From your home, office or overseas location, learn Japanese at your own pace in small online group lessons. Boost your Japanese language skills and achieve your Japanese education goal from anywhere in the world.
Explore Japanese culture and build confidence with your Japanese today.
Skill-based Japanese learning, conversations and practical skills
Online Japanese Language Classes
Learn Japanese from anywhere in the world with our interactive learning system and support from professional Japanese teachers.
Private and group online Japanese lessons available with flexible scheduling.
Features of Online Japanese Language Lessons
Friendly, small classes: With a maximum of 8 students per class (or a one on one private lesson). We make learning Japanese fun and interactive.
Professional: Our Japanese teachers are professionals with real world experience and are committed to helping students speak Japanese. We encourage them to provide feedback and personalized advice to students on their progress.
Flexible schedules to learn Japanese anytime:We provide high-quality Japanese language courses on the weekend, evenings, and in the morning, allowing you to fit the right Japanese course online into your busy life.
What Sets Coto Academy Apart
With more than 20 years of teaching Japanese to foreigners, Coto Academy has been voted as one of the best Japanese language schools.
Coto's Japanese language education put a strong focus on conversational and practical Japanese skills, which makes our learning style effective and sets students ready for the real world — no matter where they start.
Coto's Online Japanese Classes Are Perfect For
Our online Japanese courses allow students to only focus on the Japanese lessons — no more commuting and scheduling conflicts.
• If you’re not in Japan and you are searching for a native Japanese language teacher, our online course is perfect for you.
• You might also not live in a place that is near a Japanese school.
• You may live in Japan but still want to learn Japanese online either way due to busy schedules.
Students join our online courses for a variety of reasons and come from diverse backgrounds, professions, and age groups. Whatever the reason, our online courses are a flexible way to learn Japanese anytime without disrupting your daily life.
Japanese Online Classes For All Levels
Our online course program is structured to 18 different levels and lesson types. Ranging from beginner to advanced Japanese, there’s a class that’s right for you. We even have Japanese video lessons for students who wish to improve their business Japanese.
What Our Students Say About Coto's small online group Japanese classes
“I enjoyed taking lessons at Coto when I lived in Japan. I am excited that they are now offering online Japanese lessons!” – Tim C.
"I am taking Japanese lessons online, and really love Coto Academy. I would highly recommend joining if you are looking to begin or continue learning Japanese!" - Jeremy B
Learn essential Japanese phrases that you can use immediately
This course is perfect for beginners that are new to the Japanese language. Besides practical Japanese phrases that you can use in everyday situations, you will also learn Japanese grammar and vocabulary.
Our beginner Japanese course is perfect for students who understand the Japanese writing systems and kanji.
Our Lite Intensive course strikes a balance between progress and consistency. You will improve your Japanese ability without feeling overwhelmed. Study the Japanese language online without its intensive commitment.
In Beginner 1, our Japanese teachers will teach katakana and hiragana, alongside fundamental Japanese words. The class uses the Genki textbook series. Twice a week, 100 minutes each lesson.
This foundational Japanese online course is designed to give you the basics of conjugated forms of Japanese grammar as it's considered as one of the most important aspects for beginner Japanese learners.
You will practice using the correct form until you grow comfortable — and fluent — in expressing your thoughts in Japanese.
Take your Japanese to the next level through online Japanese classes for beginners like this. You will be able to use a wide range of expressions and Japanese phrases, talk about your schedule and give advice in Japanese.
This class meets twice a week and covers more comprehensive aspects of the Japanese language.
This course helps you transition from beginner to intermediate level. The Japanese online group class focus on the core basic sentence patterns.
You will further learn Japanese vocabulary and link its usage to a variety of daily situations. More importantly, you will start to build complex sentences.
Finally, you will learn how to apply and combine all conversational expressions that are learned at the beginner level.
