Contents: How to use 間に Example: Verbs Example: Nouns Example: な-adjectives Continuous actions? Sometimes when speaking in Japanese to your friends or peers at work, you may want to express “during” or “while”, but aren’t quite sure how to say it. Maybe you already know the expression ながら – which also means “while” or “during” […]

Have you ever heard this phrase in a Japanese sentence before, but didn’t know what it meant: 何々っぱなし〜?   Maybe you were able to catch the general meaning or implication, but you weren’t sure what 〜っぱなし(ppanashi) means?  っぱなし is a JLPT N3 level Grammar point, and this article will be giving a run down of it’s […]

Many of our students will be studying remotely and worldwide – many Japanese learners are stuck at home. In this blog, we want to introduce a great way to get the most out of your Japanese Netflix learning. This blog will teach you how to do the following: Access Japanese Netflix shows via VPN Use […]

We at Coto Japanese Academy would like to show our commitment to service members of the United State’s armed forces. That’s why for a limited time we are offering a 5% discount to all military personnel for any of our courses – as well as waiving the registration fee. Our Japanese language school opened our […]

Dear Coto Students, Thank you for your continued support in choosing to study with us. Due to the increased number of Covid-19 cases in the Tokyo area – we will be closing our school locations temporarily and moving all lessons online. Please see the updated information related to opening days of our locations below Closure […]

For most people in Japan, coffee is an essential part of daily life. Japan takes their coffee game rather seriously, however ordering coffee in a foreign language can be intimidating – but don’t worry, we have you covered. In this article we go over how to order coffee in Japanese. List of contents: English vs […]

Learning and practicing your N4 Kanji? Do you know what kind of words to use to describe your favorite hobby? If you don’t, you will shortly after using our Kanji Worksheet We have a new unit for you! This is the third unit in the JLPT N4 series of free Kanji writing practice sheets that […]

Dear Coto Academy Students, Thank you for your continued support during this time.   Remote Lessons  / Online Classes Following the announcement from the Tokyo Governor Koike on 3/25/2020 – We recommend that you take your lessons remotely if you are able to. Notification for Remote Lessons Deadline If you would like to take your […]