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WHO AM I? だれ？

WHO AM I? だれ？

I was born and raised in Japan until middle school and then moved to America. In fact, my first language is Japanese. Because I am a Japanese and English bilingual, I understand the difficulties of learning Japanese through your eyes. By joining Matsu Academy, you will master Japanese with me as your sensei.

LEARN JAPANESE WITH RESPECT

JAPANESE LANGUAGE COURSES

✔ Unlimited access to my growing library of courses in Hiragana, Katakana, Basic Grammar, Survival Phrases for Travel & more

✔ Professional editing with formal course value & mini quizzes

✔ Real-life applications to improve your cultural IQ

✔ LIVE community calls to practice pronunciation and understanding culture

Get REAL feedback from me so you build confidence

✔ Post your work on the community and I will give you direct feedback

✔ Supplement what we learned and cement it into your long term memory

✔ Test your reading, writing, and translation skills with flash practice

✔ Downloadable charts, learning resources, and exceptions

ONLINE COMMUNITY

✔ Students that are dedicated to studing Japanese so you don’t have to learn alone

✔ Gamify your training arc with leaderboards and a path to fluency

✔ Get tips, motivation, and support from our like-minded community

✔ Discuss travel, living & working in Japan

MATSU ACADEMY STUDENTS

  • "I enjoy learning the different writing systems with Matsu sama because we receive specific corrections on our work. Rather than using a multiple choice system or autogenerated text, you get to practice your real life writing and character recognition skills! The community aspect promotes accountability and even more real life learning application, as we get to join video calls and practice our vocab!"

    -Savannah Schmidt

  • "Ever since joining Matsu Academy, I have started using Japanese more confidently. I'm not advanced in any way, but I have started using it in a basic way, which is a huge step from where I started haha. A few examples will be describing the temperature outside, since it's been hot I have said あついです. I also have practiced at home using これ + object I have at home (Japanese name) です. I feel I will continue to grow more fluently and use longer sentences fairly soon with your teachings せんせい! ありがとうございます! "

    -Ivann Ruiz

  • "This community has helped my pronunciation in Japanese through the help of Matsu's feedback. Also listening to others pronounce words helps me see where I am lacking. I've seen my pronunciation improve in terms of getting sentences out in one breath more calmly."

    - Joey Soriano

  • "What I really enjoy and appreciate about this community is how supportive everyone is. Everyone's eager to share their progress and their fellow classmates are there to encourage while helping with improvement. The teacher also is very patient and makes sure all his students get the pronunciation down before continuing, individually constructively criticizing our work and makes the whole atmosphere fun and entertaining so that you feel encouraged to take part in the class while respecting your boundaries. I've enjoyed being part of the Matsu Academy Community!"

    - Angelis Ortiz

  • "One thing I like about this community? Is the actual legit help you get on here. Every where else I go. Whether it's on websites or on discord etc? Nobody gives a crap about what you need help with. It's INFURIATING."

    - Hannah Joy

  • "If you're looking for an exciting and fun way to learn Japanese, you should definitely join Matsu Academy. Matsu can teach anybody how to learn Japanese, even a newbie like me. He shows you exactly how to write every character from step one and how to pronounce them like a true native, while also keeping the lessons entertaining and humorous. Plus, not only do you get great feedback from an epic native Japanese せんせい, you also get access to an awesome community of epic nakamas along with live calls where you can get direct, face-to-face pronunciation feedback from Matsu himself. Post your progress, join the live calls, and have the best time learning Japanese in Matsu Academy! いくぞ！ がんばってください！"

    - Michael Bekhterev

  • "Being a part of Matsu's Japanese learning community is such an enjoyable and engaging experience. Not only are you learning a language, you're learning about a people, a community and with a community of your own! Japanese is hard, don't get me wrong, but with Matsu's lessons and guidance as well as a fun, supportive online community - I think anyone could learn."

    -Hailey Lentz

  • "The live lessons with Matsu Sensei and the Nakamas are the highlight of this community! The real-time pronunciation feedback has been incredibly helpful for improving my speaking skills. Plus, Sensei often shares cultural insights that make the language feel even more alive and meaningful. ありがとう !"

    - Aaron Morales

  • "Matsu Sama's community has helped me learn the basics of Japanese through constructive criticism and pronunciation. Also, the live lessons are fun with other people to talk in Japanese and actually speak it. Then to say it in your head makes it a lot better, and you learn how to pronounce the words accurately."

    — Logan Guevara

Are you ready to Master Japanese?

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FAQs

  • To join, sign up for Matsu Academy via the Skool platform here (or click on any of the “JOIN NOW” buttons on this site). You’ll get access to all of my original video courses on Japanese, plus resources and a community feature to talk and share your journey with me and the other community members. It’s your ticket to mastering Japanese!

  • YES! If you join Matsu Academy, you’re investing in actually mastering Japanese from Hiragana and beyond - complex sentences, culture knowledge, survival phrases, and conversational ability. I love teaching Japanese, and I would love to teach you too! My students tell me the video courses and community resources are genuinely helpful!

  • Nope, you can literally start from Level 1, where I’ll teach you to read and write Hiragana, all the way to being able to speak and build complex sentences and hold a conversation! I believe in you!!

  • Skool makes it super easy and free to cancel whenever you want. On the “Settings” tab when you’re logged in to Skool, you can view your payment methods, your payment history, and manage your subscription easily.