Take a Japanese language course onlin intensively for one month to boost your learning progress. Lessons last for 4 weeks and are held 5 days.a week (Monday to Friday).
Taught by Japanese tutors, you will achieve maximum progress ini minimal time.
Materials: Genki 2 and Genki 2 Workbook Number of students: 2-8/class
Learn the Japanese language online with Coto's upper-beginner intensive course. It uses the Genki textbook series and will cover ways to construct natural conversations.
By the end of this course, you will be able to have more natural conversations and make long sentences by using “when~” and adnominal modification.
Planning to work in Japan? Take our Business Lite Intensive course. The Japanese online course is designed to teach is common Japanese business phrases.
You will also learn Japanese words and grammar that will help you thrive in a business setting.
Understanding honorifics and fixed expressions is crucial in the Japanese business scene.
This will be your first step to achieving business-level language skills. After basic Japanese language education, study formal expressions (basic Keigo), Japanese culture in the workplace and setting-specific expressions in Japanese business scenes.
If you can communicate in Japanese but are not quite comfortable with explaining complex concepts yet, this course is perfect for you.
In each class, students will explain their own stories in an open environment and learn new ways to explain and describe things. This helps them to speak in the correct Japanese pronunciation like Japanese native speakers.
Improve your ability to talk about recent news and important topics in Japanese.
You will focus on understanding abstract and more difficult content in Japanese. You will also broaden your conversation to topics of interest and specialized fields. You will become able to express and defend your point of view. You will also get familiar with real business scenarios.
The goal of this class is to allow each student to explain topics using correct Japanese grammar.
Your will become proficient enough that you will be able to speak in-depth and objectively with native Japanese speakers. You can hold your own opinion when participating in discussions and complicated talks.
The course has a 6-month curriculum (January to June and July to December) that focuses on the key points of reading comprehension for the JLPT N2 exam.
Throughout reading essays and articles common to the exam, you will be able to understand the reading section.
This is a grammar-focused course that will help you get natural Japanese conversational skills.
You will learn a new N2 level expression, sentence patterns related to that expression, and how to use them. More abstract content will allow you to carry on more sophisticated conversations with Japanese native speakers, make negotiations and make professional requests.
Improve your ability to naturally talk about recent news and important topics in Japanese/
In this class, you will read articles that are in current discussion in Japanese news and actively discuss topics ranging from politics to environment to economics.
By the end of this curse, you can hold your own opinion when participating in discussions and complicated talks. Our teachers will also focus on business and current large-scale events.
What textbooks and Japanese course material do you use?
We use a mix of our in-house materials, Coto's self-published Nihongo Fun and Easy and other trusted textbooks and workbooks like Genki.
Do I need specific equipment to take online courses?
Online courses are mostly conducted via Zoom, so you should have an up-to-date web browser such as: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. We strongly encourage you to have access to a desktop or laptop computer and a reliable internet connection for certain Japanese lesson components.
How many students can I expect in group Japanese lessons?
To learn Japanese in the most effective way, we limit a Japanese lesson to 8 students. This allows you to participate in more conversations and receive ample support from our professional language teachers.
How do I select online lessons?
You can visit the course catalog to browse our part-time and lite intensive Japanese classes. In addition to searching by course duration and availability, you can also search by subject to ensure you find a course that reflects your interests. Alternatively, you can fill out our contact form for a free course consultation, or reach out to us at [email protected] with some information on your background and what you hope to learn. We can then provide some personalized course advisement.
What is the difference between online intensive, part-time and lite intensive classes?
In an intensive online course, you'll learn Japanese five days a week for a month. A lite intensive course is a two-day-per-week course, with a total of four 50-minute sessions. Our current part-time Japanese lessons meet weekly too, but it puts a stronger focus on conversation practices. Lite intensive and intensive course is a more traditional “course” that covers many aspects of the Japanese language.
How To Enroll
If you’d like to get started with our Japanese Classes, connect with us for a level check and consultation.
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