YOUR TEACHER

Learning Japanese means finding your own voice.

We support children, young people, and adults in developing the Japanese they need to study, live, work, and express their ideas confidently without leaving their language, culture, or identity behind.

Learner-centredMulticulturalPractical JapaneseFuture-focused
COCORO founder and educator

Founder & EducatorShreyaJapanese learning and educational guidanceLinkedIn ↗

OUR APPROACH

A safe place to learn, think, and belong.

People learn best when they feel respected and understood. Lessons begin with current Japanese, experience, interests, and goals—not age alone.

Alongside reading and writing, we value asking for help, explaining an opinion, understanding culture, and imagining a future.

YOUR TEACHER

Experience shaped into support for every learner.

Founder & Educator

Shreya

Japanese learning, educational guidance, and support informed by migration and education research.

Japanese · English · NepaliCourses: A1–C3

JOURNEY IN JAPAN

Experience across different parts of Japan’s education system.

Experience across public schools, international school, and higher education informs our understanding of transitions between systems.

  1. Moved to Japan as an infant

  2. Public elementary school in Saitama

  3. International school

  4. Public junior high school in Tokyo

  5. Tokyo Metropolitan Hinodai High School

  6. Keio SFC — admitted to both faculties and continued in Environment and Information Studies

    Research in quantum computing with coursework in child psychology and linguistics. Expected graduation in 2027, including a one-year leave.

  7. Graduate study at the University of Tokyo

    Planned research on the social impact of quantum technologies and public expectations of technology.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Experience across subjects, backgrounds, and individual goals.

4 years

Individual tutoring school

One-to-one instruction across school subjects, including essay writing.

10+ learners

Taught through private tutoring

Home tutoring adapted to each learner’s school setting, confidence, pace, and goals.

MIGRATION & EDUCATION

Language is only one part of the challenge.

This study examined how young people of Nepali heritage growing up in Japan and their parents understand difficulties and support needs.

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How Nepali-background youth and parents in Japan make sense of difficulties and support needsRead the full research paper ↗
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Start from the learner

We identify strengths, uncertainties, and gaps before deciding what comes next.

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Connect school and life

Lessons draw on school subjects, stories, current topics, culture, and daily life.

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Build confident expression

Learners practise reading, writing, discussion, interviews, and clear expression.

Let’s find the right starting point.

We begin with Japanese experience, school setting, and current concerns.

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