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Japanese Language Classes Online for Adults and Kids Across the U.S.
Build Japanese fluency step by step with JASGA’s structured 20-step program.
Join live online lessons with experienced instructors — adults meet weekday evenings (7 PM CST) and youth on Saturday mornings (9:30 AM CST).
Classes start January 2026 register today!
Our lifelong learning program lets students progress at their own pace, and courses can be retaken as needed.
Youth Academy: Step 1 (A1)
First Year Youth Learners
Saturday @9:30am 8-weeks
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New Year Term: Step 1 (A1 Level)
JPN 1A - New Japanese Learner!
Instructor: Danielle Corban-Foy-sensei
Ages: 9 - 13 years old
Marugoto A1 - Topics 1 - 2Encourage your child’s interest in Japanese culture and society through Japanese language experiences. In each session, your child will enjoy reading and talking about their interests in daily life, with cross-cultural learning between English and Japanese, with fun and energetic Japanese teachers.
Age Group: 9–14 years
Curriculum: Follows the Marugoto A1 program
Pace: 24 months to complete A1 Level, allowing for steady, in-depth learning
Class Size: Small groups for personalized attentionOur program places a strong emphasis on Hiragana and Katakana mastery, with lessons focused on real-life communication and cultural understanding through engaging activities.
Ready to Get Started?
Encourage your child’s love of language and culture in a supportive, interactive setting.
The Youth Academy A1 level takes 24 months to complete. The slower approach is to allow Hiragana and Katakana learning and full understanding throughout lessons, and the book content is covered in-depth to allow best practices for your child’s learning.
There are 2 intakes for Japanese 1; The New Year Term and The Fall Term. Your 12-month progression would start there. E.g. Japanese 1 mid-year August intake term progress would look like this - Fall, Winter, New Year, Spring - before moving to Youth Academy Year 2.
Konnichi wa and welcome to Youth Academy 1!
You’ll learn familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases. Additionally, you will learn two components of the Japanese writing systems: hiragana and katakana, and important kanji related to everyday life in Japan.
New Year Term
This New Year term you will be able to:
Begin recognizing hiragana through stories
Give a self-introduction
Use greetings in multiple situations
Email us today to save your spot: sensei@jasgaaustin.org
Classes are not recorded.
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Member: $200 per learner
Non-Member: $210 per learner
8-week course (50 minutes online)
Homework in CANVAS
Members use discount code: LANGUAGE
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New Year Term: Step 3
JPN 1A - New Japanese Learner!
Instructor: Danielle Corban-Foy-sensei
Ages: 9 - 13 years old
Marugoto A1 - Topics 1 - 2Encourage your child’s interest in Japanese culture and society through Japanese language experiences. In each session, your child will enjoy reading and talking about their interests in daily life, with cross-cultural learning between English and Japanese, with fun and energetic Japanese teachers.
Age Group: 9–14 years
Curriculum: Follows the Marugoto A1 program
Pace: 24 months to complete A1 Level, allowing for steady, in-depth learning
Class Size: Small groups for personalized attentionOur program places a strong emphasis on Hiragana and Katakana mastery, with lessons focused on real-life communication and cultural understanding through engaging activities.
Ready to Get Started?
Encourage your child’s love of language and culture in a supportive, interactive setting.
The Youth Academy A1 level takes 24 months to complete. The slower approach is to allow Hiragana and Katakana learning and full understanding throughout lessons, and the book content is covered in-depth to allow best practices for your child’s learning.
There are 2 intakes for Japanese 1; The New Year Term and The Fall Term. Your 12-month progression would start there. E.g. Japanese 1 mid-year August intake term progress would look like this - Fall, Winter, New Year, Spring - before moving to Youth Academy Year 2.
Konnichi wa and welcome to Youth Academy 2!
You’ll learn familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases. Additionally, you will learn two components of the Japanese writing systems: hiragana and katakana, and important kanji related to everyday life in Japan.
New Year Term
In this NY Term you wil be able to:
and important kanji related to everyday life in Japan.
This New Year term you will be able to:
- List your hobbies and interests
- Explain what you do on your days off
- Give directions when taking a taxi in Japan
- Recognize taxi and station signs
- Say how you get to a destination
Email us today to save your spot: sensei@jasgaaustin.org
Classes are not recorded. -
Member: $200 per learner
Non-Member: $210 per learner
8-week course (50 minutes online)
Homework in CANVAS
Members use discount code: LANGUAGE
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Youth Academy: Step 3 (A1)
Second Year Youth Learners
Saturday @9:30am 8-weeks
Japanese 1A: Step 1 (A1)
First Year Adult Learners
Tuesday @7pm 8-weeks
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New Year Term: Step 1 (A1 Level)
JPN 1A - new to the program and beginner!
Instructors: Utsunomiya-sensei
and Kaneko-sensei
Ages: 16 years and older
Marugoto A1 - Topics 1 - 2Konnichi wa and welcome to JPN 1A!
