Ma, bochi bochi ikoka.

A clearer path to Japanese intake and real conversation

— from zero to intermediate.

Courses

The main learning path.

Jump Start
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Videos

Watch alongside the core path.

Radio — Guided
Gohan — Raw

Practice Dojo

Focused practice when needed.

Chotto matte ne.

Backyard

Questions, play, community, events. Drop by anytime.

Listening Archive
All Content
Learning Guide

What is Janai School?

After more than 7,000 Japanese lessons taught, I started to see patterns:
which learning paths make things easier, what helps, what doesn’t, and where learners tend to get stuck.

I brought those insights together here into a clear structure for Japanese intake and real conversation.

Janai School is an online space you can use on your own.
From zero to beginner or intermediate, it’s built to support steady progress.

  • 🚀

    All the essentials, in one place. No guessing what to study next.

  • 🦭

    Bite-sized lessons. Start with 5 minutes a day.

  • 🗣️

    What you need for conversation — in the right order.

  • 💡

    Built from real teaching & learning experience.

  • 🎧

    Comprehensible input, real Japanese.

How we learn

  1. Small steps, built into daily life.

    しくみで継続。日常の中で一歩ずつ。

  2. Listen. Watch. Copy.

    聞いて、見て、体験して、まねる。

  3. Belong before you understand.

    帰属意識がことばを育てる。

Learn Japanese

Full access to all content with a Janai School membership.

(Founding price — yours as long as you stay)

Janai School Member
$18.90
Every month
$189.00
Every year

✓ Unlimited access to all resources
✓ Access to all future content included
✓ Cancel anytime

*By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

What’s included

  • 📚 Unlimited Access to All Content


    ✓ Jump Start Course 1
    ✓ Videos — Chat
    ✓ All future updates

  • 🔧 Learning Tools


    ✓ Progress tracking
    ✓ Interactive vocabulary pop-ups
    ✓ Audio playback

  • ☀️ Peace of Mind


    ✓ 14-day money-back guarantee for annual subscriptions
    ✓ Cancel anytime

Mana

Creator of Janai School

Teaching Japanese online since 2020.
Taught 7,000+ lessons to 700+ learners around the world.

With both a learner’s perspective and teaching experience, I’m here to help you build real, usable Japanese.

About Me

  • Grew up in near Kobe

  • Certified Japanese teacher, former office worker

  • Spent a year in Mexico

  • Learning English, Spanish, French, and Chinese

  • Hobbies: traveling, cooking, walks, piano, tennis

  • Big fan of tacos