Choose Your Private Instructor!

Get ready to learn 1:1 on your road to fluency in Japanese!! At Japanese for Nikkei, we offer private lessons for students who want a more individualized learning plan tailored to their specific needs so that they can learn at their preferred pace.

 

How to get started

Private lessons are scheduled for a 4-week period and can be renewed at the end of the contract with one of our experienced and qualified instructors. We offer three different membership tiers.

You will schedule a 15-minute complimentary Zoom call with your preferred instructor to discuss the specificities of your needs and confirm the schedule and cost details. After your call, you will receive a contract. Sign it, and be excited to start your session!

 
 

  • 3 hours per week for 4 weeks (1.5-hour sessions twice a week)

  • 2 hours per week for 4 weeks.

  • 1 hour per week for 4 weeks.

 
 

Meet Our Qualified Private Instructors

 

Catherine Sachi Kikuchi (M.A.)

 

As a translator and language teacher who grew up with both English and Japanese in the household, my top priorities are for students (that’s you!) to gain confidence in speaking and understand the differences that nuance brings so that you are fully prepared for the different situations in which you’ll use Japanese - whether it’s with family or buying shinkansen (bullet train) tickets!

Starting rate: $70 per 1hr session

 
 

Mimi Okabe (Ph.D.)

If you’re serious and committed to learning Japanese, I’m all in it for you, so let’s get started! I am an award-winning instructor and assistant teaching professor at the University at Buffalo, where I teach courses in Japanese cultural studies. I have been teaching the Japanese language since 2017 at the University of Alberta and am excited to start making your dreams a reality!

(temporarily unavailable email connect@japanesefornikkei for inquiries).