walk into feeling prepared. Warm but precise, he'll help you sound like someone who belongs in the room.
Nao Fujisawa
Nao believes the fastest way into a language is through the things you already love. Planning a trip? You'll leave knowing how to order, ask, and connect. Obsessed with a particular anime or manga? That becomes your textbook. Lessons with Nao feel like a conversation with a friend who happens to be teaching you Japanese without you quite noticing.
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