あなたはもう、勉強する段階を卒業しています。
次に必要なのは、新しい先生じゃない。話す場です。
You learned it with your eyes. Now you'll own it with your ears and your mouth — shadow it, say it, refine it. That's how fluency actually forms.
You need a stage, not a teacher.
You're learning Japanese far from Japan, mostly on your own. The grammar's in. The vocab's in. But there's no one around to actually use it with — and a language you never speak never sticks.
None of this is a study problem. It's a nowhere-to-speak-it problem — and that's exactly what this fixes.
Years of textbooks, drama, Anki, italki lessons — you've poured input in. The wall isn't more knowledge. It's a space to use what's already there.
Even italki lessons get stuck here — a one-hour 1-on-1 doesn't build the reflex of refined output.
The stage closes the loop. Output gets refined in real time, and that feeds the next input. This is how you go from "I know it" to "I can say it without thinking."
Most courses hand you phrases and hope you'll use them someday. Here, you speak first — then learn the exact phrases you reached for. Input and output, closed into one loop.
There's no fixed syllabus. Each cohort's themes are set with the group, around what you actually want to talk about. A few examples:
Within 24 hours of every session, I send you a designed report — built from the exact phrases you used, each one refined into a more natural version.
Not a generic worksheet. Your phrases, refined — with the kanji, readings, meanings, and alternative ways to say it, so every phrase is yours to keep. The kind of feedback only a native ear can give.
This is the first-ever Plus Japanese cohort — and the only one at $249. From the next cohort onward, it's $399 for everyone.
You won't be a number in a class of twenty. You'll be one of the first few people I build this around.
From the next cohort onward, it's $399 for everyone — this is the one and only time it's $249.
N2 or N1 is the sweet spot. Motivated upper N3 learners are welcome — the short application asks about your level and what you want to refine, so I can place you in the right group.
There's no fixed time yet. In the application you tell me when you can usually join, and I match people by time zone — then we lock the weekly slot together once your group is formed.
No. Anyone with stable internet and upper N3+ Japanese can join, anywhere in the world.
italki and Preply are 1-on-1 lessons. This is a small-group discussion lab — you learn from your peers' attempts as much as your own, with a native facilitator refining everyone's output. Plus, you get a personalized written report after every session — your phrases refined, with readings, meanings, and alternatives — which doesn't exist on those platforms.
There's no fixed date yet — this is early-access founding enrollment. I launch the first cohort as soon as 3 founding members are confirmed, then set the exact schedule together with the group. Apply now to reserve your founding spot and lock the $249 price.
Not at application. Once we reach the 3-person minimum and lock a schedule, I email a Stripe payment link to all confirmed founding members. Until then, you're not charged anything.
Reserve your founding spot — no fixed date, no charge yet. It takes under a minute: just your level and where you're based, so I can match you to the right group. No payment now.
Prefer to ask first? DM @plus.japanese