Let’s Learn Japanese

with Noriko

Noriko is a Japanese Teacher, Podcaster & Community Host.

Hi, I am NORIKO, a certified Japanese teacher and creator of the Learn Japanese with NORIKO podcast and YouTube. I am also a community host for Japanese Together.

I am most active in my community, Japanese Together. If you would like to meet me or speak with me in person, please join my community.

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Our Services

  • Community

    Japanese Together : I bring together Japanese learners who are fans of my Podcast, "Learn Japanese with Noriko”, to share their experiences and knowledge, to practice Japanese in a supportive community, so that we can become confident speaking Japanese with any Japanese learners or native Japanese speakers in the world.

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  • Online Lessons (Group & Private)

    -I don' think learning Japanese is easy. I don’t know where to start and how to study.

    -I learned Japanese for years but I still can’t speak the language with confidence.

    -I want to have conversation practice on various topics and learn by speaking.

    Do these statements sound familiar? If so, I am here to help you.

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  • Japanese Challenge

    I run various Japanese challenge:

    -Writing Challenge

    -Summer Challenge for 読む、書く、聞く、話す

    -Reading Challenge

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  • Podcasts

    Learn Japanese with Noriko : I share my thoughts & ideas in Japanese. Japanese learners from more than 102 countries are listening. Season 1 transcriptions are available free on my website. I also offer Exclusive podcast, Extra! for my community.

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What my students are saying.

  • ”I have thoroughly enjoyed my lessons with Noriko. She is engaging, attentive and nimble in her teaching style. We have engaged multiple lesson styles already, including free-talk, discussion on a specific topic of choice (news article, world events, books, etc.), written communication, role-play, and so on. Her demeanor is welcoming and supportive, and I always look forward to her classes and never feel judged or awkward when working with her. Noriko takes initiative in helping me with my learning by suggesting podcasts to listen to, activity introducing/recording new words, offering multiple ways of expressing an idea, and challenging me to talk about topics that I would normally shy away from for fear that my Japanese would not be good enough to handle. Of all the language tutors I have worked with, I can say that she is one of the most proactive. As someone who (admittedly) tends to talk too much, I notice every lesson that Noriko is very patient with me and allows me to say everything I want to say. She maintains a professional demeanor all-the-while, which is another sign of her professionalism and ability to adapt to each student’s personality, goals, learning-styles and needs. I have worked with her for almost a year and intend to continue my lessons with her.”

    Mark, USA (Private Lessons)

  • "I am very grateful to have Noriko sensei as my Japanese teacher. She always brings a vibrant energy and enthusiasm to every lesson. I feel that she genuinely wants me to improve my Japanese, her lessons are fun and interesting, I often don't realize that my time is over. I am so lucky to have such a great partner in my language journey."

    Alan, Singapore (Private Lessons)

  • “I’m Larry Chan and I have just finished Noriko sensei’s autumn writing challenge 2021.  The topics were fun, interesting, and at times thought provoking.  Most important of all, through writing 2 short essays a week, I got the chance to think in Japanese, which helps tremendously in my study.  Noriko sensei not only helped me with my grammar, but also offered valuable suggestions as to how to write naturally in Japanese.  She would also read our essays and record  them in mp3’s so that we can use them as listening exercises.  I would highly recommend anyone who is seriously studying Japanese to take this class.”

    Larry, USA (Writing Challenge)

  • ”I first encountered Noriko Sensei on Spotify while searching for a Japanese podcast to listen to so that I could learn the language. Noriko Sensei’s podcasts are always interesting and she speaks in a very clear and pleasant tone. When a slot freed up in her schedule I took the opportunity to start lessons with her. At my request, our lessons focus on conversation. She assigns me a podcast and an article as homework and we discuss it in Japanese. Even though my Japanese is still rather basic and I make mistakes all the time or am at a loss for words, Noriko Sensei is patient. She will supply me with the right grammar and vocabulary when I get it wrong.I feel at ease and able to try to continue the conversation in Japanese. Without the lesson, I would have no opportunity to practise; what more with a native speaker.  I always look forward to our lessons. Do support her podcasts also! They are super high quality work.”

    Chris, Singapore (Private Lessons)

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Do you want to gain confidence in speaking Japanese in a small group?

If so, please book our drop in conversation class & Podcast conversation club.

Japanese Together

Learning Japanese is not an easy journey but we can support each other and learn together!

That's why I created a community, Japanese Together.

I bring together Japanese learners who are fans of my Podcast, "Learn Japanese with Noriko”, to share their experiences and knowledge, to practice Japanese in a supportive community, so that we can become confident speaking Japanese with any Japanese learners or native Japanese speakers in the world.