You’ll learn familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases. Additionally, you will learn two components of the Japanese writing systems: hiragana and katakana, and important kanji related to everyday life in Japan.
This New Year term you will be able to:
- Greet friends appropriately throughout the day
- Apply appropriate greetings based on the situation and time of day
- Provide a self-introduction of yourself and/or your friends and family
- Begin to recognize and write in hiragana ひらがな
- Begin to recognize and write your name in katakana カタカナ
Email us today to save your spot: sensei@jasgaaustin.org
Classes are not recorded. -
Member: $200 per learner
Non-Member: $210 per learner
8-week course (50 minutes online)
Homework in CANVAS
Members use discount code: LANGUAGE
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Japanese 1B: Step 3 (A1)
First Year Adult Learners
Thursday @7pm 8-weeks
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New Year Term: Step 3 (A1 Level)
JPN 1B - Learners who have completed Steps 1 & 2 or JPN 1A)
Prerequisite: Mastered Hiragana
Instructor: TBA-sensei
Ages: 16 years and older
Marugoto A1 - Topics 5 - 7Konnichi wa and welcome to JPN 1B!
You’ll learn familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases. Additionally, you will continue to learn and master the two components of the Japanese writing systems: hiragana and katakana, and important kanji related to everyday life in Japan.
This New Year term you will be able to:
- List your hobbies and interests
- Explain what you do on your days off
- Give directions when taking a taxi in Japan
- Recognize taxi and station signs
- Say how you get to a destination
Email us today to save your spot: sensei@jasgaaustin.org
Classes are not recorded. -
Member: $200 per learner
Non-Member: $210 per learner
8-week course (50 minutes online)
Homework in CANVAS
Members use discount code: LANGUAGE
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Japanese 2: Step 5 (A2-1)
Second Year Adult Learners
Wednesday @7pm 8-weeks
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New Year Term: Step 5 (A2-1 Level)
JPN 2 - Expanding Your Japanese Language SkillsPrerequisite: Proficient in hiragana and katakana. Familiarity with this A1 level Kanji.
Instructor:Utsunomiya-sensei
Ages: 16 years and older
Marugoto A2-1 - Topics 1-3Konnichi wa and welcome to JPN 2! We call this 2nd year Japanese JPN 2.
This is ideal for learners who have studied Japanese for at least 1 year. The prerequisite is to be able to read Hiragana, Katakana, and a few basic kanji words with no assistance.
This New Year term you will be able to:
- List details about your family, where they live, and what languages they use
- List details about your hobbies and interests
- Write short comments on social media
Email us today to save your spot: sensei@jasgaaustin.org
Classes are not recorded. -
Member: $200 per learner
Non-Member: $210 per learner
8-week course (50 minutes online)
Homework in CANVAS
Members use discount code: LANGUAGE
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Japanese 3: Step 9 (A2-2)
Third Year Adult Learners
Tuesday @7pm 8-weeks
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New Year Term: Step 9 (A2-2 Level)
JPN 3 - Expanding Your Japanese Language SkillsPrerequisite: Proficient in hiragana and katakana. Familiarity with A2 level Kanji.Instructor: TBA-senseiAges: 16 years and olderMarugoto A2-2 - Topics 1 - 2
This is ideal for learners who have studied Japanese for at least 2 years. The prerequisite is to know Hiragana, Katakana, and basic everyday kanji words without assistance. Here is what we will learn in this course: Students who have finished Yokoso Vol. 1 will match this class.
Konnichi wa and welcome to JPN 3! We call this 3rd year Japanese JPN 3.
This is ideal for learners who have studied Japanese for at least 2 years. The prerequisite is to know Hiragana, Katakana, and basic everyday kanji words without assistance. Here is what we will learn in this course:
New Year Term
This New Year term you will be able to:
- Give a self-introduction that includes personal details like your hobbies and experiences
- Describe someone’s clothes and physical features
- Say what your first impression is of something
Email us today to save your spot: sensei@jasgaaustin.org
Classes are not recorded. -
Member: $200 per learner
Non-Member: $210 per learner
8-week course (50 minutes online)
Homework in CANVAS
Members use discount code: LANGUAGE
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Japanese 4: Step 13 (A2-B1)
Fourth Year Adult Learners
Wednesdays @7pm 8-weeks
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Instructor: TBA-sensei
JLPT N2 Prep: Mastering Intermediate–Advanced Japanese
Ages: 16 years and olderNew Year Term
Konnichi wa and welcome to JLPT N2 PREP COURSE!
The N2 level requires the ability to theoretically understand complex sentences in newspapers and web media, as well as simple criticism, and to express opinions on general matters in Japanese.
This is a good class for those aiming to take JLPT N2 but also for those who have already achieved the level of advanced Japanese (e.g. already passed N2 or higher). It is highly recommended that you have at least JLPT N3 level Japanese because you’re expected to be familiar with about 1000 kanji and understand complex sentences such as those in newspapers, web media, short stories, and the like.
