Love hiking and want to experience an Onsen? Join us as we scale up the 1531 metres tall Mt. Mito, in the West of Tokyo Prefecture.

This is an older post – to see our upcoming monthly events – click here Monthly Events at Coto Lunch Tour in Kagurazaka Thursday, June 8 Have you ever been to Kagurazaka? It is an enchanting neighborhood located 5 minutes walking from the Coto Japanese Academy, where you can find many shops, fancy cafés, traditional and […]

This is an older post – to see our upcoming monthly events – click here Monthly Events at Coto Lunch Tour in Kagurazaka Thursday, May 11 Have you ever been to Kagurazaka? It is an enchanting neighborhood located 5 minutes walking from the Coto Japanese Academy, where you can find many shops, fancy cafés, traditional and […]

Dressing up in a beautiful kimono and taking a stroll around the city is a unique sightseeing experience! Tourists can easily find dress-up plans providing a wide variety of kimonos and helping with matching accessories and taking pictures. This coming Saturday, Tadaima Japan gives you the opportunity to experience a lesson with Michael Yui, a great kimono stylist who […]

We’re so excited to announce our Nihongo Plus!’s fifth anniversary! This course was created to help foreigners improve their Japanese while working. We started this course with only a few classes per week. Five years later, we’re now proud to have more than a hundred! It all began in 2011. Coto Japanese Academy’s operation was […]

CLICK HERE FOR 2019 Spring is just around the corner and we’re getting closer to the long awaited Golden Week! To celebrate the long weekend we are offering two very special one week Intensive Courses. Beginner / Upper Beginner Students: Conversation Level-up Course Intermediate / Upper Intermediate Students: Business Email Course Details: Date: May 1st […]

This is an older post – to see our upcoming monthly events – click here Monthly Events at Coto We are planning the following events in April 2017. Please send your request for participation to info@cotoacademy.com! Ohanami party in Kitanomaru park Sunday, April 2 Let’s enjoy the beginning of Spring together and have fun in […]

Can you believe we’re already in February? The winter season has well and truly settled in, but for those of you wanting to get out and ski or snowboard, there is still some time left to take advantage of some impressively high snowfalls expected to continue for the rest of the season! In case you […]

In Japan, Valentine’s Day is all about women giving chocolate to men, a strong tradition going back to the 50s. What’s more, chocolate is given not only to lovers but also to male co-workers, bosses, and friends! Last but not least, despite the large displays of chocolate in department stores and grocery stores from January, a majority […]

The National Foundation Day, 建国記念（けんこくきねん）の日（ひ）, is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on February 11. This day marks the founding of the nation and the accession of the first Emperor Jimmu! According to the legend, the Emperor Jimmu is a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu and Japan’s first ruler. His accession is traditionally dated as 660 […]