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Online Japanese language group lessons!

Online group lessons with GenkiJACS offer the best of both worlds: our passion, expertise and innovation in the field of Japanese language learning, but available anywhere on Earth! Talk to your teachers and classmates, do your homework, take tests, engage in pair work, and get feedback on your progress, all from the comfort of your own home. Our interactive, engaging lessons have been designed specifically to give you the best educational experience possible in an online medium.

Lessons follow a similar curriculum to our award-winning in-school classes. You'll focus on conversational Japanese for communication, with reading, writing and grammar included as necessary. You'll practice your speaking and listening skills with a native Japanese teacher, as well as the other students in the class. Online classes have a friendly, relaxed atmosphere, so you'll quickly feel at home in an environment where improving your Japanese is everyone's goal.

Classes are divided into small groups at very specific levels, so there's sure to be a class that's just right for you. If you can't make it all the way to Japan, give our online Japanese lessons a try, and you'll soon understand why our school is regularly voted one of the world's best language schools!

Lesson availability is limited, and new applications may be closed at any time. To guarantee availability, sign up with us soon!

Note that even for beginner levels, classes are held in Japanese language.

If you do not want to study with a group, you might be interested in our private online lessons!

FAQs

Yes, you can be a complete beginner and still enroll in our online lessons!
Unfortunately, because we love our 8-hour-of-sleep nights here, we only offer classes at the following Japan Standard Time:
  •   8am to 10am for North, Central and South America
  •   6pm to 8pm for Europe, Africa and Middle-East
The minimum number of students per class is 2 and maximum 6. Should there be only 1 person in class we will arrange 1 lesson per day instead of 2 until at least one more student joins us.
Unfortunately classes are only offered using Zoom, as its functions allow us to provide the best classes possible.
If you have studied some Japanese before, our classes start every week. For Complete Beginner students, courses start on the first and third Mondays of the month.
If you are joining one of our ongoing classes (not complete beginner classes), you must be able to read the hiragana alphabet, as many of the teaching materials use hiragana, and other students can read them. If you are applying to join our complete beginner group classes, you do not have to be able to read hiragana/katakana before your classes start. For the first week, classes will use English letters ("romaji"). After the first week is finished, classes will begin using hiragana, so you must learn to read hiragana during that first week. Teachers will provide materials to assist you.

Course Details

 4 lessons/week
  Held either Tuesday and Thursday, or Wednesday and Friday, 2 times a week, 2 classes per day
  •   Following time are in Japan Standard Time (JST)
    •   8am to 10am for North, Central and South America
    •   6pm to 8pm for Europe
  Starts every Tuesday/Wednesday, all year long*
  Elementary levels only. (For intermediate or advanced group classes, please contact us directly)
  *Complete beginners start on every 1st and 3rd Tuesdays/Wednesdays of the month
  Make sure to check the time difference between where you are and Japan. (We don't observe daylight saving time - use the timezone converter)
  Minimum study period - 2 Weeks
  The application deadline is 1 week before the proposed start date.
  The payment deadline is Wednesday of the week before the course starts.
  • per week
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Video introduction

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Zoom is a free video conferencing application. It allows you to join any video-conferences without installing any application, from your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.). However, for a more comfortable experience, we recommend that you install their client. If you have any questions or worries about it, give us a shout!


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Class levels and curriculum

Lessons 1 to 4

  • Numbers (1 to 100)
  • Time
  • Telephone numbers
  • The particle の
  • XはYです
  • Question sentences
  • Numbers (100 to 100,000)
  • これ｜それ｜あれ｜とれ
  • この｜その｜あの｜どの + noun
  • ここ｜そこ｜あそこ｜どこ
  • だれの + noun
  • The particle も
  • Noun + じゃないです
  • The particles ね and よ
  • Verbs (present tense)
  • The particles を、で、に and へ
  • Time expressions
  • ～ませんか
  • Word order
  • Frequency adverbs
  • The topic particle は
  • Xがあります｜います
  • XはYの前です
  • Nouns (past tense)
  • Verbs (past tense)
  • The particle も
  • ～時間
  • たくさん
  • The particle と

Lessons 5 to 8

  • Adjectives (present and past tenses)
  • 好き（な）｜きらい（な）
  • ～ましょう（か）
  • ～枚
  • The て-form of adverbs
  • ～てください
  • ～てもいいです
  • ～てはいけませｎ
  • The て-form for describing two activities
  • ～から
  • ～ましょうか
  • ～ている
  • Describing people
  • The て-form of adjectives/nouns
  • Verb stem + に行く
  • Short forms (present tense)
  • Informal speech (present tense)
  • (Present tense)と思います
  • (Present tense)と言っていました
  • ～ないでください
  • Verb + のが好きです
  • The particle が
  • 何か｜何も

Lessons 9 to 12

  • Short forms (past tense)す
  • Informal speech (past tense)
  • (Past tense)と思います
  • (Past tense)と言っていました
  • ～ている人
  • まだ～ていません
  • ～から
  • The counter ～つ
  • Comparison between two items
  • Comparison among three or more items
  • Adjective/noun + の
  • ～つもりだ
  • Adjective + なる
  • どこかに｜どこにも
  • The particle で (ways, means)
  • ～ない
  • ～たり～たりする
  • ～ことがある
  • The particle や
  • ～んです
  • ～すぎる
  • ～ほうがいい
  • ～ので
  • ～なければいけません｜～なきゃいけません
  • ～でしょう

