Ayaka-sensei takes a personalized approach — she listens carefully to my responses and remembers details I’ve shared, which she then brings up in later lessons. It feels very thoughtful and creates a comfortable atmosphere. I’m also genuinely interested in learning about Ayaka, and I appreciate that she shares things with me too. I enjoy the materials we use and how the topics are explained. I especially like that the lessons are in Japanese. Even though my level isn’t high, Ayaka makes sure I understand everything. I do — and I feel great about it. It’s very motivating ☺️

Ayaka sensei is very friendly, cheerful, and flexible with her lessons. She makes learning Japanese fun and easier with her illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations. She constantly surprises me with her attentiveness which further validates my impression of what a great teacher she is. I can say with great confidence that, with her, my conversational skills have improved greatly! Looking forward to more fun and exciting lessons! :)

ありがとうございました！ 今日「電子レンジ」についてのテキストを聞いたり読んだりして、とても楽しかったです！ いいニュースについても話せて、嬉しいです！ 次回も楽しみです！

I have been taking lessons from Ayaka-sensei for a little over a month now and thought it's time to express my appreciation. She is obviously an experienced and conscientious teacher that not only uses textbook materials, but goes above and beyond and prepares presentations with even deeper explanations. You will: - patch holes in your grammar and vocab regardless the level it's from (you can be N1 and still make stupid mistakes, but not after Ayaka-sensei corrects you); - thoroughly go over the material to build a solid grammar foundation for your Japanese. (Yes, you can certainly study for JLPT in 2 months with sou matome, but how much of it will actually stick and become natural expression to use in every day speech for you?); - be challenged to use new words and grammar immediately in the lesson; - not get bored for a second because Ayaka sensei's materials are full of engaging イラスト (you are given at least 6 pictures and have to make example sentences using new grammar).

Today was our 200th lesson together! We've been focusing on reading practice for some time now, with a variety of topics to expand my vocabulary and get conversations started. Thank you Ayaka Sensei for staying with me through the years. I always look forward to ending the weekend chatting together and building up my Japanese a bit more every time.

ありがとうございます！ 今日「継続力」についてのテキストを聞いたり読んだりして、楽しかったです！ 新しい表現も勉強できて、発音練習もできて、とても嬉しかったです！