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I’ve been taking lessons with Jumpei sensei for around six months now. I booked my trial lesson on a whim and didn’t really think it was something I would seriously continue with, but here we are. It’s all thanks to Jumpei. He has a real knack for knowing how much to ask for and when. Each lesson is challenging, but never more so than to make me want to keep going. Jumpei is always well-prepared, attentive and kind. He’s been irreplaceable in my Japanese-learning journey, and if you’re looking for a Japanese teacher, I can only recommend him. Thank you!

Super helpful to know where I am struggling. My use of particles is definitely something I need to work on. He was super helpful in letting me know what we can work on to get better.

In today's lesson, we practiced listening to different sentence pattern. Jumpei sensei reminded me that I should use the words that I know instead of using the ones from the dictionary. We also practiced a bit of lesson 10 in Genki book. Thank you Jumpei sensei!

I learned so much in this lesson! Jumpei identified specific phrases I often use that accidentally sound impolite, and he carefully explained the problems with each phrase and then taught me what I should say instead. I really appreciated this, and I'm so glad that Jumpei taught me these things! Jumpei is a very attentive teacher. He always notices patterns in my speech and writing, and then breaks down the problems and teaches me how to fix them. Any students who are serious about learning Japanese or improving their Japanese should take lessons with Jumpei.

Today, we practiced how to ask questions in Japanese. We practiced different types of questions. We also practiced how to compare two or more objects. I learned a lot. Thank you very much Jumpei sensei!

Today, our lesson focused on listening. I get to answer different questions about a sentence or conversation. It was difficult but I think it's very useful in learning.