Class Progress Structure

Month 1 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5
1st week L9 L5 L2 L1
2nd week L10 L6 L3 L2
3rd week L11 L7 L4 L3 L1
4th week L12 L8 L1~L4 Conversation L4 L2
Month 2 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5
1st week L1 L9 L5 合流 L3
2nd week L2 L10 L6 L4
3rd week L3 L11 L7 L1 L5
4th week L4 L12 L8 L2 L6
5th week L1~L4 Conversation L5~L8 Conversation L3 L1~L6 Conversation
* Please note that classes will not be held on the following dates:
  • Golden week (usually the first week of May)
  • The last week of the year, in December

Class Progress Structure

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Month 1 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5
1st week L9 L5 L2 L1
2nd week L10 L6 L3 L2
3rd week L11 L7 L4 L3 L1
4th week L12 L8 L1~L4 Conversation L4 L2
Month 2 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5
1st week L1 L9 L5 合流 L3
2nd week L2 L10 L6 L4
3rd week L3 L11 L7 L1 L5
4th week L4 L12 L8 L2 L6
5th week L1~L4 Conversation L5~L8 Conversation L3 L1~L6 Conversation
* Please note that classes will not be held on the following dates:
  • Golden week (usually the first week of May)
  • The last week of the year, in December

Get a discount!

You are our students whether you study with us in-person or taking online lessons. Meeting you online is a joy, and we would love to see you and speak to you on our screens, but it would be even better to meet you in person. We can’t all come and visit you, but if you decide to go to Japan and study the language in person as our student, we have something extraordinary to offer you!

If you take just one week of the Online Group classes, you are eligible for a 10% discount if you book our in-person lessons in the future! There is a two-year limit to it. So, if you book your course within two years from the time you took our online classes, the 10% discount will be yours! To help you remember, we will give you a voucher to show off to your friends! Think about it this way: If you book a 3-week Standard Japanese course the 10% discount will mean that you are getting 1 week of the Online Group Lessons for "free" now! You are saving for the future!

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Application process

Student taking a lesson on zoom

1. Fill the form

Fill out the form and our quick level test, then our online coordinator will get back to you with more information together with an estimate. Your application and level test should be sent at least by Wednesday of the week before the start of your course.

Teacher giving a lesson on zoom

2. Receive an invoice

If everything is alright, we will send you an invoice and you are all set! The payment must reach us by Wednesday the week before you start your course, or it may be cancelled. Once the payment has reached us you will be welcome to start your course.

Student taking a lesson on zoom

3. Get introduced

When the payment is processed, we will send you all the required information by Friday of the week before you start your course. If you have any questions, contact us!



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Things you need

In order to be able to attend the online lessons, you will need the following:

To see us better

  • Best: A computer with a webcam
  • Good: A tablet
  • OK: A smartphone

To connect to us

  • Best: Your home cabled/Wi-Fi high-speed connection
  • Good: Mobile internet connection
  • Avoid: Wi-Fi in a public space (Starbucks, restaurant, etc)

To hear and be heard

  • Best: Headphones with attached microphone
  • Good: Built-in speakers and microphone
  • OK: Speakers with a separate microphone

To pay

  • Flywire
  • Paypal
  • If not sure what to use, just ask!

Cancellations

To cancel your course, please let us know by email at least by Thursday one week before classes start. Otherwise we may charge you for the first week of lessons.

Problems

If problems prevent the lesson from being carried out as scheduled, it will be handled as follows:

  • If for any reason the class is not starting on time, even though the student tried to join the class, the school must be contacted immediately. Send us screenshots of your screen so that the issue can be understood more clearly and dealt with in a timely manner.
  • If the problem is the school`s internet access or equipment, the lesson may be extended to accommodate the lost time, or we will arrange for the missed time to be made up at a later date, depending the situation.
  • If the problem is with the student's internet access or equipment, or any other reason outside of the school's control, no time will be re-arranged.

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Accredited and award-winning Japanese school in Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka and Nagoya. Learn real-world, communicative Japanese in small, intimate classes. Kickstart the journey of a lifetime in Japan, or bring your existing skills to new levels.

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Head Office

Hakataekihigashi 1-16-23,
Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi 812-0013,
Japan

+81 (0)92 472 0123

[email protected]
www.genkijacs.com

Tokyo School

Hanazono Bldg 3F, Shinjuku 5-17-6,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022,
Japan

+81 (0)3 6457 3554

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Kyoto School

Hayashi Bldg 2F, Shimizuchō (Kawaramachidōri), 454-1,
Shimogyō-ku, Kyōto-shi 600-8025,
Japan

+81 (0)75-353-0003

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Nagoya School

Meieki-Nagata Bldg 4F, Meieki 3-26-19, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450-0002,
Japan

+81 (0)52-433-3152

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