Booked a first lesson with Makiko-sensei for my 5 year old and was amazed at how much energy she brought into the lesson, and was able to use different techniques to tease out the correct words and answers from my young one - her immediate feedback after the lesson verbatim was "I want more of that class".

Amazing teacher for children, even I am picking up on things as I listen in on my daughters class!

Makiko is the best! She makes learning Japanese accessible and fun. She is patient, upbeat, and kind. Our daughter laughs a lot and grows more confident in her Japanese skills each week. Thank you Makiko San!

Free talking with Makiko-san has been a blast! She is very patient when I have to think about what to say and gives great feedback for how to sound more natural.

Makiko sensei really helped me get more comfortable with speaking. I know I’m still terrible and I know virtually zero about grammar but she still was instructive, gave examples, and really helped make the lesson flow well. She also gave me notes on what we were saying (in hiragana) and also we spoke about what kinds of practice I could do to help my progress. I’m going to get more lessons from her! 楽しみです ！

Makiko sensei is a wonderful teacher. She is fun, patient, and kind. She's well-prepared and knows how to get my 6-year-old son (advanced beginner) to talk in full sentences. I highly recommend her!