I’ve taken over 300 lessons with Azumi, and I can confidently say she’s an exceptional teacher. When I started, I was a complete beginner, only knowing hiragana and katakana. Thanks to her guidance, I can now read and understand some novels, have meaningful conversations with my language exchange partners in Japan, and I’ve become much more confident in speaking to others while traveling abroad. What I appreciate most is her clear passion for what she does. Azumi genuinely cares about her students’ progress, and will push you to the next level if you are willing to put in the effort. After 300 lessons, I still feel motivated to keep learning with her. I highly recommend Azumi to anyone looking for a supportive, skilled, and reliable Japanese teacher. あずみ先生と300回レッスンをしました。先生はとても優しくて、説明も分かりやすいです。あずみ先生のおかげで、日本語がとても上手になりました。日本語の勉強はとても楽しくて、これからも上手になりたいです。いつもありがとうございます。

I love Azumi-san!!! They are so good at picking up on the nuances of conversation & tailoring their lesson approach to their students' level of knowledge. We've been doing group lessons for about a year now and my Japanese knowledge has truly skyrocketed thanks to their guidance. I recommend them constantly!

I love working with Azumi sensei. She is flexible depending on how much time I have had for homework and how well my brain is working, and very patient with how slow I can be at learning. She never makes me feel like I'm not good enough and always is encouraging and calm with a great sense of humour.

When I started taking lessons from Azumi-sensei, I had passed the N1 three years prior and spoke Japanese regularly. My sticking point was my pitch accent and my intonation. I didn't struggle to communicate with others, but I wasn't confident in how I spoke. With Azumi-sensei, I could go back to the basics and improve my pronunciation. Although this most recent lesson was taken half a year after the previous one, I still maintained the improvements Azumi-sensei made to my pronunciation over the last year. This is because Azumi-sensei does a great job of noticing and pointing out mistakes in my speech and creates a lesson summary at the end of every lesson, which I can review at any time. Although I reached out to Azumi-sensei when I was already proficient in the language, I would confidently recommend her to students of ALL levels. She can ensure you build good pronunciation habits early on if you are a beginner, and she can fix your sticking points if you are already proficient.

Excellent! Always so patient with me and tailors the lesson to where I am with my learning. I always enjoy my lessons with Azumi-san. Very clear in her instructions and I love the lesson format.

I have been studying with Azumi-sensei for a few months now. I feel that my confidence in understanding and speaking Japanese has definitely increased and that is thanks to Azumi-sensei's challenging yet fun lesson structure. Highly recommend!