We use two textbooks: with Kanzen Master, we focus on grammar (key expressions) in preparation for JLPT N2. With 新中級から上級への日本語, we read authentic texts and discuss (and write a short composition or do a short presentation if the student desires to) various topics. For instance, in Unit 6, we read an article about the former CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata’s interview where he talks about Nintendo’s aspirations as well as the engine of Nintendo's creativity. In the same Unit, we also look at the newspaper articles on job hunting data in Japan. In this way, we discuss “What does it mean to “work”?” for you, and in different cultural settings. There are also good exercises for vocabulary building for N2 and N1 levels in each unit.
Email us to learn more or reserve your spot:sensei@jasgaaustin.org
Classes are not recorded.
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Member: $200 per learner
Non-Member: $210 per learner
8-week course (50 minutes online)
Homework in CANVAS
Members use discount code: LANGUAGE
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Japanese 5: Step 17 (B1)
Fifth Year Adult Learners
Thursday @6pm 8-weeks
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New Year Term: Step 17 (B1 Level)
New Year Term: Step 17
JPN 5 - Deepening Your Japanese Communication Skills
Prerequisite: Instructor: Kaneko-sensei
Ages: 16 years and older
Marugoto A2-2 - Topics 1 - 2This is ideal for learners who have finished (or almost finished) Marugoto A2/B1. You’re expected to be familiar with 300+ kanji.
At this level, you can already communicate in Japanese for basic needs. The aim of this class with Marugoto B1 is to expand vocabulary to help you to express your ideas more in detail, and further develop your listening and speaking skills. You’ll be exposed to many colloquial expressions that will increase what you can do in real-life communicative situations.
If you have studied Japanese long ago and want to refresh your Japanese skills, this may also be a good class. Please contact sensei@jasgaaustin.org with any questions.
Konnichi wa and welcome to JPN 5! We call this 5th year Japanese JPN 5.
New Year Term – Meeting new people, Food I recommend, favorite music
In this New Year term, you will be able to:
Give a coherent self-introduction that includes hopes, aspirations, etc.
Talk to someone you do not know and ask questions about them, and speak about oneself in detail
List in detail what ingredients are needed to buy a dish, where, how to use them, etc, in a conversation
Simply explain a chosen item to someone who does not know about it (using cultural items and/or dishes as the main focus)
Read longer passages about people’s self-introductions and how to make food dishes.
Email us today to save your spot: sensei@jasgaaustin.org
Classes are not recorded. -
Member: $200 per learner
Non-Member: $210 per learner
8-week course (50 minutes online)
Homework in CANVAS
Members use discount code: LANGUAGE
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JLPT N2 Prep Course
Advanced Adult Learners
Thursday @7pm 8-weeks
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New Year Term: Step 13 (A2-B1 Level)
JPN 4 - Expanding Your Japanese Conversation Skills
Prerequisite: Familiarity with 200+ Kanji (or Marugoto A2 level Kanji) Instructor: TBA-sensei
Ages: 16 years and older
Marugoto A2-2 - Topics 1 - 2This is ideal for learners who have studied Japanese for at least 2-3 years and have knowledge of basic grammar structures.Completion of the Genki series (Genki I and Genki II) is recommended.
We use Marugoto A2/B1 in which each chapter is topic-based rather than focusing on grammar. We’ll talk about a given topic, learning and expanding the vocabulary/expressions that are related to the topic.
For instance, in the first chapter, we first learn the vocabulary for watching (sports) games, such as winning or losing, how to “cheer,” how to invite others to play/go to see the game, etc. You’ll improve your listening skills and learn how to make more natural conversations. In addition, through this class, you learn to utilize various grammar structures you have already studied.
If you have studied Japanese long ago and want to refresh your Japanese skills, this may also be a good class. Please contact sensei@jasgaaustin.org with any questions.
Konnichi wa and welcome to JPN 4! We call this 4th year Japanese JPN 4.
New Year Term:
In the New Year term you will be able to:
- Accept/decline invitations and list a reason
- Cancel an appointment and list a reason
- Discuss an event (topic is sports) that you saw
- List what is important to you when looking for a place to live and why
Email us today to save your spot: sensei@jasgaaustin.org
Classes are not recorded. -
Member: $200 per learner
Non-Member: $210 per learner
8-week course (50 minutes online)
Homework in CANVAS
Members use discount code: LANGUAGE
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COURSE CATALOG
Expand your horizons by learning Japanese online!
We teach Marugoto, a comprehensive language program. JASGA offers Novice-level Global Seal of Biliteracy ribbons (A1 & A2) to students who complete our foundational levels and pass internal assessments.
For an official Global Seal of Biliteracy certificate (nationally recognized for jobs or academics), students must pass an approved third-party exam at the Intermediate level or above (e.g., OPI, STAMP, ALTA).
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Terms: 2025
New Year | Spring | Fall | Winter
Japanese Language Courses: Online courses, one hour a week.
We do not record online courses, and recording of online classes is prohibited.
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