I’ve been taking lessons with Hiroko a couple of times a month for many years now. I started as barely conversational Japanese 2 student and I’m now I fluent speaker. That’s not to say that it didn’t require lots of work outside of lessons, but there is no substitute for working with a capable teacher like Hiroko. Over the years she’s helped correct bad habits in my speech, corrected essays and papers in Japanese, read with me to improve my literacy and introduced me to other students and opportunities. In fact she’s done so much it’s impossible to list here. She excels in natural conversation practice (she is very easy to understand, and very good at comprehending even rather broken Japanese) in addition to being a nice conversationalist. Although it seems she might not be the best for beginners who want to start working in English, but in my opinion such immersion is for the best. Give her a shot

Asked Hiroko-Sensei for some guidance on some similar phrases seen quite frequently in business communications with Japanese counterparts. It was really helpful as I do not want to just copy and paste. We also talked about recent natural events in Taiwan!

I highly recommend studying with Hiroko-sensei. She is fun, engaging, and helpful. I am improving my Japanese each time we meet. Sensei, thank you for another great lesson!

私はプロジェクトに困ったので、ひろこ先生２年後でいきなりに連絡しまして、すごく助かれました！ひろこ先生はいつも優しくて、明るくて、知識があります！いつもお世話になります！！ I was having trouble with a project, so I contacted Hiroko-sensei suddenly after two years, and she was super helpful! She is extremely knowledgeable, kind, and cheerful. I always enjoy talking with her. Thank you Hiroko-sensei!

I've been having so much fun having conversation practice with Hiroko-sensei! She is so engaging, lovely, and warm, and makes me genuinely laugh every session!! She also shares such interesting stories and cultural tidbits about Japan. I can't wait for the next lesson :)

二回目のレッスンでしたが、本当に楽しかったです！普段は恥ずかしがり屋で、話かけるのが大変だけど、ひろこさんは明るい性格なので、安心です！いつも面白い話をシェアしてくれたり、笑わせたり、レッスンの時間が経つのは早いです！次回のレッスンを楽しみにしています :)