Erika came to Japan from Peru in 2003 and has since been studying Japanese while working and trying to advance her career. We asked her how her Japanese has developed since she started lessons with Coto (formerly ILS).

In our first interview series we talk to Andrew Freeling from America about what it’s like to study Japanese in a classroom compared to studying by himself online.

★Introducing testimonials from student’s of ILS (Iidabashi Language School) before it became Coto Japanese Academy “Best place to learn Japanese in central Tokyo” Joseph Tame / UK, Advanced level/ Nihongo Plus!/ Japanese Explanation Training, Talk about current issues, Nihongo Cafe. Whilst it’s very easy to live in city like Tokyo without speaking much Japanese, it goes without saying that […]

★Introducing testimonials from student’s of ILS (Iidabashi Language School) before it became Coto Japanese Academy “I could communicate in Japanese after just 3 weeks” Private Lessons / Elementary /Bosnia and Herzegovina I’ve always been interested in Japanese history, culture and economy, but my first visit to Tokyo in July 2010 made me very serious about my intentions […]

★Introducing testimonials from student’s of ILS (Iidabashi Language School) before it became Coto Japanese Academy “Nihongo Plus Japanese lesson are great !” Simon / Nihongo Plus (Unlimited Japanese Lesson plan) / Upper Intermediate / UK I have been studying Japanese a lot by myself recently, using “Japanese pod 101”. Although it is good material, I needed some […]

★Introducing testimonials from student’s of ILS (Iidabashi Language School) before it became Coto Japanese Academy “Through Learning Japanese, I want to become part of Japanese society” Faheem san/ Online Lessons / Elementary / Pakistan One day on my way to bus stand I saw an old lady fainting down due to weakness, so I tried to help her […]

★Introducing testimonials from student’s of ILS (Iidabashi Language School) before it became Coto Japanese Academy “A Flexible Japanese School That Catered for my Needs” Lana/Private lessons/Nihongo Plus As a beginner student, my Japanese ability was really unbalanced. During university, I had plenty of experience listening to Japanese from the media and Japanese friends. However, I had never undertaken […]

★Introducing testimonials from student’s of ILS (Iidabashi Language School) before it became Coto Japanese Academy “The best Japanese Language School in Tokyo!” Nihongo Plus (Speak at N4 level), Private Lessons/ Elementary / UK I have studied at a number of Japanese language schools before and in my opinion, Coto Japanese Academy, formerly ILS, is by far the […]