Conversational Japanese Language Course (once per week, 6 weeks) Schedule in September and October 2025
The latest classes start on Thursday, 4 September 2025.
Application deadline: Tuesday, 4 September 2025
- You can take a free trial class before applying if you like.
It is not required to have a course book to participate in a trial class. - You can receive the invoice in your local currency instead of in euros. Please check out the Price list in the local currencies.
- Here you can find more details on the course and course books.
| Level | Starter A1 | Elementary 1 A2 | Elementary 2 A2 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Module 1 6 weeks |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
You can join from the beginning of each module.
- Travel Japanese for complete beginners (Special offer!)
- Starter A1-1 (Module 1, Complete beginner, Class B)
- Elementary 1 A2 (Module 5, Class G)
- Elementary 2 A2 (Module 11, Class E)
- Pre-Intermediate A2/B1
You can see the introduction videos here.
Travel Japanese for complete beginners, Special offer!
This is a standalone course consisting of five lessons. If you wish to continue learning Japanese afterwards, we recommend enrolling in the Starter A1 course starting in January 2026.
Free trial class for complete beginners are available on Monday, 25 August and 1 September from 17:30 to 18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
The class size is a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 6 students. (If there are only 3 applicants, the course can still run with an additional fee of €20 per person (€4 per lesson), if all applicants agree.)
This class starts on Monday, 8 September 2025. The application deadline is on Thursday, 4 September.
It is not required to be able to read Hiragana (Japanese characters.)
No coursebook is required for this class; all materials are included in the course fee.
| Time Zone | Class Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, the Netherlands | CET | UTC+2 | 17:30 - 19:00 |
| New York, United States | EST | UTC–4 | 11:30 - 13:00 |
Download the schedule for Travel Japanese
Starter A1-1 (Module 1, Complete beginner, Offered in January and February 2026)
The class for complete beginners is normally offered once a year in January. If there are sufficient requests, a new class can be offered within a few months. If you have any questions or requests, please feel free to contact me.
Free trial class for complete beginners are available on Monday, 25 August and 1 September from 17:30 to 18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
The class size is a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 6 students.
It is not required to be able to read Hiragana (Japanese characters.)
| Time Zone | Class Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, the Netherlands | CET | UTC+2 | 17:30 - 19:00 |
| New York, United States | EST | UTC–4 | 11:30 - 13:00 |
Download the schedule for Starter A1-1
Elementary 1 A2 (Module 5, Class G)
I am afraid I have stopped accepting any more applications because there are no more places available in Class G. If you would like to wait for a cancellation, please register for it. I will let you know if someone cancels or anything becomes available. Sorry for the inconvenience.
This class starts on Thursday, 4 September 2025. The application deadline is on Thursday, 4 September.
The class size is a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 6 students.
It is required to be able to read Japanese sentences written in Hiragana slowly.
This class will be followed by a class at level Elementary 1 A2 (Module 6) from November 2025 to January 2026.
| Time Zone | Class Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, the Netherlands | CEST | UTC+2 | 20:20 - 21:50 |
| New York, United States | EDT | UTC–4 | 14:20 - 21:50 |
Download the schedule for Class G
Elementary 2 A2 (Module 11, Class E)
This class starts on Friday, 5 September. The application deadline is on Thursday, 4 September.
It is required to be able to read Japanese sentences written in Hiragana smoothly to participate in this class.
It is required to know and be able to use the て-form (Te-form) of verbs and know the Plain forms.
This class will be followed by a class at level Elementary 2 A2 (Module 12) from November 2025 to January 2026.
| Time Zone | Class Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam, the Netherlands | CEST | UTC+2 | 17:20 - 18:50 |
| New York, United States | EDT | UTC–4 | 11:20 - 12:50 |
Download the schedule for Class E
Pre-intermediate A2/B1
Please refer to here about classes at level Pre-intermediate.
Terms & Conditions
- Class size is a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 6 students.
- If there are only three applicants, the course can be provided with an additional charge of 24 euros per person (4 euros per lesson) at the request of the applicants.
- The course book is not included in the fee.
- Your position will be confirmed once full payment has been received by the invoice due date.
- We will stop accepting applications once all the places are taken.
- Lesson fee will not be refunded if you are absent from the class.
Don't know which level suits you? You can contact me by email to consider your class.
Do none of the class times suit you? Is the class you want to join already fully booked? Click here to request an additional class.