BASIC JAPANESE - LEARNER

Speak Japanese with confidence — not just phrases, but real conversation.

If you’ve enjoyed the Visitor Course and want to go beyond simple travel phrases, this Learner Course is your next step.

Through monthly guided lessons, you’ll build the skills to:

Understand and respond in everyday conversations
Speak naturally with correct rhythm, intonation, and cultural nuance
Express your thoughts politely and confidently
Communicate without relying on memorised scripts

This course is designed for learners who want real progress, not just vocabulary lists.

🌸 What you’ll experience inside the Learner Course

Weekly speaking lessons that build real conversational ability
Model dialogues between native teachers
Interactive speaking challenges
Personalised feedback from a professional Japanese teacher
Cultural explanations that make your Japanese sound natural
A supportive learning community to keep you motivated

🎥 Real learner transformation

One of my learners studied Japanese for 20 years but never felt confident speaking. After joining this course, she finally said:

“For the first time, I can actually speak.”

This course is built for learners who want that same transformation.

💗 Why £35/month?

My private lessons are £70/hour. But I wanted to create a space where more people can learn Japanese without financial pressure.

So this course is:

£35/month — exactly half the price of a single private lesson.

You get:

Weekly guidance
Speaking practice
Feedback
Community
Cultural insight
Real progress

…for less than the cost of one private session.

Because my mission is not to make learning exclusive. My mission is to help Japan Lovers speak with confidence.

🌸 My message to you

I didn’t choose the comfortable path. I chose the meaningful one — because helping Japan Lovers is my mission.

I created this course with love, so you can finally feel that Japanese is possible for you.

You don’t have to believe in yourself yet. Just take one small step. I’ll walk with you.

— Mineko Arai

*You can cancel the course any time.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

Learners' comments

Arai-sensei's lessons allow me to build up the fundamental grammatical structure, the fun-practice keeps me engaged, and my motivation and confidence has grown.

Leo Fariñas

You can follow easily and learn with fun in useful example scenarios! I can express myself in Japanese in my real-life situations!

Herman Deetman

Step-by-step I’ve moved from a basic vocabulary to being able to use sentences to make statements and ask questions!

Bob Lentell

Compared to other popular text books and apps, Arai sensei's learning materials are much better designed and give clear, relevant examples that are both easy to understand and useful for me.

Matt Ward